query: when did the stratosphere in las vegas open

pos: Stratosphere Las Vegas renovated to become part of the Stratosphere. As construction neared completion, one of the rides being planned for the resort was a giant ape that would carry riders up and down on one of the tower's columns. The Stratosphere opened on April 30, 1996. Shortly after opening, the Stratosphere Corporation was forced to file bankruptcy. This caused construction on the second tower to stop, with only a few stories partially built, and it allowed Carl Icahn to gain control through one of his companies by buying a majority of the outstanding bonds. A major addition was completed in June 2001

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas many episodes of . Stratosphere Las Vegas The Stratosphere Las Vegas (formerly Vegas World) is a hotel, casino, and tower located on Las Vegas Boulevard just north of the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The property's signature attraction is the Stratosphere Tower, the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States, and the second-tallest in the Western Hemisphere, surpassed only by the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario. It is the tallest tower west of the Mississippi River and also the tallest structure in Las Vegas and in the State of Nevada. The hotel is a separate

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas Stratosphere Las Vegas The Stratosphere Las Vegas (formerly Vegas World) is a hotel, casino, and tower located on Las Vegas Boulevard just north of the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The property's signature attraction is the Stratosphere Tower, the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States, and the second-tallest in the Western Hemisphere, surpassed only by the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario. It is the tallest tower west of the Mississippi River and also the tallest structure in Las Vegas and in the State of Nevada. The hotel is a separate building with 24 stories,

neg: High Roller (Stratosphere) to the general public. High Roller was one of the first two amusement rides to open on the Stratosphere tower at the casino opening (the other being Big Shot). Even initially, Stratosphere guests exhibited considerably greater excitement over the Big Shot gravity drop tower than they did over High Roller. As with the other rides at the Stratosphere Las Vegas, admission to the High Roller was typically charged per ride, as opposed to a single pass that allowed for unlimited rides as is typically the case in most United States amusement parks. The cost to ride the High Roller was

neg: Vegas World was expected to consider Stupak's expansion plans the following month, after the Las Vegas Planning Commission recommended against it due to inadequate parking spaces. Construction of Stupak's $32 million Stratosphere observation tower began in February 1992, on property adjacent to Vegas World. On August 29, 1993, around midnight, hundreds of customers evacuated Vegas World when a fire broke out at the half-finished Stratosphere tower. Power went out shortly afterwards. According to employees, a hysterical woman ran through the casino screaming, "Bob Stupak did this for the insurance money!" Upon learning of the fire, Marty Allen (of the Allen & Rossi

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas ultimately limited to because of concerns from the FAA about possible interference with flights from the nearby McCarran International Airport. Construction of the $32 million tower began in February 1992, on property adjacent to Vegas World. On August 29, 1993, around midnight, hundreds of customers at Vegas World were evacuated when the half-finished tower caught on fire, during which no injuries occurred. The Stratosphere had been planned to open in August 1994, although the fire was expected to delay construction by eight weeks. Stupak said that the tower's first phase would still be ready in time with an accelerated construction

neg: SkyJump Las Vegas SkyJump Las Vegas SkyJump Las Vegas holds the Guinness World Record for highest commercial decelerator descent with an official height of and is located at Stratosphere Las Vegas. As part of its grand opening event, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman presented a written proclamation deeming April 20, 2010 as SkyJump Day in Las Vegas. SkyJump Las Vegas is a controlled decelerator descent. Riders of SkyJump Las Vegas are given a short safety lesson and suited up in a Stratosphere custom “jump suit.” The rider is then connected to a patented highspeed “descender” machine and led to the edge of a

neg: SkyJump Las Vegas small platform where they will leap out and descend the Stratosphere Tower. The effect is similar to bungee jumping. Guide wires keep riders from straying off course. Just prior to reaching the rapidly approaching ground, the machine slows the rider down, bringing them to a controlled landing. SkyJump Las Vegas SkyJump Las Vegas holds the Guinness World Record for highest commercial decelerator descent with an official height of and is located at Stratosphere Las Vegas. As part of its grand opening event, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman presented a written proclamation deeming April 20, 2010 as SkyJump Day in Las

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas for $1 billion that included finishing the 1000-room second hotel tower. In the early 2000s, the company attempted to get approval for a roller coaster that would run from several hundred feet up the tower and, in the last proposal, across Las Vegas Boulevard. Part of that last proposal included an entry monument on the ride over Las Vegas Boulevard welcoming people to the City of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas City Council did not approve the project due to objections from the neighbors over possible noise from the enclosed cars on the proposed ride. In January 2010, American Casino

neg: High Roller (Stratosphere) High Roller (Stratosphere) The High Roller (also known as the Let it Ride High Roller), was a steel roller coaster constructed on top of a building over the Las Vegas Strip. It was the highest roller coaster in the world when compared to the surrounding terrain. It was located on top of the Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada, which is the tallest free-standing observation tower in the United States. The coaster was manufactured by S&MC GmbH Structures and Machines. The ride opened on April 29, 1996, in a special VIP gala opening, one day before the ride and casino opened

neg: American Casino & Entertainment Properties American Casino & Entertainment Properties American Casino & Entertainment Properties (ACEP) was purchased by Golden Entertainment in October 2017 for $850 million. ACEP was a casino holding company headquartered at the Stratosphere Las Vegas. ACEP was a wholly owned subsidiary of American Real Estate Partners before it was sold to Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds, an investment arm of Goldman Sachs, in February 2008. The company owned the following 4 casinos: Aquarius Casino Resort, Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Arizona Charlie's Boulder, and Stratosphere Las Vegas. Golden Entertainment acquired ACEP from Whitehall. Shortly after opening, the Stratosphere Las Vegas on April 30,

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas 2,427 rooms and an casino. The Stratosphere is owned and operated by Golden Entertainment, which acquired the resort and three other properties from American Casino & Entertainment Properties for $850 million. While the traditional definition of the Strip excludes the Stratosphere, it is often included in travel guides as a Strip attraction. Using this alternate definition, the Stratosphere is the northernmost of the major Strip resorts, and is the only Strip hotel actually located within the City of Las Vegas. In March 2018, Golden Entertainment announced plans for $140 million renovation of the Stratosphere that will be unveiled in three

