Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. admitted this week what many have long suspected — that he handpicks every opponent who enters the ring with him. He also decides how much they get paid and what the contract details will be. So Robert Guerrero was somewhat prepared when Mayweather picked him to be the opponent for his [...]
Asian Themed Mega-Resort Planned for Las Vegas
March 9, 2013 | Posted by
Resorts World Las Vegas, the city’s first new mega-resort in six years and scheduled to open in 2016, will have such Asian influences as a replica of the great Wall of China and a panda preserve. Resorts World is to open on the site of the former Stardust Hotel-Casino. The 87-acre development will rise at [...]
Robert Guerrero Says He’s Ready, Floyd Mayweather is ‘Slowing Down’
February 22, 2013 | Posted by
Floyd Mayweather granted Robert Guerrero’s request for a fight on Tuesday, after Guerrero campaigned for the bout for more than a year, but Guerrero said Thursday that he sees Mayweather as a fighter spiraling downward. “I see a lot of slippage,” Guerrero said Thursday on a conference call with several reporters. “I see him slowing [...]
Robert De Niro Brings Nobu Brand to Vegas Boutique Hotel Within Caesars Palace
January 11, 2013 | Posted by
It’s the most anticipated event in Sin City this year and it’s less than a month away. What used to be the Centurion Tower at Caesars Palace was gutted and has been converted into the world’s first Nobu Hotel, the first of four currently in the works. The hotel will open Feb. 4 and is now [...]
Reno, the Affordable ‘Vegas’ Experience
January 4, 2013 | Posted by
Remember when Vegas was cheap? It can be again, except it’s not Vegas, it’s Reno. There are better reasons to come here than its reputation for quickie divorces might have you believe. For instance, big casinos just like in Vegas but not as pricey and definitely not as raucous. The bed We chose the Tuscany-flavored [...]
Fourth and Final Fight Between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez and Final Time
December 7, 2012 | Posted by
The 16,000 seats at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will be filled to capacity to see Manny Pacquiao against Juan Manuel Marquez for the fourth and final time on Saturday. “It’s the final time,” Freddy Roach,who is Pacquiao’s long-time trainer, told Dan Rafael of ESPN. This is one of the most highly [...]
Dwight Howard Brings Hope to Lakers
October 20, 2012 | Posted by
The Los Angeles Lakers may have a big piece back in their starting rotation against the Sacramento Kings Sunday as they are hopeful for the return of center Dwight Howard. Howard, who had back surgery last April, has been going through rehab with the Lakers medical staff. A couple of weeks ago he started participating in [...]
Soul Train Awards Exit Atlanta for Las Vegas
August 22, 2012 | Posted by
The annual Soul Train Awards, which the cable network and show producer Centric has filmed in Atlanta for the past three years, is packing up in 2012 for Sin City. From the sounds of AJC music reporter Melissa Ruggieri’s post, Vegas made the network an offer it couldn’t refuse. A spokesperson for Centric said Las [...]
Janet Jackson Denies She Needs Michael’s Money to Care for Mother
August 18, 2012 | Posted by
A report claiming that the Estate of Michael Jackson filed documents in the probate court requesting that the estate be permitted to “foot a portion of the bill on Janet’s mortgage on her posh Las Vegas Condo” is false, according to her lawyer. According to Blair Brown, Jackson’s attorney, Jackson’s Las Vegas home was purchased [...]
Spa-Cation: Hottest Spas in Las Vegas
July 20, 2012 | Posted by
When considering a spa-cation, Vegas may not be the first destination that comes to mind—in fact, it might be the last. Yet with the same gusto for gambling (and debauchery), Vegas is approaching nirvana with more than 45 spas on the Strip. These spas have started to draw high rollers and beauty buffs from around [...]
