SkillCon, a three-day expo underway at the Rio’s Pavilion, showcases a variety of competitive skills in action. Among them: Rubik’s Cube speed-solving, juggling, bodybuilding, eSports, fidget-spinning, dodge ball, robotics and weightlifting.
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Thousands of gaming devices will be on display at the Sands Expo Center for the Global Gaming Expo, the world’s largest gaming industry trade show.
They could have been rivals, but Nick Fotheringham and Jonathan Borchetta realized they’d make better business partners. The result is The Nerd, a new nightclub in Neonopolis, 450 Fremont St. “I wanted to do a comic-con-themed venue,” Borchetta said. “It’s a self-indulgence really. I wanted to fill it with cool stuff I liked.”
The Las Vegas Strip is getting its first space dedicated for competitive gaming when the Luxor transforms its nightclub into a multi-level esports arena.
GameCo, the first U.S. maker of video game gambling machines, hopes to raise as much as $30 million in a third round of funding as it seeks to launch more games and expand into new markets.
Golfstream, billed as the world’s first indoor laser golf course and private lounge, plans to conduct three different types of tournaments.
An innovative arena for video-gaming debuted Friday on the Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience to host the North American Halo World Championship Qualifier.
A group of businesses, advocates and academics have formed an association focused on advancing the development of Nevada as a global hub for esports.
Who We Are The GainesCon Film Festival & Expo is a new annual 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Las Vegas that showcases, educates, and produces independent filmmakers and film-industry talent whose content lies within the action, sci-fi, and fantasy genres. It strongly emphasizes cultural representation from underrepresented groups, such as the economically disadvantaged, ethnic minorities, […]
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A man was shot and killed by police after pointing a rifle at officers in a downtown Las Vegas apartment complex, according to police.
This was the Henderson Police Department’s second officer-involved shooting in 2024, officers said.
Ventriloquist Terry Fator has loaded his show at The Strat with new acts and material.
A federal website that tracks missing people has posted photos of the clothing worn by a man whose remains were found in a barrel at Lake Mead two years ago.