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas phases. In 1974, Bob Stupak opened a small casino in Las Vegas known as Bob Stupak's World Famous Million-Dollar Historic Gambling Museum and Casino, located north of the Las Vegas Strip on land previously occupied by the Todkill/Bill Hayden Lincoln Mercury Dealership. The casino burned down two months later, and Stupak subsequently opened his Vegas World hotel and casino on the same property in 1979. The concept for the Stratosphere began as a plan by Stupak to construct a 1,012-foot neon sign tower for Vegas World. In early October 1989, Stupak submitted plans to the city for the approval of

neg: Downtown (Nevada gaming area) Downtown (Nevada gaming area) "Downtown Las Vegas Area" is the name assigned by the Nevada Gaming Control Board NGCB which includes the Downtown Las Vegas area casinos and the Stratosphere Tower which is located from Fremont Street. The city of Las Vegas uses the term Downtown Gaming for the casinos near the Fremont Street Experience. The land is part of the that were auctioned on May 15, 1905 when the city was founded. Currently downtown Las Vegas is the only place in Las Vegas where the casinos are clustered around an outdoor pedestrian zone. Caesars Entertainment has announced plans to

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas schedule. A large crane located atop the tower, used for construction, was also damaged in the fire. The following month, high winds prevented the scheduled dismantling of the crane, a process that was expected to take two days. At that time, the cause of the fire remained unknown. In November 1993, Grand Casinos announced plans to purchase 33 percent of the Stratosphere and Vegas World by acquiring shares in Stupak's Stratosphere Corporation. Vegas World closed on February 1, 1995, for remodeling in order to be integrated into the Stratosphere resort. Vegas World's two hotel towers, consisting of 932 rooms, were

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas the neon sign tower which would stand four times taller than the hotel. Later in the week, Stupak withdrew his plans to allow time for a revised version of the tower that would include an elevator leading up to an observation deck. Stupak, who wanted the tower to become a local landmark, said, "What I'm trying to do for Las Vegas is what the Eiffel Tower did for Paris, what the Empire State Building did for New York, what the Seattle Space Needle did for Seattle." Stupak contacted an engineering firm in Texas whose expertise was in designing radio transmission

neg: The Drew Las Vegas The Drew Las Vegas The Drew Las Vegas (formerly known as Fontainebleau Las Vegas) is an unfinished resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip on the site previously occupied by the El Rancho Hotel and Casino and the Algiers Hotel in Winchester, Nevada. It was intended to be a sister property to the well-known 1950s-era Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel. Excluding the nearby Stratosphere observation tower, the Drew's 63-floor hotel building is the tallest building in Las Vegas and in the state. Fontainebleau Las Vegas was announced in May 2005, with initial plans to begin construction by March 2006, and

neg: 18b The Las Vegas Arts District 18b The Las Vegas Arts District The Las Vegas Arts District, or the 18b in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada was created in 1998 as an 18 block zone set aside to encourage art and artists. The district won Las Vegas Review-Journal's "Best of Las Vegas" award in 2005. Known as the 18b, the Las Vegas Arts District contains a mix of independent businesses including vintage clothing boutiques, antique stores, art galleries, hair salons, restaurants, The 18b is located halfway between the Fremont East Entertainment district and the Stratosphere Resort, clustered around Main and Charleston, bounded loosely by Commerce Street to

neg: Shot at the Night thus giving her very own "shot at the night". According to the Nevada Film Commission, the young woman is shown working at the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino. The video features famous Las Vegas landmarks such as Treasure Island, The Stratosphere, The Cosmopolitan, Luxor, Caesars, and Downtown Las Vegas." Other locations include A Little White Wedding Chapel and Flamingo Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Review Journal ranked it as the #2 Best Music Video Filmed in Las Vegas." The Killers performed the song live for the first time at the Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Killers performed

neg: Paul Steelman Paul Steelman and his firm have designed many casino projects around the world that include the following: Sands Macau; Four Seasons Macau; City of Dreams Shopping Center Macau; Hard Rock Casino Macau; Galaxy Macau; Harrahs, California; Harrahs AK-Chin, Arizona; Harrahs Tunica, Mississippi; Harrahs Vicksburg, Mississippi; Harrahs Kansas City; Caesar’s Indiana; Caesars Magical Empire, Las Vegas; JW Marriott, Las Vegas; Showboat, Las Vegas; Stratosphere, Las Vegas; Casinos Locarno, Switzerland; Thun Casino, Switzerland; Casino Rheinfelden, Switzerland; Swiss Casino Zurich, Switzerland; Swiss Casino St Gallen, Switzerland; MGM Casino and Theme Park, Las Vegas; Treasure Island Expansions and Renovations, Las Vegas; Beau Rivage, Mississippi,

neg: Blake L. Sartini of the Stratosphere Las Vegas that will be completed in three phases. Blake L. Sartini was born in Stockton, in the San Joaquin County of California. He is the son of Arthur Dennis Sartini and Sandra Louise Myers. He attended junior college in Stockton, and in 1964, when Blake was 5 years old, Arthur took a job as the assistant executive director of the Las Vegas Housing Authority. Sartini attended Ed W. Clark High School, where he played football as a tight end and defensive end. He enrolled in the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and in 1982 earned his

neg: Domino (2005 film) it to Bishop at the Stratosphere Casino. Following a shootout with Fender's mother, the money is retrieved. Cigliutti is told about his sons' arrest and is led to believe that Bishop had his sons killed. In reality Bishop's men released them on finding that they did not know anything about the robbery. Believing his sons dead, Cigliutti wants revenge and heads for the Stratosphere. In Las Vegas, Domino takes $300,000 of Bishop's money and gives it to Lateesha for Mica's operation. At the Stratosphere, the bounty hunters meet with Bishop, who has an armed crew with him. Domino and Bishop

neg: Aztec Inn Aztec Inn Aztec Inn (also known as the Aztec Gold Inn & Casino) is a motel and casino located on of land at 2200 South Las Vegas Boulevard, north of the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The property is located south of the Stratosphere hotel-casino, and includes a nearby apartment complex connected to the Aztec Inn. The property began in 1957, as the Sun N Shine Motel. It became the Sunshine Motel in the 1980s, and later became known as the Mojave Meadow Motel. A casino was added in 1991, when the property was renamed as the Aztec

neg: Las Vegas Monorail Phase 2, a long extension along Main Street to Downtown Las Vegas was planned, with new stations at the Stratosphere Hotel, Charleston Boulevard, Bonneville Avenue and Main Street Station. Construction was planned to begin in 2005 with service starting in 2008. However, the anticipated funding from the federal government was not allocated in 2004, so the plans were put on hold. On January 27, 2005, the federal government announced that it would not provide money for the $400 million project. The plan was to open the system in January 2004, and for it to cover its debts and operating expenses

