Robin Leach

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Photos: Old Vegas razzle-dazzle makes The Scintas a top act in Downtown Las Vegas
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Even without their sister Chrissi, The Scintas scored big at Wednesday night’s grand opening of their residency show at The D Hotel in Downtown ...

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Strip Scribbles: Axwell at Eclipse, Santana, ‘Being Oscar’ and Jerry Lewis
Thursday, May 23, 2013
It’s more than 24 hours of nonstop activities, and that’s before the huge attractions open up for Memorial Day Weekend. The insanity began ...

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Photos: Criss Angel’s buried alive in cement stunt at The Mirage is shut down
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Six hours before Criss Angel’s “Buried Alive-Cement Grave” stunt on the Strip on Wednesday night, his fan army of Loyals began to arrive. They ...

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Preview: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Michael Jackson One’ opens tonight at Mandalay Bay
Thursday, May 23, 2013
For the second time in less than two years, Cirque du Soleil is ready to stage a Michael Jackson show at Mandalay Bay. Back in November 2011, ...

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Star Surveillance: Shawn Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Lifehouse and NFL stars
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Olympic gold medalist and Season 8 “Dancing With the Stars” champion Shawn Johnson and Grammy Award-winning DJ Afrojack watched “Le ...

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Tao Group and Rape Crisis Center enter partnership in Las Vegas
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Our Tao Group, which has the restaurant and nightclubs Tao in The Venetian and Lavo in the Palazzo, as well as Marquee in The Cosmopolitan ...

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Strip Scribbles: Oscar Goodman roast? Jan Rouven lawsuit? Eva Longoria sans skivvies
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A jam-packed Wicked Whispers & Racy Rumors on this wistful Wednesday: Is former Mayor Oscar Goodman getting an invitation to be the next “victim” ...

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Preview: Light, Daylight and Eclipse at Mandalay Bay are ready to rumble
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
If you’re going to challenge Hakkasan Las Vegas, the new kid on the block, you’d better be bigger and better. It looks as if rival The Light Group has done just that in tandem with Cirque du Soleil.

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Photos: 2013 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand a ratings hit with stars, outrageous outfits
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Las Vegas was the center of attention on three simultaneous and competing TV network primetime shows Sunday night and wound up the winner. ...

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‘Cake Boss’ star and pastry chef Buddy Valastro to open Italian-American restaurant at Palazzo
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Buddy Valastro, one of America’s top pastry chefs, is opening an Italian-American restaurant at the Palazzo this fall. The handsome star of TLC’s top-rated “Cake Boss” hails from Puglia, Italy, and will move into the former space of First Food & Bar that was occupied by chef Sammy DeMarco until two months ago.

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Strip Scribbles: Coco Austin shoots ‘Think Like a Man, Too’ and watches ‘Peepshow’ proposal
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
It was the first time a “Peepshow” at Planet Hollywood audience had witnessed an onstage marriage proposal, and it also surprised stars ...

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Wicked Whispers & Racy Rumors: NASCAR, Britney Spears, Jerry Lewis, Liberace and Criss Angel
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A jam-packed Wicked Whispers & Racy Rumors on this torrid Tuesday: Las Vegas Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith said Monday that there’s a ...

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Oscar Goodman's ‘Being Oscar,’ startling revelations and all, goes on sale today
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Oscar Goodman, a Mob lawyer with a roster of clients that reads like a Who’s Who of organized crime and former 12-year mayor of Las Vegas, tells ...

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Shania Twain Q+A: Caesars Palace superstar talks new songs and album, rap music, Las Vegas residency — and more
Monday, May 20, 2013
Canadian country pop superstar Shania Twain took on the role of a redheaded Grecian goddess when she wore a stunning strapless, bare-shouldered, ...

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Photos: Tiger Woods keeps Lindsey Vonn hidden in Las Vegas amid engagement rumors
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Amid online buzz of buying engagement rings, golf great Tiger Woods was all smiles as he walked hand-in-hand with Olympic skiing champion girlfriend ...

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In writing his book, Oscar Goodman 'found myself to be a hero'
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Oscar Goodman’s autobiography, “Being Oscar,” is being released Tuesday by Weinstein Books. The former three-term Las Vegas mayor sat down with me for an extensive interview that covered topics including representing the mob as a lawyer, his 12 years at City Hall and his half-century love affair with his wife, Mayor Carolyn Goodman.

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Celebrity preview: Tiger Woods, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Prince, Madonna and Kid Rock
Friday, May 17, 2013
It’s one of the fiercest and most competitive entertainment weekends Las Vegas has ever seen, even with Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and their country ...

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Strip Scribbles: Las Vegas chefs set for ‘Top Chef Masters,’ and Wet ’n’ Wild contest
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Two Las Vegas chefs and possibly a third will be seen in the next edition of “Top Chef Masters” this summer on Bravo. RM Seafood champion Rick ...

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Preview: Tiger Woods hosts Tiger Jam with Kid Rock and Uncle Kracker at Mandalay Bay, poker tournament at Bellagio
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Golf superstar Tiger Woods is bringing White House-style security against the media in his visit to Las Vegas this weekend for the 15th annual Tiger ...

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2013 Billboard Music Awards preview: Prince, Madonna, Bieber and Swift at MGM Grand
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The BBMAs will be hosted by comedy actor Tracy Morgan of “30 Rock” fame. Las Vegas DJ residents David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Deadmau5 and ...

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‘Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night’ at MGM Grand airs Sunday on CBS
Thursday, May 16, 2013
It’s one of the most incredible star-studded lineups of country artists for The Venetian headliner Tim McGraw’s 2-hour CBS special “Tim McGraw’s ...

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Oscar Goodman, Part 3: Twelve years of wins and losses at City Hall
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
As former Mayor Oscar Goodman prepares for next Tuesday’s launch of his autobiography “Being Oscar,” we wrap our three-part interview series today. In Part 1, Oscar provided an intimate look at his 51-year romance and marriage to wife Carolyn, who now serves as mayor of Las Vegas. In Part 2, he reflected on his days as a Mob lawyer.

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Party promoters in Las Vegas nightclub war amid allegations of prostitution
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Nightclub operators and Metro vice cops are keeping an eagle eye on warring party promoters who have been linked to accusations of pimping out ...

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Strip Scribbles: ‘Model Employee’ hopefuls take out the garbage at Mandalay Bay
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Before they’re surprised with a recycling task, they get a night out on the town after mixing it up with Excalibur hunks Thunder From Down Under, ...

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Criss Angel dices with death for the second time in one week in Las Vegas
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Since the falling swords didn’t impale him, magician Criss Angel will go one step closer to cheating death this week by walking blindfolded across a ...

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Holly Madison and Pasquale Rotella set their wedding date for Aug. 15
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Online gossip sites in Los Angeles were abuzz Monday night that blonde beauty Holly Madison has chosen Aug. 15 for her wedding to Electric Daisy ...

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Strip Scribbles: Hulk Hogan’s new wrestling show at The Orleans; ‘Billy Elliott’ at The Smith Center; ‘Le Reve’ wins award
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Championship wrestlers Hulk Hogan and Kenny King plan to bring TNA Impact Wrestling to The Orleans Arena. Hulk will present a TNA championship ...

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New burlesque show ‘Beautiful: the Musical’ is heading to the Strip
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The new burlesque show “Beautiful: the Musical” scheduled to open on the Strip at the end of June has been two years in the making, and it’s ...

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Photos: Boyz II Men ponders a contract extension at The Mirage
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Fans of The Mirage headliners Boyz II Men shouldn’t worry that the smooth-as-silk R&B trio won’t be performing there June and July. Not ...

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2013 Vegas Uncork’d photos: Our culinary kings and queens serve food fit for royalty
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The outrageous 2013 Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit feast continued for the final two days Saturday and Sunday. Just when you thought, after ...

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Photos: Heather Graham does know the definition of ‘superficial’
Monday, May 13, 2013
Actress Heather Graham apparently was not happy about Las Vegas, its residents and its visitors while here filming “The Hangover” and “The Hangover ...

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Strip Scribbles: Britney Spears’ yoga workouts get her fit for Las Vegas shows
Monday, May 13, 2013
Pop princess Britney Spears promises that her new Las Vegas show, hopefully starting in November, will be “one nonstop party.” The 31-year-old superstar ...

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Gordon Ramsay expands Fox empire with 'Junior Masterchef'; pal Graham Elliot plans L.V. outpost
Monday, May 13, 2013
Fiery celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay admits that he was reduced to tears as he wrapped filming on his new TV series “Junior Masterchef” that brings him ...

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Photos: Penn Jillette heads into ‘All-Star Celebrity Apprentice’ finale with $350K at stake
Monday, May 13, 2013
Can The Rio headliner magician Penn Jillette pull off the ultimate hat trick and earn a stunning $350,000 that he’s promised to donate to our beloved ...

