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VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Disco Diner, Submarine Chef Pops Back Up, the Trouble with Casino McDonald’s
Spiegelworld, the off-kilter Vegas entertainment factory responsible for “Absinthe” at Caesars Palace, is opening a '70s-themed Vegas eatery called Diner Ross. (Get the pun? It's supreme!) The old-school dining concept opens Wednesday at the Linq, along with Spiegelworld’s new production, “DiscoShow.” Diner...
Sphere Now Allowed to Exceed Las Vegas Noise Ordinances
On May 13, after Sphere Entertainment CEO James Dolan told analysts on a quarterly earnings call that the Sphere in Vegas would add audio to its external projections, we wrote that “neither Dolan, nor Sphere officials, are saying how the Sphere might...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Bruno Mars Adds NYE Performance, WWWY Sideshows Announced, Ludacris F1 Prices
Bruno Mars will ring in his fourth New Year at the Dolby Live at Park MGM, where the pop superstar has had a residency since the resort, formerly known as the Monte Carlo, rebranded in 2016. Mars, who resumes the residency on...
Dita Von Teese to Reopen Burlesque Show at Venetian Las Vegas
Dita Von Teese is shimmying over to The Venetian, where she will open a new Las Vegas Strip burlesque show at the Voltaire Theater on September 19. “This exquisite jewel-box theater compliments the timeless allure of my show,” Von Teese said in...
LOST VEGAS: What Happened to the Art from the Silver Slipper Casino
On April 30, 1968, Howard Hughes purchased the Silver Slipper for $5.4 million from an investment group led by Maurice Friedman, T.W. Richardson, and Shelby Williams. (Yes, all had ties to organized crime.) The sale didn't include Hughes’ favorite thing in the...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Vegas Has Been Gay Friendly Since the ’60s
Today in Las Vegas, you can see “Ru Paul’s Drag Race LIVE,” party at the Gipsy, sleep it off at an adults-only gay hotel called the Bent Inn, and then hit the drag brunch at Treasure Island. If you happen to be...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Elvis Was a Straight-Up Racist
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Jan. 20, 2023. In 2002, hip-hop singer Mary J. Blige sang “Blue Suede Shoes,” a Carl Perkins song popularized...
UPDATE: Nelly Was Targeted for Arrest After Winning Casino Jackpots — Attorney
UPDATE: A lawyer for Nelly told TMZ on Thursday that the rapper was "targeted by an overzealous, out of line officer" after trying to cash in several jackpots he won at a St. Louis casino early Wednesday, and that his arrest was...
Former Las Vegas Magician’s Castle Hits Market For $10M
Magician Lance Burton wanted to live in a castle on a hill, so he conjured one up. He had it built in Las Vegas-adjacent Henderson, Nev., with a watchtower, secret passageways, hidden doors, a great room with 30-foot ceilings, a two-story gilded...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Blake Shelton Announces Caesars Residency, Rod Cancels Milestone Show
Blake Shelton will play his first Las Vegas residency next February. The country music superstar announced its first six dates at Caesars Palace on Thursday. "If you're going to have a stake in Las Vegas, you got to do a residency also...
