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Las Vegas Culinary Union says it won’t hesitate to strike without new contracts
Tens of thousands of union members flooded the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday for the strike vote, overwhelmingly approving the last-resort measure by a ...
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Dreamscape plans major transformation with renovations at Rio
The Sun recently sat down with Eric Birnbaum, founder and CEO of Dreamscape — which purchased the Rio in 2019 and is slated to officially ...
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Rio to be remodeled, rebranded as Hyatt
Hyatt Hotels Corp. plans to remodel the Rio’s roughly 2,500 rooms and rebrand the off-Strip resort under the Hyatt brand. The Rio’s gaming, retail, restaurant, ...
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Rio sets Dec. 22 reopening in Las Vegas
The Rio will reopen Dec. 22 following COVID-19 closures since mid-March, marking the final Caesars Entertainment property to return to business. Initially, the hotel ...
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Caesars Entertainment completes $516 million sale of Rio
Caesars Entertainment announced today that it has completed the $516.3 million sale of the Rio, which was announced earlier this year. The buyer is an ...
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2 guests at Rio Las Vegas got Legionnaires’ disease
Two guests who stayed separately at the Rio in March and April contracted Legionnaires’ disease, and testing of water at the resort came back positive ...
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WSOP: Finishing what they started
The November Nine gets underway on Sunday, even though November doesn’t start until Tuesday, at which point only three players will remain in the WSOPs ...
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Penn Jillette unplugged ... in acoustic debut at Smith Center
Rio headliner magician Penn Jillette performed an original song, “No Martyrs, No Saints,” a tribute to late author and social critic Christopher Hitchens. ...
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Bill Medley totally righteous at Composers Showcase; Penn Jillette’s latest book to diet for
The Kats Report Bureau once again was ensconced at Composers Showcase of Las Vegas on Wednesday night, and it was a genuine Hall of Fame ...
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Prince and his breathtaking run at the Rio Las Vegas
The night Prince opened as a Las Vegas headliner was actually the morning, past midnight in a retrofitted showroom at the Rio Las Vegas ...
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Penn Jillette juggles dieting in new book; leaner Jeff Beacher plays hide-and-seek
In a highly coincidental development, or rather a coincidental reduction, Penn Jillette and Jeff Beacher have shed a combined 330 pounds dating to 2014. ...
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With move to Wynn Las Vegas, Mark Shunock really is running the show
He’s no longer Lonny, but he’s still running the club — this time for real. Mark Shunock is taking over entertainment operations at Intrigue at ...
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Chippendales hits new heights at Chateau with ‘53X’
The first Chippendales offshoot in Las Vegas, “53X” opens March 11 at Chateau at Paris Las Vegas. Performances are 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Tickets ...
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Paul Johnson nails it down as the new Drew in ‘Rock of Ages’
Paul Johnson can at once rock, and build, the house. A man who hammers it down on and off the stage, Johnson has ascended the ...
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Rocking in Rio with ‘Ages’ changes; L.V. Phil takes on pink hue
One performer who will not rock in Rio for long is Mark Shunock, the magnanimous actor who portrays Lonny who has announced on his Facebook ...
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Santana sets release date for ‘Santana IV’; ONJ and Marie Osmond bond at NBT
The Kats Report Bureau at this writing is Mizuya lounge at Mandalay Bay, where the band of the moment is The Limit, fronted by John ...
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Monday By the Numbers: Penn & Teller hits 15; ‘50 Shades’ hits 69
The 2016 lid-lifter for Monday By the Numbers actually starts with a 15 thanks to one of our very favorite entertainment teams. Also in play ...
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Larry Rudolph reigns over Fifth Harmony; Toys for Tots at Orleans; ‘Mondays Dark’
The Kats Report Bureau is recalibrating after a wild stretch where I rambled around at an array of events beginning with Eric Jordan Young’s surprise ...
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‘Rock of Ages’ loading into newly named theater at the Rio on Jan. 25
“Rock of Ages” will likely have to adjust scenes to properly play in its new venue, which is set mostly in the round. There have ...
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Civillico rides into Rio with ‘Headliners Bash’; Bennett backs Bob Anderson; Cullotta a hit in DLV
Jeff Civillico is hosting his Win-Win Entertainment’s “Headliners Bash” at 9 p.m. Friday at Rio’s Penn & Teller Theater. ...
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