neg: America's Party Tower. The 2011 version launches an 8-minute 6 second show by Fireworks by Grucci from MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood, Caesar's Palace, The Venetian, Treasure Island and the Stratosphere Tower. Grucci also provides a separate fireworks show for the Fremont street experience. For 2012 the show was launched from the Tropicana, MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island, The Venetian and the Stratosphere. The show is being produced by Fireworks by Grucci. America's Party America's Party is the free New Year's Eve event held on the Las Vegas Strip put together by Las Vegas Events and the Las

neg: Bonanza Gift Shop Bonanza Gift Shop Bonanza Gift Shop is a landmark located on the Las Vegas Strip between the SLS Las Vegas and the Stratosphere Las Vegas. It is billed as the "World's Largest Gift Shop" with over of shopping space. According to British Airways, the shop "won't let you down when looking for the perfect souvenir." However Fodor's says "Ok, so it may not, in fact, be the world's largest, but it's the city's largest—and for that matter, the city's best—souvenir store." Bonanza Gifts was established in 1980. Before Bonanza, the corner mall contained several smaller shops and two casinos: Jackpot

neg: Las Vegas Las Vegas has one of the highest marriage rates of U.S. cities, with many licenses issued to people from outside the area (see Las Vegas weddings). The primary drivers of the Las Vegas economy are tourism, gaming and conventions, which in turn feed the retail and restaurant industries. The major attractions in Las Vegas are the casinos and the hotels, although in recent years other new attractions have begun to emerge. Most casinos in the downtown area are located on Fremont Street, with The Stratosphere being one of the exceptions. Fremont East, adjacent to the Fremont Street Experience, was granted

neg: Majestic Las Vegas , the largest in Las Vegas. The Majestic would be the second-tallest structure in Las Vegas, behind the Stratosphere tower. Although the Majestic would have fewer floors than other resort towers in Las Vegas, several of those floors would have rooms that would be taller than the standard size. Condominium units would range from to , with prices between $850,000 and $3 million. The Majestic would be the first condominium project to be located on the Las Vegas Strip, and would also be accessible from Paradise Road. The project would include the Majestic Court and Marketplace, consisting of of restaurants

neg: Golden Entertainment licensed. In October 2017, Golden Entertainment acquired American Casino & Entertainment Properties for $850 million, which expanded the company's casino portfolio by four: the Stratosphere Las Vegas, Arizona Charlie's Boulder, Arizona Charlie's Decatur, and the Aquarius Casino Resort. In March 2018, Golden Entertainment announced a $140 million renovation of the Stratosphere Las Vegas In July 2018, the company agreed to buy the Colorado Belle and Edgewater casinos in Laughlin, Nevada from Marnell Gaming for a total price between $168 and $190 million. Slot route operator with over 7,500 machines in Nevada and more than 2,800 games in Montana Golden Entertainment

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas of the casino games include slot machines and video poker. The Stratosphere has inherited some unusual variations on casino games from its predecessor. The casino includes 50 table games, 1,500 slot and video poker machines, a poker room, and a race and sports book. A replica of the tower can be found in the 2014 racing game "The Crew", in the northern part of Las Vegas. It is also widely believed to be an inspiration for the fictional Lucky 38 casino in the 2010 role-playing game "". In the 2014 Syfy television series "Dominion", the archangel Michael lived in the

neg: Danny Gans decided to move to Las Vegas to reduce time away from his family, who lived in Los Angeles. Gans started his Las Vegas stay at the Stratosphere Hotel in 1996. His show there was successful, and he moved over to The Rio in 1998. In 2000, Gans's show moved again, this time to The Mirage, where the "Danny Gans Theatre" was built for him. In February 2009, Gans changed venues again and performed at Encore, the sister property to Wynn Las Vegas. The marquee on Las Vegas Strip bearing his image, at one time, held the record as the largest

neg: LV Strip (Nevada gaming area) rebuilt as an upscale gambling district comparable to center Strip. Billions of dollars were invested in land speculation. The former Stardust Resort & Casino and New Frontier Hotel and Casino were imploded in anticipation of new development. Many new resorts Las Vegas Plaza, Crown Las Vegas, Echelon Place, an unnamed joint MGM & Kerzner project, and the Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas planned for development, but all these projects are in various stages of bankruptcy or incomplete status. In addition a major redevelopment and expansion of the Sahara Hotel and Casino and the Stratosphere Las Vegas were put on hold. The

neg: Aztec Inn to each other. Fire investigators wanted to determine if renovations on the building were related to the fire. Smoke clouds drifted south along the Las Vegas Strip into the early morning hours. In May 2006, the Aztec Inn was fined $5,000 after Dombrowski admitted to the accounting violations from the previous year. Aztec Inn Aztec Inn (also known as the Aztec Gold Inn & Casino) is a motel and casino located on of land at 2200 South Las Vegas Boulevard, north of the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The property is located south of the Stratosphere hotel-casino, and

neg: Bonanza Gift Shop Casino and Money Tree Casino. It was the "Las Vegas Review-Journal"'s online readers pick for "Best Gift Shop" in 2006. In 2016, the property was sold for $50 million to Haim Gabay, who had been operating the store as a tenant for a year. The shop was featured on the PBS show "Going Places". This store features in the 2016 Nicolas Cage movie "The Trust". Bonanza Gift Shop Bonanza Gift Shop is a landmark located on the Las Vegas Strip between the SLS Las Vegas and the Stratosphere Las Vegas. It is billed as the "World's Largest Gift Shop" with

neg: Stratosphere 200 Stratosphere 200 The Stratosphere 200 is a 134-lap, 200-mile long NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race that takes place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race was first held on November 3, 1996 as the Carquest 420K. The race continued annually until 2000, when the race was removed from the schedule. However, the race returned as an the Orleans 350 in 2001. In 2011, the race was moved to October as part of the IndyCar weekend and became an afternoon race. In 2012, the race was originally set for October 13 at 12 noon PDT as part of the IndyCar

neg: Stratosphere 200 March tripleheader. Stratosphere 200 The Stratosphere 200 is a 134-lap, 200-mile long NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race that takes place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race was first held on November 3, 1996 as the Carquest 420K. The race continued annually until 2000, when the race was removed from the schedule. However, the race returned as an the Orleans 350 in 2001. In 2011, the race was moved to October as part of the IndyCar weekend and became an afternoon race. In 2012, the race was originally set for October 13 at 12 noon PDT as part of

neg: Bert Kreischer Company offered Kreischer a deal for a sitcom. When he was featured on "Bert the Conqueror", Kreischer traveled to amusement parks and other entertainment venues across the United States in order to experience thrilling rides and activities. Kreischer, who suffers from a fear of heights, can be seen riding roller coasters and other amusement park rides as well as engaging in activities such as jumping off the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas and being fired from a human slingshot. While in New York Kreischer attended open mics hosted by TV producer DJ Nash that were also attended by the likes

neg: America's Party Island (TI), Circus-Circus and Stratosphere. For America's Party 2009, the traditional rooftop fireworks display was replaced by a ground-based show due to additional fire department requirements that were put in place following the Monte Carlo Hotel fire. The firework for the "Takin' it to the Streets" show, were launched from: Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Luxor Hotel, MGM Grand, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island, Las Vegas Convention Center and the Stratosphere Casino. The fireworks return to the rooftops for the 2010 party, "A Vegas Celebration", using the MGM Grand, Aria, Planet Hollywood Resort, Caesar's Palace, Venetian Resort, Treasure Island and the Stratosphere

