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NEWS ABOUT: Las Vegas

Las Vegas stories: 147 news summaries

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 Brad, Boys Do Vegas 

Brangelina reunite at Oscars, where they'll face Jennifer Aniston

Feb 19, 09 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Seems there's no time like the present to kick off those father-son Las Vegas getaways. Brad Pitt was spotted with Maddox, 7, and Pax, 5, at the ritzy MGM Mansion, where the boys had Nintendo Wiis delivered to their rooms, Us Magazine reports. In New York, Angelina Jolie took her... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Las Vegas • Jennifer Aniston • celebrity parents • Oscars

(Newser) - Wells Fargo, which received $25 billion in TARP funds, has canceled a swanky corporate retreat in Las Vegas after criticism began to mount, the AP reports. The bank had booked 12 nights at two pricey hotels to recognize top employees. Wells Fargo initially defended the retreat when news of it... More »

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Las Vegas • Wells Fargo • mortgage brokers • conference • Wynn Las Vegas • corporate retreat • Wall Street bailout • junket

super bowl

 Super Bowl 
 Inspires 
 Super Wacky 
 Wagers 

How much do you want to bet Bruce sings Born to Run?

Feb 1, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Propositions, or "prop bets," can add some spice to a Super Bowl blowout even as they leave oddsmakers shaking their heads. "They're a pain in the ass," a Las Vegas bookmaker tells ESPN the Magazine. "But it keeps non-fans interested for the entire game.... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • gambling • Las Vegas • Super Bowl • football • betting • Pittsburgh Steelers • Bruce Springsteen • sports betting • Internet gambling • online betting • Super Bowl XLIII

 Brothels to Nevada: 
 Tax Us, Please 

Brothel owners see taxes as insurance to keep them legal

Jan 26, 09 3:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Nevada's brothel owners are offering to fork over tax money to the state to help cover its debts—but legislators are reluctant to increase the state's involvement in the $50-million-a-year sex business, reports the New York Times. Nevada's 25 legal brothels pay hefty taxes to their home counties, but are... More »

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prostitution • taxes • Las Vegas • Nevada • Reno • brothel • sex industry • Nevada Brothel Association • Moonlite Bunny Ranch • Shady Lady Ranch

 Recession Takes Bite 
 Out of CES Buzz 

Attendance down at Las Vegas electronics expo

Jan 9, 09 1:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Whether or not the gadgets make a splash, this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas is certainly a low-voltage affair, Reuters reports. The sputtering economy has slashed turnout at the expo, which in years past hosted “so many people it’s hard to walk around.” And tech... More »

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Las Vegas • consumer electronics • Consumer Electronics Show • CES • gadget • economic downturn • attendance

OPINION

 Cool Tech at CES, 
 But It's Useless 

3-D TVs, wristwatch cellphone are among the excellent gadgets

Jan 8, 09 2:39 PM CST
(Newser) - The 2009 Consumer Electronics Show is full of “incredible technology,” Larry Magid writes for CNET. Problem is, it’s all “in search of a practical purpose,” making this year the “year of the gimmick.” Magid runs down a few wowee gadgets of dubious usefulness.... More »

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cell phones • Las Vegas • digital camera • Consumer Electronics Show • gadget • 3-D • 2009 • projector • 3D television

 What Downturn? Vegas 
 Gets New $2.3B Resort 

Mogul riding high while rivals, Vegas struggle

Dec 20, 08 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Recession has dimmed the glittering lights of Las Vegas, but it hasn’t stopped hotel and casino mogul Steve Wynn, AFP reports. Wynn is preparing to open the lavish $2.3 billion resort Encore on Monday as Sin City weathers its worst economic meltdown in decades. “I don't owe... More »

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Las Vegas • MGM Mirage • casino • Steve Wynn • Las Vegas Strip • Wynn Las Vegas

 Oops! Broken Arm 
 Not Part of Trick 

Copperfield assistant injured in 'freak accident' with fan blowing smoke for illusion

Dec 19, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - David Copperfield fans may feel disillusioned after one of the magician’s tricks went horribly wrong onstage in Las Vegas this week, breaking an assistant’s arm. The employee got his limb stuck in a fan during a routine stunt in which Copperfield “disappears” while passing through the whirling... More »

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Las Vegas • magic • accident • illusion • David Copperfield

Rare Snow Blankets
Vegas Strip

Schoolkids get first snow day in 30 years
as traffic snarls

Dec 18, 08 4:13 AM CST
(Newser) - The heaviest snowfall in nearly 30 years has left the Vegas Strip looking like a winter wonderland, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Local schoolkids are getting their first snow day since 1979. Traffic is snarled across the city as the weather stuns snow-novice drivers, and strands hundreds of tourists in... More »

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weather • Las Vegas • Nevada • snow • snowstorm • Las Vegas Strip

 Vegas Is US Suicide Capital 

Residents about 50% more likely to die by own hand; visiting increases risk for out-of-staters

Dec 11, 08 3:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Being in Las Vegas is quite a gamble: The risk of committing suicide for Sin City residents is twice as high as in the rest of the US, a recent study finds—with its 40 million annual visitors at even greater risk. But Harvard sociologists noted that those odds for... More »

