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May 8, 2024

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  • Strip slot player hits $1.3 million jackpot
    A lucky slot player at a Strip casino won nearly $1.3 million Wednesday on a Wheel of Fortune machine. The player was playing a Wild Red Sevens Wheel of Fortune game at ...
  • Olivier Dubreuil, vice president of culinary operations for the Venetian, poses for a photo with sustainably sourced fish.
    Venetian focuses on sustainable seafood sources
    There may be plenty of fish in the sea, but the number isn’t infinite. That’s why officials at the Venetian decided earlier this year to partner with a California nonprofit that helps identify sustainable seafood supply chains. Keeping track of where seafood comes from ...
  • An exterior view of the Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip Dec. 26, 2017.
    Ohio man dealt $1 million hand at the Venetian
    Another lucky player has hit Millionaire Progressive pay dirt. Sean Barry, a visitor from Ohio, was playing Three Card Poker at the Venetian when ...
  • President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition annual spring meeting at the Venetian Saturday, April 6, 2019.
    Five topics Trump trumpeted in his visit to Las Vegas
    Jewish voters are a traditional Democratic voting bloc. In the 2018 elections, 79 percent of religious Jewish voters cast their ballot for a Democrat. Republicans, including Donald Trump, for obvious reasons, would like to …
  • Sandra Bullock's wax figure is unveiled at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas in The Venetian on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013.
    Madame Tussauds offering sleepover packages
    Madame Tussauds in Las Vegas, Hollywood and other U.S. locations will host sleepovers for three nights in April. You get a pop-up bedroom plus dinner, a breakfast basket and all the selfies you ...
  • David and Natalie Bauman are owners of Bauman Rare Books, in the Grand Canal Shoppes at the Venetian and Palazzo. In a town of sparkle and flash, rare books are an anomaly, but for the Baumans, who have owned a successful rare-book store in Manhattan since 1988, it has been a lucrative trade.
    Rare books are also a hot commodity on the Strip
    In a town of sparkle and flash, rare books are an anomaly, but for the Baumans, they are lucrative. One visitor spent $400,000 on “The Great Gatsby” and McKenney and Halls’ “History of the Indian Tribes of North America” in a single visit. Another, a quiet man in shorts, flip-flops and a T-shirt, spent …
  • Gambler hits $1.1 million jackpot at Venetian
    A lucky gambler hit a $1.1 million jackpot over the weekend on the Las Vegas Strip. The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, hit the jackpot while playing a $1 Wheel of Fortune slot machine early ...
  • Las Vegas police Capt. Robert Plummer speaks during a news conference on the arrest of Anthony Wrobel, Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Las Vegas. Wrobel, a suspect in the fatal shooting of a casino executive and the wounding of another, was arrested Thursday in Texas.
    Man's gun misfired before shooting 2 Vegas casino executives at company picnic
    The first pull of Anthony Wrobel’s gun did not produce a bullet and the second fired an accidental round to the ground ...
  • Las Vegas police Capt. Robert Plummer speaks during a news conference on the arrest of Anthony Wrobel, Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Las Vegas. Wrobel, a suspect in the fatal shooting of a casino executive and the wounding of another, was arrested Thursday in Texas.
    Suspect in casino picnic shooting fled in car he planted 3 days earlier, arrested at Texas rest stop
    Authorities in the Texas Panhandle this morning arrested a "disgruntled" dealer suspected of shooting two Strip hotel-casino executives. Anthony Wrobel, 42, was taken into custody without further incident in ...
  • Metro Police Capt. Robert Plummer discusses the slaying of Venetian executive Mia Banks, during a news conference at Metro headquarters on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.
    Police: Disgruntled dealer with gun targeted casino executives at picnic
    A dealer suspected of shooting two Strip casino executives Sunday during a company picnic at Sunset Park, killing one of them, planned his attack and targeted the victims, according to ...
  • Renderings, provided by the Madison Square Garden Company, of the proposed "MSG Sphere Las Vegas" arena project. The arena is a joint venture with Sands Corporation, to be built behind the Venetian and Palazzo. It's slated to open in 2020.
    Planned sphere arena to use existing casino parking
    A planned spherical entertainment arena just off the Strip got the go-ahead today to utilize garages at nearby casinos to fulfill the majority of its parking requirement. Clark County commissioners approved zoning and land use permits at today’s meeting for the ...
  • Man will win over $21,000 if Auburn bet comes through
    A confident Auburn fan who placed a bet on the Tigers to win the College Football Playoff National Championship the morning of the Arkansas game could be ...
  • The Venetian on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, on the Las Vegas Strip.
    Asian properties drive strong second quarter for Sands
    The second quarter was a good one for Las Vegas Sands, Corp., based largely on results from its properties outside of Las Vegas,
  • A girl sits near an art installation titled "Another Sky" by artist Anne Patterson, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Las Vegas. The installation, at the Venetian, consists of around 3,500 ribbons suspended from the ceiling.
    Miles of ribbon set up at the Venetian for art installation
    An art installation made with 32 miles of satin ribbon is bringing a bright new look to the atrium of The Venetian casino-resort in Las Vegas ...
  • The Venetian on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, on the Las Vegas Strip.
    The Venetian taking reservations via Facebook Messenger
    The Venetian on Tuesday becomes the first hotel in Las Vegas to offer bookings using Facebook Messenger, with help from ...
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