Archive for the ‘Las Vegas’ Category

 

Television shows set in Las Vegas

June 30th, 2008

First Run Start
First Run End
Title
Network
Notes

2004

American Casino
Discovery Channel
The Travel Channel
reality television program switched to TTC in June 2005

1977
1977
Blansky’s Beauties
ABC
Cancelled after only 13 episodes

Brent Webb’s Magic at The Desert Inn

2004
2006
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Bravo
Texas hold ‘em tournament

2005

Caesars 24/7
A&E
reality television program 3 shows

2001

Criss Angel Mindfreak
A&E

1993
1994
Caesar’s Challenge
NBC

The Casino

2004

The Casino
Fox network
reality television program

Clive James Live in Las Vegas, Nevada

Clive James

Cops
FOX Network
several episodes

1986
1988
Crime [...]

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Cox Pavilion

June 29th, 2008

The Cox Pavillion is a 2,472-seat indoor arena built in 2001 on the canpus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It is used for small events and its main tenants are the UNLV’s women’s basketball and volleyball programs.

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Las Vegas Strip

June 28th, 2008

The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is 4 mi (6.7 km) of Las Vegas Boulevard South partly in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, that has been designated an All-American Road. Many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on The Strip. Over the years, Las [...]

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Las Vegans

June 27th, 2008

Notable natives and residents of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Natives
Adam Seward – football player
Andre Agassi – professional tennis player
Barry Zito – baseball player
Charisma Carpenter – actress
Daveigh Chase – actress
Greg Anthony – professional basketball player
Jack Kramer – tennis player
James Ronald Whitney – film and television director
Jenna Jameson – porn star
The Killers – Alternative rock band
Brandon Flowers
Mark Stoermer
Ronnie Vannucci
Kurt [...]

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Consumer Electronics Show

June 26th, 2008

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is held each January in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association. At the show, many previews of products are introduced, or new products are announced.
The first CES was held in June, 1967 in New York City. From 1978 to 1994, CES was [...]

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Aladdin

June 25th, 2008

The Aladdin is an Arabian Nights theme hotel and casino located at 3667 Las Vegas Boulevard South on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel has 2,600 rooms, a performing arts theatre, and a 475,000 ft² (44,000 m²) shopping arcade called the Desert Passage.
History
The Aladdin was originally opened in [...]

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Movies Shot in Las Vegas

June 24th, 2008

Shot
Released
Title
Comments

1964
Viva Las Vegas

1971
Diamonds Are Forever

1984
Starman (IMDB Listing)

1986
Desert Bloom (IMDB Listing)

1991
1992
Cool World
Directed by Ralph Bakshi.

1992
Honey, I Blew up The Kid

1995
Casino
Locations used: Riviera

1995
Leaving Las Vegas

1995
Showgirls
Locations used: Forum Shops, Riviera, Stardust

1996
Mars Attacks!

1997
Vegas Vacation
Locations used: The Mirage

1997
Con Air

1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1999
Go

1999
Siegfried and Roy: The Magic Box
IMAX 3D, Locations used: Siegfried and Roy Theater at the [...]

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Movies Set in Las Vegas

June 23rd, 2008

Shot
Released
Title
Comments

Ocean’s Eleven

1963
1964
Viva Las Vegas!
With Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret starring, this was a perfect postcard from the city of shows and gambling.

1970
1971
Diamonds Are Forever
With Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, and Jimmy Dean. James Bond investigates a diamond smuggling pipeline and a reclusive billionaire.

1988
Rain Man
Directed by Barry Levinson

1991
Bugsy
Directed by Barry Levinson.

1991
1992
Cool World
Directed [...]

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Las Vegas Sun

June 22nd, 2008

Type
Daily newspaper

Format
Broadsheet Insert

Owner
Greenspun Corporation

Publisher
Brian Greenspun

Editor
Michael J. Kelley

Founded
1950

Political position
progressive

Headquarters
Green Valley Corporate Center
Henderson, NV

Website: [1] lasvegassun.com

The Las Vegas Sun was one of Las Vegas, Nevada’s two daily newspapers. It is owned by The Greenspun Corporation and is affiliated with Greenspun Media Group.
The paper was published in the afternoons on weekdays from 1990-2005. The paper is now [...]

