Vegas has best expansion team in history of pro sports, and it’s not close
(via By Neil Paine, FiveThirtyEight)
The Vegas Golden Knights are only halfway through their inaugural season, and they’ve already redefined what anyone thought was possible for an NHL expansion franchise. Against all odds, the Knights are currently 29-10-3 with 61 points, good for the best record in the Western Conference — and only 4 points shy of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the best record ...
Four buildings in Las Vegas among the world’s most expensive
(via The Mercury News)
Apple Park in Cupertino, Apple’s new “spaceship” campus, tops the list of the most expensive buildings in the United States. With an estimated $5 billion price tag for construction, Apple Park tops a U.S. list of priciest buildings that includes six casinos, a Manhattan skyscraper and a baseball stadium. To see the full story, click here.
South Dakota casino employee accused of staging robberies
(via Rapid City Journal)
Las Vegas revives 'What happens here, stays here' campaign
(via Los Angeles Times)
Las Vegas sportsbooks lose record $11.4M on baseball in November
(via ESPN)
The Houston Astros took an $11 million bite out of Las Vegas sportsbooks by winning the World Series. Nevada sportsbooks lost $11.4 million on baseball in November — the largest baseball loss in a month for the state's regulated books, according to the Nevada Gaming Control Board. To see the full story, click here.
Retiree wins $1.8 million on Montreal Casino slot machine
(via Global News)
Keely Smith, Las Vegas entertainment great, dies at 89
(via Variety)
Keely Smith, the Grammy winning singer known for her solo recordings of jazz standards as well as her partnership with her first husband, Louis Prima, died Dec. 16 in Palm Springs, Calif. She was 89 and had been suffering from heart failure, according to her publicist, Bob Merlis. To see the full story, click here.
Oregon’s Crosby to wear No. 58 in Las Vegas Bowl to honor shooting victims
(via Goducks.com)
The son of this city will rise Saturday with a heavy heart, swelling with pride yet burdened by sorrow. Oregon senior Tyrell Crosby will close out his splendid college career in a hometown now scarred by tragedy, after the mass shooting during a country music concert on Oct. 1. The gentle giant who once worked as a ballboy for the ...
Detroit casinos see potential in sports betting
(via The Detroit News)
Nevada pardons wrongfully convicted man
(via ProPublica)
The Nevada Board of Pardons Commissioners granted a full pardon on Wednesday to a man who spent 21 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit, delivering a clear rebuke to the Las Vegas prosecutors who had refused to recognize his innocence. “Let there be no residual stain on his record,” Nevada Supreme Court Justice Lidia Stiglich said, announcing ...
Golden Entertainment just bought the Stratosphere
(via Bloomberg)
Even in Las Vegas, the land of faux pirate battles and Elvis-themed wedding chapels, the Stratosphere is something of an oddball. Conceived by poker pro Bob Stupak, the Space Needle-shaped hotel-casino featured a roller coaster and other attractions at its summit when it opened in 1996. To see the full story, click here.
She searched desperately for a man she helped after the Las Vegas shooting. Then she found him
(via Los Angeles Times)
Editor's note via the Los Angeles Times: After this story was posted, the chief subject of the article, Sheri Sletten, told the Times that her account of reuniting with gunshot victim Matt Lewan after he was released from the hospital was false. That meeting did not occur. Lewan’s family says that while Sletten was present on the night Lewan was ...
Shabazz Muhammad plans to legally change his name to 'Bazz'
(via Yahoo! Sports)
Listen, sometimes you don’t really need a great reason to do something. Sometimes, it’s just time to do something. This is apparently why Shabazz Muhammad — noted Minnesota Timberwolves forward and off-the-bench bucket-getter — has decided that it is time for him to make a somewhat curious change. To see the full story, click here.