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This Week’s Top Tours

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If this looks like fun, you need to add this adventure to your Las Vegas itinerary! Just north of Las Vegas, the stunning Valley Of Fire sits ready to enjoy. Starting around $220 per person (about what you’d lose gambling and spend on shopping, beer, and lunch for the day anyway), you and up to 6 friends will be picked up at your hotel, taken to the Valley Of Fire, get 3.5 hours of dune buggy time over this awesome desert terrain, and lunch and bottled water are included. Then, transport back to your hotel where you can shower up for your night on the town.
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ALL tours listed on our AccessVegas.com tour page (link above) have been hand-selected. We only work with the top, most professional companies and operators who vow to give our readers a great experience! We can not recommend nor vouch for tours not listed on here in the newsletter or on our tour page. Questions? Our tour page lists phone contacts where tour experts are available for live help!

Shows, Concerts, And Headliners

Tony Hawk Attends ABSINTHE At Caesars Palace
Former professional skateboarder Tony Hawk attended ABSINTHE on Friday, December 5, then posed for photos with ABSINTHE’s outlandish duo – The Gazillionaire and Penny Pibbets after the show.

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Las Vegas Sports And Betting

• Golf is still king in Las Vegas
  A cautious approach to bringing the NHL to Las Vegas
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  You May Soon Be Able To Bet On The Olympics And Oscars
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Las Vegas Tours And Attractions

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Has Arrived At Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

The elements outdoors might be frightful, however the holiday display at Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is unquestionably wonderful. In view through The month of January 3, 2015, visitors can uncover an amazing winter wonderland accompanied by periodic faves, 1000’s of twinkling lights, 28,000 poinsettias along with a 42-feet tall holiday tree.

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  Lake Mead to allow dives to wreckage of WWII bomber (with photos)
  Chloride, Arizona – An Artistic and Ghostly Town Just Outside Las Vegas
  Visit to The Carol Shelby Heritage Car Museum In Las Vegas
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Las Vegas Dining And Drinking

• At SLS, Bazaar Doesn’t Just Meat Expectations
  A gentleman’s guide to drinking well in Las Vegas (with photos)
  White Castle Begins Hiring For Las Vegas Location
  Giada a foray into ‘la dolce vita’ – mostly
  SLS masters Mediterranean with creative, refined Cleo

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Las Vegas High Roller Feels The Love: 12/13/14

Lyle and Daphne Hoffman renewed their vows after 32 years of marriage Saturday. On a special day, at a special place and with special friends. They did it on 12/13/14, the last sequential date of the century. They did it high above Las Vegas while riding the High Roller, the tallest observation wheel in the world.

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  What are the dirtiest jobs in Las Vegas? Come take a look – and a whiff
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Las Vegas Hotels And Casinos

• Gambling association releases first-of-its-kind money laundering report
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Latest Concerts Added This Week!

There is no better place to see your favorite acts then in Las Vegas! You’re relaxed, can enjoy a fine meal, have some cocktails without the worry of driving, and no alarm is going to jar you awake all too early the next morning.

• Gabriel Iglesias April 3-4 Click for Tickets
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  Reba, Brooks & Dunn June 24-27 Click for Tickets
  Reba, Brooks & Dunn July 1-4 Click for Tickets

Las Vegas Holidays And Events

• Christmas Season Las Vegas 2014 (All Season Long)
  New Year’s Eve Las Vegas 2014 (Wednesday, December 31)
  Football Parties Las Vegas 2014 (All Season Long)
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What We’re Watching!
Vegas Videos You’ll Enjoy

• Bellagio Gardens 2014 Christmas Tree Lighting And Conservatory Highlights – The Bellagio Christmas display is now up, and as stunning as ever!



• Grand Canyon Total Cloud Inversion: December 11, 2014 – One minute time-lapse video of the total cloud inversion that filled Grand Canyon on Thursday, December 11, 2014. There is no audio track. The action that takes place in this 1 minute video would take 15 minutes in real time. In some ways it looks like ocean tides coming in and going out. NPS Video by Michael Quinn.

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• Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman And Robin Leach Zipline Fremont Street For Charity – Watch two of our more famous local figures race each other down the new Fremont Street Zipline in return for donations to charity.

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