MGM Resorts International has reportedly laid off several high-level executives in sweeping moves Friday, including a quartet of hotel presidents.
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George Maloof said of “Uncle” Phil Maloof: “He was a great man who loved his dogs and his collection of classic cars, art, and theater pipe organs.”
Westgate GM Cami Christensen says, “I walked by the heart that sits in the middle of our casino, and it hit me that (the hotel’s employees) are the heartbeat of Westgate.
“I can tell you, the first thing that I promised to have happen, is I’m going to feed all the workers and a plus-one a steak dinner on the floor of that stadium,” he said.
At his touring peak, Garth Brooks played the Thomas & Mack Center for four shows in August 1998. He sold the place out, clean, with a uniformed ticked price of $20.
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is continuing its lovefest with a long-running Las Vegas expo.
CeeLo Green has cut his 16-show run to eight, saying, “Change can be unexpected and change is often inevitable.”
BarCanada is set to open at the former Showroom at the D space on March 16, the day after Selection Sunday for the NCAA Tournament, a huge draw for sports wagerers.
Tiësto’s night was at once chill and bubbly, and we speak of course of the sparkling beverage he was promoting.
In Baby Hands, you are trapped in a playpen. Then you grab at a screwdriver — GRAB IT! — and unlock the gate.
Victoria Siegel was just 18 when she passed away in 2015. Her parents have established a foundation to fight drug abuse in young people.
Jon Gray left the property but is not locked out.
Jon Gray, installed to head up a $620 million renovation at the Palms, has left his post effective immediately.
MGM Resorts International is converting the Las Vegas Village and Route 91 Harvest music festival site into parking for events at Allegiant Stadium, and also a community and athletic center.
The destruction and removal of the Philippe Starck -designed statue has sparked debate about why the roundish figure wasn’t given a stay of execution.