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NEWS ABOUT: Wynn Las Vegas

Wynn Las Vegas stories: 5 news summaries

 Brooks' Vegas Gigs 
 Sell Out in 5 Hours 

30K tickets sell briskly as country star ends retirement

Oct 25, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Country music superstar Garth Brooks can still pack 'em in, selling out 30,000 tickets in five hours yesterday for a series of 20 small-scale Vegas shows that will end his retirement for the time being. The Oklahoma cowboy will put on four shows a weekend for five weekends in... More »

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music • retirement • country music • Garth Brooks • Wynn Las Vegas • sellout

(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

 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

 Barkley Pays Up,
 But It's Not Over Yet 

Ex-NBA star must shell out more for DA's fee

May 21, 08 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former NBA great Charles Barkley has paid off his $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino, but he's still got a charge left to settle: the district attorney's office is levying a $40,000 processing fee. Barkley says he hadn't known about the extra charge, but plans to... More »

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NBA • basketball • gambling • district attorney • Wynn Las Vegas • Charles Barkley

 Spas Get the Vegas Treatment 

Relaxation is another of Sin City's pricey pastimes

Mar 26, 08 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Las Vegas' go-big-or-go-home attitude runs from its slots to its spas, which now rival the Dead Sea as the world's favored soaking grounds, W reports. But what separates Sin City from Baden-Baden is the de-emphasis on escaping it all: At these luxury bathhouses, seeing and being seen is equally important... More »

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travel • Las Vegas • Bellagio • spa • luxury travel • Palms • Wynn Las Vegas • Venetian

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