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The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is planning on expanding in a big way.  Recently announced plans call for nearly $1 billion to be put into the property.  A new tower with 950 rooms will be added, the casino will double in size, and new restaurants and convention space will be added. [...]

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Between March 12 – 31, 2007, The Excalibur Casino will have five $1,000.00 daily drawings. All you have to do is simply play the slots at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 o’clock every afternoon. They will randomly select a machine to win. Who knows, it could be yours. No entry forms or tournament fee [...]

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There are unconfirmed reports that the implosion of the legendary Stardust Hotel is set for March 13th at 2:30am. The closest I have come to an official word this is a person claiming to work for the demolition company leaving a comment on an LA Times story about Stardust implosion that says: I work for [...]

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Maxim, The men’s lifestyle magazine, got inital go-ahead from Clark County commisioners to develop a porject in Las Vegas.  This is a first step, but the detailed plans for the project are yet to be submitted and approved.  Initial plans call for a 300 rooms hotel and 1,860 condominiums,a large casino, shops and restaurants. The [...]

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Apparently Michael Jackson is contemplating doing a show at a Las Vegas Casino. According to his spokesperson, Mr. Jackson has been presented numerous proposals — proposals which he has not solicited, but were presented to him, several of which include performing in Las Vegas. Mr. Jackson is currently reviewing and evaluating each proposal. He does [...]

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Things are changing at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. In a few days, the Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino will be shutting down for good. In it’s place will be the new Harrah’s owned property, Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall and Saloon. No major renovations are taking place, it will mostly be just the signage [...]

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You love to golf, right? And of course you love to gamble. Well here is a perfect tournament for you – The World Series of Golf. It’s a Las Vegas based, 3-day amateur event that combines golf and betting taking place on May 13-17 2007. The tournament is being held at the Primm Valley Golf [...]

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News broke this week that the former Baywatch star Carmen Electra has signed a deal to perform magic with the hot Dutch magician Hans Klok in Las Vegas. The sexy duo kick off their show, Faster Than Magic, in April at the future site of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino (currently know as Aladdin Resort [...]

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The Las Vegas Monorail’s ridership is sinking fast. In December they hit a new record low of roughly 478,000 passengers. The total ridership for 2006 was down about 32 percent from 2005. It seems people are turning away from the monorail in droves. I think there are two problems with the monorail as it exists [...]

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LAS VEGAS, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ — STOMP OUT LOUD, the extraordinary new production from the creators of the international sensation STOMP, comes to Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas this spring with a cast double the size of the original production and performed inside a new, $28 million theater specifically created for this [...]

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