Category Archives: Casinos

Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney talks new Hard Rock run, country music in L.V., golf and Steven Tyler

Award-winning country music trio Rascal Flatts – frontman Gary LeVox, guitarist Joe Don Rooney and keyboardist Jay DeMarcus – are trading their history-making “Vegas Riot!” mini-residency at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel one year ago for “Rhythm & Roots,” their mini-run beginning tonight and continuing through March 5 at the off-Strip music venue. “We want to perform something different for fans who’ve seen us before,” Rooney said.

Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney talks new Hard Rock run, country music in L.V., golf and Steven Tyler

Award-winning country music trio Rascal Flatts – frontman Gary LeVox, guitarist Joe Don Rooney and keyboardist Jay DeMarcus – are trading their history-making “Vegas Riot!” mini-residency at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel one year ago for “Rhythm & Roots,” their mini-run beginning tonight and continuing through March 5 at the off-Strip music venue. “We want to perform something different for fans who’ve seen us before,” Rooney said.

Call to convert Strip into pedestrian zone faces an uphill battle

The question posed to Clark County commissioners seemed simple enough: Could Vegas Uncork’d, the popular food and drink festival, host a dinner on the Las Vegas Strip? The proposed event would require temporarily closing three northbound lanes of traffic between Venetian and Palazzo drives – hence approval needed from the commission. The plan drew concern from a Wynn Resorts official, who said the lane closures would prevent traffic from easily reaching other casinos.

Explore documents behind the story

Steve Jacobs’ wrongful-termination lawsuit has surfaced scores of emails and internal memos illuminating how Sheldon Adelson and his company, Las Vegas Sands, do business. We’ve gathered court records from Jacobs’s case and other legal actions involving Adelson, as well as government reports and other key documents – explore them below.

Explore documents behind the story

Steve Jacobs’ wrongful-termination lawsuit has surfaced scores of emails and internal memos illuminating how Sheldon Adelson and his company, Las Vegas Sands, do business. We’ve gathered court records from Jacobs’s case and other legal actions involving Adelson, as well as government reports and other key documents – explore them below.

The Smart Guys in Everett Saw Steve Wynn's China Strategy from a Mile Off

I also think that units within cities neighborhoods, social clubs, busy restaurants, coffee shops and bars — take on the characteristics of villages in that vital information is exchanged and insightful opinions are formed there. So when I heard in Everett last summer that Steve Wynn had his eye on a large number of Chinese customers for the casino he’s planning on the old Monsanto Chemical site there, I paid attention.

The Smart Guys in Everett Saw Steve Wynn's China Strategy from a Mile Off

I also think that units within cities neighborhoods, social clubs, busy restaurants, coffee shops and bars — take on the characteristics of villages in that vital information is exchanged and insightful opinions are formed there. So when I heard in Everett last summer that Steve Wynn had his eye on a large number of Chinese customers for the casino he’s planning on the old Monsanto Chemical site there, I paid attention.