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas observation tower of the Stratosphere. The casino and tower are featured in the 2005 movie "Domino", in which the owner gets robbed of $10 million and the top of the tower gets damaged in an explosion. In "Life After People", the tower is destroyed by an earthquake. The hotel, casino and tower was featured at the beginning of "". In "Vegas Vacation" the tower can be seen on a brochure about vacationing to Vegas before the family goes there. It is the inspiration for the Vertigo Spire location/map featured in the 2006 video game "". The tower is featured in

neg: Bob Stupak 1971 to 1985, Stupak was married to Sandra Joyce Wilkinson, and had two more children, Nevada and Summer. Stupak died of leukemia on September 25, 2009, at the age of 67. In February 2016, the Las Vegas Planning Commission and the Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved the renaming of one block of Baltimore Avenue as Bob Stupak Avenue. The renaming occurred on Stupak's birthday, April 6, 2016, as part of a 20th anniversary celebration held for the Stratosphere on the property's south side, near the corner of Baltimore Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard. A community center and a park

neg: Las Vegas Strip sometimes used to indicate a larger geographical area, including properties or more away from Las Vegas Boulevard, such as the Hard Rock, Rio, Palms, and Hooters casinos. A long-standing definition considers the Strip's northern terminus as the SLS, though travel guides typically extend it to include the Stratosphere to the north. Mandalay Bay, located just north of Russell Road, is the southernmost resort considered to be on the Strip (the Klondike was the southernmost until 2006, when it was closed, although it was not included in the Strip on some definitions and travel guides). Because of the number and size

neg: Hilton Grand Vacations Club ventures located at the Flamingo and the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casinos. The northern end of the Las Vegas Strip had received little development in recent years, with the latest project being the Stratosphere in 1996. Stephen Bollenbach, the chief executive of Hilton Hotels, said, "We can be a leader in revitalizing this part of the Strip. I think this will play a big part in continuing development." Although there was vacant property near the Las Vegas Hilton, Bollenbach said, "We think our customers would like to be on the Strip, and we think this is a very good piece of

neg: Las Vegas Boulevard the Stratosphere (the only major Strip hotel/casino actually sited within the Las Vegas city limits) and runs past Mandalay Bay ending at Russell Road. This is the section of the road most people are familiar with; it is home to casino megaresorts with their world-famous lights, huge video signs and other attractions. It is designated as an All-American Road. Just past the end of "The Strip", the road passes the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign (located in the median) as it abuts the western edge of the McCarran International Airport property. The "South Strip" is now used to describe

neg: Marshall Sylver consumers were promised double the cost of the program (which was between $4,500 and $6,500) if they did not double their investment. No consumers received such a refund. A mistrial was declared after jurors were unable to come to a unanimous verdict. Marshall Sylver Marshall Sylver (born Marshall Walter Sylwestrzak) is a motivational speaker, author, and performance hypnotist who works primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has billed himself as "The World's Fastest Hypnotist". His Vegas shows have been at the Sahara Hotel, the Stratosphere, the Palms and Harrah’s. He has been on television shows including "Late Night with David

neg: Gangstar Vegas and uses the media (the only business in Vegas not controlled by Veliano) to mock the LVPD's incompetence (Frank has also bribed the police). Finding that Benny has been arrested, Frank seeks to remove him. Jason rescues Benny as Veliano's mob intercepts the police convoy. Benny has photos of Goodman's debauchery, and Jason threatens Goodman to turn against Frank, otherwise the photos are leaked. Cornered and betrayed, and with the FBI on his tail, Frank tries to flee Las Vegas with his money. Jason confronts him on the Wrecking Ball Hotel Casino Tower (a parody of Stratosphere Las Vegas), only

neg: America's Party party, Ryan Seacrest hosted the event on the TV broadcast America's Party: Live from Las Vegas. Pyro Spectacular provided the fireworks for this show. America's party 2005 celebrated the 100th anniversary of Las Vegas and began with a B-1 bomber flyover of the Strip. Fireworks were launched from the Excalibur, MGM Grand, Monte Carlo, Bally's, Flamingo, Venetian, Treasure Island, Stardust, Circus-Circus and Stratosphere. America's Party 2007 was launched from 10 rooftops with coverage from CD USA and DirecTV. America's Party 2008. "The Best is Yet to Come", was launched from the MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood, Flamingo Las Vegas, Venetian, Treasure

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas when the company closed its $850 million purchase of American Casino & Entertainment Properties. Golden also purchased Arizona Charlie's Boulder, Arizona Charlie's Decatur, and the Aquarius Casino Resort. In March 2018, Golden Entertainment announced plans for a $140 million renovation of the Stratosphere that will be completed over three phases. The top of the tower has two observation decks, a restaurant known as "Top of the World" (revolving restaurant), and four thrill rides: The Tower Shops is a mall on the second level that connects the casino to the entrance of the tower. The tower shops features various shops as

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas well as a comedy club and a photography gallery. The casino has featured a number of performers, including bands and dancers. Frankie Moreno Live at Stratosphere had its final performance on December 20, 2014. Moreno and his 10-piece band began performing in the Stratosphere Theater on November 9, 2011 and achieved nearly 600 shows during his three-year tenure at the Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower. Playboy Playmate Claire Sinclair signed for a new show in 2013, and has re-signed for 2015, on January 9, 2014. David Perrico with the band Pop Evolution, signed in 2013 for a monthly show. Some

neg: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Las Vegas) later. The hotel was featured in the film "Con Air" where the fugitive plane crashes through the hotel's prominent Fender Stratocaster guitar. The film, however, portrayed the hotel inaccurately located on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Stratosphere. The hotel is also featured prominently in the 3rd-season episode "Vegas Baby, Vegas!" of "Entourage" and also appears in the season 1 episode "The Strip" of Fox's "The O.C.", and on MTV's "Bam's Unholy Union". The original HRH sports bar, and several parts of the casino, as well as a suite were used in the 2001 movie "Tomcats" The entrance to Hard Rock

neg: Bite (show) Bite (show) Bite was a production show which opened at the Stratosphere Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in August 2004 and closed October 2013. Tim Molyneux was the creator, writer, director and producer of "Bite". The choreographers were Mic Thompson, Gary Thomas, Dar Brzezinski and Sarah Fazio. The show featured vampire mythology with classic rock music, human flying, magic, dancing, live singing, martial arts, and contortion. "Bite" was an 18 years or older show and featured topless dancers. "Bite" was produced by Molyneux Entertainment and played six nights a week in the Theatre of the Stars at the Stratosphere Las

