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Pro Sports in Las Vegas Aren’t Cheered by Everyone
The history of Las Vegas has been marked by a relentless churn of hotels, casinos, theaters and restaurants. But only recently has the city’s landscape included major professional sports teams. The Golden Knights of the National Hockey League were ...
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Can a Vegas Legend Get Super Bowl Tickets? (Asking for Carrot Top.)
A city known for major events and extravagance is hosting the country’s biggest sporting event. It is not business as usual.
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A Last-Minute Trip to What May Be the Priciest Super Bowl Ever: Around $9,859 Per Person
Thinking of a splurge to see the big game in Las Vegas this weekend? You’ll be competing with billionaires who are going to “have trouble parking their planes.”
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Wu-Tang Clan Announces Las Vegas Residency
The first four concert dates will begin with Super Bowl weekend in February.
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Las Vegas Grand Prix: ‘It Was a Lot of a Lot’
“If this was an R-rated comedy, and they put all these set pieces together like the poker, and the cars, and the Vegas of it all, no one would buy this movie,” said Hamish Linklater, an actor and playwright. It was Friday night in Las Vegas and Mr ...
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F-1 in Las Vegas: A Roaring Spectacle for Fans, but a Huge Headache for Locals
The flashy adult playground shrouds itself in black tarp to block views of the racing spectacle from prying (unticketed) eyes. Its transformation has become a long-term, costly nuisance for locals.
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The Recovery Left Nevada Behind. Can the State Change Its Luck?
Pedro Alvarez never imagined his high school job delivering filet mignon and sautéed lobster tail to rooms at the Tropicana Las Vegas would turn into a longtime career. But in a city that sells itself as a place to disappear into decadence, if for ...
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Sports
Vegas Golden Knights Win the Stanley Cup in Just Their Sixth Season
The Golden Knights beat the Panthers, 9-3, on Tuesday to win the N.H.L. championship, four games to one.
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Oakland Athletics Say They Will Move to Las Vegas by 2027
After years of tense negotiations, the A’s said Wednesday that they had reached a deal to acquire a stadium site near the Las Vegas Strip.
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Gunman in 2017 Las Vegas Shooting Was Angry at Casinos, New F.B.I. Files Show
While investigators concluded that the motive of Stephen Paddock was unclear, newly released records include an account that he was angry about the casinos’ treatment of wealthy clients.