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Celine Dion ends her epic Las Vegas run
The run is over for the most successful star residency in Las Vegas history. Read more
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The run is over for the most successful star residency in Las Vegas history. Read more
Plans have been announced for an $850 million, 45-story, 720-room noncasino luxury hotel called the Majestic to be built on Convention Center Drive, a block east of the northern end of the Strip. Read more
This year’s milestone meet features a record 89 events (11 more than last year’s record) being played over the 50 days of the tournament. Read more
What will the casino of the future look like? It might look like The LINQ. Read more
The Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the license for Circa Sports, clearing the way for a new full-service sports book at the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino to open on June 1. Read more
Although the “official” kick-off of the pool season is traditionally pegged as Memorial Day weekend, almost all of the Las Vegas party pools are already in full swing. Read more
Las Vegas’ first paid parking domino has fallen. On Wednesday, Wynn Las Vegas and Encore eliminated paid self-parking for everyone. Read more
One of Las Vegas’ most renowned showrooms is closing, though only for a few months. Read more
The owner of the Drew Hotel-Casino has announced that the opening of the former Fontainebleau on the north end of the Strip has been postponed by a year and a half. Read more
Continuing a trend that has now prevailed for 23 out of the past 28 years, the average price of a Las Vegas production-show ticket costs more this year than last, but only slightly. Read more
The Nevada Department of Transportation has announced that Project Neon, the $1 billion, 4-mile widening of Interstate 15 from downtown to Sahara Avenue, will be completed on May 16, two months ahead of schedule. Read more
For the first time in more than a decade, a new hotel-casino has been announced for the Las Vegas Strip. Read more
While most immediately think of the Strip when the subject of new projects in Las Vegas comes up, there’s a lot of action underway downtown. Read more
After closing its hotel in 2009, Binion’s has announced that it will open 81 of its 366 rooms to serve as a boutique hotel-within-a-hotel dubbed the Apache Hotel at Binion’s. Read more
The Stratosphere is being renamed the STRAT as part a $140-million overhaul of the property. The top-of-the-tower observation decks will be rebranded the Skypod. Read more
For the first time in four years, the amount bet on the Super Bowl declined. Read more
Sands Corp. disclosed that the opening of the MSG Sphere, the arena being built with Madison Square Garden behind the Venetian, would be pushed back from 2020 to 2021. Read more
The Hard Rock Hotel-Casino will close completely while it undergoes an eight-month transformation to Virgin Las Vegas. Read more
The new casino in downtown Las Vegas, referred to up until now as 18 Fremont, will be called Circa, a name chosen to honor Las Vegas eras gone by, as in circa 1940, circa 1960, circa 1990, etc. Read more