In The News: Department of History
There was big news Monday from the White House that will directly impact Las Vegas, the Entertainment Capital of the World.
Something big was going down on the Las Vegas Strip on April 27, 1998. There was a buzzing, almost festive atmosphere outside the hard-luck Aladdin Hotel.
When the Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts opened in July 1976 with a music legend, Neil Diamond, it was a $10 million, state-of-the-art entertainment center meant to lure new sophisticated tourists to the city during the beginnings of a tourism boom.
Stan Mallin, the Las Vegas casino pioneer who joined with Jay Sarno to create two of the industry’s most iconic casinos, has died at 98.
In August, the Klamath Falls Equity Task Force — formed to advise city council on the nature and scope of racism and inequity in the community — presented its final report and recommendations.
Kim Kardashian's appearance at the Met Gala which was full of mystery, in the form of clothes covered in all black from head to toe, successfully became a conversation.
Not everyone played fast and loose with the American theme.
Stan Mallin, a pioneering Las Vegas hotel and casino developer who was inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame in 2019, died on Saturday night, according to his wife, Sandra Mallin.
Millions of tourists who’ve never heard his name have Donald R. Payne to thank for helping to create their Las Vegas memories.
Engagement watches are a fresh post-pandemic trend as people become more aware of unconventional choices in relationships.
Football accounts for about one-third of the business for sports betting, meaning the start of the NFL season will likely translate into a jump in sports wagering activity after a summer slowdown, an industry analyst said Thursday.
More than half of the United States now offers legal sports betting, just three years after it was allowed by the U.S. Supreme Court.