Read more Las Vegas stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1812/las-vegas.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:22:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74028/complaints-curb-vegas-stripper-mobile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Las Vegas strip club has agreed to stop an advertising promotion that involved hauling bikini-clad exotic dancers around in a truck. Larry Beard, marketing director of Déjà Vu Showgirls, said today he's taking his lawyer's advice and parking the truck. "We're going to respect the opinion of the folks...http://www.newser.com/story/74028/complaints-curb-vegas-stripper-mobile.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 20:35:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73882/stripper-mobile-shocks-even-las-vegas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven in over-the-top Sin City, the stripper-mobile is an attention-getter. The Plexiglas-walled truck roaming the Las Vegas Strip features a stripper pole—and strippers, of course, albeit ones still wearing their skivvies. It has proven an effective marketing technique for Déjà Vu Showgirls, but if county commissioners get their way,...http://www.newser.com/story/73882/stripper-mobile-shocks-even-las-vegas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 8:37:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73701/poker-crowns-new-champ-21.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEarlier this year, Joe Cada couldn’t legally gamble in Las Vegas—but early this morning, the 21-year-old was crowned the youngest-ever winner of the World Series of Poker in Sin City. “It’s a dream come true,” Cada, who won $8.5 million, tells the Sun . Pocket nines won it for...http://www.newser.com/story/73701/poker-crowns-new-champ-21.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 9:16:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73578/logger-earns-world-series-of-poker-final.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA logger and a community college dropout have outlasted 6,492 other competitors and will go head-to-head in Monday's final of the World Series of Poker. Joe Cada, 21, flirted with elimination in the round that ended today in Las Vegas but holds 136 million chips and a substantial lead...http://www.newser.com/story/73578/logger-earns-world-series-of-poker-final.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 22:02:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70233/vagrants-find-home-in-tunnels-under-vegas-casinos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFlood tunnels beneath the casinos of Las Vegas seem an unlikely place to call home. But that’s exactly what they are to an estimated 700, including some who’ve built surprisingly elaborate makeshift dwellings in the 350-plus miles under the city. The Sun describes the “home” of couple Steven and Kathryn,...http://www.newser.com/story/70233/vagrants-find-home-in-tunnels-under-vegas-casinos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 18:39:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70139/citycenter-las-vegas-85b-stimulus-bet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA gigantic addition to the Las Vegas Strip is a one-stop stimulus package for a city and state walloped by the recession and an $8.5 billion bet that happy days are near again. With 12,000 jobs, the CityCenter project—a kaleidoscope of condominiums, boutique hotels, shopping, and, of...http://www.newser.com/story/70139/citycenter-las-vegas-85b-stimulus-bet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 18:54:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69930/expanded-gambling-wont-be-a-windfall-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe many states hoping gambling will revive their troubled budgets are in for an unpleasant surprise, writes Nate Silver for Esquire. Gambling is supposed to be recession-proof, but that hasn’t been the case this time. "The year 2008 was the first time in history that total casino gaming revenues declined...http://www.newser.com/story/69930/expanded-gambling-wont-be-a-windfall-silver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 13:29:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68518/jon-spends-big-in-vegas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSeems like Jon Gosselin has gone from "Daddy" to "Daddy Warbucks." The infamous father of eight reportedly ordered half the menu while at the Stack Restaurant in Vegas on Monday, reports the New York Post . Gosselin, who was there with his mom and a group of friends, downed vodka Red...http://www.newser.com/story/68518/jon-spends-big-in-vegas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 9:26:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68236/penny-slots-bring-in-big-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCasinos are making big bank off the tiniest—and oft-most derided—denomination, USA Today reports. Gambling outfits have added penny slots at an amazing rate—in the last 2 years, Nevada has removed 12,000 more costly machines to make room for 7,000 penny slots—and the move has...http://www.newser.com/story/68236/penny-slots-bring-in-big-bucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 31 Aug 2009 11:41:34 CDT