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MIKE WEATHERFORD: Smaller fish finding more wiggle room on Strip - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Sun, Nov 8
Las Vegas Review - Journal MIKE WEATHERFORD: Smaller fish finding more wiggle room on Strip Las Vegas Review - Journal The Strip seems full if you crowd around the new Mirage volcano show. But the ticketed shows seem half empty ... if they're lucky. ...
Local trip tips
Original at North County Times
• Sun, Nov 8
LAS VEGAS RETURNS: Wayne Newton is celebrating 50 years on the Las Vegas Strip with his new show, "Once Before I Go," at the Tropicana. ...
Lansbury will receive 1st Sondheim Award
Original at Youngstown Vindicator
• Sat, Nov 7
LAS VEGAS — Elvis is coming to The Strip — Cirque du Soleil style. Cirque du Soleil announced Thursday that its new show in Las Vegas will be called “Viva ... and more »
ACTIVE LIFESTYLE: Couple buys condo in Terra Bella - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Sat, Nov 7
ACTIVE LIFESTYLE: Couple buys condo in Terra Bella Las Vegas Review - Journal Located near the top of Anthem's hillside development, Terra Bella offers views of the Las Vegas Strip, mountains and city. "The view of the Strip is ...
Viva ELVIS is name of Cirque du Soleil's new show
Original at google.com
• Thu, Nov 5
Jaunted LAS VEGAS — Elvis is coming to The Strip — Cirque du Soleil style. Cirque du Soleil announced Thursday that its new show in Las Vegas will be called "Viva ... Koozin' It Up In Santa Monica: The Kooza Cirque Du Soleil ShowJaunted all 149 news articles »
Las Vegas Golf Packages Are Found Treasure at Jack Nicklaus' Bear's Best
Original at GolfLasVegasNow.com
• Thu, Nov 5
From TreasureIsland.com: Treasure Island - TI Hotel Casino in Las Vegas Nevada is the AAA Four Diamond resort on the Las Vegas Strip that offers a ...
Experience the Glamour of the Holidays with One-of-a-Kind Las Vegas Hotels ... - CNNMoney.com
Original at money.cnn.com
• Wed, Nov 4
Experience the Glamour of the Holidays with One-of-a-Kind Las Vegas Hotels ... CNNMoney.com (press release) Although The Strip is lit up all year long, the holidays add even more lights to this already-shimmering boulevard. Not only do many Las Vegas hotels and ... and more »
The Mirage Celebrates 20 Incredible Years on the Las Vegas Strip Join the Festivities and Enjoy Unbeatable Deals November 20-22 ..
Original at PR Inside (Pressemitteilung)
• Tue, Nov 3
LAS VEGAS, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 11/03/09 -- This November, The Mirage : http://www.mirage.com/ invites guests to join in a celebration 20 years in the making. The city's first true destination resort, The Mirage : http://www.mirage.com/ opened its doors November 22, 1989, forever changi...
Agency faces greater federal oversight if improvements aren't made
Original at m.lasvegassun.com
• Fri, Oct 30
The federal probe examined Nevada OSHA's oversight of 25 workplace fatalities, some of which occurred during the Las Vegas Strip construction boom. ... Nevada OSHA Under FireKLAS-TV House committee holds hearing on Nevada OSHAThe Associated Press
Wynn Resorts to post 3Q earnings on Tuesday
Original at google.com
• Mon, Oct 26
New Online Casinos (blog) Analysts will also want to know how Las Vegas will be affected by CityCenter, the behemoth MGM Mirage complex opening on the Las Vegas Strip in December. ... Wynn Resorts Falls on 33% Drop in Third-Quarter NetBloomberg
Strip resort sued over second-hand smoke
Original at Las Vegas Sun
• Wed, Oct 21
Online Casino Advisory A second Las Vegas Strip casino is being sued over allegations that the health of employees is being affected by second-hand smoke. ... Wynn Las Vegas Casino Being Sued For Second Hand Smoke DangerCasino Gambling Web
Man gets 26 to 90 years in Vegas casino shooting
Original at google.com
• Mon, Oct 19
They cast him as so profoundly depressed and suicidal after losing his job, his marriage and his home that he wandered the Las Vegas Strip wearing an ... and more »
New Las Vegas Hotel Launches New Look, New Style, Partnership
Original at PR Inside (Pressemitteilung)
• Mon, Sep 28
LAS VEGAS, NV, September 2009 – The Holiday Inn Las Vegas, the newest option in hotels near the Las Vegas Strip, has partnered with the Dallas-based hospitality Internet marketing company Worldwide Revenue Solutions (WRS) to bolster its online presence and optimize its strategy. The f...
