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Sale of 1960s-era Las Vegas Strip Motel 8 paves way for hotel-casino

It marks a rare real estate deal for the sleepy southern edge of the Strip and carries an unusual backstory, as the late owner — without his estranged wife’s knowledge — allegedly transferred the motel’s ownership to a trust he had formed with his mistress, according to court documents.

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Travis Pastrana lands Caesars Palace jump in Las Vegas

Action sports star Travis Pastrana successfully jumped the fountains at Caesars Palace Sunday night, completing his attempt to replicate three of legendary daredevil Evel Knievel’s most iconic jumps on the same day.

The ‘Evel’ jump that never happened; Hart celebrates on Strip

The Nitro Circus show scheduled for Bally’s is not the first time an Evel Knievel-inspired event has been designed for the stage. David Saxe attempted to develop a live tribute to Knievel’s 1967 Caesars Palace jump about five years ago for “Vegas! The Show” at Saxe Theater.