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Photos: The Rolling Stones rock MGM Grand with Katy Perry, Green Valley High choir
Sunday, May 12, 2013
The Rolling Stones are without doubt the greatest rock and roll band of all time, and they proved it again Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena. ...

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Weekend celebrity preview: The Rolling Stones, Ne-Yo, Calvin Harris, Jerry Lewis and Molly Ringwald
Friday, May 10, 2013
Rumors that ticket sales are sluggish and deep discounting is under way for The Rolling Stones’ “50 and Counting” Tour are untrue. The Stones and AEG Concerts West President John Meglen say “those reports are totally inaccurate.” In fact, the top broker ticket price Thursday night was $8,229, while the cheapest — for side-view, nosebleed seats — was $254.

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Photos: Olympic hopeful Natasha Wicks + UFC fighter Kyle Kingsbury = running lovers in L.V.
Friday, May 10, 2013
There will be two noteworthy runners to watch for when Mayor Carolyn Goodman fires the starter’s pistol Saturday: Kyle Kingsbury and Natasha Wicks.

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Strip Scribbles: Marie Osmond films at Buca di Beppo; more Coco Austin; and ‘Splash’ winner
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Flamingo headliner Marie Osmond recruited several Strip stars for a weeklong series of “cooking in the kitchen” segments for her Hallmark ...

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Photos: 2013 Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit kicks off with saber off at Hakkasan at MGM Grand
Thursday, May 9, 2013
If it’s French, it can be called champagne. If it’s sparkling wine in Italy, it’s called prosecco. Either way, it’s bubbly, and the 7th annual epicurean ...

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Photos: ‘Model Employee’ premiere on VH1 features tears, tantrums, claws and catfights
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Despite tears and tantrums, sharpened claws and near catfights on Wednesday night’s premiere of VH1’s reality TV series “Model Employee,” ...

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Photos: Elegant Hakkasan at MGM Grand is an intimate dining delight
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Dining at the new restaurant Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand is akin to flying to Hong Kong and Shanghai for a monthlong culinary ...

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Confirmed! Masaharu Morimoto to open restaurant at The Mirage in 2014
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Masaharu Morimoto, renowned Japanese chef and “Iron Chef” star on The Food Network, is set to open his own Las Vegas restaurant early next year. ...

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Counter Intelligence: Rick Moonen’s Rx Boiler Room, Twist at Mandarin Oriental and Press at Four Seasons
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Hot off the grill! In a sense, it was a bittersweet party. Celebrated “Top Chef Masters” cheftestant and judge Rick Moonen ended a multiyear-run in ...

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Zak Bagans and ‘Ghost Adventures’ head to Goodsprings, Pioneer Saloon in Season 8
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Las Vegas paranormal investigator Zak Bagans, who hosts the hit Travel Channel series “Ghost Adventures,” is heading to Goodsprings ...

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Heather Graham is cover girl of Vegas Magazine’s 10th anniversary issue
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
It’s a revealing story about how her strict Catholic upbringing has caused a struggle for her and her racy roles and what it’s like to be single at 43. ...

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Oscar Goodman, Part 2: Defending the Mob in Las Vegas as a lawyer
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The former mayor of Las Vegas, Oscar Goodman, who is married to the current mayor, Carolyn Goodman, pulls no punches in his new book “Being Oscar” set for release May 21. Oscar is as outspoken and controversial as he was during his three terms as the chief executive of the world’s gaming and entertainment capitals.

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Strip Scribbles: Carlos Santana receives House of Blues honor; Madonna wins top tour award
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Guitar guru Carlos Santana was honored Tuesday as he kicked off his May shows with a “bas relief” portrait/sculpture that will be added to House ...

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‘Michael Jackson One’ at Mandalay Bay: ‘It’s the biggest and best of Cirque to date’
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
When King of Pop Michael Jackson was alive, he was a true fan and strong supporter of Cirque du Soleil shows. If he had chosen anybody to stage his life story, it would have been the French-Canadian theatrical circus company.

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‘Model Employee,’ filmed at Mandalay Bay, premieres on VH1
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Talk about fish out of water. Talk about “Pretty Girls in Dirty Jobs.” Talk about seriously beautiful people in seriously undesirable spots. The eight ...

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Photos: Tiesto, Neil Patrick Harris, Calvin Harris, R3hab, Danny Avila and Duffs party at Hakkasan and Wet Republic
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
It was another extraordinary four-day-weekend megastar DJ lineup at the newly opened Hakkasan Las Vegas at MGM Grand. The crowds keep ...

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