InboundVegas

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Blue Man Group won't waste time in cross-casino move

The Blue Man Group is known to move fast, and that won't change when it relocates from the Monte Carlo, where it plans to close Oct. 11, to the Luxor, where it plans to reopen Nov. 18 in a move mandated by its theater being torn down.

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Macau casinos experience 14th straight monthly revenue decline

Macau gaming revenue fell 34.5 percent in July, the Chinese casino market's 14th straight monthly decline and the sixth straight month the region has experienced drops of 30 percent or higher.

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Nightlife mogul accused of monopolizing Vegas club scene

There’s not much fun in the business of manufacturing fun in Vegas. But there’s plenty of business for lawyers.

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Sugar Factory to open largest location yet at Fashion Show

Six years after the brand’s debut on the Las Vegas Strip, Sugar Factory now has locations in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and Bahrain. When Sugar Factory had an outlet at Paris Las Vegas, the venue played host to celebrities galore and their Couture Pops.

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Knowing Vegas: Why isn't the Strip in Las Vegas?

If you go to school at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, fly into McCarran International Airport or party on the Las Vegas Strip, you're technically not in Las Vegas — you're in Clark County. Kirsten DeSilva explains why.

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Behold, Everything Glorious Inside the New The Golden Tiki

Eater.com puts it this way: "From top to bottom, The Golden Tiki might well be the most interesting bar in Las Vegas right now." We'll give 'em the benefit of the doubt for now. But, judging by these very nice pics, it's too damn bright for a proper tiki bar. We at Inbound still have a lot of love for Frank's Tiki Room on Charleston just west of I-15.

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Donny Osmond recovering from throaty concerns

Johnny Kats has the latest on Donny's bleeding polyp. Yeah, that sounds bad - as did Donny until he took a break from his Vegas show and cancelled a planned September solo tour. Donny's nephew David, son of brother Alan, has filled in with Marie.

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Proposed rules revealed to control Fremont Street buskers

They can still be loud — and, in some cases, very nearly naked — but Fremont Street’s buskers might soon have to ply their trade where Las Vegas tells them to. The draft ordinance would require buskers to stay within one of more than three dozen 6-foot diameter circles scattered along the street. Also, they'd have to register with the city and rotate out of those spaces every two hours. They would also have to keep a 40-foot buffer between other street performers and a 100-foot separation from concerts sponsored by Fremont Street’s owners.

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Beaten again by Macau, Wynn Resorts profits drop 72 percent in second quarter

The Big Macau Beat-Down continues for both Steve and Sheldon. Revenue from Wynn’s Macau operations was $617 million, down 35.8 percent compared with the second quarter of 2014. And remember: Wynn's opening another Macau place, the $4.1 Billion Wynn Palace, soon.

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Carla Pellegrino toasts Miami success, National Lasagna Day at Bratalian in Henderson

The owner of Bratalian in Henderson writes nice things about herself in one of Robin Leach's 'guest columns.' Splitting time between Vegas and Miami (her restaurant there is 'Touche'), Carla writes: "Every time I walk into my Henderson jewel, I realize that not only has nothing changed, but also it has actually gotten better." So now you know.

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Allegiant Air execs at controls of flight that landed with low fuel

Two Allegiant Air executives, the vice president of operations and the director of flight safety, were at the controls of the flight that made an emergency landing last week because it was nearly out of fuel. Why? Read all the way to the final three paragraphs, then assess your future on Allegiant Air.

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Vegas Story: How a Detroit barber became Las Vegas legendary

The Sun's Kristen Peterson does a nice job on Neil, who put in nearly 40 years at the Riviera.

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Michael Morton: It’s just a great big party — that’s what we do best in L.V.

From Drink! to the Palms to today, Vegas' club pioneer tells the tale.

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The 28 hottest restaurants in Las Vegas right now

More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? Restaurant obsessives want to know what's new, what's hot, which favorite chef has moved where. Eater's monthly Heat Map is the best way to quickly satify that curiousity.

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Go shop Vegas: only at The Forum Shops

The site 'Lollie Shopping' digs deep into what kind of shopping and fashion you will find only in Las Vegas at The Forum Shops.

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Ralph Lamb’s favorite stories revolved around his family

Some folks will dwell on his flaws, others will wallow in his legend. Hero or horse thief, take your pick. John L. Smith prefers to think about where longtime Clark County Sheriff Ralph Lamb came from, and how far he traveled in one remarkable lifetime.

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As best we can tell, the premise is: people bet on whether teams of criminals can or can't pull off varioius crimes. But some of the criminals aren't all that bad. Or are they? We'll, as Vegas Chatter reccomends, we'll give it a couple of episodes before we hate it.