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas in" or "booster" basis. Both of these stations have their main transmitter sites located elsewhere, and those transmitter sites are what give these stations more widespread regional coverage. Beginning in 2010, the Stratosphere renovated several areas of the property. As part of a $20 million renovation plan, improvements were made to many hotel rooms, the casino, and the main entrance area. Improvements and upgrades have also been made in the Top of the World Restaurant and Level 107 lounge. In June 2017, Golden Entertainment agreed to purchase American Casino & Entertainment Properties. In October 2017, Golden Entertainment acquired the Stratosphere

neg: Resorts World Las Vegas Resorts World Las Vegas Resorts World Las Vegas is a casino and resort currently under construction on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada, United States, planned to open in late 2020. The property had been the site of the Stardust Resort and Casino until 2007, when Boyd Gaming demolished the resort to develop its Echelon Place project. Boyd halted construction in 2008 due to economic conditions, and sold the property to Genting Group in March 2013, when Genting announced plans to redevelop the site as Resorts World Las Vegas. Groundbreaking was initially scheduled for 2014, with the first phase

neg: Davis v. City of Las Vegas Davis v. City of Las Vegas Davis v. City of Las Vegas, 478 F.3d 1048 (9th Cir. 2007), was a case in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit determined whether a Las Vegas, Nevada police officer utilized excessive force when making an arrest. On November 7, 2001, Frankie Davis was handcuffed by security at the Las Vegas Club Hotel & Casino after he was found in an area of the casino that was not open to the public. When a police officer, David Miller, arrived, Davis refused to consent to a search; at that point,

neg: Downtown (Nevada gaming area) and one major casinos hotel, (The Stratosphere) has opened. On average, the casinos that have less than $12 million per year in gaming revenue have a negative income. For Downtown Las Vegas, the "total revenue" dropped after September 11 attacks in 2001 as it did in most resort areas including the Strip. "Total revenue" includes all sources of revenue for the property (food, drinks, attractions, etc.). Unlike the strip, income remained slightly positive, but revenue did not recover for three years. Profitability was restored during this period solely through cost-cutting measures. An analysis of the data could reveal how much

neg: Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas The Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas located at the Springs Preserve, in Las Vegas, Nevada is one of 7 Nevada State Museums operated by the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The name was changed from the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in 2008 when the museum moved from Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas to the Springs Preserve campus. The museum houses items from the development of Las Vegas as well as the natural history of the area. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 9 am to 5 pm, closed Thanksgiving and

neg: World Market Center Las Vegas in receivership for several months. In a deal completed September 26, 2017, Blackstone Real Estate Partners, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Fireside Investments purchased IMC, which at the time owned 5.4 million square feet in three Las Vegas locations. Las Vegas Market is the name of the major trade show hosted by the World Market Center Las Vegas. When not hosting the Las Vegas Market or other trade shows, the first two floors of Building A are open as showrooms for interior designers and the general public Monday-Friday 10-5pm. These spaces are called the Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC) and contain

neg: Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area a major reason that the Los Angeles Dodgers did not renew their working agreement with the then Las Vegas 51s after it expired in 2008. The Dodgers resumed what had been a long-term affiliation with Albuquerque, where a new ballpark opened in 2003. The now Aviators plan to open Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin in 2019. In 1999, UNLV officials refused to discuss a new agreement with the owners of the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League to play at the Thomas & Mack Center. Hotels with facilities suitable for the Thunder would not commit to an entire

neg: Arizona Charlie's Decatur Tower located approximately midway between the two. In October 2017, Golden Entertainment closed its $850 million purchase of American Casino & Entertainment Properties which expanded the company's casino portfolio by four: the Stratosphere Las Vegas, Arizona Charlie's Boulder, Arizona Charlie's Decatur, and the Aquarius Casino Resort. Arizona Charlie's Decatur Arizona Charlie's Decatur is a 258-room casino hotel with a locals casino in the Charleston Heights area of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The property is owned by Golden Entertainment. Arizona Charlie's Decatur (and Arizona Charlie's Boulder) are the results of original efforts by the Becker family, long established developers in

neg: Tim Molyneux Mary II. Molyneux wrote, directed, arranged the music and produced "Bite", a classic rock vampire show that spent over eight years on the Las Vegas Strip at the Stratosphere Hotel & Casino. The musical production ran at the venue from Friday the 13th August 2004 until the 31st October 2012. "Bite" was the first Las Vegas production that explored the vampire concept. Molyneux wrote, composed and produced other shows including "All In: The Poker Musical" which premiered in 2008. This musical was the first to focus on the theme of poker. Its debut was at the Rio All Suites Hotel

neg: X-Scream X-Scream X-Scream is, at a height of approximately , the world's third highest amusement ride, located on top of the Stratosphere Las Vegas. The name of the ride is a play on the word "extreme". X-Scream is a ride comprising a straight piece of track similar to that of a conventional roller coaster, which carries a single open top car. This trackway pivots vertically in a see-saw motion, letting the car roll backward and forward along the length. The ride car is allowed to roll quickly forward to the end of the track, past the edge of the building, before

neg: Las Vegas Boulevard at Apex, and continues south to about south of Jean, in the Mojave Desert. The Boulevard shows up again in Primm, Nevada, but is currently not connected to the northern sections. There are tentative plans to connect the existing section at Primm to the northern section at Jean. Las Vegas Blvd. serves as the Valley's east/west address demarcation boundary line south of the Stratosphere onwards. The road's own north/south street address demarcation boundary is located at its intersection with Fremont Street. Unlike most other cases, where using the more traditional nomenclature of putting the direction before the road name is

