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1563 stories by Corey Levitan
LOST VEGAS: ‘Tony The Ant’ Spilotro’s Circus Circus Gift Shop
When people talk about the mob running Las Vegas, they’re not referring to the gift shop at Circus Circus. But that’s exactly what Anthony Spilotro, the high-ranking Chicago Outfit member who inspired Joe Pesci’s character in the 1995 movie “Casino,” ran in...
UPDATE: Impostor Las Vegas Restaurants Removed by Uber Eats
UPDATE: Uber Eats has paused onboarding any new restaurants in the Las Vegas area as it investigates the claims brought to its attention by the following report. The company has also set up an email, ubereatsvegas@uber.com, for restaurants and their patrons to...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Morgan Wallen Opening Ole Red Clone, Last Roundup for Holsteins at Cosmo
Looks like Blake Shelton will soon no longer be the only one in the country-star-opens-a-restaurant-and-bar-in-Nashville-and-then-Vegas business. Morgan Wallen -- called “the biggest country star of the 2020s” by the New York Times -- is opening what is likely to be the second...
Brightline West High-Speed Vegas-to LA Rail Breaks Ground
US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hammered in a pretend rail spike in Las Vegas on Monday morning, ceremonially kicking off the work on Brightline West. Hopefully the project will prove more real. A high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Vegas Vickie Originally Went by Sassy Sally
Vegas Vickie, Vegas Vic’s better neon half, is the victim of a salacious rumor that has her performing in her early years under a different name -- as strippers often do. Actually, make that two myths, because Vickie wasn't installed atop a...
Paralyzed former ‘O’ at Bellagio Las Vegas Performer Sues Cirque du Soleil
A former Cirque du Soleil performer left paralyzed from the neck down is suing the company for the injuries he suffered during a performance of “O” at Bellagio Las Vegas last year. Kyle Mitrione, a former diver with the show, filed the...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Rat Pack Referred to Themselves That Way
EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on Nov. 20, 2023. There was never a show in Las Vegas in which Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and/or...
Did Burlesque Just Replace the Las Vegas Showgirl Show?
Burlesque has existed as an American art form since the 1860s, but it’s peaking again, and Las Vegas seems to be where. "Dita Las Vegas: A Jubilant Review," opened by the international queen of burlesque Dita Von Teese last October in the...
Casino Chip Grabber Added to Nevada’s Black Book
Neal Ahmed Hearne, a man who grabbed thousands of dollars worth of casino chips from table games at 15 Las Vegas casinos, has become the 37th person added to Nevada’s so-called “black book.” That the list of individuals who are forever banned...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Ciao Bella Vita, Parm to Aria’s Table, Spirits Lost
Las Vegas restaurateur Sergio Montegrande has closed all three of his Bella Vita Italian restaurants, which have been locals favorites since he opened his original Henderson location in 2015. Usually, when this happens, eateries leave a pleasantly worded note on their social media...
