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After the flop

Poker’s time in the sun may have come and gone, if recent ratings are any indication

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

Poker’s time in the sun may have come and gone, if recent ratings are any indication.

Bette Midler leaving after seemingly unhappy residency

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009

The Divine Miss M takes her leave from that gargantuan stage on January 31, checking out precisely when her contract is fulfilled and not a day or performance longer.

Good ol’ Boyd

Even in these hard economic times, a gaming bigwig takes time to get to know everyone

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

Since retiring as CEO of his corporation nearly two years ago, William S. Boyd has decided to “get back to what we did when we were much smaller, and that is get out to the properties, meet the people who are actually making money for us and servicing customers.”

A Wynn lose situation for Garth Brooks tickets

Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009

Wynn is devoted to socialism-lite right here in Vegas in the form of his jihad against would-be scalpers of the tickets for the first 20 Garth Brooks shows sold Saturday.

Is the Vegas dream gone?

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009

An audit forces a columnist to take a long, hard look back at the dream that was Las Vegas.

Back to basics—and Garth

After lots of trial and error, Steve Wynn is playing it safe

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009

Garth Brooks will sell out every seat of every show for however long he appears at the Wynn Las Vegas. Period. But there's more to this story.

Faces of Art

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009

Eleven years ago, a group of fourth-graders created a lasting piece of art at McCarran International Airport. Where are they now?

As the worldwide web turns

Whether it’s the economy or a newfound savvy, Vegas resorts have stopped worrying and learned to love the Internet

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009

Whether it’s the economy or a newfound savvy, Vegas resorts have stopped worrying and learned to love the Internet.

Frittering Top Chef?

Why the Vegas hype machine must turn up the heat now on its biggest culinary moment

Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009

This is Las Vegas, the world capital of self-promotion and hype. How is it possible that this city could be, seven episodes into the season, failing this miserably at exploiting this opportunity?

A death, the end of an era ... and Aubrey O’Day

The events of last week represent a serious cultural step back for Las Vegas

Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009

The events of last week represent a serious cultural step back for Las Vegas, from a disastrous opening for Zowie Bowie and CineVegas being canceled to Playboy model Aubrey O'Day whining about topless photos.