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suicide • gambling • Las Vegas • medical study

OJ to Be Sentenced Today

Prosecutors pushing
for 18 years on
felony robbery raps

Dec 5, 08 3:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Clark County inmate #2648927—better known as OJ Simpson—is to be sentenced today and probation authorities have recommended he serve at least 18 years, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Simpson was found guilty in October of 11 felonies for ripping off two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas... More »

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robbery • Las Vegas • OJ Simpson • sentencing • jail • Nevada

 Phelps' Gal Pal Meets Mom 

Girlfriend spends Thanksgiving with fam

Nov 28, 08 6:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Olympic champion Michael Phelps brought his latest prize home: his girlfriend spent Thanksgiving with the family in Baltimore, People reports. The pair met in Vegas, where Phelps is practicing for the World Series of Poker and his gal pal works as a cocktail waitress. The Olympic sensation says the card... More »

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Michael Phelps • Las Vegas • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • World Series of Poker • poker • Thanksgiving • US Olympic athletes • Olympics

MGM Mirage Chief Quits
Amid Fake MBA Flap

Lanni denies sudden resignation related to degree fib

Nov 14, 08 2:04 AM CST
(Newser) - The CEO of MGM Mirage has announced his resignation, but denied it had anything to do with lying about having an MBA, reports the Wall Street Journal. J. Terence Lanni, one of the most powerful figures in the gambling world, has long claimed to have an MBA from the University... More »

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Kirk Kerkorian • gambling • Las Vegas • CEO • MGM Mirage • resignation • casino • University of Southern California • MBA

 In Slump, 
 Vegas Pushes Escapism 

Marketing gamble by casinos is coming back to haunt them

Nov 10, 08 11:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Las Vegas has enthusiastically promoted itself to travelers interested in pastimes other than gambling in recent years, but now that economic woes are tightening leisure budgets, Sin City is taking a hit, reports Advertising Age. With visitor volume and gaming revenue down, casinos are scrambling to respond. One has... More »

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advertising • gambling • Las Vegas • casino • economy • financial crisis

 Judge Nixes OJ Retrial 

Las Vegas justice rejects defense claims that jury foreman was racist

Nov 7, 08 5:21 PM CST
(Newser) - OJ Simpson won’t get a retrial in his Las Vegas robbery conviction, despite challenges raised by his attorneys, AP reports, with the presiding judge telling Simpson’s lawyers to take matters up with state appellate court. A lawyer for Simpson’s co-defendant today accused the jury foreman of racism,... More »

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Las Vegas • kidnapping • appeal • OJ Simpson • assault • Clarence Stewart • armed robbery • retrial

TRAVEL

 9 Hotels Haunted by Celebs 


Oct 31, 08 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the mood for upscale Halloween chills? If a plain old haunted house isn't swanky enough for your tastes, consider checking into a room from Travel and Leisure's list of hotels that come complete with a resident celeb spook:
  1. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles: Marilyn 
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Anna Nicole Smith • Hollywood • rock stars • Las Vegas • mob • celebrity • Marilyn Monroe • rock and roll • Elvis Presley • Sex Pistols • gangsters • Frank Sinatra

MGM Delays New Casinos
for Vegas, Atlantic City

After credit downgrade, firm reports 67% decline in quarterly net income

Oct 29, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - MGM Mirage will suspend work on new casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City due to the dismal credit climate, the Wall Street Journal reports. The firm reported a 67% drop in third-quarter net income as the slumping economy quells consumers’ desire to gamble or spend at casino restaurants and... More »

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Atlantic City • gambling • Las Vegas • MGM Mirage • profits • casino • credit crisis • net income

 Bookies Call Game 5 for Phillies 

Under Vegas rules, the fat lady sung at the bottom of the fifth

Oct 29, 08 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Game 5 of the World Series is stuck in a rain-soaked limbo in Philadelphia but it's all over in Vegas, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Nevada gaming ‘house rules’ state that a canceled game reverts to the score of the last finished inning, making it a 2-1 victory for... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Bud Selig • gambling • Las Vegas • gamblers • bookies • Tampa Bay Rays • 2008 World Series

Vegas Kidnap Case Turns to Mexican Drug Probe

6-year-old safe after abduction linked to theft from cartel

Oct 20, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Investigators intensified their search yesterday for the drug-cartel kidnappers of a 6-year-old Las Vegas boy who was found safe on a city street. Detectives have distributed flyers of suspects they believe are linked to Mexican drug kingpins who likely ordered young Cole Puffenburger kidnapped to get even with his grandfather... More »

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Las Vegas • kidnapping • abduction • methamphetamine • Cole Puffinburger • Robin Puffinburger

Kidnapped
Boy Found in Las Vegas

Cole picked up alive after grandpa crossed Mexican drug cartel

Oct 19, 08 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 6-year-old Nevada boy kidnapped by men believed linked to a Mexican drug cartel has been found in “extremely good condition” walking on a Las Vegas street. Some 100 detectives had been working 12-hour shifts to find Cole Puffinburger, who was abducted from his Las Vegas home Wednesday by... More »

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Las Vegas • kidnapping • drug cartel • missing child • Cole Puffinburger

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