1036 stories by Corey Levitan
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: MGM Grand Fire Victims Died Because They Wouldn’t Leave Slots
This is among the most repulsive myths we’ve had the displeasure of busting. Enough real lessons were learned from the MGM Grand Hotel fire, which claimed 87 lives on Nov. 21, 1980. Adding a fake one that blames some of the victims...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: A Serial Killer Targets Homeless Tunnel Residents
In the tunnels beneath Las Vegas, a serial killer preys on the unhoused population living there under unfortunate enough circumstances as it is. “It sounds crazy, but it’s true,” said Jay, 45, one of the tunnel’s residents, in a video posted by...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Cadaver Brothel
In 2018, a Las Vegas man was reportedly arrested for subleasing the premises of his employer, the Clark County Coroner’s Office, to run a “cadaver brothel” during closing hours. And no, this is not an April Fools' joke. For more than five...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Celine Dion Helicoptered to and From Caesars Palace
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on June 5, 2023. Happy birthday (tomorrow), Celine Dion! Celine Dion has suffered enough misfortune. A rare degenerative neurological disease, Stiff Person’s...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: You Can Rent the Hangover Suite at Caesars Palace
"Featured in blockbuster films, the Caesars Palace Hangover Suite is a two-bedroom suite which provides for the ultimate celebrity trip," announces sincityvip.com, quoting an average price of $1,760 per night. It's no wonder hundreds of people a year still call Caesars Palace...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: You Can Buy Legal Weed On the Strip
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Nov. 26, 2023. Las Vegas is a town built on deception -- primarily that your odds of winning a jackpot are...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: ‘Eighty-Six’ Originated as Mob Slang for Murder
So many bodies were supposedly buried in the desert outside Las Vegas, according to a popular myth, it’s how the number 86 became a verb. The number is said by many internet sources to derive from an order commonly given by mobsters...
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Buddy Hackett’s ‘Oral Contract’
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on June 12, 2023. Plenty of wild stories about the comics who headlined Las Vegas in the ’50s and ’60s are true....
VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Hunting for Bambi
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on June 26, 2023. In July 2003, a video producer pulled a fast one on KLAS-TV/Las Vegas. He staged a safari in...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: One of the Crazy Girls in the Statue is a Crazy Boy
Before it was placed in storage by Planet Hollywood, it was reportedly the most photographed statue in Las Vegas. It was rubbed so often for good luck that its subjects' exposed bottoms were buffed to a high sheen. And, like many Vegas...
