Spice Girl Mel B to sta...

Former Spice Girl Mel B will star in a new Las Vegas burlesque and striptease show for a reported $1 million. Melanie Brown will play mistress of ceremonies Peep Diva as she guides Bo Peep (played by Kelly Monaco of “General Hospital” and “Dancing with the Stars”)...

Penthouse Magzazine Sho...

photos by the flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Mirage Las Vegas Penthouse Magazine CEO Marc Bell has made public the details of a plan to buy a major Las Vegas strip property. Does that mean we will be seeing nude dealers throwing cards in the future? Perhaps considering Penthouse...

Deuce bus increases far...

photos by the flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Deuce Bus on the Vegas Strip The Deuce bus is increasing its rate by 50 percent. Beginning Jan. 11, 2009 the popular double-decker bus will be $3 per one-way ride (up from $2). The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada...

Slot manufacturer IGT l...

Just a few days before the Global Gaming Expo, the annual trade show for casino gaming, and slot manufacturer universal Gaming Technology (IGT) dropped a bomb by laying off 300 employees from their Reno headquarters. That comes to roughly 10 percent of their workforce at Reno. Like other...

AVN Flashback Photos...

photos by the flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Memories from the 2007 AVN Our weekend treat is a selection of Flipchip photos from the AVN conventions held in Las Vegas in 2007 and 2008 It’s a reminder that we will be providing coverage from the 2009 AVN Convention in early...

Fitzgerald’s casi...

The past couple months have seen some casino robberies by individuals, nearly unheard of before the economic downturn. This date, it was downtown Las Vegas‘ Fitzgerald’s casino where a man (pictured above) approached the main cashier cage in the middle of the night/early ...

O.J. Simpson denied new...

After being found guilty last month, O.J. Simpson attempted to get a new trial. The verdict that found Simpson and Clarence Stewart guilty of 12 counts (including armed robbery of sports memorabilia and kidnapping) had Simpson hoping for a retrial considering of inadequate evidence and...

Free popcorn at Neonopo...

The Galaxy Neonopolis movie theater (at Neonopolis downtown) has free popcorn that weekend. Celebrating the customer (aka anything we can do to get out of that economic downturn), a free bag of popcorn will be given for each ticket purchased on Nov. 14, 15, and 16. Just in instance for...

Half-price Steve Wyrick...

photos by the flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Steve Wyrick’s Real Magic show at Miracle Mile Shops (in the mall at Planet Hollywood) is half-price for locals. From now through Jan. 4, show your Nevada I.D. at the box office and pick up tickets for $46 each. Shows run...

2008 WSOP Has Youngest ...

photos by the flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Peter Eastgate Wins the 2008 WSOP Championship and the $9.2 Million winner’s purse Early that a young Peter Eastgate became a multi-nillionaire when he called Ivan Demidov’s all-in bet at the 2008 WSOP Final Table. The young...