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas engineers and architects to flesh out the design and move the project to completion. In February 1990, Stupak unveiled his revised plans for a $50 million, 1,012-foot observation tower with a top floor that would include a revolving restaurant and four penthouse suites. The tower was also to include an indoor park of African lions, as well as four wedding chapels. In April 1990, the Las Vegas City Council approved Stupak's tower, despite objections from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which stated that it was 200 feet too tall. Stupak had initially envisioned an 1,800-foot tower, although the height was

neg: X-Scream braking sharply. The rolling back and forth of the car and the rocking of the track is programmed to take the rider by surprise and feel like they are at risk of falling from the precipice of the building. X-Scream X-Scream is, at a height of approximately , the world's third highest amusement ride, located on top of the Stratosphere Las Vegas. The name of the ride is a play on the word "extreme". X-Scream is a ride comprising a straight piece of track similar to that of a conventional roller coaster, which carries a single open top car. This

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas & Entertainment Properties announced a new thrill ride for the top of the tower: SkyJump, a controlled-descent, bungee jumping–like ride that will allow riders to plummet attached to a high-speed descent wire. It opened on April 20, 2010. Radio stations KOAS 105.7 (FM) and KVGS 107.9 (FM) have on-channel FM boosters broadcasting from an antenna at the top of the tower's structure. Licensed as KOAS-FM1 and KVGS-FM1, they are the only radio stations with transmitters at the tower. However, the signals being transmitted from this structure are relatively low-power and only cover the immediate Las Vegas area on a "fill

neg: American Casino & Entertainment Properties Lounge 107 the 108th floor. In addition to the renovations, Stratosphere added a new thrill ride, the Sky Jump. By 2015, net revenues had increased to $373 million. In June 2017, Whitehall agreed to sell ACEP to Golden Entertainment for $850 million. In October 2017, Golden Entertainment closed on its $850 million purchase of the four casinos owned by ACEP. American Casino & Entertainment Properties American Casino & Entertainment Properties (ACEP) was purchased by Golden Entertainment in October 2017 for $850 million. ACEP was a casino holding company headquartered at the Stratosphere Las Vegas. ACEP was a wholly owned subsidiary

neg: Aztec Inn the Aztec Inn. The motel's office was demolished to make room for the casino. During the 1990s, the property was owned by Gerald D. Brinkman, Gary Vause, Donald Dombrowski, and Paul Kellogg III. In 1994, officials from the Stratosphere project under construction north of the Aztec Inn entered an agreement with the city's Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency to have the Aztec Inn's parking lot condemned through eminent domain and turned over to the Stratosphere. The Aztec Inn's owners had spent $700,000 on renovations and feared that the loss of their parking lot would end the business. In June 1995, a

neg: Las Vegas Posse sports leagues in North America to place a team in Las Vegas proper. The city only grew to major size in the 1980s, and even after that most major leagues traditionally avoided it due in part to Las Vegas's gambling reputation. Future professional football leagues would emulate this, with the XFL's Las Vegas Outlaws, the Arena League's Las Vegas Sting, Las Vegas Gladiators and Las Vegas Outlaws, and the UFL's Las Vegas Locomotives all residing in the city. The XFL Outlaws and Locomotives did somewhat better drawing fans to Sam Boyd Stadium than the Posse did, although both experienced steep

neg: Las Vegas Wranglers fans to come to Las Vegas for a hockey weekend. The rivalry has known to become quite violent as the case of a game in March 2009. During the second period of Aces-Wranglers game on March 25, 2009, in Las Vegas, when Alaska's Matt Stefanishion collided with Las Vegas' Chris Ferraro, breaking Ferraro's leg and effectively ending his season and career. Ferraro's twin brother, Peter became enraged and started a brawl that would involve nine players. During the melee, Peter Ferraro received a game misconduct penalty for spearing, as did Las Vegas' Tim Spencer for kicking. In the aftermath, the

neg: Albert Edmunds Cahlan his mother, had a penchant for teaching, and when he first moved to Las Vegas he did indeed teach math at the Las Vegas High school in the mid-to-late 1920's. It was there he met his wife, also a school teacher at the old Las Vegas Grammar School. He married Ruth Estella Schuyler, daughter of William Norton Schuyler and Emma Mary Schaefle, on October 22, 1922, in Las Vegas. The Cahlan's had two children. A daughter, Ruth Marion, was born in Las Vegas, she married one Milton M Henderson, and the family subsequently removed to Iowa and made their home

neg: Las Vegas Historical Society Vegas and the Las Vegas Valley in Clark County. Las Vegas Historical Society The Las Vegas Historical Society was created in 2013 to collect, archive, and display photographs of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada, which have not yet been publicly showcased. The Society's website has an online organized by decade. The website also allows for local Las Vegans and the city's visitors to upload their historical photographs. The Society is located in the Las Vegas Arts District in Downtown Las Vegas. It is open daily for viewing of select photos, put in chronological order by decades

neg: Steve Witkoff Witkoff Group announced their purchase of the Helmsley Park Lane Hotel (New York). In August 2017, Witkoff purchased the unfinished Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas in Las Vegas. In February 2018, Witkoff announced the former Fontainebleau will be developed and open in 2020 as The Drew Las Vegas, named after Witkoff's son, Andrew (nicknamed "Drew"), who died of a drug overdose in 2011. The Drew Las Vegas will open in partnership with Marriott International Inc., and will be the first JW Marriott on the Las Vegas Strip. Witkoff lives on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. In 1987, he married Lauren

neg: Las Vegas Historical Society Las Vegas Historical Society The Las Vegas Historical Society was created in 2013 to collect, archive, and display photographs of Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Valley in Nevada, which have not yet been publicly showcased. The Society's website has an online organized by decade. The website also allows for local Las Vegans and the city's visitors to upload their historical photographs. The Society is located in the Las Vegas Arts District in Downtown Las Vegas. It is open daily for viewing of select photos, put in chronological order by decades to create a timeline for the history of Las

neg: Cashman Center Cashman Center The Cashman Center or the Cashman Field Center is a complex on a site in Las Vegas, Nevada. Operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority it includes Cashman Field and a permanently closed convention center. The center was mostly used for local events, but did host national events like the second and the 2008-09 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships. The center opened in 1948. The convention center closed in 2017. The final event was the Moscow Ballet in December 2017. The adjacent field complex remains open and in use. The convention center will be replaced

neg: Cashman Center by a larger downtown expo center. Cashman Center The Cashman Center or the Cashman Field Center is a complex on a site in Las Vegas, Nevada. Operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority it includes Cashman Field and a permanently closed convention center. The center was mostly used for local events, but did host national events like the second and the 2008-09 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships. The center opened in 1948. The convention center closed in 2017. The final event was the Moscow Ballet in December 2017. The adjacent field complex remains open and in use.

