Golden Knights' Shea Theodore reveals cancer diagnosis
(via The Players' Tribune)
“Well, we can schedule the surgery for next Tuesday.” The doctor said it just like that. And I was like, “Wait … what? So … do I have it?” “The scan shows a five millimeter by five millimeter lump in your testicle. It’ll be a routine procedure. Once we take it out and do a biopsy, we’ll know more about ...
Harry Reid on Trump’s 2020 odds: ‘I’m pretty damn worried’
(via Daily Beast)
Tilman Fertitta eyes Las Vegas Strip casinos after Caesars sale
(via Houston Chronicle)
[{"text":"TI owner Phil Ruffin interested in buying the right Caesars property","url":"https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/jun/25/ti-owner-phil-ruffin-interested-in-buying-the-righ/"}] Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta is looking to purchase casino property on the Las Vegas Strip that could be spun off from Eldorado Resorts' acquisition of gaming giant Caesars Entertainment. To see the full story, click here.
Report: Eldorado Resorts clinches $18 billion cash and stock deal for Caesars
(via By Greg Roumeliotis, Reuters)
NEW YORK — U.S. casino operator Eldorado Resorts Inc has agreed to merge with Caesars Entertainment Corp. in a cash and stock deal that values its peer at about $18 billion including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The agreement comes three months after Reuters reported that Caesars had agreed to give Eldorado access to its books ...
Police: Former NFL, Las Vegas Outlaws player 'He Hate Me' Smart missing
(via ESPN)
Police in South Carolina have put out a missing person advisory for former NFL running back Rod “He Hate Me” Smart, according to ESPN. In 2001, Smart played in the now-defunct XFL’s lone season with the Las Vegas Outlaws, where he adopted the “He Hate Me” nickname he wore on his jersey. To read the full story, click here.
Tiger attacks former Strip illusionist in Arizona
(via ABC News)
Report: Owner exploring sale of the Cosmopolitan
(via The Wall Street Journal)
Blackstone Group LP is exploring a sale of the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino, the rare instance of a major casino on the Las Vegas Strip coming to the market, according to The Wall Street Journal. Deutsche Bank AG and PJT Partners Inc. have been retained to explore strategic alternatives for the property, including a sale, people familiar with the matter ...
ICE deports spouse of U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan
(via By Daniel González, Arizona Republic)
Immigration officials have deported the spouse of a U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan, leaving the couple's 12-year-old daughter, Evelyn Gonzalez Vieyra a U.S. citizen, in Phoenix without parents, according to the deported man's lawyer. Jose Gonzalez Carranza, 30, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers last Monday on his way to his welding job and then deported to Nogales, ...
Tilman Fertitta may make another bet on Caesars
(via Houston Chronicle)
Nevada's Lucy Flores: An awkward kiss changed how I saw Joe Biden
(via The Cut)
Lucy Flores, a former Assemblywoman and lieutenant governor candidate in Nevada, penned a first-person account for The Cut about how then-Vice President Joe Biden tried to help her get elected. But the help led to an “awkward moment” during a campaign rally. “As I was taking deep breaths and preparing myself to make my case to the crowd, I felt ...
Sources: Eldorado Resorts, Caesars explore merger
(via Reuters)
A massive aquifer lies beneath the Mojave Desert. Could it help solve California’s water problem?
(via The Washington Post)
The landscape here is more Martian than Earthly, rust and tan plains that rise in the distance to form the Old Woman Mountains to the east and the Bristols and Marbles to the north and west. Almost everything here is protected by the federal government. The opportunity or threat, depending on your point of view, lies beneath the dusty surface ...
Bizarre underground bomb shelter mansion listed in Las Vegas for $18 million
(via By Jim Dobson, Forbes)
The famous Las Vegas underground house has been making news for years as one of the most bizarre properties in the world. Located two miles east of the center of the Las Vegas Strip, this outrageous 14,620-square-foot concrete and steel doomsday bunker was created to survive a nuclear war. The bomb shelter home includes a yard with pool, spa, trees, ...