More on Las Vegas
By Christopher Smith, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Quick quiz: How many Vegas-goers you know prefer staying downtown?
By Jay Jones
Like residents in many cities, longtime Las Vegans long for what's long gone — the days when a young Wayne Newton crooned "Danke...
By S. Irene Virbila
Remember when it seemed preposterous that a French three-star chef would sign on for a restaurant in Las Vegas? And it turned out that not...
By Terry Gardner
To help make your next trip to Las Vegas a winner, I tested iPhone apps (they also work on iPod Touch and iPad) that you can use to book a...
By Jay Jones
Riding the roller coaster that wraps around the New York-New York casino and hotel is 3 1/2 minutes of pure rush, looping up and down fast...
By Chris Erskine
Ever crave your own swanky personal retreat, with a seaside vibe? The recently opened Ravella could be it, with rooms starting at $117 a...
By Shermakaye Bass
The text message was from Smoothini, the Ghetto Houdini.
By Valli Herman
Luxury has a new look and feel in Las Vegas, a more accurate reflection of the economic downturn's effect on bank accounts, home values...
By Valli Herman
It takes a lot of nerve to advertise a new $3.9-billion casino-hotel development with a line that begs to be mocked. Yet the Cosmopolitan of...
By Jay Jones
To Millicent Siegel Rosen, her father was a loving parent. She knew nothing of his life as one of America's most notorious gangsters —...
When Garth Brooks returns to his limited engagement next month in Las Vegas, some of those in line at the Encore box office may be surprised...
By Michael Goldstein
Scantily clad showgirls and strippers are nothing new in Las Vegas. What is new is that they have moved from the showroom and lounge to...
By Steve Friess
I'm headed out to check out "Fantasy," a topless revue on the Las Vegas Strip, because I'm supposed to interview the show's then-star,...
By Jay Jones
After a long drive up Interstate 15, you arrive on the Las Vegas Strip, ready for R&R. Whether that stands for rest and relaxation or...
By Jay Jones
After nearly a decade as a Vegas showgirl, Patsy Rodriguez has plenty of stories about performances that didn't go quite as planned. She may...
By Jay Jones
Terry Mullery and his wife, Lisa, of Burbank, love an occasional weekend in Las Vegas. It's the boring and often-arduous drive on Interstate...
By Dan Blackburn
Every so often I experience a genuine "oh my gosh" moment. In Africa, I rounded a bend and came face to face with a large male lion. In...
By Jay Jones
As Danish tourists Benjamin Jensen and Peter Andersen get a tutorial in blackjack, the pit boss at Caesars Palace isn't concerned that they'...
By Jay Jones
Katherine Ryder learned an important lesson on her 55th birthday: Don't poke holes in potatoes before boiling them.
By S. Irene Virbila, Los Angeles Times restaurant critic
How many high-end restaurants can Vegas support, particularly in this economy? Easily a dozen more just opened in the new $11-billion...