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LOST VEGAS: Nudes on Ice
Nipples and ice aren’t a popular pairing, at least not in public. But topless female ice-skaters once glided over an iced-over showroom stage at the Aladdin, and two decades later, in a 1988 revival at the Plaza downtown. Yes, the name was...
Latest Diddy Sex Lawsuit Names Las Vegas
Las Vegas was the setting for one of seven new lawsuits charging Sean “Diddy” Combs with sexual abuse. The suit was filed on behalf of an unidentified Arizona woman who claims the rap mogul drugged and raped her at Planet Hollywood in...
Las Vegas’ Ellis Island Getting All Fancy
Ellis Island Casino Hotel no longer wants to be known as a dive. The first official renderings of how the family-owned property will look after emerging from its current $35 million cocoon of renovation were released Monday. And, frankly, the vibe is...
LOST VEGAS: The First Neon Sign in Las Vegas
Even the 2,300 residents of Las Vegas at the time realized that the small tombstone shape announcing the name of Fremont Street’s Overland Hotel was special. And that feeling was confirmed when the Las Vegas Evening Review dedicated a story to it....
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Davante Adams’ In-Home Taco Bell
A wild Las Vegas celebrity home listing went viral last week after the Raiders traded wide receiver Davante Adams to the New York Jets. The Opendoor listing advertised a 7,421 square-foot house with eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, and its own Taco Bell....
Grad Student Turns 40 Cents into $500K via Online BetMGM Game
Jonathan Hamrick, a grad student from West Virginia, turned 40 cents into $532,969 this week, via a spin on an online slot game from BetMGM. That’s over 1.3 million times his original bet. The money will pay off his loans for tuition...
Las Vegas Strip Attraction Closing After Only 7 Months
The Las Vegas Strip just got a little less immersive. "Particle Ink: House of Shattered Prisms" will close on Monday, October 28, after fewer than seven months at the Luxor. Occupying the former wedding chapel on the casino resort’s mezzanine level, "Particle...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: You Know Which Floor Your Hotel Room is Really On
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 Sept. 11, 2023 If your room at The Wynn is on the 60th floor, you don't have a...
Guitarist Jake E. Lee Addresses Las Vegas Shooting
Jake E. Lee reached out from his Las Vegas hospital bed on Thursday, where the former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist is recovering from multiple nonfatal gunshot wounds. “I deeply appreciate all the concern and well wishes,” Lee posted on the Facebook page of...
New A’s Las Vegas Stadium and Casino Renderings
We still don’t have a detailed financial plan from A’s owner John Fisher for building his team’s new stadium on the Las Vegas Strip, but we do have some pretty new drawings of how the ballpark and an adjoining Bally’s Crop. casino...
