About 275 Wynn employees who worked on “Le Reve” are now out of work.
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Piff The Magic Dragon says of helicopter flying, “I have managed to avoid this, all my life.”
MGM Resorts International notified a large majority of its entertainment and sports division employees Monday that they will be laid off effective Aug. 31.
“Sexxy” creator Jen Romas says, “We’ve taken a very intimate show into a different area, and expanded it.”
Derek Stevens’ financial plan four Major League baseball wagers at Jay Kornegay’s famed SuperBook. Each bet would pay $1 million apiece if they come home.
In a move that would have been unheard of even a year ago, Cirque du Soleil, the Las Vegas Strip’s preeminent production company for more than two decades, has filed for bankruptcy.
Led by vocalists Steve Judkins and LaShonda Reese, Mayfair’s production showed no signs of rust.
As a result of the COVID-19 shutdown, the Bellagio fountains turned off the faucet March 17.
Roy Horn, of the groundbreaking Las Vegas entertainment team Siegfried & Roy, has died at 75 from complications related to COVID-19.
Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage reportedly is being cast to portray Joe Exotic of “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.”
“Bar Rescue” star Jon Taffer says, “Rather than freaking out about the pandemic, I’ve just been focused on, ‘What do our businesses look like when we’re open?’ ”
A central figure in the Netflix documentary phenomenon “Tiger King” wanted to do business with the last Las Vegas Strip entertainer to use wild tigers in his act.
When asked at Power of Love about the Raiders’ interest in Tom Brady, Jon Gruden said, “We love our quarterback. Our quarterback’s a really good player.”
Rick Harrison said of the Ford F-250 truck, “My dad was a Navy veteran, and we wanted this to go to a Navy man.”
Rick Harrison Collection, a high-end gallery and boutique, is opening at The Venetian Grand Canal Shoppes.