Monthly Archives: June 2009
Kitsch Rules: Live Rock ‘N Roll Music Plays Every Mile Down Las Vegas Strip Marathon
The Las Vegas Marathon has long been a tradition in the Las Vegas Valley, but now the large national and international appealing race, along with the race course, is getting a whole new makeover under new leadership. The Las Vegas Rock N’ … Continue reading
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Artist Bren Betaclan Pays it Forward– One Painting at a Time
Not everything or everyone requires a trillion-dollar federal government bailout. Boston-based Filipino artist Bren Bataclan is committed to his personal quest of spreading happiness and hope all over the world with his inspiring paintings, one painting at a time. As a … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Headliner, Impressionist Fred Travelana Dies
Yet another great entertainer has been sadly taken from us… Impressionist Fred Travalena, a headliner in many Las Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died in Los … Continue reading
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Beauty Crown Found, Medical Student Wins Miss Nevada Title
Christina Keegan, 23, of Gardnerville, Nevada beat out 11 other women to be crowned Miss Nevada on Saturday night. Before the crowing night, organizers couldn’t find her $400 crown, but on Friday it was finally discovered in the possession of … Continue reading
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702.tv Launches in Las Vegas
702.tv recently launched in Las Vegas its new Web and TV product from Greenspun Interactive. “News never looked so good,” touts the tagline of 702.tv’s promotional ads, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the show’s non-traditional approach to news. Rob Curley, president … Continue reading
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Celebrities Turned Away By Las Vegas Nightclub Bouncers
The reason “why what happens in Las Vegas, stays there” could be merely because what is planned to happen there gets sometimes thwarted by nightclub bouncers. As reported by Las Vegas Backstage Access on June 18, Holly Madison was stopped from … Continue reading
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Defy Death: Run to the Hottest Place on Earth!
Not all people enjoy eating Big Macs and have the body fat to show for it. Some are very lean fighting machine specimens- and very thrill-seeking. Take for example the 80 or so of the toughest athletes on the planet that … Continue reading
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Cheap Trick Presents Unique Beatles Tribute Show in Las Vegas
The classic rock act Cheap Trick will perform the Fab Four’s landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in its entirety at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas. The Surrender hitmakers staged a tribute to the Fab Four … Continue reading
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Carrot Top Earns Six More Years in Las Vegas
Las Vegas prop comedian has signed a six-year contract extension at the Luxor in Las Vegas. He has been performing at the Luxor since 2005.
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Michael Jackson’s Death Draws Huge Auction Sales in Las Vegas
Before he died, Michael Jackson was on the down and out, broke to the tune of approximately $50 million- and growing. Now that he’s gone, sales for any of his memorabilia are skyrocketing, with his children and estate executor more than … Continue reading
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Search on for Michael Jackson’s Doctor in Las Vegas
Yesterday, the Los Angeles County coroner finished their three-hour autopsy of Michael Jackson and found no signs of trauma or foul play leading to his death on Thursday. Spokesman Craig Harvey said a cause of death might not be known … Continue reading
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Danny Gans Las Vegas Death Probe Ends with Publishing of 911 Tape Transcript
For many citizens of Las Vegas and throughout the United States, entertainer Danny Gans was an iconic figure, as much a part of Las Vegas background as the Mirage where he worked for almost nine years. So it stands to … Continue reading
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UFC Fighter Randy Couture Scurries Back in the Cage
Las Vegan Randy “The Natural” Couture will meet Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 102 at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 29, the UFC confirmed. The 45-year-old Couture (16-7) has not fought since losing his heavyweight title to … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson Acts in Las Vegas Get Tribute Style Facelifts
Michael Jackson’s death has caused Las Vegas impressionists and comedians to scurry and quickly alter their acts, turning satirical scenes into sincere tributes. Mirage headliner Terry Fator said he would cut a segment where he dresses up as Jackson and … Continue reading
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Lindsay Lohan coming to Las Vegas today
While Lindsay Lohan won’t turn 23 until July 2, the scandal-prone redhead plans to have a pre-B-day bash at Wet Republic in super-sunny Las Vegas this weekend. Lohan herself prefers to spray-tan instead of achieving an authentic sun-kissed glow – … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson’s Wax Likeness Worshiped in Las Vegas
The King of Pop’s wax figure has been residing at Madame Tussauds at The Venetian in Las Vegas since the museum opened 10 years ago. Now, with news of the pop icon’s death on Thursday, his likeness has been moved to outside the museum, … Continue reading
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Get Naked in Las Vegas
For those enjoying the company of other naked people while in Las Vegas, please complete the contact link at the top of our Las Vegas Backstage Access blog and we’ll send by return e-mail a compiled listing of Vegas hot spots to … Continue reading
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What do Las Vegans do when the thermometer hits 120 degrees? RUN!
