Penn Jillette says, “Everybody does ‘The Ambitious Card,’ but what’s fun is seeing what they do with the trick.”
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Manolo Gonzalez Vergara, who is the son of “Modern Family” actress Sofia Vergara, initiated the Canini line.
Flavor Flav tweeted at Chuck D: “You wanna destroy something we’ve built over 35 years OVER POLITICS???”
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is continuing its lovefest with a long-running Las Vegas expo.
The first, classic prop bet was William “Refrigerator” Perry scoring a touchdown in Super Bowl XX. Perry went off at 20-to-1, closed at 2-to-1, and of course did score a TD.
Las Vegas bands and a locals-heavy crowd filled Hard Rock Hotel for its final shindig Saturday night.
The performances have been a relief to Rio officials, who were not eager to dump 20 dates.
Dwight Yoakam still has a pair of dice from is 1986 video shoot at El Cortez.
Look for Shania Twain, returning to headlining status at Zappos Theater, to record her own video and (likely) be a fixture at VGK games.
“O” opened Oct. 17, 1998, the first production show ever on the Strip to command a $100 ticket price.
Donato Cabrera and the Philharmonic resume their partnership with Nevada Public Radio beginning 2 p.m. Sunday on Classical 89.7-FM.
“Xperience” follows, and in many ways advances, the concept of a Las Vegas residency.
Ryan Kelsey of “Chippendales” is the latest Colonel character in a new KFC Mother’s Day campaign spotlighting the “Chickendales” dance troupe.
Producer Tegan Summer himself wrote 20 new songs for the show, and he knows talent, too, having recruited a team of Vegas entertainment all-stars to perform in “Marilyn.”
Elvis Costello’s dates were pulled off the Wynn Las Vegas website earlier today, and no return dates have been announced or posted.