Las Vegas Monorail Offers Labor Day D... - PR-USA.net
Original at pr-usa.net
• Sat, Aug 29
Las Vegas Monorail Offers Labor Day Discounts for Las Vegas Visitors PR-USA.net (press release) Japan's #1 show, Matsuri, has returned to the Las Vegas Strip at Imperial Palace. Matsuri is a unique show that transcends language - no words are necessary ...
MGM Hitting Market With Up To $500 Mi...
Original at Another Financial Portal
• Fri, Aug 28
While the company maintains a leading presence on the Las Vegas Strip, S&P expects the Strip to be among the weakest performing US gaming markets in 2009. ... Debt swap in works to give MGM Mirage breathing roomLas Vegas Review - Journal
Police: Teen who suffocated infant du...
Original at Las Vegas Sun
• Fri, Aug 28
Police: Teen who suffocated infant dumped baby at Strip hotel in 2006 held without bail and accused of killing her newborn son had also dumped another baby in a trash bin a Las Vegas Strip hotel in 2006, Metro Police said. ... and more »
Strip District 101: Five really great...
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Aug 12
Strip District 101: Five really great places to eat or buy food ... The “Strip” has something for everyone… you can even live there if you wish! Below is a list of some popular places to visit, eat and shop. 1. ... An inexpensive daycation in downtown Pittsburgh… really!Examiner.com
Condos at Monterey to be auctioned - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Sat, Aug 8
Condos at Monterey to be auctioned Las Vegas Review - Journal To visit Monterey from the Las Vegas Strip, take Sahara Avenue east. Turn right on Paradise Road and left on Karen Avenue. Enter the community through the ...
THE STRIP: Privé's appeal rejected; Rio closes adult-themed pool - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Wed, Jul 29
Las Vegas Review - Journal recently agreed to pay a $500000 fine for failing to prevent problems at Privé, even though the club is owned and operated separately from the casino. ... Planet Hollywood Casino fined, bars lose liquor license.4Flush.com
Opinion: 'The Lion King:' More Very Welcome Broadway On The Strip
Original at Broadway World
• Fri, May 22
The Lion King has opened in the theater at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and it is — in brief — an astonishing show, made more astonishing because it is here in Las Vegas (a statement further explained below). Twelve years after its opening on ...
Former Harrah's exec Claudine Williams dead at 88
Original at google.com
• Thu, May 14
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Claudine Williams, a leading figure in the Nevada gambling industry and the first woman to manage a major Las Vegas Strip casino, has died. She was 88. Harrah's Entertainment officials said Thursday that Williams died Wednesday in Las ...
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT?
Original at Las Vegas Business Press
• Mon, May 4
New Online Casinos The Strip, including the MGM Grand, the Tropicana and the Excalibur, is shown from the M Resort blimp in March. The parent company of the Riviera has received a default notice and is talking with Wachovia about reworking a $245 million debt. ...
Opinion: Harrah's Gets Hit Hard By Economy: 2009 WSOP Hotel Rates Slashed
Original at Gambling911.com
• Tue, Apr 28
Las Vegas Strip properties, which in past years were inaccessible during the first week in July, were featuring rates of $35 to $90 a night. Rooms would typically be booked months in advance with many individuals opting to rent homes off the Strip. ...
It's official: LV gets banquet - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Fri, Apr 24
Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV We were able to come to an agreement on reasonable room blocks, banquet facilities and approvals to hold fan activities on the famous Las Vegas Strip." The effort to move the banquet to Las Vegas from New York, where it had been since 1981, ...
DOUG ELFMAN: Peeking at the power behind 'Peepshow' - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Mon, Apr 20
Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV So that's the story of how hot and thin, nearly naked, professional dancers who ride stripper poles is a step in the right direction for women on the Las Vegas Strip. Doug Elfman's column appears on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. ...
F Street protestors march down the Las Vegas Strip
Original at KTNV Las Vegas
• Sat, Apr 18
Las Vegas Sun NV Their hope is to get F Street re-opened in their West Las Vegas Community. Many living there say the closure of F Street is segregating them from the rest of the city. Residents say now a simple trip to the doctor's office or a government building is ...