Sounds crazy- but, then again, Las Vegans are the epitome of crazy. Running with the Devil (he owns a couple of foreclosed houses in Sin City) is exactly what a group of hardy – and deranged – athletes will do when … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Makes Two Major Sports Announcements to Boost Local Economy
The Orleans Arena and parent company Boyd Gaming in Las Vegas announced on June 24 two major sporting announcements. First, the Orleans Arena will be the host for the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships in 2011 … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson Has Died
Michael Jackson, 50, has died. The iconic entertainer was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital from his west Los Angeles residence, suffering from cardiac arrest, in the afternoon of Thursday, June 26. Paramedics performed CPR in route. Family members were notified … Continue reading
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Breaking: Michael Jackson Suffers Heart Attack
Entertainer and sometimes Las Vegas resident Michael Jackson, 50, suffering in the past from fatigue bouts and fad diets, has just now suffered a cardiac arrest in his Los Angeles home at approximately 1:15 p.m. (PT). Paramedics performed CPR as he … Continue reading
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Las Vegas is a Kid’s Haven?
Traveling to Las Vegas with your children can be a challenging proposition. Many parents are hesitant to take their kids inside a Strip casino for anything more than a walk through to the indoor mall. And the idea of staying … Continue reading
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Bask in the Las Vegas Sun- – it’s Healthy!
Las Vegas annually boasts the unique distinction of being one of the world’s best places for experiencing the most sunny days. But for many, enjoying the sun’s rays merely means sneaking in and out under the shade of umbrellas and lathering … Continue reading
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2,000 Jobseekers Show up at Las Vegas Job Fair – for Housekeepers!
In a sign reflecting our continuing hard economic times, more than 2,000 people came looking for work on Monday at a job fair for housekeepers at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas- twice as many as as the hotel-casino … Continue reading
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Andy Warhol is Dead- but His Pop Art Show Makes Las Vegas Debut
For the first time ever, Andy Warhol and Steve Kaufman, his protégé student and assistant, are having a Pop Art Show on July 4th in Las Vegas. It’s at the Fashion Show Mall main level, next door to the Bebe … Continue reading
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Stevie D Keeps on Ticking in Las Vegas, Launching Sugar Factory Store
Still calling Las Vegas “Tinseltown?” Pshaw! C’mon, get with the times! A-list celebrities are now calling it Candyland! And that’s real good news for its Lollipop Creator. Nightclub czar Steve “Stevie D” Davidovici of prior Pure nightclub fame in Las … Continue reading
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Hey, Buddy: Please Buy Our Cheap Las Vegas Casino Land!
It’s going from bad to worse for developer Andrew Lai and bankrupt land owner Spring Mtn. Wynn Investments: Nobody bid on their prime casino land in Las Vegas. Despite only requiring a $1 million deposit and a minimum bid of … Continue reading
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Huge “Ribbon of Life” Theatrical Show Comes to Las Vegas
The annual “Ribbon of Life” is a completely original production show. The largest show of its kind staged in Las Vegas, the production typically involves more than 200 performers from Las Vegas Strip shows and other theatrical organizations in the … Continue reading
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Where are the Las Vegas live entertainers?
