Monthly Archives: February 2010
College in Nevada Offers First Dining Card
The College of Southern Nevada has launched its first Dine About Card to raise much needed funds for student scholarships and educational programs. The $20 card is sponsored by Metro PCS and provides cardholders with exclusive monthly dining offers and … Continue reading
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Celebrate National Pig Day in Las Vegas
The ‘lil deceased oinkers are finally having their long overdue special day in Las Vegas. To celebrate, you’re invited to attend any of Famous Dave’s locations in Las Vegas and enjoy all the delightful squeals of National Pig Day on … Continue reading
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Battle of the Bands Seeks Talent in Las Vegas
Smokin’ Hot Aces in Las Vegas will host an as-yet untitled battle of the bands beginning March 7. This is not your run-of-the-mill band contest. The winner receives $10,000 in cash and prizes, the opportunity to open for a Universal … Continue reading
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Las Vegas red carpets center stage this weekend
Red carpet A-lister celebrity types of events in Las Vegas have largely been on the wane, what with the drastic downturn in the economy and the policy of many venues to have celebrities pay their way. This weekend shows an … Continue reading
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It’s not easy being Mr. Las Vegas
Entertainer Wayne Newton’s money woes and legal skirmishes are continuing at warp speed. Newton has had a long history of financial problems. Newton famously declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy after becoming mired in roughly $20 million in debt about 18 years … Continue reading
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NASCAR in Las Vegas Will Exceed Super Bowl Fan Draw
The many NASCAR driver meet-and-greet events and deafening varooms befitting plenty of exciting dirt track racing action all started yesterday in Las Vegas. By the time the marquee Sprint Cup Shelby American on Sunday is over, an estimated 300,000 people … Continue reading
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Belly Dancing a Go-Go in Las Vegas
Belly dancers galore will be performing at the Massive Spectacular in Las Vegas in a weeklong affair that starts Sat., Feb. 27 and runs through Thurs., March 4 at the Railhead in Boulder Station in Las Vegas, 4111 Boulder Highway. … Continue reading
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Become a Playwright, Actor or Composer in Las Vegas
Insurgo’s No Shame Theatre in Las Vegas may just be the ticket you’re looking for to show you can write plays that people will flock to see. No Shame is a longtime national movement that has finally arrived in Las … Continue reading
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Nevada’s $6.8 Billion Casino Loss in ’09 the Largest Ever
As a result of declining gaming revenues, reductions in hotel rates and reduced consumer spending, Nevada’s highest-grossing casinos generated a net loss of almost $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2009- the largest ever for Nevada. The huge loss resulted from … Continue reading
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Gamblin’ in Las Vegas is Human Nature
What does the very popular Austrialian vocal group Human Nature when they’re not performing at Imperial Palace in Las Vegas? Gamble. What else? It’s Sin City! Human Nature, who formed as a doo-wop band in 1989 in Sydney, Austraila, has … Continue reading
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Burning Man Festival Gains Momentum
The official once-a-year celebration in Nevada occurs in Black Rock City, starting on Aug. 30 and running through Sept. 6. But if you can’t afford to lose that much time from work – or simply don’t want to fry your … Continue reading
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Danica Patrick, NASCAR, Sprint Cars & Food Mix in Glorious Las Vegas Weekend
Yes, there really is NASCAR racing in Las Vegas next weekend, Feb. 26-28. (Did you really think it was just an outing to ogle Danica Patrick?) Dale Earnhardt Jr., though, isn’t getting overly excited about his late charge to a … Continue reading
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Las Vegas NASCAR Complete Schedule
Everywhere you look this week it’s NASCAR all over Las Vegas. Here’s the definitive NASCAR meet and greet schedule: First, click here for the complete schedule for what’s happening at NASCAR only at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Next, here … Continue reading
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Free Food for Starving Las Vegas Residents that Pay Their Rent on Time
It’s seen prominently throughout Siegel Suites’ advertising in Las Vegas: “Live Here. Eat Free.” The free-food concept is simple. Daily food vouchers for a meal at the Golden Grill at downtown’s Gold Spike—which Siegel Suites owns—are given to tenants who … Continue reading
‘Queen’ Celine Dion Saves Las Vegas Single-Handedly
