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Flamingo's X Burlesque Extends Stay Through 2012 "X" Burlesque, the sexy topless show on the Las Vegas Strip, will extend their contract at Flamingo Las Vegas for three years into August 2012. The show opened in February 2007. "X Burlesque performs seven nights a week in Bugsy's Cabaret.
Tropicana Las Vegas Announces a New Show Starring Wayne Newton "Mr. Las Vegas," Wayne Newton, will celebrate his 50th year of entertaining audiences on the Strip with an all-new, limited engagement production, "Once Before I Go" at Tropicana Las Vegas beginning Oct. 14. "Once Before I Go" is the story of Wayne Newton told by the man who is living it. From his signature tuxedo to his storied history with Elvis, the Rat Pack and many others, this show will cover 50 years in the making. The show will feature Newton with a full orchestra, photos and video and lots of surprises. Performances will be Tuesday -- Saturday in the Tiffany Theatre.
Manilow Not Renewing As anticipated, Barry Manilow, currently headlining at the Las Vegas Hilton with Ultimate Manilow: The Hits, will be ending his five-year run at the end of December, when his current contract's up. Whether the crooner will relocate to another Las Vegas residency remains to be seen but, as addressed in the QoD for 9/27, if he does, the venue will not be Mandalay Bay.
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Vegas to Go Child-Friendly Again
After the 1990s attempts to promote the city as a family-friendly destination were abandoned, Las Vegas focused on promoting itself as an adult playground once more.
This could be about to change, with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority pressing for a county code change that would allow casinos to provide temporary day care for conventions.
QUESTION: Is this a good idea? Many believe Las Vegas should stay the adult playground and leave Disneyland and DisneyWorld for the Kids.
We all know casinos/resorts are looking at their bottom line..........$$$$$$$$$ but is bringing kids to Las Vegas the most efficient way to get those $$$$$$ rolling in?
Most adults come to Vegas to get away from the everyday issues at home with kids etc. Its the adult's way of enjoying life, free clear of kids and family/school issues. Its that little getaway for most adults that makes them more sane to go back and face those everyday problems of homeowrk, diaper rash and list goes on.
What is your thought on this?
*Current Clark County regulations allow resorts to set up permanent play areas for children but not the licensing of temporary child care at casino-convention areas, which it's feared could be a deterrent for some would-be business traffic.
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Regis and Kelly to Tape in Vegas The trend for major TV series filming shows in Las Vegas continues with the announcement that TV co-hosts Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa will be taping four shows for "Live! With Regis & Kelly" at the Encore Theater on Nov. 22 and 23.
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Wayne Newton to perform possible last run at Tropicana Is Tropicana receiving a makeover? The venerable hotel-casino could be a whole lot different looking by next year, when it completes its $100 million renovation. And not just in looks, but internally the talent is a-changing. The Tropicana is the residence of Wayne Brady where he hosts the reboot of "Let's Make a Deal" (Brady's otherwise at The Venetian for his improv show). Now Wayne Newton has set up shop at Trop, for possibly his last show before retirement. Newton has been performing for 50 years, which coincidentally is how old the Tropicana is. Newton stars in "Once Before I Go," complete with full orchestra, video and photo montages, and his own personal memorabilia on display next to the merchandise store. Tickets run $80 to $100. Shows are Tuesday-Saturday at 8:30 p.m. At the Tiffany Theatre and can be purchased by calling (702) 739-2417, (800) 829-9034, or http://www.troplv.com.
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Layoffs at Herbst
Casino and slot-route operator Herbst Gaming has today announced layoffs throughout the company. Herbst filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection back in March of this year and the layoffs come less than two weeks after the bankruptcy court in Reno approved a plan that will hand the company to its secured lenders sometime in 2010. The total number of layoffs has not been confirmed, but estimates put the figure in the hundreds.
Yucca Mountain Plan Scrapped As reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, internal Department of Energy budget documents obtained by a Washington, D.C., area trade publication reveal that the department is abandoning its controversial effort to license the planned Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. "All license defense activities will be terminated in December 2009," according to the budget request cited by the publication, The Energy Daily.
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Palms Penalized for Poker Tourneys
The Palms has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a Gaming Control Board complaint relating to the mismanagement of two poker tournaments in 2007, as reported in today's Las Vegas Review-Journal. The events were managed by third parties and merely hosted by the off-Strip casino, but the GCB found them, as the licensee, ulitimately responsible to oversee the running of these tournaments. In one instance, a charity event for the Jewish Community Center of Southern Nevada run by operators Michael Eakman & Associates, the charity did not receive its share of the proceeds until four months after the event. In the other, the United States Poker League held a tournament in October 2007 and failed to pay the winners their complete winnings, instead offering half cash and the other half in post-dated checks totaling $450,416, 22 of which bounced.
The Palms made good and paid the tournament prizes in full, but the GCB contended that the property had an obligation to ensure the prizes were paid at the time.
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Ink Craze Continues
Las Vegas ongoing affair with celebrity tattooing is set to continue with news today of a collaboration between ink impresario Mario Barth and the Light Group.
"Mario Barth at The Mirage," set to open in the first quarter of 2010 in the Strip resort, is described as a "baroque-inpsired exclusive lifestyle tattoo studio, interactive lounge, and bar room.
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Recession No Laughing Matter
A recent update of comedy-club venues around town revealed bad news for aspiring comics or people in search of cheap laughs: Boomer's Humors, Open Mic at Elev8 Hookah Lounge, Combat Comedy at AJ's Tavern, and Mike P Presents 'Deez Nuts' Comedy Jam at Poetry (closed) have all bitten the dust. Funniez Comedy Club at Buffalo Bill's (Fri./Sat. 10 p.m.) is the only comedy club left standing, outside of the bigger Strip/off-Strip comedy shows.
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Stations Post Huge Loss
The bankrupt locals casino company posted a net loss of $455.4 million in the third quarter, due primarily to costs associated with its debt reorganization. It's an increase from the $23.4 million loss posted for the same quarter last year.
Grim Outlook for Nevada
According to a report issued today by the Pew Center on the States, Nevada is one of nine states that ranked "most like California" when comparing economic and political factors, which as anyone who knows anything about the mess that California's in can only take as a dire assessment.
In fact, Nevada has been identified as the state that will be last to recover from the current recession, with high foreclosure and unemployment rates, dwindling tax revenues, a dependency on "easy money," and tension between Gov. Jim Gibbons and the Democratic-controlled state Legislature all contributing to the economic malaise.
Click the link to read the complete report, Beyond California: States in Fiscal Peril.
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