Las Vegas was historically synonymous with live musicians playing in all the casinos and clubs. They were in every nook and crany in Las Vegas. But, with each passing year, a decreasing number of venues offer the real deal. So, … Continue reading
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Pimps Face Steep Fines in Las Vegas
Despite vetoing approximately 50% of the bills placed before him to sign, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is set to sign today Nevada Assembly Bill 380, which makes Nevada’s prostitution laws the strictest in the United States. Las Vegas ranks second … Continue reading
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‘Old’ Ushers in ‘New’ at Peepshow in Las Vegas
Spice Girl Mel B ended her four-month run as the Peep Diva in “Peepshow” at Las Vegas’ Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on Sunday, the same day her counterpart Kelly Monaco, 33, ended her four-month run. Holly Madison, 30, is set … Continue reading
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Five Thousand “I Do’s” on New Las Vegas Wedding Reality TV Show
Did you attend the wedding of controversial ex-NBA player Dennis Rodman to bombshell entertainer Carmen Electra at the Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas? Did you “miss” your own wedding, perhaps being a bit too tipsy to properly take it all … Continue reading
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Animal Rights Groups Fighting Mad Over Dolphin Acquisitions at The Mirage in Las Vegas
As reported on by Las Vegas Backstage Access on June 7, the dolphin named Sgt. Pepper died on June 4 at The Mirage from complications from a lung infection. Now we learn that two days before the death, two animal … Continue reading
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Wall Street Bets on Isle of Capri Casinos
Comprehensive cost-cutting measures and being located outside the troubled Las Vegas and Atlantic City markets is making Isle of Capri a safer bet among investors despite continued revenue loss at its casinos. The regional gambling operator, based in St. Louis, Mo., … Continue reading
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Speeding Tourists into Las Vegas at 150 or 300 mph – or not at all?
Sooner of later, most predict, the stagnant Las Vegas economy will recover. The only question is what the crowning stimulus will be and when will it happen. To have over 42 million visitors annually to come to Las Vegas and … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Celebrates Abolition of Slavery
The Civil War has long since ended and slaves freed, but the spirit of the historic occasion lives on in Las Vegas during the 9th Annual Juneteenth Festival. The national celebration of Juneteenth was precipitated after Union soldiers, lead by … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Mob Museum & City Hall Projects Face Hard Times
Las Vegas tourism and business development efforts were dealt more crushing blows this week. The $11.5 million proposed Mob Museum (on the current old post office site, right) – aka the Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, which was … Continue reading
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Marriage Certificates Plummet in “Wedding Destination Capital of the World” — Las Vegas
Las Vegas is one of the most, if not THE most, popular destination wedding locales in the world. The continuing decline of Las Vegas visitors has impacted the quantity of Las Vegas weddings performed- those on budget appear to being staying … Continue reading
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Las Vegas First Friday ‘Art Crawl’ Event Takes Nosedive
Selling cultural art opportunities in Las Vegas that are ostensibly designed to benefit residents, and not so much the tourists, is apparently a very difficult sell. ‘First Friday’ in Las Vegas started in 2002 as an art crawl, or a monthly … Continue reading
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Nevada Gets $21 Million Gift — for a Science Museum!
With business bankruptcies, closures and layoffs predominate in the news, it’s refreshing to learn that Henderson City Council in Nevada has transferred funds last week from the sale of city land to help spur development of the science museum on … Continue reading
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Nevada Films Goose State Revenue
Although Nevada tourism slumped in 2008, producers and directors of film and television projects spent $110 million shooting and finishing shows in Nevada in 2008. The results surpassed the $103.3 million the Nevada Film Office counted in 2007, when a … Continue reading
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Wild Wolfs Roam Las Vegas Compound
Wolfs of the wild, furry and four-footed variety are taking up new digs in the Las Vegas Valley. Keilli Caracci, 32, a part-time nanny, has just moved her nonprofit wolf sanctuary from Pahrump, Nevada to a site south of St. Rose … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Dummies Provide Recession Relief
So, what else is new for “anything goes” La Vegas? For Alison Wainwright, founder and president of Las Vegas Mannequins, being creepy is just the solution she needed to not just defy and insulate her from the ravages of the … Continue reading
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Transformers Take Over the Luxor on Las Vegas Strip
A huge wrap of the Transformers is currently covering an entire side of a Las Vegas casino hotel, which looks like the film’s main bot Optimus Prime is bursting out of the 500-feet-high pyramid-shaped building. The Optimus Prime image is over 100,000 … Continue reading
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Injured, Postpones Fight
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has damaged cartilage in his ribs and will stop training for his comeback fight until a doctor says he can resume. Promoter Richard Schaefer said that Mayweather has been in tremendous pain since suffering the injury during … Continue reading
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Poker Ace Annie Duke ‘All In’ at World Series of Poker in Las Vegas
Poker ace Annie Duke plays poker like she is running a business, not letting emotions rule her play, thinking quickly and accurately, as witnessed in her latest TV show stint. With CEO-like skills, she is one of the most successful … Continue reading
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Herpes Killing Thousands of Nevada Fish
If your recreational entertainment involves catching and fishing for carp at Lake Mojave, you best think of another hobby quick. Thousands of dead carp have been washing to shore since mid-May, and authorities have pinpointed the koi herpes virus as … Continue reading
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Hockey Pros, Celebrities Skate to First NHL Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas
Team sports businesses haven’t been exactly brimming with kindness to Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman. Try as he might – bless his ever-loving, gin-drinking pickled heart – efforts to bring a pro major league team to Las Vegas throughout his tenure have … Continue reading
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E-Cigarettes Puff into Las Vegas – Passing Fad?
