In The News: Office of the University Ombuds
Hey, you’ve got to hide your tapes away. For a time in the mid-2000s, The Mirage housed the most famous music catalog in history and hardly anyone knew. The Beatles’ master tapes were reportedly kept in tightly guarded vault backstage at Love Theater, during the early days of “Love” at the hotel. Word of the history of these tapes made the rounds as the show closed July 7, and the hotel itself shut down July 17. Cirque PR rep Ann Paladie has not verified the history of the tapes related to the production.
The Shag Room, with its Moroccan theme, is a throwback to another era in Las Vegas when intimate casino lounge venues kick-started a night of entertainment. On Wednesday nights, the lounge’s open mic supports four hours of singers from country to rock to pop rap and R&B, with no cover charge or drink minimum.
►How we gambled before ash economy?
►Are religion and gambling somehow connected?
►How did risk-taking change after humanity settled down?
►How did 2nd chances - the concept of starting again - develop in America's gambling?
►Why did Las Vegas and Atlantic City seesaw on legalizing gambling?
The world of this old Vegas-set video game remains so compelling, fans travel here to visit the real thing. As I stand in the Goodsprings cemetery, I do my best to be respectful of its residents, especially since only bona fide citizens of the town can be buried here. The place has a sepulchral serenity. Miniature American flags on headstones flap in the wind. There is a bench for contemplation. The sun shines all day. It’s a fine place not only to spend eternity, but also to reflect on the fleeting nature of life, the passage of time, and one’s own mortality.
Management at the South Point last March moved its annual NCAA Tournament viewing party from its usual 20,000 square-foot space to a venue four times that size, offering guests a unique experience to watch and bet on the action at the resort’s “Most Massive Madness Party in Las Vegas.”
Management at the South Point last March moved its annual NCAA Tournament viewing party from its usual 20,000 square-foot space to a venue four times that size, offering guests a unique experience to watch and bet on the action at the resort’s “Most Massive Madness Party in Las Vegas.”
When the Tropicana resort was built on the Las Vegas Strip in 1957, it ended five years of rapid resort growth in Clark County. The county hadn’t yet tipped 100,000 people, but 8 million people flocked to Las Vegas for fun each year.
“What happened with the Carnival World Buffet?” Gaming Control Board member George Assad asked Dreamscape executives at a gaming license hearing last summer to allow the company to assume operations of the Rio Hotel & Casino. “Why isn’t it coming back? There were always lines out into the casino floor.” Patrick Hoefler, who took over as vice president of food and beverage at the Rio following Dreamscape’s licensing, said the Carnival World Buffet’s popularity didn’t translate into profitability — a common occurrence with most Las Vegas buffets.
Recently, the Ombuds Office put out a call for applications for its January 2022 Campus Mediators cohort. I would like to take a moment to share a few reasons why becoming a campus mediator can be a rewarding way to serve the 51ԹϺ employee community.
A night of fun turned into a moment he’ll never forget for Hilo native, Kaiwa Nahooikaika. Las Vegas Metropolitan police said Nahooikaika was stabbed in the head, torso and leg while gambling at the Circus Circus Resort and Casino.
If one thing is for certain outside customs at Harry Reid Airport it's that international travelers love Las Vegas.
The league has partnerships with several companies and casinos and a record number of bets are expected to be placed on the Super Bowl. That would have been unlikely years ago given its stance.