neg: W Las Vegas purchased an adjacent site that had been planned for the Las Ramblas Resort. Edge Resorts then planned to build Edge East, a boutique hotel district, on the newly acquired property to accompany W Las Vegas. The project was cancelled when Starwood pulled out of the partnership in May 2007. Since the launch of Starwood's first W Hotel in 1998, Ross Klein, the senior vice president and chief marketing officer of W Hotels, had wanted to open a W hotel in Las Vegas. However, such plans failed for years to materialize as Klein had difficulty finding an adequate location and partner

neg: Margareta Svensson Bay alongside Bob Dylan and Luciano Pavarotti, The Venetian Las Vegas where she had her own act at La Scena, The Resort at Summerlin (now known as JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort and Spa,) in the year 2000 The Aladdin (now known as Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino,) and in 2005 Steve Wynn recruited her to open Wynn Las Vegas. She has held engagements at numerous other Las Vegas casinos and resorts, including MGM Grand Las Vegas, Bellagio (resort), The Mirage, Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Bally's Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas. Svensson has

neg: Las Vegas Festival Grounds May 2015, headlined by No Doubt, Metallica, Taylor Swift, and Bruno Mars. The festival was intended to be held biennially, but after disappointing ticket sales, plans for future editions of the event were quietly shelved. In April 2016, the Las Vegas Festival Grounds hosted the ACM Party For a Cause Festival on the weekend preceding the Academy of Country Music Awards. In 2018, the iHeartRadio Music Festival moved its Daytime Village stage to the Las Vegas Concert Grounds, moving from Las Vegas Village. Las Vegas Festival Grounds The Las Vegas Festival Grounds is an open-air venue on the Las Vegas

neg: Michaelina Bellamy the late 80s, Bellamy performed across the country, from Las Vegas to Atlantic City in various shows, including the Jerry Lewis Telethon in 1984. Bellamy briefly returned to the Folies in 1987, before leaving in 1990 to tour again with Humperdinck. In 1994, Bellamy recorded a live concert with Humperdinck, performing the song "When I Fall In Love", as a duet; as well as a solo performance of an updated version of "Malaguena." The DVD, called "Live: Engelbert Humperdinck", is still available on Amazon. In the early 2000s, she was a single-billed performer at the top of the Stratosphere, in

neg: Lisa Landry appeared on CMT's "20 Greatest Redneck Moments". Which got her featured in TV Guide as a "Top Pick" and also selected by TBS to appear in their "We Know Funny" commercials. Her special was chosen third by a nationwide vote in Comedy Central's "Standup Showdown" and she appeared on CBS's "The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson" where she received a standing ovation. Landry was offered not one, but two residencies in Las Vegas. Landry headlined her own nightly show at The Stratosphere when she was offered her own headline show at Planet Hollywood. Lisa Landry has appeared on "",

neg: Marshall Sylver Marshall Sylver Marshall Sylver (born Marshall Walter Sylwestrzak) is a motivational speaker, author, and performance hypnotist who works primarily in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has billed himself as "The World's Fastest Hypnotist". His Vegas shows have been at the Sahara Hotel, the Stratosphere, the Palms and Harrah’s. He has been on television shows including "Late Night with David Letterman" and "The Montel Williams Show". He hosts a radio show and starred in a 2010 movie, in addition to the book he wrote called “Passion, Profit & Power.” Marshall Sylwestrzak is the seventh of 10 children born to Virginia "Babe" Sylwestrzak,

neg: Vegas World comedy show at Vegas World) and his wife arrived to keep evacuated customers entertained. Evacuated guests were allowed to return a few hours later, around 4:00 a.m. In November 1993, Grand Casinos announced plans to purchase 33 percent of the Stratosphere and Vegas World by acquiring shares in Stupak's Stratosphere Corporation. In September 1994, Stupak rehired 36 hotel maids who had been fired for wearing union buttons on their clothing during an ongoing dispute between Stupak and a local union. Vegas World closed on February 1, 1995, for remodeling in order to be integrated into the Stratosphere resort. A majority

neg: Madame Tussauds Las Vegas Madame Tussauds Las Vegas in-house team to achieve the style of her wax figure, while Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas donated one of her dresses to the museum. Madame Tussauds Las Vegas Madame Tussauds Las Vegas is a wax museum located in the Las Vegas Strip at The Venetian Las Vegas casino resort in Paradise, Nevada. The attraction opened in 1999, becoming the first Madame Tussauds venue to open in the United States. It features over 100 wax figures of famous celebrities, film and TV characters, athletes, musicians and Marvel superheroes, as well a 4D movie theatre. Subsequent Madame

neg: Las Vegas Club considering converting the property into a high-rise condo-hotel. This failed to happen, and in April 2013, the Las Vegas Club closed its hotel tower, leaving the casino open. The possibility of a future renovation of the hotel was hinted at, but never occurred. In May 2015, the Las Vegas Club announced its intent to open a 13,810-square-foot pharmacy on the eastern side of its casino. Those plans changed, in light of the August 14, 2015, announcement of the casino's sale to Derek and Greg Stevens, owners of the nearby D and Golden Gate casinos. After the sale, The Las Vegas

neg: Encore Las Vegas is currently being built adjacent to Encore. The project will open in 2019 and will add beach-front meeting space, a boardwalk, additional foodservice, and other attractions. On April 28, 2006, Wynn Las Vegas celebrated its one-year anniversary by breaking ground on a second hotel tower. Initially named the Encore Suites at Wynn Las Vegas, the 2,034-room hotel project cost $2.3 billion and was sited adjacent to the existing resort and on the remaining frontage of Las Vegas Boulevard. Originally envisioned as an expansion of Wynn Las Vegas, Encore Las Vegas quickly became a full-scale resort; it shares resources and is

neg: Tower of the Americas Tower of the Americas The Tower of the Americas is a observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district on the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68. It was named as a result of a Name the Tower contest created by the executive committee. 68 people submitted the name the tower is now known by. It was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until 1996, when the Las Vegas Stratosphere

neg: Stratosphere Las Vegas towers. They produced a series of possible configurations based on computer "stretch-outs" of their standard skeletal tower designs. When Stupak showed these to CEO Lou Papais of Ad Art, Inc., Stockton, CA, he and his Executive Art Director, Chuck Barnard, agreed the designs were unsatisfactory and Barnard produced the concept for the 1149 ft. tower. Ad Art design associate, Jack Dubois, then created a giant color rendering of the tower which Stupak used to secure financial backing for construction. Architect Ned Baldwin, creator of the CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was brought in and assembled a team of local

