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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Mob Buried Hundreds of Bodies in the Desert
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 December 23, 2022. It's no myth that the mafia controlled the Las Vegas casino business from the mid-’40s until...
$5M Sale of Abandoned Las Vegas Stadium Approved
From 1971 through 2019, Sam Boyd Stadium was the largest and busiest stadium in Las Vegas. Today, after nearly five years of disuse, it’s become Sin City’s largest question mark. On Wednesday, the Nevada Board of Regents unanimously approved Clark County’s purchase...
NEXT YEAR AT VEGAS SPHERE: James Dolan on What to Expect
Since opening in September 2023, the Las Vegas Sphere, the most revolutionary event venue in the world, delivered on its creative promise, if not its financial one. (Operating losses for the quarter ending September 2024 were $125.1 million.) But Sphere Entertainment executive...
Your Guide to the Holidays in Vegas
The Las Vegas Strip doesn’t stop for much, including sleep. Its casinos, shops, bars, restaurants and (most of its) attractions don’t even close for Christmas. But the Strip does celebrate the holidays in spectacular style, with many resorts going further than just...
MGM Resorts Ups Resort & Parking Fees at All Vegas Properties
MGM Resorts, Las Vegas’ largest casino operator, hiked the resort and parking fees at all 12 of its Strip properties on Wednesday. Resort fees have increased $5 per day at Aria, Bellagio, the Cosmopolitan, Vdara, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, and Delano --...
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Barry’s ‘Lifetime Residency,’ Kendrick/SZA and Toni/Cedric
On Tuesday, the Westgate announced that Barry Manilow accepted its offer of the first “lifetime residency” in the history of Las Vegas. "I am deeply grateful to have the opportunity to call Westgate home for the rest of my career," Manilow said...
Projected A’s Stadium Cost Jumps $250M as Fisher Pledges to Show Vegas the Money
Documents to be revealed during a Las Vegas Stadium Authority board meeting on Thursday will supposedly commit John Fisher to spending more than $1 billion of his family’s personal finances to build a $1.5 billion ballpark in Las Vegas for his MLB...
New Home for Vegas’ Lucky Strike Prospector Statues
The prospects once again look great for the former Lucky Strike prospectors. The two 12-foot tall, fiberglass statutes, which gained fame in the 1950s as part of the rooftop sign of the Lucky Strike Club on Fremont Street, now reside in Goodsprings....
VEGAS MUSIC NEWS: Sick New World Canceled Forever?
"Sick New World" has called in sick, canceling its third and possibly final year at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 12. The festival's ambitious bill was supposed to include Metallica and Linkin Park, whom organizers were reportedly paying $5 million...
Room Heater Catches Fire at Fontainebleau Las Vegas
A small electrical fire occurred on the 36th floor of the Fontainebleau on Sunday night. No one was seriously injured. Around 8:47 p.m., several Clark County Fire Department Units responded to reports of a fire at 2777 South Las Vegas Blvd. According...
