Las Vegas police are investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on the Las Vegas Strip near Wynn Main Gate Drive on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Resorts World Las Vegas will open its doors several months later than planned, but the multibillion-dollar Las Vegas Strip megaresort will have more to show for it when it does.
The Malaysia-based parent company, Genting Group, has upgraded plans, increased capacity, expanded its budget and aims to get into the music residency business when Resorts World opens in 2021.
Bodycam footage shows Las Vegas police confronting Larime Taylor, a disabled man who “live draws” art on the Las Vegas Strip using his mouth. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)
MGM Resorts International is selling the Bellagio property and leasing it back. This move gives the casino operator a cash infusion of more than $4 billion.MGM announced Tuesday that it reached a deal with New York financial giant The Blackstone Group.
MGM announces the sale of Circus Circus for $825 million to TI owner Phil Ruffin on Tuesday, October 15. The 3,767-room property sits on a plot of about 60 acres near Sahara Avenue on the north side of the Strip.
Construction crews recently completed its 80,000-square-foot basement as well as Level 1 of the MSG Sphere. Review-Journal studio host Aaron Drawhorn and business reporter Rick Velotta go over the latest construction updates and video of the Sphere.
The interactive attraction offers several new selfie opportunities. (Museum of Selfies)
Oct. 1 was the second day on the job for Officer Brandon Engstrom who saved a critically injured woman amid the chaos of the Route 91 shooting. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Oct. 1 was the second day on the job for Officer Brandon Engstrom who saved a critically injured woman amid the chaos of the Route 91 shooting. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
MGM Resorts International has announced its plans for converting the Route 91 Harvest music festival site, where 58 people lost their lives in the 2017 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
The 32-foot-tall marshmallow-like structure was torn down Tuesday night, as part of owner Alex Meruelo’s re-branding of SLS Las Vegas, but the statue did not go down without a bang. The hotel is going back to its original name and will officially become Sahara Las Vegas on Thursday, with ongoing changes to the resort happening through 2020. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The city of Las Vegas will welcome the NFL with open arms in 2020, with the draft set for April 23-25 and the new Raiders stadium opening in July. Nashville hosted the 2019 NFL Draft and broke multiple records including total direct spending and attendance and the pressure is on Las Vegas to top those figures.
Initial discussions about bollard installations started after a December 2015 incident when a driver plowed into pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of Paris Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood Resort. Lakeisha Holloway, 28, is scheduled to go to trial March 30, 2020. The urgency increased after similar incidents happened in Barcelona, Spain, and Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017.
A woman accused of trafficking an 11-year-old girl on the Strip agreed to plead guilty to a child abuse charge, her attorney said. Gigi Mitchell, 40, faces several counts of child abuse and one count of child sex trafficking. The 11-year-old girl told social worker Felicia Tucker that she was a “hustler” and entered nightclubs where she drank and flirted with men.
Analysts say the $140 million renovation project at The STRAT, formerly the known as the Stratosphere, could help the hotel-casino compete with the evolving north side of the Las Vegas Strip. (Bailey Schulz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
More than 500 fans of Hello Kitty lined up for the grand opening of the Hello Kitty Cafe on the strip. The first 50 customers received a Hello Kitty themed keychain with their purchase. Hello Kitty appeared as a special guest to greet all of the fans in line and gave out hugs. By 7 p.m., the cafe sold more than 1000 pastries and beverages with 150 people still in line waiting for their treats.
The city of Las Vegas will host the 2020 NFL Draft, but the question that still lingers is where exactly it will be held. The Bellagio is currently the frontrunner to stage the main event, but it would mean closing down multiple streets on Las Vegas Boulevard for draft preparations weeks before the first pick is made. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and LVRJ Transportation Reporter Mick Akers discuss various locations where the draft could be held as well as the economic impact it will bring to the city.
The city of Las Vegas will host the 2020 NFL Draft, but the question that still lingers is where exactly it will be held. The Bellagio is currently the frontrunner to stage the main event, but it would mean closing down multiple streets on Las Vegas Boulevard for draft preparations weeks before the first pick is made. LVRJ host Cassie Soto and LVRJ Transportation Reporter Mick Akers discuss various locations where the draft could be held as well as the economic impact it will bring to the city.
The Hello Kitty Cafe opens Friday, July 12th, 2019, between New York, New York and Park MGM on the Las Vegas Strip. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Highlights from the fireworks that lit up the Caesars Palace on the Strip on July 4, 2019. (Nathan Asselin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Terry Fator and his turtle, Winston, two cast members of The Chippendales, a Cirque du Soleil performer and former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman accompanied by two showgirls joined Mayor Carolyn Goodman to launch the Regional Transportation Commission’s new Trip to Strip service. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
The 24-Karat Gold Leaf Steakburger will be available internationally on June 14. $1 from each burger sold goes to Action Against Hunger. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Hear from Celine Dion about her 16 years on the Las Vegas Strip and what the future has in store for her. (Caesars Entertainment)
Hear from Celine Dion about her 16 years on the Las Vegas Strip and what the future has in store for her. Video courtesy Caesars Entertainment.
Construction workers began installing 3,000 steel posts along Las Vegas Strip sidewalks early Tuesday morning to protect pedestrians from nearby traffic. Government officials say the 4-foot-tall posts are strong enough to stop a flatbed truck traveling 55 mph. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
The 67-story Drew Las Vegas is slated to open in the second quarter of 2022 at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Strip turned off the lights for one hour to recognize Earth Hour.
There are no data showing a relationship between Strip resort and parking fees and the number of out-of-state visitors to Las Vegas. But there are data showing a relationship between Strip parking fees and the number of local visitors to the the Strip. ‘’As a local, I find myself picking hotels I visit for dinner or entertainment, based on whether they charge for parking or not,”’ said David Perisset, the owner of Exotics Racing. ‘’It is not a matter of money, more of principle.’’
A 2018 survey by the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance found 36.9 percent of Clark County residents reported avoiding parking at Strip casinos that charge for parking. 29.1 percent reported avoiding using any services from a Strip casino that charges for parking.
The Bellagio’s conservatory is hosting around 65,000 flowers, to form a Japanese theme this spring. (Mat Luschek / Review-Journal)
Metro Capt. Nichole Splinter briefs the media on an officer-involved shooting in front of the Bellagio on Friday, March 15, 2019. (Katelyn Newberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal)