Walking with Dinosaurs ...

You’ve waited 65 million years, and finally, you’ll get a chance to meet them. Walking with Dinosaurs, the popular Arena Spectacular show, comes to Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center through March 28 only. Pollstar named the tour the 4th most popular in the world, after...

Planet Hollywood to bec...

Now with Planet Hollywood taken by by Harrah’s (just considering you take by my debt, you think you can own me? Hmph), we’ve already seen changes by the big H. First and foremost — no more Starwood points. But — at least from a couple reports we’ve had...

Station Casinos plan to...

Boyd Gaming is still interested in picking up the pieces that are becoming Station Casinos. As part of their bankruptcy plan, Station will sell 14 of their casinos while keeping Red Rock, Palace Station, Boulder Station, and Sunset Station. The brothers Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta will...

Bob Knight, Billy Packe...

The NCAA March Madness (or Madness in March, as some are advertising, as the NCAA prohibits advertising their trademark, much like NFL’s Super Bowl) continues that weekend and next, with college basketball coach Bob Knight and former CBS Sports sportscaster Billy Packer. Both will...

Las Vegas Metro Police ...

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Las Vegas Metro Police at a crime scene A Las Vegas Metro Police officer was in serious condition at a local hospital after being shot in a gun battle with two suspects driving a vehicle reported stolen earlier today. One of the suspects was...

The Cosmopolitan adds a...

The new Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas is now officially called The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. That was apparently all that was needed to avoid a lawsuit from Cosmopolitan magazine. If not for the change, Cosmo the mag was asking for $500,000 plus a share of profits. Being a mouthful,...

4th Annual Jennifer Har...

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Jennifer Harman, professional poker player Poker pros, Hollywood celebrities, and fans will be joining the world’s most feared female poker player, Jennifer Harman, at The Venetian Poker Room in Las Vegas Tuesday, April 13, for the Fourth...

Free pastry day at Star...

Starbucks’ Free Pastry Day is March 23, and you can stop by your neighborhood Starbucks to purchase a handcrafted beverage and soon after get a choice of the following for free: croissant, muffin, bagel, bread, pound cake, scone, roll, doughnut, coffee cake, wee hours bun, or cheese...

Rumjungle files bankrup...

Rumjungle, the nightclub at Mandalay Bay, has filed for bankruptcy. In addition to owing $1.1 million rent to the hotel-casino, Rumjungle plus claims that they have a contract stating Mandalay Bay allowed them to be the sole nightclub in the casino. Two years ago, Mandalay converted...

Free bowl of spaghetti ...

Buca di Beppo in Garden Grove, Calif., tried to break the Guinness World Record for Largest Bowl of Pasta, which last Friday came to 15,000 servings at 9,797 pounds, 120 gallons of marianara and meatballs. Buca created the pasta monstrosity and thereupon donated it as livestock feed (it...