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NEWS ABOUT: Las Vegas

Las Vegas stories: 147 news summaries

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(Newser) - With The Hangover hitting theaters today, New York magazine looks at the high points of the insane genre the “Las Vegas movie” has become.
  • Swingers: The blackjack scene is probably the best anti-Vegas-glamour-scene ever.
  • The Amazing Colossal Man: This B-movie features the second-best
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Las Vegas • Johnny Depp • list • movies • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas • showgirls • Elizabeth Berkley • Joe Pesci

(Newser) - The last clothing Marilyn Monroe wore and Elvis Presley's pill bottles are hitting the auction block in Las Vegas next month, reports the BBC. Monroe's bathrobe, believed to be what she was wearing the night she overdosed on sleeping pills in 1962, is expected to fetch some $6,000. Her... More »

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entertainment • suicide • Las Vegas • auction • overdose • photograph • Marilyn Monroe • Elvis Presley • blonde bombshells

(Newser) - President Obama jetted to Las Vegas yesterday for a glitzy fundraiser for Harry Reid, the Washington Post reports. Aides estimate the shindig, which cost revelers between $50 and $2,400, pulled in $2 million for Reid’s contentious reelection battle. Though Obama and Reid haven’t always seen eye-to-eye,... More »

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Barack Obama • Harry Reid • Las Vegas • fundraiser • Nevada • Caesars Palace • re-election

 OJ Appeals Vegas Convictions 

Says jury selection unfair; cites judicial misconduct

May 26, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(AP) - OJ Simpson is appealing to the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn his conviction on Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnapping charges. Today's filing alleges the ex-football star's conviction in a hotel-room confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers was tainted by judicial misconduct, a lack of racial diversity on the jury... More »

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crime • Las Vegas • kidnapping • appeal • OJ Simpson • Nevada • sports memorabilia • armed robbery

Obama Can't Pack the House in Vegas

Tickets left for Reid fundraiser at venue Celine Dion sold out

May 26, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Not being able to fill a room isn’t a charge usually leveled at President Obama, but, the Los Angeles Times reports, there are still (relatively cheap) tickets available for a fundraiser he’s hosting tonight for Sen. Harry Reid at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Elton John and Celine... More »

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Harry Reid • Las Vegas • fundraiser • Celine Dion • Caesars Palace • Sheryl Crow • President Obama • Bette Midler

 Cue the Kid: 
 Toddler Runs 
 Pool Table 

Keith stands on chair for slices, bank shots

May 26, 09 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A New York toddler in diapers has become a YouTube hit as he runs a pool table with deftly delivered slices and bank shots, reports the AP.  Keith O'Dell, 2, is the youngest member of the American Pool Association and recently staged an exhibition in Vegas. He started knocking... More »

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parenting • New York • Las Vegas • toddler • diapers • child • pool • Jay-ZTV • prodigy • pool table • pool tournament

MGM Mirage Doubles Down on Global Market

Vegas brand expands to Asia, Middle East despite industry woes

May 20, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the hospitality business gasping for air and its own core business in trouble, MGM Mirage is going global in hopes of building its brand well beyond Las Vegas. Having sealed eight deals with hotel developers and in talks with 10 more, the company will introduce the Bellagio and MGM ... More »

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China • Vietnam • Las Vegas • Bellagio • MGM Mirage • Egypt • CityCenter • hotel • UAE

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Hef Ex Heads 
 to Vegas Stage 

Plus, Scrubs might be back yet again, and more

May 15, 09 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Girl Next Door Holly Madison is going from Playboy to Peepshow—she will replace Kelly Monaco in the Las Vegas topless revue, though she is not expected to bare all. “I've always wanted to be in a really classy, sexy burlesque show,” Madison tells People. Elsewhere:
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entertainment • Las Vegas • celebrity • Hugh Hefner • topless • Holly Madison

(Newser) - The Delaware State Senate has approved a bill legalizing sports betting and allowing casinos to operate table games like roulette, the News Journal of Wilmington reports. The governor, seeking to close a gaping budget gap, will sign the bill this week. The measure sailed through the senate after a... More »

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gambling • Las Vegas • legislation • casino • legalization • Delaware • sports betting • state senate • craps • Jay-ZTV • roulette • Jack Markell

Nevada Deals 20 Years to
Thieving Chinese Bankers

Embezzlers tried to launder stolen $500M through Vegas casinos

May 7, 09 4:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two managers who scammed the Bank of China for nearly $500 million and fled to the US have been sentenced to more than 20 years each by a Nevada court, the BBC reports. The men's wives—who helped them launder the cash through Las Vegas casinos—were given 8-year sentences.... More »

