Health crisis in Las Ve...

Earlier this month, several clinics owned by Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada were shut down due to a hepatitis outbreak at their Shadow Lane location. Now it’s come to light that the clinic’s majority owner, Dr Depak Desai has political ties to Nevada governor Jim Gibbons. Dr....

Venetians Deep Stack Ex...

photos by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com The VenetianThe Venetian Deep Stack event in February was so popular, they’re doing it again! While not as big as the first Deep Stack Extravaganza, this sequel will still provide lots of play to practice for the WSOP (or the next DSE, which...

$50 off Southwest Airli...

Southwest Airlines, which offers many direct flights right into Las Vegas, is running a special rebate if you pay by PayPal. Just purchase a ticket with PayPal at Southwest for $250 or more, and you’ll receive a $50 rebate deposited to your PayPal account in 6-8 weeks. Note that...

Las Vegas Philharmonic ...

See Led Zeppelin like you’ve never seen them before. The Philharmonic of Las Vegas (betcha didn’t know we had one) will do a one-night-only performance of “The Music of Led Zeppelin: A Rock Symphony.” The Philharmonic, combining a 50-piece orchestra with rock band...

Metreon Vertical Constr...

Amidst all of the recent cancellation of loft and condo projects, several of the projects going forward tend to get overlooked. The Metreon Las Vegas, a mixed use project on the west side is celebrating the vertical construction of the project on March 27th. Sales for the community have...

Bodies, Titanic moving ...

With the fate of Las Vegas’ Tropicana still to be determined (owner Columbia Sussex was forced to sell the Tropicana in Atlantic City after losing their casino license for not meeting regulatory compliance), Luxor (owned by MGM Mirage) is picking up on two of the Trop’s...

UNLV Rebels vs. Kent St...

Go Rebels! The UNLV team Runnin’ Rebels are in the March Madness NCAA tournament for the second year in a row, kicking off their first opening round against Kent State. The tourney takes place absent from home tomorrow at the Quest Center in Omaha, Nebraska at 11:55 a.m. PT. In case...

For 90 minutes, lights ...

photos by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Earlier this evening, the power went out at MGM Mirage casinos Mandalay Bay, Excalibur, and Luxor, including the famous Luxor beam emitting from the pyramid. The tram between the three casinos was also shut down. Clark County fire officials stated...

First Native American h...

A Native American casino in Las Vegas? A consortium of Indian tribes including the Muckleshoots and Shoshone-Bannock are hatching a lofty plan for a casino called Ellis Las Vegas, run by Ellis Gaming. Spread across 70 acres on the south Strip, the hotel-casino is expected to have 9,000...

Ricin man awakes from c...

Roger Bergendorff is the name of the man who was rushed to the hospital on Valentine’s Day and went into a coma from apparent ricin poisoning at the Extended Stay America motel in Las Vegas. Bergendorff, 57, recently awoke and is currently speaking with metro and the FBI about how...