Party in any Las Vegas nightclub, or most anywhere else in the city for that matter, and you’ll most likely be overcome with smoke. However, it’s now a crime now to light up, drink and eat in the same unenclosed area … Continue reading
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“Country Superstars Tribute” Act Temporarily Ends in Las Vegas
The “Country Superstars Tribute” is wrapping up their performances at Fitzgeralds in Las Vegas on June 28, with the “Marriage Can Be Murder” dinner show moving in the next day. The country show with the “Legends’ impersonator format has been … Continue reading
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Big Changes Coming to Tropicana in Las Vegas
The Tropicana’s new ownership group, headed up by former MGM Grand Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Alex Yemenidjian, plans to spend more than $100 million in the next year to ‘”transform the Tropicana to pre-eminence,” says Yemenidjian. The new … Continue reading
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O.J. Simpson Memorabilia Headed to Court, Online Auction Block
The footballs, jerseys and framed photographs that put O.J. Simpson in a Nevada prison are now in the hands of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and then likely headed for the auction block. Today, a court hearing dealing with the … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson Faces $40 Million Lawsuit When Departing to London Shows This Week
Before heading off to London early this week, pop music icon Michael Jackson has a new $40 million lawsuit to contend with. According to his attorney Ira Meyerowitz the new breach of contract lawsuit reportedly won’t stop Jackson from going … Continue reading
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Las Vegan Phil Ivey Wins Rare Seventh World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet
The 2009 World Series of Poker $2,500 buy-in Omaha High-Low Split / Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split champion is 32-year-old Las Vegan Phil Ivey. Ivey collected $220,538 for first place. He was also awarded his seventh WSOP gold bracelet. Ivey now … Continue reading
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Entertainer “Cuchi-Cuchi” Charo Quits Tribal Tour, Packs Bags for Vegas
It’s been a long time since the Latin flamenco guitar-playing jokster Charo has graced the Las Vegas Strip- 2003 to be to be exact. With the former burlesque show “An Evening at La Cage” closing at the Riviera, she’s heading to … Continue reading
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Magician Rick Thomas Brings White Tiger Act to Sahara in Las Vegas
Magician Rick Thomas and his band of white tigers will open at the Sahara on or about July 1. Thomas has had a long career on the Las Vegas Strip, performing at the Tropicana and Stardust before his show at … Continue reading
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Naked Mona Lisa Secretely Hiding in Las Vegas?
An original Leonardo da Vinci painting of a topless Mona Lisa may be just locked away in Las Vegas, being tracked down by art collectors. Another Sin City urban legend? Maybe not. The wild scenario surfaced yesterday on MSNBC’s Web … Continue reading
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NASCAR Racer Kyle Busch: Enough Already!
Having a “Bad Boy” image, whether in sports, games, or Hollywood has become fashionably en vogue now. Sporting antics and behaviors not of the squeaky-clean kind, if the truth be known, better sell tickets and some say help to develop … Continue reading
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Sneak into Las Vegas Casino/Hotel Pools for FREE!
Las Vegas tourists and residents alike enjoy splashing around in pools and trying to cool off as temperatures hit the triple digits. But with our economy languishing in the doldrums, it’s sometimes hard to find enough dough to pay for the … Continue reading
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Don’t Expect Paris Hilton Back in Las Vegas Anytime Soon
The second season of “Paris Hilton’s My New BFF” premieres Tuesday on MTV, but instead of hanging out and partying in Las Vegas, the filthy rich socialite heiress has plans for finding her next hot and fabulous cohort–in the United … Continue reading
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Garth Brooks Roping In New Las Vegas Deal?