Opinion: Visitation improves, but gaming revenue plummets in February
Original at Las Vegas Sun
• Fri, Apr 17
NV The Strip decline was even steeper with revenue of $427.4 million, off 23.4 percent from the previous year. The Strip decline was among the worst of the state's 16 geographic markets with only Reno, South Lake Tahoe and North Lake Tahoe having bigger ...
Opinion: To do today: April 15
Original at Sun-Sentinel.com
• Wed, Apr 15
FL 35; Ticketmaster Oh, yes, it's ladies night at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, so round up your girlfriends to ogle some Australian eye candy. The show, voted "Best Dancers on the Las Vegas Strip" by the Las Vegas Review Journal, starts at 8 pm at ...
Opinion: Golfweek Names Best Las Vegas Golf Courses to Lists
Original at GolfLasVegasNow.com
• Sun, Mar 22
NV Boulder Creek Golf Club is located in the small city of Boulder City, and is about 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. TPC Las Vegas is a past host of of events on both the Champions Tour and PGA Tour, and is where the Pros Play in Las Vegas. ...
Opinion: Harrah's Entertainment Sponsors Las Vegas Earth Hour
Original at MSNBC
• Thu, Mar 19
LAS VEGAS, NV - Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is proud to be a Las Vegas sponsor of the World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour on March 28th at 8:30 pm when for the first time in history the world famous Las Vegas Strip will go dark for one hour. ... Harrah's tells regulators it may have to sell assets or res...
Opinion: JERSEY BOYS' Erich Bergen Announces Concerts In LV 3/25, 4/8
Original at Broadway World
• Thu, Mar 19
Las Vegas Weekly NY After only six months on The Strip at The Palazzo Resort-Hotel-Casino, the musical phenomenon Jersey Boys, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, was named the number one show of 2008 by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. A unique presentation of ...
Opinion: Harrah's Entertainment Sponsors Las Vegas Earth Hour - Market Wire
Original at WM Experts
• Thu, Mar 19
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - March 19, 2009) - Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is proud to be a Las Vegas sponsor of the World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour on March 28th at 8:30 pm when for the first time in history the world famous Las Vegas Strip will go ...
JANUARY RESULTS: Gaming revenue keeps sliding - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Wed, Mar 11
Las Vegas Sun On the Strip, casinos won $510.4 million from gamblers, a drop of almost 14.8 percent compared with $598.8 million won a year ago. "In our view, 2009 could be one of the most agonizing years Las Vegas Strip operators have ever experienced," Wachovia ... KXNT - Las Vegas Sun
Poker Room Review: Bally's Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Original at pokernews.com
• Sun, Mar 1
Bally's is a full-service, brightly lit, nicely appointed casino, right in the middle of the famous Las Vegas Strip. They have a ten-table poker "room" (actually an area with no dividing walls to set it apart) on the floor next to table games. ... The state of our engine Las Vegas Sun
Opinion: American Storm at the V TheaterOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Feb 24
By rss@youtube.com (VarietyTheater) America's Hottest Male Revue! The men of American Storm reveal their sexy side catering to the fantasies of the audience. This fully costumed and choreographed production show is sure to have women wanting more as these 6 hard bodied performers live out every womans fantasy from a lonely...
Nevada Gaming Revenues Fall 19% in December
Original at Poker News Daily
• Mon, Feb 16
NV Las Vegas Strip casinos, which include poker-friendly establishments such as the Venetian and Bellagio, experienced a 23.15% drop in revenues during December of 2008 in comparison to December of 2007. During the fiscal year, Strip casino revenues have ...
Opinion: Sector Snap: Casinos hold up over holiday
Original at Forbes
• Mon, Jan 5
AP , 01.05.09, 01:05 PM EST Demand among Las Vegas Strip casino and hotel operators held up well over the New Year's holiday even though room rates had to ... All that glitter isn't gold in Vegas Boston Globe JANE ANN MORRISON: Afternoon at Encore is a tactile experience ... Las Vegas Review - Journal
Vegas beer pong competition gets (almost) serious
Original at Toledo Blade
• Mon, Jan 5
Granted, they tend to be grinning and drinking when they say it. There was plenty of both going on this weekend at the World Series of Beer Pong IV, a loud and sloshy annual tournament that elevates a college fraternity house staple that includes ping pong balls and beer to an (almost) seriou...