Let’s face it: Celine Dion operates like a city within Las Vegas. When many performers are looking to hang it up, or at least slow down, Dion, 41, who started singing professionally when she was 12, churns full speed ahead … Continue reading
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Death by Chocolate in Las Vegas
Willy Wonka has nothing over Max Brenner, or should we say Oded Brenner, right, the real Max Brenner. Brenner, the epitome of the consummate professional sweet tooth, whips up a cavity-inducing array of pure chocolate decadence including such entrees as … Continue reading
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Elvis Presley Comes Back to Las Vegas
And you thought he was…dead? Pshaw! Elvis performed his last show in Las Vegas and now is back to his old Sin City haunts, if only in spirit. But his show will, hopefully, run forever. Viva Elvis premiered on Feb. … Continue reading
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Wayne Brady returns to Las Vegas, follows Chazz Palminteri, Joan Rivers
Entertainer Wayne Brady, right, to many, may not have left Sin City. But that he did. Now, Brady of “Let’s Make a Deal” fame, which taped at the Tropicana, is returning to the Venetian in Las Vegas on Memorial Day … Continue reading
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Frank Sinatra & Dean Martin to Receive Las Vegas Star Tributes
The Las Vegas Walk of Fame will install sidewalk star memorials to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in ceremonies at 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 22 in the Flamingo showroom. Deana Martin will speak on behalf of her father, Dean. So, … Continue reading
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Fly into Las Vegas, Buy Booze while at Luggage Carousel
Buying booze at an airport luggage carousel will soon join the “only in Vegas” list. Clark County commissioners are actively looking for a vendor to run a liquor store at McCarran International Airport’s baggage claim areas. McCarran will be the … Continue reading
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Naked in Las Vegas
Greg Friedler is a fine art photographer. Translated, he has a passion for capturing unique still photo scenes. But his other finely honed artsy ability is taking photographs of willing people posed clothed and naked in front of a studio canvas. … Continue reading
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Eva Langoria Parker to be honored for Latin Chamber of Commerce Business Leadership Award in Las Vegas
Eva Longoria Parker, entrepreneur and owner of two new, successful CityCenter ventures, Beso steakhouse and Eve nightclub, will host the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce 35th Installation Gala on Saturday, Feb. 20 at Eve in Crystals at CityCenter in … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Pawn Shop Doubles as Reality TV Show, Proving Junk Sells
Well, it’s not all junk. But many may think their dust-collecting, largely abandoned asset won’t bring much money- that is until they haggle with Rick Harrison, center, or his father, Richard, left, or son Corey who co-own a hugely successful … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Foodies Offered 50 Percent Discount
One of the focus areas of Las Vegas Backstage Access is fine dining, so it’s a big deal when supermarket food can be purchased at a 50 percent saving– that leaves more money in the budget for dining out at … Continue reading
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Lake Las Vegas Continues Death Throes
Casino MonteLago, which opened in 2003 – the only gaming location inside the upscale, now bankrupt Lake Las Vegas, located approximately 50 miles south of Las Vegas – has announced it will close on March 14, eliminating in its wake … Continue reading
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First-Ever Amusement Expo Heads to ‘Fun’ Las Vegas on March 10
What a better place to go and have fun and be amused- and make money!- then in fabulous Las Vegas? The first-ever edition of the Amusement Expo will take place from March 10 through March 12 at the Las Vegas … Continue reading
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Las Vegas’ World Record Hug-Off
Need a hug? Then big-hearted Jeff Ondash is your man. The 51-year-old Ohio man embraced the Valentine’s Day spirit faster than anyone before – passionately embracing 7,777 hugs in 24 hours for a new world record. Jeff Ondash, who sought the squeezes … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Celebrates Chinese New Year by Ringing in Wealth, Casting Out Demons
In celebration of the Chinese New Year’s – Year of the Tiger – and as part of the Las Vegas diversity initiative, the famed Lohan School of Shaolin lion dancers will perform in the Las Vegas City Hall Plaza, 400 … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Relics Get Rebirth
No, mobsters are not being dug up. (Have they really left?) Regardless, located behind chain-link fences, rests 150 relics of vintage Las Vegas. The relics belong to the Neon Museum, which has been collecting old neon signs since 1996 and showcasing them … Continue reading