As previously reported by Las Vegas Backstage Access, Garth Brooks poo-pooed any plans he had of performing in Las Vegas, supposedly working out a deal with Steve Wynn. Was it a smokescreen? On Monday at the Wynn Encore he had … Continue reading
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Previously Jailed Celebrity Impersonator Trina-Johnson Finn Returns to Las Vegas Home
Las Vegas celebrity impersonator Trina Johnson-Finn arrived back at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening, reunited with her husband and realtor, Raymond Finn, and a throng of well-wishers and fellow Las Vegas celebrity tribute artists that were … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Takes One Step Closer to Hollywood, Planning Video Manufacturing Plant
Before you get the impression that Las Vegas businesses are closing down and moving out enmasse because of our sour economy, please reconsider. Apparently, some businesses considering a move to Las Vegas are not giving up on the desert ship just … Continue reading
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Fountainebleau Mixed-Use Project Goes Belly Up in Las Vegas
Ending weeks of speculation, the Fountainbleau project in Las Vegas and two of its affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Florida on Tuesday. The $3.1 billion mixed-use project that’s 70 percent complete, owned by Miami-based Fountainbleau Resorts, listed … Continue reading
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Boxer Mike Tyson Marries in Las Vegas
Boxer Mike Tyson married longtime girlfriend Lakiha “KiKi” Spicer over the weekend. They took out a marriage license early Saturday night and were by themselves when they exchanged vows at La Bella Wedding Chapel at the Las Vegas Hilton on … Continue reading
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Entertainer Danny Gans’ Death Linked to “Drug Store Heroin”
Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy ruled yesterday that Danny Gans’ sudden death on May 1 in his Henderson, Nevada home at the age of 52 was accidental caused by acute toxic levels of the prescription painkiller clinically known as hydromorphone. … Continue reading
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New Internet Child Pornography Law in Nevada
On Monday, Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons signed into a law a bill that makes it a felony to intentionally view child pornography with “specific intent” over the Internet. Before the new law, Nevada could prosecute those who downloaded images into … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Adult Entertainment Club Class Action Lawsuit Claims Taxi, Limo Company Extortion, Illegal Kickbacks
A class action lawsuit filed on June 2 alleges a wide-ranging extortion scheme involving Las Vegas’ most prominent adult entertainment clubs and taxi and limousine companies. The suit, which was filed in federal court in Las Vegas, alleges that taxi … Continue reading
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Cleopatra Dies in Las Vegas
Born in Tehran, Iran, Yvonne Mahvis Boreta was the original Cleopatra at the opening of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas when it opened in 1966. Boreta, 64, passed away on June 3 in Las Vegas. Besides working at Caesars, she … Continue reading
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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is Expanding, Hiring in Las Vegas
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is hiring a total of 1,200 employees before the end of this year to fill a variety of positions due to the property’s current expansion. Hard Rock recently hired 400 … Continue reading
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Naked Yoga Stretches Out to Las Vegas
Naked men’s yoga classes have been becoming increasingly more popular, spreading rapidly across the United States, especially in Las Vegas, where registered yoga teacher David Oliphant has been regularly filling his eight-to-twelve member classes at various Las Vegas locations with both … Continue reading
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$1,000 World Series of Poker Buy-In Earns 24-Year-Old $771,106 in Las Vegas
Steven Sung, a 24-year-old resident of Torrance, California, who was born in Seoul, South Korea, and immigrated with his parent to the United States 17 years ago, is a very determined poker player. His true grit paid off. He didn’t … Continue reading
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CineVegas Film Festival in Las Vegas Offers Movies Galore- And Much More
Running over six days and one weekend, the 11th annual CineVegas film festival, starting this Wednesday, June 10, at the Brenden Theatres inside the Palms in Las Vegas offers a broader range of movie screening opportunities than ever before, providing … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Deathfest Today
If blood-curdling, gut-churning music is your relaxing Las Vegas cup of tea on a leisurely Sunday, best to make tracks now to the Cheyenne Saloon, 3103 N. Rancho Drive, 702-645-4139. Their eclectic music lineup includes such bruisers as Flesh Consumed, … Continue reading
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Dolphin Dies at The Mirage in Las Vegas
Sgt. Pepper, born on June 8, 2008 at The Mirage, one of six dolphins at Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat in Las Vegas died on June 4 from complications arising from a lung affection. The dolphin is … Continue reading
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Rare World Series of Poker Feat Pulled off by Las Vegan
