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New Year’s Eve In Las Vegas

NYE in Las Vegas: 80,000 fireworks, music of Whitney, One Republic, Pitbull

More than 80,000 fireworks will explode into the night sky above the Las Vegas Strip for this year’s New Year’s Eve celebration. The lucky numbered 7-minute-11-second “America’s Party” performance will be fired from the rooftops of MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island, the Venetian and Stratosphere.

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McCarran International Airport

Vegas Airport Protects Travelers From Naked Supermodel

Electronics company Sharper Image submitted five ads featuring a barely-clad – and sometimes unclad – Klum to Alliance Airport Advertising, a Las Vegas-based company that manages McCarran’s indoor billboard promotions, according to airport spokeswoman Christine Crews.

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Las Vegas Tours And Attractions

Maverick Aviation Readies For Hawaii Air Tours

When Maverick Aviation Group takes its popular air tours to the Hawaiian Islands early next year, it’ll take an unparalleled maintenance record and experience with it.

The Las Vegas-based air tour company will launch tours over Maui’s coastline, rain forests, waterfalls and volcanoes beginning in April.

Crews at Maverick’s 15,000-square-foot maintenance plant at Henderson Executive Airport will soon begin disassembling one of three ECO-Star EC-130 quiet technology helicopters to load on a flatbed truck for a trip to Long Beach, Calif., where it will be loaded onto a Boeing 747 jet and flown to Honolulu. There, the helicopter will be reassembled and flown to its new Maui base.

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Shows, Concerts, And Headliners

‘Rock of Ages’ toasts two years, and is better than ever

A surprise, commemorative 1980s-themed cake replicating the set of the hit musical “Rock of Ages” at the Venetian was wheeled onstage after the finale to celebrate the show’s second anniversary and its renewal for a third year through December 2015.

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Boyz Willing To Be Tackled By Fans, But Ready To Score Next Goal

It’s the second time in the Boyz II Men show where the stage gets rushed. The first point is about 15 minutes before, when batches of roses appear for ôI’ll Make Love to You.ö When women in the audience realize it’s first-come, first-served for scoring one from a Boy-Man, it’s open season.

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Las Vegas Hotels And Casinos

Here Are Some Of The Biggest Slot Payouts In Las Vegas History

The odds of hitting a multimillion-dollar jackpot on a Las Vegas slot machine are almost impossibly long, but it happens.

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  MGM Resorts, Perini resolve lawsuit over defective Harmon at CityCenter
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Las Vegas Economy And Real Estate

Summerlin Among The Best Places To Live In The U.S.

Money magazine ranked Las Vegas as one of America’s top 10 cities to live, citing Summerlin as the valley’s “chief community.” Today, 12 years later, Summerlin has once again received a shout-out from Money in its annual Best Places to Live in America issue. Las Vegas is included on its 2014 list of big cities offering value, and Summerlin is both cited and pictured for its 150 miles of trails and vast array of lifestyle amenities including tennis courts, golf courses, playgrounds and adjacency to outdoor activities at nearby Red Rock Canyon.

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  City Council approves funding for Las Vegas soccer stadium
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Latest Concerts Added This Week!

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Las Vegas Holidays And Events

New Year’s Eve Las Vegas 2014 (Wednesday, December 31)

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What We’re Watching!
Vegas Videos You’ll Enjoy

• Elvis Suite At Las Vegas Westgate – Before the Las Vegas Westgate was the LVH was the Hilton, it was called the International. With apologies to Hangover (the movie) fans, arguably the most famous suite in Las Vegas is the Elvis suite at The Westgate where Elvis Presley lived during his residency in the 1970’s not overly long before his death.

• Mobcast: Repeal Day, Prohibition – In this special edition of Mobcast from the Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas, two bartenders sling drinks while telling tales of Prohibition, bootlegging and the history of the cocktail.

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• The Frank Rosenthal Show With Special Guest Frank Sinatra – Legendary Stardust Hotel ôoperatorö Frank ôLeftyö Rosenthal was no wallflower. Rosenthal was credited as being the father of modern day casino sports betting and laid the groundwork for The Stardust hotel having arguably the most famous sportsbook in the world until it was imploded. Don Rickles also stars and a guest on this show, taking hilarious jabs at Sinatra along the way.

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