Rick Lax

Photo of Rick Lax Rick wrote the books Fool Me Once: Hustlers, Hookers, Headliners, and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas and Lawyer Boy: A Case Study on Growing Up. Lax enjoys playing Mafia (the party game, not the Facebook game), and hopes to turn Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit into a cult film before he dies. He currently writes for Las Vegas Weekly.

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Did you know you can fly straight from Las Vegas to ... ?
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Montreal is lovely this time of year.

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Be sure to catch world-famous con man Frank Abagnale this weekend
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
You saw him portrayed in Catch Me If You Can

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In brief: A proposed state drink for Nevada, a local Monsanto march and more
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Also, one son seriously ups the ante Mother's Day gifts.

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With Sapphire Pool & Dayclub there’s good reason to leave the Strip for something new
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Don't worry about smelling like suntan oil and stripper.

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Hocus focus: 'The Centerfolds of Magic' was ... kinda great
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Despite a last-minute setback, Centerfolds manages to avoid train-wreck status.

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Aziz Ansari’s latest Vegas visit was hilariously noteworthy
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
"The world would be a better place if everybody treated each other the way black people treated magicians."

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In Brief: High school singers hit the big time, and more
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Also, the El Cortez has Double Attack blackjack and desert tortoise limits are in effect.

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Valley of the 'Bots: How a Vegas workshop is blurring the line between man and machine
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Human? Machine? In an entertainment studio just west of the Strip, the answer is definitely both.

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Which is harder to counterfeit: the new $100 bill or a $100 casino chip?
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
We put the new Benjamin to the test against a typical black casino chip.

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Catching up with comedian Aziz Ansari
His ‘Buried Alive’ tour hits the Mirage this weekend
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
His ‘Buried Alive’ tour hits the Mirage this weekend.

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Maybe socializing and musical discoveries at the Anonymity Masquerade Ball
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Be careful who you talk to and what song you Shazam.

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A two thousand dollar rooster for twenty bucks
Monday, March 4, 2013
Cleverboy couldn't decide on pretty or hideous, but he had to have these roosters.

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MAGIC partying with Cleverboy at Haze and Wonderground
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
Back in Vegas and back in action, sort of.

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An exploration of saltshaker ethics
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
Let's say Cleverboy was going to borrow a saltshaker from a restaurant ...

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Choosing a name for an adorable puppy is a tough task
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013
Anybody ever met a dog named Robot?

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Some clever Christmas cheer, with Melody Sweets
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012
All you need is a piano, a cabaret singer, and some friends.

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Cleverboy masters Tiny Wings, 'Congratulations,' says nobody
Monday, Dec. 17, 2012
It takes a lot of time to slide this bird over all those hills.

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Excessive tagging prevents perfect underpants
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012
Cleverboy isn't usually so particular, but six tags in a pair of underwear seems silly.

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Paying for Pop Rocks isn't cool. You know what's cool?
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012
One minute, you're turning water and candy into soda, Jesus-style. The next, you're getting free Pop Rocks.

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Coin trick awesomeness vs. internet trolls
Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012
Online haters are always gonna hate.

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