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May 18, 2013

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Deadmau5 opens the 2013 season of Wet Republic at MGM Grand on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Photos: Deadmau5 opens 2013 season at MGM Grand’s Wet Republic
Monday, April 22, 2013
The weeklong 2013 season opening of Wet Republic at MGM Grand started last Sunday with Grammy-winning Calvin Harris and surprise guest ...
Bon Jovi's "Because We Can" tour stop at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, April 20, 2013.
Photos: Bon Jovi’s ‘Because We Can’ tour stops at MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Celebrated New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi, with actor and heartthrob frontman Jon Bon Jovi, brought their “Because We Can” tour to MGM Grand Garden ...
Bon Jovi performs at MGM Grand Garden Arena at MGM Grand on March 19, 2011.
Robin Leach's celebrity preview: Bon Jovi, Kenny Chesney, Jeff Bridges and Postal Service
Friday, April 19, 2013
Also this weekend in Las Vegas: the sneak preview opening of Hakkasan at MGM Grand, UNLVino through Sunday, "Beauty & The Beast" at The Smith Center, plus, Common, Avicii, Deadmau5, Steve Angello, Lil Jon and much, much more.
Eighteen-year-old Spanish DJ Danny Avila is at Hakkasan Las Vegas on Saturday, April 20, 2013.
Q+A: Hakkasan and Spanish DJ Danny Avila, who just turned the ripe old age of 18(!)
Friday, April 19, 2013
At age 18, many teens are about to graduate from high school and enter college. Newly 18-year-old Danny Avila, who hails from and is based in Spain, ...
This illustration released by the MGM Resorts International shows a rendering of an announced $100 million public park at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Rue de Monte Carlo in Las Vegas outside the MGM Grand, New York New York and Monte Carlo.
Myth of the casino maze debunked: Casino companies are starting to encourage customers to head outside
The Strip:
Friday, April 19, 2013
It’s not often casinos dump truckloads of cash into projects that take customers out of buildings and put them under the sun. But that’s the idea behind MGM Resorts’ planned $100 million outdoor plaza and mall.
Robin Leach interviews chef Thomas Keller at his restaurant Bouchon in The Venetian.
Counter Intelligence: UNLVino, Project Dinner Table and Kerry Simon in Caribbean
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Award-winning chef Thomas Keller helps kick off the four-day 39th Annual UNLVino tonight at Bubble-licious in The Venetian Strip-side piazzas. ...
Jim Murren, Cindy Ortega and Guy Laliberte with MGM Resorts International's $1 million donation to One Drop.
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren talks on CNBC about new 20,000-seat Strip arena and public park
Thursday, April 18, 2013
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” this morning and unveiled his plans to spruce up the Strip with a state-of-the-art ...
Neil Moffitt, CEO of Angel Management Group, talks with media during a ceremonial ribbon cutting for Hakkasan Las Vegas on Thursday, April 18, 2013.
Photos: Hakkasan, the new ‘king of clubs’ at nearly $200 million, opens at MGM Grand
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Approaching nearly $200 million, the new, highly anticipated nightlife venue Hakkasan Las Vegas officially celebrates its ribbon- ...
Calvin Harris, right, with Ne-Yo, opens the 2013 pool season of Wet Republic at MGM Grand on Sunday, April 7, 2013.
Star Surveillance: Calvin Harris, Ne-Yo, John Mayer, Shania, Leonardo DiCaprio, Colin Kaepernick and Brian Urlacher
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Las Vegas continues to be a platinum party playground for Hollywood, music and sports stars. Grammy-winning Calvin Harris kicked off his ...
This illustration released by the MGM Resorts International shows a rendering of an announced $100 million public park at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Rue de Monte Carlo in Las Vegas outside the MGM Grand, New York New York and Monte Carlo.
Las Vegas Strip to get New York-style public park
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Las Vegas is trying to beat its reputation as a shut-in. MGM Resorts International announced Thursday that it will sink $100 million into building a park and public promenade outside of its New York-New York and Monte Carlo casinos.
Hakkasan is under construction at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Five-story, $100 million Hakkasan 'sets a precedent' for Las Vegas nightlife
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Neil Moffitt has spent almost a decade developing a slew of iconic clubs along the Strip. As CEO of Angel Management, he owns and operates Pure at Caesars Palace, LAX at the Luxor and Coyote Ugly at New York-New York. But ask Moffitt to compare those projects to Hakkasan, the new nightclub that opens tonight at the MGM Grand, and he’ll decline — because it wouldn’t be fair.
Andrea and Steve Wynn attend the 2013 Keep Memory Alive "Power of Love" Gala celebrating the joint 80th birthdays of Sir Michael Caine and Quincy Jones at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, April 13, 2013.
Strip Scribbles: Steve Wynn’s new show ‘Funhouse’ is in limbo; 3,000 shows for ‘Menopause’
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Hotel tycoon Steve Wynn confirmed exclusively to Vegas DeLuxe that his new show “Funhouse” is in limbo, with neither a green-light go nor a red-light no-go. “It’s still a work in progress,” he admitted. “I want the most unique and unusual show ever produced for Las Vegas. We’re not far enough along to get there just yet.”
Jackie Evancho performs during Cirque du Soleil's "One Night for One Drop" at Bellagio on Friday, March 22, 2013.
Strip Scribbles: Cirque's ‘One Night for One Drop’ raises $5.3 million; plus, ‘Michael Jackson One’
Monday, April 15, 2013
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte was in Las Vegas over the weekend and learned that his “One Night for One Drop” spectacular at Bellagio ...
The 2013 Keep Memory Alive "Power of Love" Gala celebrating the joint 80th birthdays of Sir Michael Caine and Quincy Jones at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday, April 13, 2013.
2013 Keep Memory Alive photos: Quincy Jones, Sir Michael Caine receive key to L.V.; behind-the-scenes at MGM Grand
Monday, April 15, 2013
As Sir Michael Caine ended a week in Las Vegas and boarded his return flight to London on Sunday night with his wife, Shakira, he said: ...
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian celebrate New Year's Eve at 1OAK in the Mirage on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012.
Robin Leach's weekend celebrity preview: Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Jackie Evancho, Keep Memory Alive and comedy kings
Friday, April 12, 2013
Also in Las Vegas this weekend: Def Leppard, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Garbage, Vampire Weekend, Avicii, Benji Madden, Tommy Trash, Nervo, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Don Rickles, Robert Davi and much, much more.
Colin Kaepernick, Eric Nagrampa (DJ E-Rock), a guest and Ricardo Lockette at CRSVR at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday, April 6, 2013
Colin Kaepernick goes shopping at CRSVR in The Cosmopolitan
Thursday, April 11, 2013
The tall and tattooed San Francisco 49ers quarterback purchased Nike Air Force 1s, Hall of Fame Hats and a CRSVR x Mitchell & Ness ...
Michael Caine is a two-time Academy Award winner.
Sir Michael Caine: ‘Ruvo Center in Las Vegas is a global leader’
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
There’s never been -- or ever will be -- a double 80th birthday celebration like the Las Vegas-styled gala planned Friday and Saturday for “celestial twins” Quincy Jones and Sir Michael Caine.
A rendering of the nightclub Light at Mandalay Bay.
Strip Scribbles: Hakkasan at MGM Grand and Light at Mandalay Bay are ready to do battle
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Two new multimillion-dollar Las Vegas nightclubs will celebrate their grand openings in direct competition with each other. Cirque du Soleil’s new entertainment venue Light at Mandalay Bay and the splashy, five-story restaurant and nightclub Hakkasan at MGM Grand have selected April 26-27 for The Clash of the Gala Openings.

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