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Gilley’s Returns to the Las Vegas Strip on April 16
Gilley’s is coming back, bull and all. The mechanical bull that has long been victorious in numerous battles waged by tourists, locals and bikini-clad riders is back to buck off all comers at it’s new ‘arena’ at Treasure Island, when … Continue reading
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Harrah’s Entertainment in Las Vegas Going… Retail
Harrah’s Entertainment is reportedly seeking a building permit for a three-story, 72,000-square-foot Strip-front build-out on the southwest corner of Paris Las Vegas. That space, which now has a fountain and an outdoor dining area, would get a retail store, new … Continue reading
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China Comes to U.S. Rescue of Maglev Train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas
Long discussed and hotly debated for years, it appears if the magnetic levitation train (called ‘Maglev’) ferrying passengers (and tourists!) from Los Angeles to Las Vegas is really to get started in earnest, it will take Chinese funding- lots of … Continue reading
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Big League Baseball Sort of Comes to Las Vegas
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar B. Goodman, Mayor Pro Tem Gary Reese and Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown all were on hand recently to praise the new baseball sports park as a world-class attraction for local and visiting ballplayers and families. … Continue reading
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Sara “Rogue” Palin Plans Tea Party U.S. Tour Launch in Nevada on March 27
Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and vice president running mate of Sen. John McCain, now morphing into a conservative Republican rock star and Fox News contributor, is saddling up her horse to ride smackdab into Democrat Sen. Harry Reid’s hometown in … Continue reading
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Tropicana in Las Vegas Taps New Marketing Vice President
The Tropicana hotel on the Las Vegas Strip has a new marketing vice president. Tropicana Las Vegas President Thomas McCartney announced that Cynthia Mun has been hired to head marketing of the property’s $125 million restoration and rebranding. McCartney says … Continue reading
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Huge Church of Scientology Opens in Las Vegas without Tom Cruise
Fifteen hundred Scientologists and their guests from across Nevada and the Western United States gathered last Saturday for the grand opening of the new Church of Scientology of Las Vegas. The 40,000-square-foot Church, located at 2761 Emerson Avenue, will serve … Continue reading
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World Trade Center I-Beam Gets Las Vegas Home on Feb. 27
Photographs and news feeds are often the first thing to come to mind when remembering September 11 and the World Trade Center. Most of us will never have the opportunity to visit Ground Zero in New York and so, to a … Continue reading
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Celine Dion Plans Baby, Las Vegas Comeback
Celine Dion, 41, is reportedly in a New York City fertility treatment center. She was impregnated in August but it was announced in November that the embroyo transfer was unsuccessful. Dion will be reportedly announcing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” … Continue reading
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Media Finally Snags Interview, Photos with Nevada’s First Male Prostitute
Finally, “‘Markus,” Nevada’s first prostitude, spilled the beans about his erotic ways at the Shady Lady Ranch brothel in Nye County, Nevada. But it took lots of moxy and personal sacrifice from New York Post undercover (and we do mean … Continue reading
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Tropicana in Las Vegas Getting a New Nightclub?
The Tropicana in Las Vegas is reportedly negotiating a deal with nightclub chain Nikki Beach.
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Las Vegas Pot Convention Cancelled
A three-day convention for marijuana supporters will not happen in Las Vegas. Organizers of “Cannapalooza” say the March event at Mandalay Bay has been cancelled. According to the group’s website, the hotel “decided to cancel our contract for space,” and … Continue reading
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Screaming Cheerleaders Bring Pom Poms to Las Vegas on Feb. 14
The Cheerleaders of America organization is hosting their National Championship in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center on Feb. 14. Thousands of screaming fans will be cheering on hundreds of competitive cheer and dance teams from around the U.S., … Continue reading
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Ready, set, GO to Denny’s for FREE Grand Slam tomorrow!