Las Vegan Thang Luu, a 34-year-old Vietnam native who has been living in the United States for the past 17 years, has won the $1,500 buy-in Omaha High-Low World Series of Poker (WSOP) event for the second year in a … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Tribute Artist Trina Johnson-Finn Released in Suriname
A judge in Suriname on Friday released Las Vegas entertainer Trina Johnson-Finn who was accused of posing as singer Toni Braxton at a concert there where she was pelted with trash and booed offstage. The 20-year professional singer who has augmented her … Continue reading
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Celebrities L-O-V-E Gourmet Lollipops
As a kid, it was always a good day when you went to the doctor, or other onerous visit, and then when it was over, you received a big sucker to ostensibly ease your pain and reward the visit. And getting an extra quarter from … Continue reading
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Breast Implants for the Asking
An idea spawned casually over drinks at Pure nightclub in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 2005 is paying off big-time. Seeing a cocktail waitress in the club who explained to guests she was saving money for breast implants and … Continue reading
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Burlesque Queens Flaunt Their Pasties in Las Vegas
The Burlesque Hall of Fame’s annual Exotic World Weekend is running now through Sunday at The Orleans in Las Vegas. The talent gathering includes retired and active burlesque dancers. It’s been the fifth venue for the celebration in as many … Continue reading
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Stars of “The Hangover” Hijacked in Las Vegas Orgy-fication
Actress Heather Graham plays a single mom stripper in the new Las Vegas-filmed comedy movie “The Hangover,” which opens today. During a break in filming, Graham went to see the Cirque du Soleil hot and naked “Zumanity” show in Las … Continue reading
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Death of Las Vegas Entertainer Danny Gans Remains a Mystery
Still no answer is forthcoming on the reasons for the death of Las Vegas iconic entertainer Danny Gans, who died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 52 in his Henderson, Nevada home on May 1. Although “all the initial information is … Continue reading
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Babe Ruth Baseball Protégé — a Las Vegas Teen!
Bryce Harper is only a 16-years-old Las Vegas kid, but he plays baseball like he is already been a pro big leaguer for years. The phenomenal Las Vegas High School sophomore baseball player catches, pitches, hits monster home runs and turns baseball … Continue reading
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Stryper Guitarist to Wed Former High-Class Prostitute Today in Las Vegas
Guitarist Oz Fox of the reactivated Christian hard rockers Stryper will marry Annie Lobért, a 41-year-old former call girl who founded the international Christian ministry Hookers for Jesus, on June 5 in Las Vegas. Lobért worked for 11 years as … Continue reading
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Top 10 Las Vegas Songs to Hum
When traveling to Las Vegas to gamble and party (yes, Obama, Las Vegas Backstage Access said it), it’s always good to seek relief and soothe the losses and migraines by humming to tunes that are written about the city. Although … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Teen Finishes 11th in National Spelling Bee
It was the best Scripps National Spelling Bee finish since at least 1996 for a Nevadan (when the competition started keeping records) when 13-year-old Tussah Heera of Las Vegas valiantly tried spelling the word “herniorrhaphy”- a surgical procedure used to fix hernias. … Continue reading
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Jermanine Dupri Bringing The Rat Pack Back to Las Vegas?
Music producer Jermaine Dupri is reportedly on a quest to bring The Rat Pack era to Las Vegas. Dupri, Janet Jackson’s longtime main squeeze, wants to see Las Vegas return to the time when the coolest dudes in town wore … Continue reading
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Las Vegas TV Producer Allen Fawcett Plans New Vegas Show
Las Vegas TV producer and resident Allen Fawcett has starred in four Broadway musicals, including New York productions of “Shenandoah,” “Rex,” “King of Hearts,” and the American premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” playing as … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson Opening a ‘Thriller’ Casino in Las Vegas
The 50-year-old pop icon singer and prior Las Vegas resident is reportedly planning to launch the zombie-themed gambling den in Las Vegas next year. He is also believed to be working on a new album, several films and a museum … Continue reading
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Steve Wynn Rumblings
It’s never a dull moment in Steve Wynn’s life. Looking to replace Mirage headliner Danny Gans, who tragically died, supposedly Wynn has been talking to semi-retired country music sensation Garth Brooks to take the reins. The Brooks camp is playing … Continue reading
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Skinny is Out, Fat is New Trend in Las Vegas
If you think lifestyle in Las Vegas, consider a person getting in their car, puffing on a cancer stick to go down a block to our neon lit McDonald’s for a super-duper Big Mac combo. Or hunkered down with their … Continue reading
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