neg: Wynn Las Vegas of space and of retail space. Together with the adjacent Encore, the entire Wynn resort complex has a total of 4,750 rooms, making it the world's seventh-largest hotel. The Wynn Plaza shopping complex, a large expansion of the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas, is expected to open by fall 2018. The shopping complex moves the Wynn properties closer to Las Vegas Boulevard. Tenants are expected to include upscale stores and restaurants. The new Wynn Paradise Park is being built on the site of a golf course adjacent to Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas. The 20-acre lagoon,

neg: Mermaids Casino 27. It was demolished over the course of 2017 along with the Las Vegas Club and the Glitter Gulch strip club to make way for a new resort expected to open in 2020. Mermaids Casino Mermaids Casino was a casino located on the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino's only gaming options were slot and video poker machines. When the Silver Palace casino opened in the summer of 1956, it was the first two-level club in Las Vegas, and the escalator, connecting the casino with the lower-level restaurant, was the first in Southern Nevada. The Silver

neg: Paul Whitehead at the Vegas World casino (since demolished and replaced by the Stratosphere casino) in Las Vegas. Paul Whitehead Paul Whitehead is a British painter and graphic artist known for his surrealistic album covers for artists on the Charisma Records label in the 1970s, such as Genesis and Van der Graaf Generator. An art show in London in the mid-sixties led to Whitehead being picked up as an in-house artist for the London office of Jazz record label Liberty Records. Previously, he had been studying at the University of Oxford on an art scholarship. The first record cover he designed was

neg: Washington School (North Las Vegas, Nevada) Washington School (North Las Vegas, Nevada) Washington School is a school listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada and is located at 1901 N. White Street in the city of North Las Vegas. The school was open and operated by the Clark County School District until early 2016 when it closed due to budget cuts. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1992. Its NRHP Area is Historic School Buildings in the Evolution of the Fifth Supervision School District MPS. The building is of the Moderne style and is listed

neg: Washington School (North Las Vegas, Nevada) for its architectural significance between 1925 and 1949. Washington School (North Las Vegas, Nevada) Washington School is a school listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada and is located at 1901 N. White Street in the city of North Las Vegas. The school was open and operated by the Clark County School District until early 2016 when it closed due to budget cuts. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1992. Its NRHP Area is Historic School Buildings in the Evolution of the Fifth Supervision School District MPS. The building

neg: The Lifespan of a Fact of the Stratosphere Hotel, becomes the core of D’Agata’s exploration of Las Vegas’ tourist-centered culture. D’Agata relates stories from his personal research, including his experience working for the city's suicide hotline, to highlight Vegas’ attitudes towards traditionally high suicide rates. This essay was originally commissioned in 2003 by "Harper’s Magazine," but was pulled from publication after the author and editors disagreed about D'Agata's literary approach. D’Agata was then approached by "The Believer" magazine, which offered to publish the essay. An edited version (fact-checked by Jim Fingal) was published in January 2010 in "The Believer". After D'Agata's essay was accepted by

neg: Las Vegas Festival Grounds Las Vegas Festival Grounds The Las Vegas Festival Grounds is an open-air venue on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. The venue is located at the north end of the Strip, north of Circus Circus Las Vegas. It is and has a capacity of 85,000 people. From 1941 to the 1970s, the El Rancho Vegas occupied most of the land. In 2007, MGM Mirage (later MGM Resorts International) purchased the El Rancho site from Gordon Gaming for $444 million. In 2014, MGM announced plans to develop the site as an

neg: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open 72-hole format in 2004.<br> Aggregate To-par Shriners Hospitals for Children Open The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Nevada. Founded in 1983, it is the sixth event of the Tour's wrap-around season and is played annually in October in Las Vegas. It is currently held at the TPC at Summerlin, west of central Las Vegas at an approximate average elevation of above sea level. Known by various titles, it was originally played over five rounds (90 holes) over several other courses. When created in 1983, it had the highest purse on tour

neg: Mosaic (vocal band) favorite. The now Las Vegas-based Mosaic moved rapidly from cruise ships and corporate conventions to venues such as opening act for comedian George Wallace at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino and headlining at the Silverton Casino. Mosaic came to Wallace’s attention in early 2006 when one of his associates, Jack McKimmey, from the Flamingo happened to catch Mosaic performing on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship during his vacation. McKimmey purchased Mosaic’s self-produced EP and brought it back with him to Las Vegas to show Wallace. Wallace then invited Mosaic to open for him during his nightly show at

neg: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open Shriners Hospitals for Children Open The Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Nevada. Founded in 1983, it is the sixth event of the Tour's wrap-around season and is played annually in October in Las Vegas. It is currently held at the TPC at Summerlin, west of central Las Vegas at an approximate average elevation of above sea level. Known by various titles, it was originally played over five rounds (90 holes) over several other courses. When created in 1983, it had the highest purse on tour at $750,000. Tiger Woods recorded his

neg: Las Vegas algorithm distinctive way to describe the run-time behavior of a Las Vegas algorithm. With this data, we can easily get other criteria such as the mean run-time, standard deviation, median, percentiles, or success probabilities "P(RT ≤ t)" for arbitrary time-limits "t". Las Vegas algorithms occur most of the time when people search something. For example, if they are looking for some information online, they will navigate every related websites on the search engine to find the right information they want. Clicking the websites is a randomized process because they do not know what each website contains until they open the link.

neg: Las Vegas Club Club closed at midnight on August 19, 2015. The building along with the former Mermaids Casino and Glitter Gulch strip club were demolished over the course of 2017 to make way for a new resort expected to open in 2020. Las Vegas Club Las Vegas Club was a casino in Las Vegas, Nevada established in 1930, and demolished in 2017. John Wisner originally bought the property on the corner of Main and Fremont where the Las Vegas Club now stands, at a 1905 land auction for $1,750 and built the Overland Hotel. In 1911 the Overland burnt to the ground

neg: Draw poker (though it was always secondary to lowball). At that time, there were more public poker tables in that small city than in all the rest of the United States. Public poker rooms are still a big industry there, though Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and other locations now have many more poker rooms than they did at that time. Because "Jacks to open" was the primary form of high-hand draw poker played there, traditional draw poker was often described by the retronym "Guts to open". In home games, it is common that when a deal is "passed out" (that is, when

neg: Las Vegas Transit route. For a small bus system, LVTS must be given credit for maximizing the service area provided. They did try hard to provide bus service with what they had. 1965–1992. It is mostly complete, with a few missing buses. Las Vegas Transit Las Vegas Transit, also known as Las Vegas Transit System (LVTS), was a former operator of a small private bus system in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The Las Vegas Transit System took over from a previous company, Vegas Transit Lines (owned by Tanner Motor Tours of Nevada), in 1965. LVTS was owned by First Gray Line of