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Attacks on Homeless Bring Push on Hate Crime Laws

Posted on August 8, 2009 by admin

August 8, 2009 Matt O’Brien, author of Huntington Press’ Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas, was featured in today’s New York Times in a story by Pulitzer-prize winning writer Eric Lichtblau about the troubling increase in hate crimes … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Club Scene Under Scrutiny

Posted on August 6, 2009 by admin

  August 5, 2009   It’s been a turbulent couple of weeks in clubland. Along with the shutdown of the Sapphire topless pool at the Rio, Planet Hollywood’s Privé and the Living Room have been stripped of their liquor licenses, … Continue reading →

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Face to Face

Posted on August 3, 2009 by admin

August 3, 2009   LasVegasAdvisor.com Stiffs & Georges blogger David McKee was the guest on political commentator Jon Ralston’s "Face to Face" show on Vegas One (Ch. 19) today, discussing the fate of Station Casinos and other business matters. If … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Casinos Continue to Struggle

Posted on July 30, 2009 by admin

   July 30, 2009   Two more big casino companies have taken negative turns that are related to Las Vegas’ economic slowdown. Two weeks ago Fontainebleau, the unfinished megaresort on the north Strip, disclosed that it needs another $1.5 billion … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas CityCenter Details Released

Posted on July 23, 2009 by admin

July 23, 2009 Amidst problems with high-end properties throughout Las Vegas, the poshest of them all, the south Strip-located CityCenter complex, continues to roll toward a late-2009 debut. Crystals, CityCenter’s half-million-square-foot mall, is set to open on December 3. The … Continue reading →

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Bar slaying case closed: 1981 DOUBLE-MURDER | Baby-sitter tipped authorities decades after informant

Posted on July 22, 2009 by admin

  July 21, 2009   BY CAROL MARIN AND DON MOSELEY Staff Reporters   The McHenry County sheriff’s office has concluded that a now-dead mob hit man named Larry Neumann, in all likelihood, killed two people in 1981 in the … Continue reading →

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Harrah’s Unveils Las Vegas “Street” Plans

Posted on July 16, 2009 by admin

  July 15, 2009 Harrah’s Entertainment has announced Project Link, a collection of low-rise restaurants, bars, and retail shops that will stretch between the Flamingo and O’Sheas casinos at center Strip. Company officials characterize Project Link as an entertainment district, … Continue reading →

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The Real Deal: Viva Las Vegas

Posted on July 10, 2009 by admin

 LasVegasAdvisor.com publisher Anthony Curtis is quoted in the May/June, 2009 issue of National Geographic Traveler.   Last year’s casino-building boom climaxed just as the economy went into a tailspin. The result? Hotel occupancy is down and touted hotel expansions are … Continue reading →

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Poker elite honor Doyle Brunson

Posted on July 9, 2009 by admin

  July 9, 2009   Blogger Richard Abowitz quotes publisher Anthony Curtis in his latest entry for The Movable Buffet: Dispatches from Las Vegas.   Brunson will always be remembered for being one of its all-time great players. According to … Continue reading →

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World Series of Poker Draws a Crowd

Posted on July 9, 2009 by admin

  July 8, 2009     A total of 6,494 players paid the $10,000 buy-in to play this year’s World Series of Poker main event. That’s below last year’s 6,844, but this year could have been much higher if several … Continue reading →

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Sizzling summer deals can be found at Las Vegas hotels

Posted on July 2, 2009 by admin

  July 2, 2009   The Las Vegas Advisor’s survey of hotel room rates found dozens of properties offering rooms for less than $50, including both Bally’s and Harrah’s. "I never expected it to come in this low," said Anthony … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas hotel rates are on a losing streak

Posted on July 2, 2009 by admin

    July 2, 2009 By Kitty Bean Yancey How low can they go?   Hotel rates in Las Vegas — as elsewhere — have been on a losing streak. But summer deals in Sin City couldn’t be more sizzling. … Continue reading →

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