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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Elvis Was a Straight-Up Racist
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 Jan. 20, 2023. In 2002, hip-hop singer Mary J. Blige sang “Blue Suede Shoes,” a Carl Perkins...
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How to Not Die While Visiting Vegas in Summer Heat
So you ignored logic and scheduled your next Las Vegas trip between June and August? Maybe you’re the kind of person who enjoys a...
May 31, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas Boasts 15K Miles of Neon
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 Oct....
May 31, 2024
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May 20, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The $20 Room Upgrade Trick
May 17, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: You Can Buy Legal Weed On the Strip
March 22, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: If Your ID is Expired, Your Jackpot is Forfeited
February 23, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Sin City Has the Most Churches Per Capita
February 16, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Hoover Dam Was Ever Officially Named Boulder Dam
February 12, 2024
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February 5, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Casinos Employ Coolers to Stop Hot Streaks
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February 2, 2024
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January 26, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Traveling Welcome to Las Vegas Sign
January 22, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Actor Lee Marvin Shot Vegas Vic with an Arrow
January 19, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Showgirls Still Dance on the Strip
January 12, 2024
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Las Vegas Strip is in the City of Las Vegas
December 29, 2023
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December 22, 2023
— VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Las Vegas Strip’s Official Boundaries
December 18, 2023
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Hoover Dam Bodies
December 15, 2023
— Fontainebleau Las Vegas’s 6,145-Day Journey Into Opening Night
December 15, 2023
— VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Flamingo Was the First Strip Casino
December 8, 2023
— VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Las Vegas is the World’s Gambling Capital
December 4, 2023
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