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Resort Fees Hiked to $50 a Night at Some MGM Las Vegas Properties
Resort fees have been raised approximately $3 per night at all MGM Las Vegas hotels. This means they have now hit $50 per night at the company’s most expensive tier: Bellagio, Aria, Vdara, and Cosmopolitan. Resort fees are now up to $45...
Steve Wynn Lists Beverly Hills Mansion Again with $50M Discount
Beverly Hills -- that’s where Steve Wynn doesn’t want to be. The disgraced former casino magnate is taking another shot at unloading his 90210 mansion, but he’s had to offer $50M off the $125M he asked for three years ago, which is...
Las Vegas Could be Game for Atari-Themed Casino Resort
Las Vegas may be getting an Atari-themed resort. It’s an idea that’s been paddled around since 2020, and the game isn't over yet. A spokesperson for the videogame pioneer told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Wednesday that the company is “in talks...
Fossil Park to Open Minutes from Las Vegas Strip
Before whales, cheetahs, and sharks roamed Las Vegas, it was party central for Columbian mammoths, saber-tooth cats, and prehistoric camels. That was 25,000 years ago, back in the late Ice Age. And, starting this weekend, the fossils of these long-extinct megafauna can...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Usher Previews Super Bowl Set
Usher is leaking details about his Super Bowl halftime show at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, February 11. More than 100M people are projected to view the R&B superstar’s 13-minute performance, which will be produced by the NFL, Apple Music, and...
VEGAS RESTAURANT ROUNDUP: Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Opens Today, New Fontainebleau and Resorts World Joints
Country singer Blake Shelton hoped to open the fifth location of his Ole Red barbecue and live country music joint before the inaugural F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Oops. It took longer than expected to obtain the necessary food and liquor licenses....
F1-Decimated Las Vegas Businesses Ask Tourism Board for $23M
Small businesses this week urged the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) to compensate them for losses they say they experienced due to the inaugural F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Though reports say the race, held Nov. 16-18, delivered on its...
New Art Museum in the Cards for Las Vegas
Las Vegas no longer wants to be the largest U.S. city without a standalone art museum. So the city is inching forward with plans to open the Las Vegas Museum of Art. The museum will be located in a new building at...
Elon Musk Buys More Land for Vegas Loop, Soon to Include Trucks
Elon Musk’s The Boring Co. (TBC) has purchased more land, as expansion continues on its Vegas Loop people mover. TBC paid $7.2M for the parcel, just short of 2 acres across from the Thomas & Mack Center on Paradise Road, according to...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Showgirls Still Dance on the Strip
EDITOR'S NOTE: "Vegas Myths Busted" now publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today's entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Oct. 14, 2022. One important thing to know about real showgirls is that they're elite athletes...