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China • fraud • Las Vegas • money laundering • Nevada • embezzlement • bank fraud • Bank of China

Obituary

 Vegas Star Gans Dead at 52 


May 1, 09 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Master impressionist Danny Gans died this morning at age 52 at his Nevada home, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Though little known outside of Vegas, the musical chameleon was a Sin City superstar, performing before routinely sold-out crowds and appearing on the largest freestanding marquee in the world. “... More »

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Las Vegas • obituary • Steve Wynn • Danny Gans

Rodman Fined $225K for Inappropriate Touching

2006 butt slap incident did not stay in Vegas

Apr 28, 09 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dennis Rodman must fork over a six-figure fine to a Las Vegas waitress he touched inappropriately in a 2006 incident, TMZ reports. The 28-year-old “beverage manager” said the former basketball star was incredibly intoxicated when he slapped her rear and tried to force her to dance with him. The... More »

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Las Vegas • lawsuit • federal judges • Dennis Rodman • fine • waitress • drunkenness • inappropriate touching


 LiLo In Talks 
 to Go Topless 

Broke actress may turn to Vegas peep show

Apr 20, 09 1:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Turning to stripping for fast cash? No, not some random college girl … that’s Lindsay Lohan’s new plan, Fox News reports. The star, hard up for employment, is in talks to join Sin City’s topless “Peepshow,” joining former Spice Girl Mel B. LiLo watched the... More »

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Las Vegas • Lindsay Lohan • celebrity • topless

(Newser) - MGM Mirage, the gambling conglomerate, is considering the sale of casino properties in Michigan and Mississippi to pay down debt and save an underfunded Las Vegas development, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Vegas-based company has retained Morgan Stanley to shepherd the sales of the MGM Grand Detroit and... More »

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Detroit • Las Vegas • MGM Mirage • Morgan Stanley • debt • recession • casino • Mississippi • Dubai World • MGM Grand • City Center

Giant Vegas Project May File for Bankruptcy

Kerkorian-Dubai megaconstruction will miss debt payment

Mar 27, 09 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - City Center, the sprawling $8.6 billion Las Vegas development and the largest private construction project in history, will likely fail to make a $220 million debt payment today and may file for bankruptcy. The project is a collaboration between Kirk Kerkorian's MGM Mirage and Dubai World, a conglomerate owed... More »

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Kirk Kerkorian • Las Vegas • MGM Mirage • Dubai • casino • Dubai World • Nevada • Howard Stern Grid

(Newser) - Car owners sideswiped by the economy have spurred a nationwide wave of arson and abandonment—last-ditch attempts to collect on insurance, the Wall Street Journal reports. Auto arson claims rose 6% nationally in 2008; in some particularly speculative states, the rate jumped as much as 18%. “Lots of desperate... More »

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crime • Las Vegas • recession • arson • insurance fraud • cars • economic downturn

 Sir Paul's 
 Vegas Gig 
 Sold Out 
 in 7 Seconds 

Must be some kind of record

Mar 11, 09 3:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A spring gig at a Las Vegas casino featuring Sir Paul MCartney sold out in a blink-of-an-eye seven seconds, reports the Telegraph. The former Beatle will rock the rafters for 4,000 fans next month at the opening of the New Joint at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino. The hurricane... More »

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Paul McCartney • Las Vegas • casino • rock and roll • concert • Beatles

Sexy Image Hurts Vegas
as Companies Back Off

Sin City bad match for chastened America

Mar 7, 09 6:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Las Vegas has spent years feasting on its naughty image, but Sin City is going hungry in hard times, BusinessWeek reports. Home prices are at half their 2006 peaks, and unemployment has hit a lofty 9.1%. Vegas is reminding businesses that it’s still an attractive convention destination,... More »

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Las Vegas • recession • business travelers • ad campaign

ANALYSIS

Most Foreclosures Come From a Few Counties

Crisis affects former boom areas the most

Mar 6, 09 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The majority of US home foreclosures last year happened in just 35 counties, USA Today reports. Though the effects of the mortgage crisis have been felt nationwide, foreclosures have been from the start clustered in formerly booming areas in Florida, California, Nevada, Arizona, and around Washington DC. The 35 most-affected... More »

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Florida • California • Las Vegas • foreclosure • default • housing crisis • mortgage defaults

 Jackson in Talks 
 for Live Shows 

King of Pop planning a pop revival to stem financial troubles

Feb 21, 09 2:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Jackson is staging a concert comeback, the New York Daily News reports. The pop star is in talks to headline up to 30 live shows in London or Las Vegas this year. “It will be the greatest comeback in the history of pop,” one source says. The... More »

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London • Las Vegas • concert • Michael Jackson • Thriller

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