Denny’s is doing it again. They’re offering their FREE Original Grand Slam®, Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. everywhere. (And don’t forget to visit Denny’s for a Free Original Grand Slam® on your birthday.)
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Super Bowl in Las Vegas Brings Reported $1 Million Bet
Adam Meyer, who has the license plates, “Bet on Me,” on his Bentley, has supposedly been approved for a whopping $1 million Super Bowl bet at the M Resort.
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Paula Abdul Ready to ‘Mate’ with Las Vegas
Paula Abdul and Las Vegas hotels are reportedly getting close to ink a deal to host the sometimes controversial performer. Major announcements involving Abdul in Las Vegas are imminent. Abdul was spotted during the week in the valet area of … Continue reading
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‘Mr. Las Vegas’ Wayne Newton asks for his Indian Tribe Recognition
“Mr. Las Vegas” Wayne Newton has reportedly abandoned his mouldy plane languishing at a Detroit airport, racking up bills of more than $60,000, but the good news is he’s asking Virginia legislators to grant state recognition to his Indian tribe. The … Continue reading
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Where are the Super Bowl Parties in Las Vegas? Everywhere!
Why spend thousands of hard earned dollars to go to Miami when you catch all the action literally everywhere in Las Vegas for a comparative mere pittance? Apparently, thousand of people are of the same persuasion. The Las Vegas Convention and … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson’s Las Vegas Mansion Sells for $3.1 Million
Michael Jackson rented a 16,400-square-foot Las Vegas mansion in 2007/2008 for six months while looking for a place to call his permanent home. That estate, located at 2785 S. Monte Cristo, was later taken over by Eastern Savings Bank when the … Continue reading
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Shane Mosley to Fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 1 in Las Vegas
Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have finally agreed to square off for a welterweight super fight on HBO Pay-Per-View at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 1. The hubbub for the anticipated fight started after Mayweather came … Continue reading
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Michael Jackson’s Doctor to Face Charges Tomorrow – UPDATE
It appears now that Michael Jackson’s personal doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, with offices in Texas and Las Vegas, will most likely formally face involuntary manslaughter charges tomorrow in Los Angeles, California. UPDATE: Dr. Murray WAS indeed going to face charges today, Feb. 5. And, in fact, … Continue reading
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Super Bowl Betting the Largest Total Ever
Most Super Bowl betting experts predict this year’s Super Bowl to be the biggest in terms of overall traffic and amount of bets placed at the online sportsbooks and in Las Vegas. A Las Vegas bookmaker makes the Indianapolis Colts … Continue reading
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Sports Illustrated Models Coming to Las Vegas
Gentlemen (and ladies), dust off your zoom lenses because the Sports Illustrated swimsuit models are returning once again to Las Vegas next week. Shortly after the cover-girl ceremony is held in New York City next Tuesday, the models will jet … Continue reading
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Nicolas Cage Gone in Sixty Seconds from Las Vegas
It seems no matter who you are - or how much you earn – it’s never enough to cover all the bills. In June 2009 Forbes magazine ranked actor Nicholas Cage 45th on its list of the 100 most powerful celebrities … Continue reading
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‘Slick Willy’ Slithers into Las Vegas
President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, apparently never gets old. He will speak at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Monday, February 22 at 7:30pm. President … Continue reading
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Super Bowl Brings Football Legend Paul Hornung to Las Vegas
Football legend and Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung will be signing free autographs in the Tropicana Las Vegas’s Celebration Lounge between noon and 2 p.m., prior to the Big Game on Sunday, Feb. 7. Hornung is one of only five … Continue reading
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Bette Midler Says Sayonara to Las Vegas, Receives Bitch-Slap
Entertainer Bette Midler on Sunday gave her final wave and curtain call – for now – for her show, “The Showgirl Must Go On,” ending her two-run at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The Devine Miss M was honored during … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Does the Egyptian
The Las Vegas Natural History Museum in downtown Las Vegas is celebrating a milestone thousands years in the making. Last Saturday, Jan. 30, the Museum opened a new permanent exhibit called The Treasures of Egypt, which features nearly 500 reproduced artifacts including the … Continue reading
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