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

June 21st, 2008

Type
Daily newspaper

Format
Broadsheet

Owner
Stephens Media

Publisher
Sherman Frederick

Editor
Thomas Mitchell

Founded
September 18, 1909

Political position
populist-libertarian

Headquarters
Las Vegas, NV

Website: [1] reviewjournal.com

The Las Vegas Review-Journal is published in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the largest circulating daily newspaper in Nevada, and Las Vegas’ only daily newspaper. It has a daily circulation of 198,000.
The Review-Journal, sometimes referred to as the R-J, takes a very [...]

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Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority

June 20th, 2008

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is a public agency that runs the Las Vegas Convention Center, Cashman Center, and Cashman Field and is responsible for the advertising campaigns for the Clark County, Nevada area.
The fourteen member board is appointed by various elected governing bodies in the County. Funding [...]

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Las Vegas Boulevard

June 19th, 2008

A view of Las Vegas Boulevard at dusk from the Paris Hotel and Casino’s replica of the Eiffel Tower
Las Vegas Boulevard, State Route 604, is the current name for a road that has a historic past. Over the years it has been called:

Arrowhead Highway
Los Angeles Highway (named for its role in connecting Los [...]

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Predictions for the gambling industry

June 18th, 2008

Gambling revenue will grow to $155 billion in 2012 from a 2007 revenue of $114 billion with an annually rate of 6.5 percent per year, says PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in a report released this week.
Asia, and especially Macau, will be the world’s fastest growing gambling region.
In accordance with this report, the US revenue [...]

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Lance Burton Theatre

June 18th, 2008

The Lance Burton Theatre is located in the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Las Vegas. It has 1,274 seats, and is comprised of three main sections: the main floor, the mezzanine, and the balcony. The theatre was specially built for Lance Burton’s magic show and is currently hosting Lance Burton: Master [...]

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Golden Nugget Companies

June 17th, 2008

Golden Nugget Companies Inc. was formed by Steve Wynn in 1973. The company was created after Wynn acquired majority control of the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company ceased to exist after it constructed The Mirage in 1989. At that time, the name was changed to Mirage Resorts, Inc.
The company [...]

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Fremont Street Experience

June 16th, 2008

Fremont Street is probably the most famous street in Las Vegas, Nevada besides the Las Vegas Strip. Fremont was the major street in the downtown casino corridor. It is, or was the address for many of the famous casinos such as Binion’s Horseshoe, Eldorado Club, Fremont Hotel and Casino, Golden Gate [...]

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Floyd Lamb State Park

June 15th, 2008

Floyd Lamb State Park is a 2000 acre Nevada state park in Las Vegas, Nevada. The park contains the Tule Springs Ranch Historic Area which is an area that contains some of Las Vegas’ older buildings which were moved here over the years.
History
The area around the springs was a water stop for indians who [...]

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Aviation Nation

June 14th, 2008

Aviation Nation, sometime know as America’s Air Show, is the annual air show of the United States Air Force. The show is hosted at Nellis Air Force Base in November of each year.
Being held at Nellis means that the Thunderbirds usually perform at this air show at their home base as their [...]

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Fashion Show Mall

June 13th, 2008

Fashion Show Mall is located at 3200 Las Vegas Boulevard South on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fashion Show Mall is owned by the General Growth Properties Inc.. With almost 2 million square feet (200,000 m²) of space, this is one of the largest enclosed malls in the world. [...]

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Boulder Highway

June 12th, 2008

Boulder Highway is a 17 mile divided roadway in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, Nevada, USA. It begins at Foothills Drive at the southeastern edge of the city of Henderson. It runs northwest through that city, and the towns of Whitney and Winchester. The Boulder Highway name ends at the Las Vegas [...]

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