http://www.earlyvegas.com/news news and events happening in Las Vegas Nevada Wed, 07 May 2008 12:52:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The owner of Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel and Casino filed for bankruptcy but promised it will conduct business as usual at all of its gaming and resort properties. Tropicana Entertainment LLC owns of 13 casinos with 11,000 employees in 5 states including its resort in Las Vegas, blamed its inability to ... http://www.earlyvegas.com/news/tropicana-casino-group-going-bankrupt/ “What Happens in Vegas” stars Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher and directed by Tom Vaughan. Two people discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery in Vegas, with one of them winning a jackpot after playing the other's quarter. The pair trys to undermine each other and get their hands ... http://www.earlyvegas.com/news/what-happens-in-vegas-review/ Flamingo Las Vegas announces Donny and Marie Osmond as the hotel latest headliner in the Flamingo Showroom. Starts Sept. 9, they will entertain audiences of all ages with their iconic style of show. "My version of a variety show has been what Vegas has known thus far. What we have now ... http://www.earlyvegas.com/news/donny-and-marie-in-las-vegas-again/ The long awaited Cirque du Soleil / Criss Angel production now has a name. Producers announced "Criss Angel Believe" will open Sept. 12 at the Luxor hotel casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Previews begin September 1st. Criss Angel says the show takes its name from a Harry Houdini legend. ... http://www.earlyvegas.com/news/criss-angel-believe-las-vegas-cirque-du-soliel-show/ While most slot machines are based on nothing but chance, Pong breaks new ground with exclusive skill based pay outs. During the 45-second bonus round, a random bonus game , gamblers are  able to play a round of old school Atari Pong. The bonus round is skill based, so the ... http://www.earlyvegas.com/news/pong-slot-machines-atari-games-in-vegas/ A 37 year old woman Debbie Psychopedas won a $1,679,200 jackpot while she was playing the Wheel of Fortune game at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino. The winner, who resides at Stamford, has been playing at the Casino for the past 15 years. "We've been spending one night at the ... http://www.earlyvegas.com/news/wheel-of-fortune-slot-machines-pays-megajackpot/ The new owners of the Hooters Hotel in Las Vegas are promising a $130 million hotel makeover and name change in a project that the company executive said should begin later this year. The investment group plans to announce a partnership with an as-yet unnamed “boutique” hotel operator to manage the ... http://www.earlyvegas.com/news/hooters-hotel-las-vegas-to-change-name-and-ownership/ Police in Las Vegas, Nevada, are investigating a discovery of what they are saying is the deadly poison Ricin in a hotel room. Authorities were called to an Extended Stay America hotel around 3 p.m. PT Thursday after a man brought a bag with a small container to the manager's ... http://www.earlyvegas.com/news/las-vegas-hotel-ricin-poison/ America’s Las Vegas Sands Corporation has purchased two airplanes and is retrofitting them to serve as private jets ferrying high-rollers from Hong Kong to the company’s two Nevada casinos. Although a 1994 law appeared to remove any possibility of legal gambling on by disallowing the operation of gaming devices on flights ... http://www.earlyvegas.com/news/gambling-on-airplanes/ MGM- MIRAGE has reopened the Monte Carlo Hotel today (2-20-2008) and guests can now enter the resort's casino, hotel tower, restaurants, showroom and meeting facilities. The majority of guest services also reopened today, including the Monte Carlo Casino, meeting and convention facilities, the wedding chapel and the Spa & Salon ... http://www.earlyvegas.com/news/monte-carlo-hotel-re-opens/