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CRISS ANGEL (all caps) Believe (trademark)

I saw the damnedest thing the other day while out walkin the dog. I honestly did a double take, scratched my head, rippled my brow, shook my head and walked away - in disbelief.... » continue

The End of An Era : Jackie Gaughan Sells El Cortez

It's the end of an era. Jackie Gaughan has sold the last piece of his casino empire - El Cortez. Jackie has been a fixture in Vegas for fifty or so years, with the main... » continue

VegasJams : Neon Knights by Black Sabbath

Every Vegas related website has an obligatory "Vegas Music" discussion. The usual suspects of sinful jammery - Elvis, Sinatra et. al. - have treated us all well over the years, but surely there's a... » continue

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Steals Our MyVegas Thingy

Here's one for the lawyers. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (visitlasvegas.com) launched a social networking thingy for Vegas folks called... MyVegas, in February 2008, a little less than TWO YEARS after we did the... » continue

Jersey Boys Opens At Palazzo

The hit Broadway musical, Jersey Boys - a live "Behind the Music" show covering the legendary Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons has opened at... » continue

Breaking News : Tropicana Files For Bankruptcy

Sitting in on the pre-VegasGang chatter here and Jeff Simpson just mentioned that Tropicana Entertainment has filed for bankruptcy. Here's the details: Tropicana Entertainment to file for Chapter 11 Protection... » continue

New Vegas Package Deals, Coupon Codes, Promos and Discounts

Here's the latest bunch of deal offers the casinos and travel retailers have sent us to share - Expedia, Travelocity and a slew from MGM Mirage (Mandalay Bay, Mirage, Luxor and MGM Grand). As... » continue

Luxor Scrapes The Barrel of Celebrity Hosts

Judging by the quality of 'celebrities' being hired to host nights at the various Vegas ultralounges, I'm wondering if they've enacted a new Andy Warhol-inspired host booking policy, wherein everyone in the world gets to... » continue

Terribles Primm Offers Online Coupons

Terrible's Primm Valley Resort located on the California/Nevada state line in Primm, NV has posted an online 'booklet' containing a ton of coupons and other comp point redemption offers. For those who do drive to... » continue

Planet Hollywood Redesigns Website

Planet Hollywood has completed its transformation by completely redesigning their website. The property, whose very concept was called into question by many Vegas blawgers (including us), has confounded its critics in the last few months and... » continue