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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Lefty Rosenthal, Who Inspired De Niro’s ‘Casino’ Character, Hired the Strip’s First Female Dealers
EDITOR’S NOTE:?“Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition.?Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on July 17, 2023. Sure, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal secretly ran the Stardust,...
Rao’s Restaurant at Caesars Palace on Las Vegas Strip to Close in November
The Italian restaurant Rao’s is closing its Las Vegas branch at Caesars Palace next month. The New York-based spot is popular with celebrities and politicians. Co-owners Frank Pellegrino Jr. and Ron Straci...
Railroad Pass Celebrates 90 Years As Nevada’s Oldest Casino?
The oldest licensed casino in Nevada turns 90 on Sunday. The Railroad Pass Hotel Casino and Travel Center south of Las Vegas will celebrate that anniversary on Aug. 10 with a birthday...
Resorts World Attracts 20K Visitors to Grand Opening on Las Vegas Strip
Resorts World Las Vegas drew at least 20,000 people to its grand opening June 24 on the Strip, according to a report. The Resorts World attendance is smaller than the 80,000 that...
Resorts World Opens in Las Vegas, Helping Revive North Strip ?
Resorts World’s grand opening Thursday on the Las Vegas Strip marks the first time in 11 years a new hotel-casino has debuted on the resort corridor. At $4.3 billion, the red-tinted Resorts...
Fire at Resorts World Las Vegas Comes Days Before Grand Opening
With its grand opening less than a week away, Resorts World Las Vegas on the Strip was the site of a fire this weekend. The fire at about 6 pm on Saturday...
Las Vegas Casinos Hope CES Sparks Economic Boom
The return of the CES trade show to Las Vegas early next year gives casino officials hope that the Southern Nevada economy is recovering. The four-day CES show is set to begin...
Las Vegas Reporter’s Stories About ‘Lefty’ Rosenthal?Featured on Media Website
A website featuring mysteries and true crime?now includes reporter?George Knapp’s?original Las Vegas television news stories on casino operator and Mob associate Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. Knapp, a veteran investigative reporter at KLAS-TV, oversees...
Oscar Goodman to Host Dinner at Las Vegas Steakhouse on Movie ‘Casino’?
Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is hosting a tribute dinner next month honoring the 1995 Mafia movie Casino.? The April 7 event will be held at Oscar’s Steakhouse downtown in the...
Resorts World Las Vegas to Open as Limited-Smoking Property
Resorts World Las Vegas is expected to open on the Strip this summer as a mainly smoke-free resort. Scott Sibella, Resorts World's president, said the property will be smoke free throughout the...