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Entertainment Health 

Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher of Siegfried & Roy Dies

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
cancer, Las Vegas, obituary

Siegfried Fischbacher, the surviving member of the magic duo Siegfried & Roy who entertained millions with illusions using rare animals, has died in Las Vegas, his longtime publicist tells The Associated Press. He was 81.

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Business National Politics 

Sheldon Adelson, Casino Mogul and GOP Power Broker, Dies

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
casinos, Las Vegas, obituary, Sheldon Adelson

Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics has died after a long illness.

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Business Financial Securities 

Las Vegas Sands

December 28, 2020December 29, 2020 BRIEF
casinos, Las Vegas, Shareholder Class Action, Stocks

A shareholder derivative complaint filed in federal court in Nevada Monday alleges Sheldon Adelson, and other directors, officers and controlling shareholders of Las Vegas Sands Corp., filed misleading proxy statements and caused the company to repurchase more than $2 billion worth of its own stock at artificially inflated prices.

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Courts 

Vegas Massacre Settlement

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 BRIEF
Las Vegas, Mass Shooting, Settlement

A Nevada judge granted final approval to a $800 million settlement by casino company MGM Resorts International and its insurers to more than 4,400 relatives and victims of the 2017 Las Vegas Strip shooting. This payment will settle dozens of lawsuits related to the shooting that killed 58 people and injured more than 850 at an open-air concert near the Mandalay Bay resort.

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Civil Rights 

Police Track Peaceful March in Las Vegas

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 BRAD POOLE
Las Vegas, Police Killing, protests, race

Scores of police in riot gear — some in SWAT vehicles, some wearing gas masks — followed a peaceful 200-strong Black Lives Matters protest on a winding route near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Tuesday night.

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Business Entertainment Sports 

NFL Defeats Antitrust Suit Over Oakland Raiders Move to Las Vegas

April 30, 2020May 7, 2020 NICHOLAS IOVINO
antitrust, eldSports, Las Vegas, NFL, Oakland

Among other deficiencies in the city of Oakland’s suit, the judge found a $378 million relocation fee the Raiders paid could act as an obstacle to moving that favors existing host cities.

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Business Economy Entertainment Health 

Las Vegas Economy a Sitting Duck for Virus

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
casinos, coronavirus, gambling, Las Vegas, nightclub

Slot machines are powered down, casinos boarded up and barricaded. Sidewalks are deserted and electronic marquees that once flashed neon calls for nightclubs, magic shows and topless revues instead beam somber messages of safety.

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Law 

Gun Makers Must Face Wrongful-Death Claims Over Las Vegas Shooting

April 13, 2020April 14, 2020 BIANCA BRUNO
firearms, Guns, Las Vegas, Mass Shooting, Wrongful Death

A federal judge has found makers of assault rifles used by a gunman to indiscriminately shoot at concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest Musical Festival in Las Vegas in 2017 must face a wrongful death claim by the family of one of the 58 people killed.

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Personal Injury 

Wayne Newton’s Monkey

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 BRIEF
celebrity, Las Vegas, primates

Krystal Newton sued entertainer Wayne Newton, claiming she was bitten by his monkey, Boo, in Clark County Court.

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Appeals Entertainment 

Media Outlet Wins Attorney Fees in Fight for Tupac Murder Probe Records

April 2, 2020April 3, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
celebrity, Journalism, Las Vegas, murder, Nevada, Police, public records, rappers

The Nevada Supreme Court awarded legal fees Thursday to an investigative media outlet that secured police records related to the 1996 murder of rap legend Tupac Shakur, finding a lower court correctly ruled the outlet was the prevailing party in the matter.

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Business Entertainment Health International Science 

Las Vegas Grinds to a Halt

March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
casinos, coronavirus, gambling, Las Vegas

Slot machines switched off, blackjack tables deserted, several of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas will shut their doors Tuesday to tackle the spread of the new coronavirus.

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Politics 

Trump Denounces Democratic Rivals, Touts Economy at Vegas Rally

February 21, 2020February 24, 2020 BRAD POOLE
2020 elections, Donald Trump, Las Vegas, rally

President Donald Trump railed against Democratic candidates who hope to face him in November, the jobs performance of his predecessors, and even Hollywood’s choice for best picture in a rambling rally speech in Las Vegas on Friday afternoon.

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Latest Headlines Regional 

6 Killed, 13 Hurt in Las Vegas Apartment Fire

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Fire, Las Vegas

A fire in a three-story apartment building in downtown Las Vegas where residents apparently were using their stoves for heat killed six people and forced some residents to jump from upper-floor windows to escape the smoke before dawn Saturday, authorities said.

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Politics 

Biden Touts Longtime Union Cred to Vegas Food Workers

December 11, 2019December 12, 2019 BRAD POOLE
2020 elections, Joe Biden, Las Vegas, unions

Presidential candidate Joe Biden told a crowd of union members in Las Vegas on Wednesday that he is best qualified to fight for the American worker — and will do so as president of the United States.

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Entertainment Media 

OJ Simpson

November 8, 2019November 12, 2019 BRIEF
celebrity, defamation, hotels, Las Vegas

O.J. Simpson claims The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas defamed him by telling TMZ that he was thrown out for being drunk and disruptive at a bar, in Clark County Court

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Entertainment Law 

MGM Agrees to Pay Las Vegas Shooting Victims Up to $800 Million

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 NATHAN SOLIS
casinos, Las Vegas, Mass Shooting, Settlement

Nearly two years to the day after the massacre at a country music festival in Las Vegas, casino giant MGM Resorts has reached a settlement worth up to $800 million with about 2,500 victims.

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Employment Entertainment 

Steve Wynn

October 1, 2019October 2, 2019 BRIEF
casinos, Las Vegas, retaliation, Sexual harassment

Eight Judy Does sued Wynn Resorts in Clark County Court, claiming it refused to investigate their claims of sexual harassment against CEO Steve Wynn, and retaliated against them for speaking about it.

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Entertainment Personal Injury 

Rod Stewart

August 21, 2019August 22, 2019 BRIEF
celebrity, concerts, Las Vegas, Music

A concertgoer sued rock legend Rod Stewart and Caesar’s Entertainment on Tuesday, claiming he was struck and injured by a soccer ball Stewart kicked into the crowd.

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Criminal Sports 

Prosecutor: Cristiano Ronaldo Won’t Face Vegas Rape Charge

July 22, 2019July 23, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
athletes, celebrity, Las Vegas, rape, soccer

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face criminal charges after a woman accused him of raping her at a Las Vegas Strip resort in 2009.

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Business Civil Rights 

Parents of Vegas Massacre Victim Sue Gun Makers

July 3, 2019 CHRISTINE STUART
Guns, Las Vegas, Mass Shooting, negligence, Wrongful Death

Fresh off a victory against Bushmaster in Connecticut, attorneys for victims of the Newtown school shooting brought a new lawsuit against companies whose assault rifles were used by a Las Vegas gunman two years ago at the Route 91 Harvest Musical Festival.

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