Homeless People Live in Tunnels Under Las Vegas

August 10, 2010

With Nearly 14,000 Homeless People in Las Vegas, Some Seek Shelter Underground

Journalist Matt O’Brien wrote a book, Beneath the Neon, about this elaborate subterranean world of beds with headboards, makeshift pantries, and even art on the walls.

“Down here, you have some privacy, you know?” O’Brien said. “You can kind of live on your own.”

Click here to watch the video or click here to read a transcript of the feature.

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Study: Topless Vegas Pocket Guide

August 8, 2010

The infamous e-book we told you about a year ago has not only been updated to ensure your search for boobs doesn’t lead you down any dead ends, but now comes in pocket-sized paperback format, allowing you to properly navigate all 28 gentleman’s joints in Vegas, and dishing tips on everything from Continue reading

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Highly recommended, especially for fans of true crime

August 9, 2010

The Midwest Book Review has given Huntington Press author Denny Griffin’s The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law vs. The Mob a five-star rating on Amazon.com:

The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law vs. the Mob is the suspenseful true story of the Chicago Outfit’s organized, criminal stranglehold on Las Vegas – both its casinos and its streets. The Outfit set up a front man with no criminal record as the owner of their casinos, but Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal was the real Continue reading

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Cosmo Lights Up Las Vegas Strip

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column.

August 4, 2010.

Let the countdown begin. Conveying full-steam-ahead intentions for its projected December 15 opening, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas flipped the switch on its big marquee last week. Word is the Continue reading

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Studying best tool for novice blackjack players

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, July 30, 2010

New gamblers can give themselves a better chance in the casino if they take the time to learn their game, a national gambling expert says.

“People have to do some sort of study,” Anthony Curtis, publisher of Huntington Press and LasVegasAdvisor.Com, told Player’s Advantage in a one-on-one interview at his Las Vegas office.

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July 31, 2010

Las Vegas Review-Journal gossip columnist Norm! on Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien’s new book. Click the link to read the whole article:

Matthew O’Brien, author of “Beneath the Neon: Life and Death in the Tunnels of Las Vegas,” will release his latest book, “My Week at the Blue Angel: And Other Stories from the Storm Drains, Strip Clubs, and Trailer Parks of Las Vegas,” on Oct. 25.

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New Rumor Surfaces in Las Vegas

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column.

July 28, 2010

The former St. Tropez Hotel, a 150-all-suite non-casino boutique hotel across the street from the Hard Rock, has reopened as Rumor. The two-story resort is being marketed as a “Boutique Chic Retreat” and an alternative to Las Vegas’ giant resort norm. Rumor features a restaurant called Addiction, along Continue reading

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Radio Guests – Restaurant Guy Savoy, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

July 24, 2020

Publisher Anthony Curtis was one of the guests on internationally acclaimed travel expert Peter Greenberg’s latest radio broadcast from Las Vegas, which also featured guests including Barry Manilow and celebrity chef Kerry Simon. Click this link to hear the whole three-hour show (or just select Hour Two to catch A.C.’s contribution).

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Reefer Gladness by Michael Konik

July 22, 2010

Huntington Press author Michael Konik’s new title, Reefer Madness, Stories, Essays, and Riffs on Marijuana, recevies glowing praise from marijuana blog BakedLife.com.

Stoner literature is a new genre to a lot of people. Though there are a lot of books debunking the myths about marijuana, those books are part of a large group of non-fiction, “Stoner Information” books. Reefer Gladness doesn’t fit that bill, it’s something new and something stoners who love reading are going to latch on to.
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November Nine Set in Poker Championship

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column.

July 21, 2010

The final-table players in the World Series of Poker’s Main Event have been determined. The nine players who are about to become household names in poker Continue reading

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Add Race & Sports books to LVASports

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column.

July 7, 2010

What was off is now on again. Spurred by an improving Las Vegas economy, Harrah’s has confirmed that it will move forward with plans for a center-Strip entertainment mall Continue reading

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Poker Making Headlines in Las Vegas

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column.

June 23, 2010

While the $10,000-buy-in Main Event receives the lion’s share of the attention at the World Series of Poker, this is a huge series of tournaments that runs for nearly two Continue reading

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