496 stories by Larry Henry
Tourism Slowdown in Las Vegas Headed for Worst Results in Decades
The number of tourists visiting Las Vegas is on a sluggish pace that could end up as slowest in three decades by year’s end. In November, 1.514 million people visited the area, bringing the total since the beginning of the year to...
Screen Star, Las Vegas Casino Headliner Ann-Margret Honored at UNLV
Ann-Margret helped popularize Las Vegas in her starring role with Elvis Presley in the 1964 movie Viva Las Vegas. Now the city is repaying the honor. The Swedish screen star is being inducted into the UNLV College of Fine Arts Hall of...
A Leap From Las Vegas Casino Tower Planned for 2021 High-Flying Start
The New Year will get off to a flying start in Las Vegas. A local man won a social media contest to jump off the Strat Hotel, Casino & SkyPod tower at midnight Thursday in an illuminated jump suit. The winner of...
Las Vegas Airport Travel Still in Steep Decline, As Several Casinos Close Midweek
Passenger totals at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas declined by nearly 57 percent in November 2020 compared to the same month last year. This pandemic-related slowdown has had an impact on casinos. Some are closing in the middle of the week...
Gambling Expansion in Alabama Could Create Thousands of Jobs: Report
Up to 19,000 new jobs could be created in Alabama if gambling is legalized across the state, according to a state report released this month. The 876-page report from the Study Group on Gambling also says legal gambling would pump up to...
Fremont Street Experience New Year’s Eve: No Live Music, But Fireworks Atop Las Vegas Plaza Casino
The Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas will not feature any live music or entertainment this year on New Year’s Eve. But a downtown casino will put on a fireworks show. On its website, the Fremont Street Experience announced that New Year’s...
‘Bugsy’ Siegel Artifacts from Flamingo Casino Displayed at Mob Museum in Las Vegas
The Mob Museum in Las Vegas has unveiled an exhibit with items from the 1940s Flamingo Casino and the gangster who opened it, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel. A New York organized crime figure, Siegel was in Hollywood and Las Vegas on the behalf...
Rio Casino Reopens in Las Vegas Amid Temporary Closures on the Strip
The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas reopened this week after being closed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic nine months ago. This comes as some resorts on the Strip are closing hotel towers in the middle of the...
Reputed Mobster Ordered Killing Over Suspected Gambling Machine Theft: Prosecutors
Prosecutors in New York want a judge to consider a 1997 stabbing death to figure into the sentencing this spring of a reputed Genovese family mobster, according to a news report. The death was reportedly over a gambling machine theft. In court...
The Mirage in Las Vegas Goes Dark Midweek During COVID-19 Slowdown
The Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip is closing its entire property in the middle of the week because of low consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic. On its website, the Mirage announced it is only accepting weekend reservations....