Opinion: Ahead of the Bell: New Year's OK for Vegas casinos
Original at Forbes
• Sun, Jan 4
Forst also noted that while key Las Vegas Strip gaming figures for November have yet to be released, the data is likely not going to be as bad as October's ... Nevada casinos' win slips even further in October Truckee Times Las Vegas Review - Journal - KLAS-TV
Vegas beer pong competition gets (almost) serious
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Sun, Jan 4
The Flamingo's owner, Harrah's Entertainment, says beer pong has helped it see the benefits of tapping into the 20-something market. An adjacent Harrah's casino, O'Sheas, even pulled out slot machines to set up several permanent beer pong tables.
Opinion: Frustrations fly over New Year's Eve fireworks show
Original at KTNV Las Vegas
• Sat, Jan 3
Las Vegas Sun NV - Rochelle and her friends were disappointed on the Las Vegas strip. "I can see the strip from my backyard and so usually I like to look and watch it but I ... Requirements at issue after poor Strip fireworks reviews Las Vegas Sun
Slump means identity crisis for Las Vegas
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Thu, Jan 1
It spurred a new wave of one-upmanship, a key impulse in the Las Vegas identity. MGM Mirage Inc. announced its $9.2 billion CityCenter project and billed it as the largest private construction project ever. Las Vegas Sands, owner of the Venetian, spent $1.9 billion on its Palazzo. Donald Trump...
Charges dropped against 'Suge' Knight in Vegas
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Fri, Dec 5
Clark County Court spokesman Michael Sommermeyer says Justice of the Peace Abbi Silver dismissed the charges without prejudice in a morning hearing. Knight was charged with two counts of felony drug possession and one count of misdemeanor battery. Police say he arrested in August after...
An Audio Tour of the Mole-Men Tunnels -- er, the Storm Drains in Las Vegas
Original at Boing Boing
• Thu, Dec 4
By Xeni Jardin NPR's Adam Burke has produced an amazing audio tour of the subterranean storm drains in Vegas, which some people (hmmm, Hodgmanic mole men?) call home. It would be easy to go a whole weekend on the Las Vegas Strip without spotting a sign of a crisis. Never mind that more than 14,000 people are l...
Live from Fabulous Cat-Vegas . . .
Original at Louisville Courier-Journal
• Fri, Nov 28
By Eric Crawford(noreply@blogger.com) That's the phrase on the T-shirt of choice for Cat fans who have made the trip to Las Vegas and The Orleans Hotel and Casino for tonight's game against Kansas State. Above is the view from my press row seat. So listen to this scam. At 3 o'clock this afternoon, I was at home in Louisville. Now, I'm jus...
Bob Mackie 4 decades of designs on Cher
Original at Cher Las Vegas
• Tue, Aug 5
By webmaster CLICK HERE to Buy CHER Las Vegas Tickets Top Seats for all tour dates! On Wednesday, Cher resumes her self-titled show at Caesars Palace in Sin City, where she’s taken that Las Vegas “Strip” notion to heart. CLICK HERE to Buy CHER Las Vegas Tickets Top Seats!
Podcast: Megaresort competition pushes Caesars Palace
Original at AZ Central.com
• Sat, Jul 21
Gambling giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. has announced a $1 billion expansion for its flagship Caesars Palace hotel-casino in a bid to compete with the megaresorts planned for the Las Vegas Strip.
Luxor casino plans major remodel
Original at Reno Gazette Journal
• Thu, Jul 12
LAS VEGAS (AP) � The pyramid-shaped Luxor hotel-casino is getting a multimillion dollar makeover, officials said Thursday. The name and distinctive shape of the resort near the south end of the Las Vegas Strip will remain the same, but the interior and most hotel rooms will be renovated,...
Ocean's Eighteen: Indian Tourists in VegasOriginal at Sepia Mutiny
• Mon, Jun 11
By amardeep Speaking of Desis on the Strip -- since there are already so many Desis visiting Vegas, why not a Desi-themed casino? There's already the lightly Morroccan-themed Sahara and the heavily Egyptian Luxor, the pseudo-Italian Venetian (where you can even go for a gondola ride), and the pseu...
Casino stocks: Are they a good bet?
Original at usatoday.com
• Wed, Nov 9
Q: Are casino stocks cheap or expensive at current prices? A: The slowing economy and plunging stock market seem to be taking the gambling bug out of investors. Shares of companies that run casinos, including those with well-known properties on the Las Vegas Strip, have been among the wor...