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VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Hoover Dam’s Collapse Would Flood Las Vegas
If the Hoover Dam were ever to collapse, Las Vegas “would likely be submerged under several feet of water, turning the famous Strip into a temporary canal.” That’s according to a viral recent social media post from someone who apparently received their...
El Cortez in Vegas Getting $20M Remodel
The oldest continuously operating casino in Las Vegas is getting a facelift. El Cortez is renovating 10,000 square feet of its historic casino floor and adding another 5,000 square feet to the space. The $20 million refresh will result in a brand...
Las Vegas Spaceport Takes First Step Toward Launchpad
It's still many years from a countdown, but an airport for recreational space travel in Las Vegas just cleared the first hurdle on its voyage toward reality. The Clark County Commission unanimously approved construction permits this week for the Las Vegas Spaceport...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Next at Sphere … Zac Brown? EDC Map Dropped
Zac Brown stunned Las Vegas observers by announcing that his Zac Brown Band will be the next to ascend to a vaunted residency at the Sphere. Not Harry Styles, as previously rumored. Not the Eagles. Not Beyonce. “It’s the greatest canvas ever...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Frank Sinatra Desegregated the Strip
EDITOR'S NOTE: "Vegas Myths Busted" publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today's entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Aug. 7, 2023. Frank Sinatra died 26 years ago next Tuesday. Frank Sinatra was certainly a driving force in...
Judge Denies Wynn Injunction Against Fontainebleau in Poaching Suit
A Clark County district judge has denied Wynn Resorts the temporary injunction it sought against Fontainebleau, the new Strip casino resort it is suing for poaching its executives. On Thursday morning, Judge Mark Denton ruled that Wynn Resorts' request was overly broad...
LOST VEGAS: Block 16, Sin City’s Only Official Red-Light District
Google “Block 16” and “Las Vegas” and you may think this article is about an expensive food hall at the Cosmopolitan on the Strip. It is about the human appetite for expensive vices, but food isn’t among them. Exactly how and when...
Taxi Fares to EDC Music Festival in Vegas May Be Even Higher than Some Attendees
If you found it hard to pay the $649 that Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) organizers are charging for general admission passes to this year’s electronic music festival, yet took the plunge anyway, we’ve got some bad news about getting to and from...
Former Las Vegas Casino Prez Scott Sibella Sentenced for Money Laundering
The former president of the MGM Grand and Resorts World in Las Vegas was sentenced by a federal judge Wednesday to one year’s probation and a $9,500 fine, plus a $100 special assessment. US District Judge Dolly M. Gee imposed the lenient...
Vegas Tourist Threatens Lawsuit After Crap Tattoo from Unlicensed, Possibly High, Artist
A Las Vegas tourist said she plans to sue a tattoo shop that allowed an artist to work on her without a valid license. The tourist, a woman from British Columbia, Canada who identified herself only as Melissa, contacted KLAS-TV/Las Vegas with...
