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Golden Nugget Hotel in Downtown Las Vegas is joining the NFR celebrations in Las Vegas by hosting a series of events, contests and concerts featuring some of the hottest names in country music.

Spectacular, contemporary luxury and elegance will soon embrace guests of the highly anticipated Rush Tower, the newest addition to the legendary Golden Nugget Las Vegas. Scheduled to open on Nov. 20, 2009, the $150-million development will enhance the historic property’s already unrivaled hotel, gaming and dining options, and firmly establish the resort as the preferred destination on the Fremont Street Experience, located in the heart of downtown Las Vegas.

An evolutionary destination designed to transform Las Vegas at its core, CityCenter will be unveiled to the world this December. Yet now, weeks before the groundbreaking project opens its doors to the public, people everywhere can sample some of the energy and sophistication of CityCenter without ever leaving their chairs.

Chihuly at CityCenter will debut December 4 within the GALLERY, a dynamic exhibition space located within Crystals at CityCenter in Las Vegas. Spanning 4,350 square feet, the compelling presentation will feature a diverse representation of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly’s sculptures, drawings, editions and prints.

Golden Boy Promotions representatives and boxing promoter Lou DiBella held a press conference in Las Vegas to announce the welterweight title unification fight between WBA Champ Shane Mosley and WBC titleholder Andre Berto. The Mosley vs. Berto fight will take place on January 30th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

F1 racer Nelson Piquet Jr., son of three-time Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet, has announced that he will compete in the Superkarts USA Super Nationals XIII event running from November 18th to 22nd at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino.

A Las Vegas strip club that launched a Stripper on a Bus advertising campaign this week on Las Vegas Strip has decided to follow its lawyer advice and stop its promotion.

Las Vegas Events and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced today that the New Year's Eve celebration in Las Vegas will feature a special fireworks show fired from seven rooftop locations along the Las Vegas Strip.

NASCAR officials have released the schedule of events for the inaugural Champions Week in Las Vegas. This year's Champion's Week festivities will kick off on December 2nd with the Chasers for Charity Fanfest at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and culminates on Friday, December 4th, with the 2009 Sprint Cup Series Awards Ceremony at Wynn Las Vegas.

As it was reported by Las Vegas Review-Journal, the Palms Resort and Casino has agreed to pay a $75,000 fine issued by the Nevada Gaming Commission for not properly overseeing two of poker tournaments organized by third-party company, plus $25,000 to cover the costs of the investigation.

One of the oldest wedding chapels in Las Vegas a will reopen to the public next weekend at the Clark County Heritage Museum. Guests attending the event will have the chance to see a piece of Las Vegas history and celebrate with a block party featuring live music, giveaways and free souvenir photos for any couple who got married there.

Monster Cable has announced that 6-time Grammy Award winner John Legend will play a special performance at the annual Monster Retailer Awards and Concert. The event will take place on Friday, January 8th, 2010 at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino as part of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

A well-known Las Vegas strip club has devised an inventive way to attract more customers to their locale. People are calling it the "Stripper Mobile", and it consists of a U-Haul-type truck rolling down The Strip with beautiful, half-naked girls pole-dancing inside a brightly-lit Plexiglass box.

Beginning November 10th, 47 airports throughout the United States (including McCarran Airport Las Vegas) will be equipped with Free Wi-Fi access thanks to Google. This service will last until January 15th, 2010 and will be used to promote Google's products.

Wynn Las Vegas and Encore continue to set a new luxury service standard in Las Vegas, after earning top honors from the 2010 Forbes Travel Guide Star awards (formerly Mobil Travel Guide Star awards) and the 2010 American Automobile Association (AAA) Diamond Awards.

The world-famous tattoo mogul Mario Barth has partnered with The Mirage and The Light Group to create a unique venue that combines tattooing, a lounge and a bar room. This baroque-inspired Las Vegas destination is expected to open in the first quarter of 2010 and will be called Mario Barth at The Mirage.

The best trained firefighters from all over the United States and will congregate in Sin City for the 18th annual  Scott World Firefighter Combat Challenge.

A group of city leaders gathered on Monday afternoon on the west side of Las Vegas Boulevard to celebrate the lighting ceremony of three historic neon signs. The three neon signs unveiled yesterday are Bow & Arrow Motel, Binion's Horseshoe sign and Silver Slipper neon sign installed in September.

The M Resort Spa Casino was recently announced as the winner of a Four Star Award from the 2010 Forbes Travel Guide only eight months after it opened in Las Vegas. The M Resort is actually the newest resort to open in Las Vegas on March 1st, 2009 and cost a reported $1 billion.

Las Vegas Sands Corporation is glad to announce that two of its properties, The Venetian and The Palazzo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, have both been awarded with the renowned AAA Five Diamond Award, the most coveted symbol of excellence in the hospitality industry.

Bellagio once again received the prestigious AAA Five Diamond Award, making this the ninth straight win for the Las Vegas hotel. Also receiving the distinction were the Bellagio's own Picasso and Le Cirque restaurants.

World Series of Golf, Inc.  today announced it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Compass Entertainment, LLC to produce a series of live events and television programs designed to increase the awareness and participation in the annual Las Vegas based tournament and help the brand to expand nationwide.

Award winning entertainer and performer Bette Midler announced today that the final performance of her critically acclaimed Las Vegas show “The Showgirl Must Go On” at the Caesars Palace Colosseum will be Sunday, January 31, 2010.  The final performance will mark the end of her two-year residency in Sin City, which began on February 20th, 2008.

The new Elvis-inspired Cirque du Soleil show to open at CityCenter's ARIA Hotel and Casino in December has been officially named as of today. The Elvis-themed Las Vegas production will be appropriately titled "Viva Elvis".

The largest annual literature event in Las Vegas began yesterday and will continue until Sunday, November 8th. This 4-day Free Vegas event was created with the idea of bringing together those who love to read books with those who love to write books.