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The Vegas Box - what happens in Vegas can finally stay in Vegas

The Vegas Box - what happens in Vegas can finally stay in Vegas Mar 21st, 2011 at 5:30PM: If you are a regular visitor to Las Vegas, you'll probably have a list of items you pack, unpack and repack every time you visit. The Vegas Box is a new product designed to store those products and keep them in safe storage at a local climate controlled facility. The process is simple - you sign up for $99 and will get your Vegas Box delivered to your hotel. Then, when you are ready to leave, ...

Vegas casino fined for dancing gambler

Vegas casino fined for dancing gambler Aug 27th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Las Vegas has a reputation for letting visitors get away with all kinds of "bad" behavior. Activities like gambling and drinking on the street get a free pass in this anything-goes gaming capital. But apparently that permissive Vegas attitude doesn't extend to all behaviors, particularly if you like celebratory dancing when you hit it big at the tables. Vegas casino Caesar's Palace was recently ...

Luxury train service launching from L.A. to Vegas

Luxury train service launching from L.A. to Vegas May 18th, 2010 at 3:00PM: A new train operation launching in 2011 hopes to capture Vegas travelers looking for an upscale ride on their way to Sin City. Called the X Train, the service will whisk passengers along the 300 mile journey in style, boasting a sports bar, gaming tables and food & beverage service. The company behind the service hopes to capture a greater share of the estimated 12 million drivers who make ...

Gadling TV's Travel Talk 003: Black Boxes, Body Scanners, Vegas, Wedding Bells, & Sushi done right!

Gadling TV's Travel Talk 003: Black Boxes, Body Scanners, Vegas, Wedding Bells, & Sushi done right! Mar 3rd, 2010 at 7:00PM: Gadling TV's Travel Talk, episode 3 – Click above to watch video after the jump We're back! And this time we've brought you a show straight from the Vegas strip. In this week's episode - we discuss a new ban on Indian rail rooftop travel, monitoring pilot's conversations in the cockpit, where the first body scanners will appear in the United States, and a little history ...

Stripper truck stopped in Sin City

Nov 14th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Commercials don't work any more, and print ads are all but dead. So, how do you get the word out? If you're Larry Beard, you have a couple of girls grind in the back of a truck with clear plastic sides while driving around Las Vegas. This isn't for everyone. After all, Beard is the marketing director at Deja Vu Showgirls -- which is exactly what you'd think it is. Now, he has to ...

Bombs away! Air Force F-16 drops a dummy bomb on the Las Vegas strip

Bombs away! Air Force F-16 drops a dummy bomb on the Las Vegas strip Oct 18th, 2008 at 1:00PM: Poor Las Vegas... Already struggling from declining visitor numbers, now sin city is in the news again when an Air force F-16 dropped a dummy bomb on the strip, hitting a truck. The F-16 was stationed at Nellis AFB when the 25 pound bomb became unattached from the launching mechanism, falling 1700 feet. Police started getting reports that something was falling from the sky when the bomb dropped. ...

William Becker, Co-Founder of Motel 6, Dies

William Becker, Co-Founder of Motel 6, Dies May 14th, 2007 at 1:30PM: A few years back, a friend shared a secret with me that has changed the way I travel to Las Vegas. After spending weeks in advance of my second trip to Sin City searching through numerous cheap hotel websites to find the best deal, I asked this friend for advice -- what's the cheapest place to stay on or near Las Vegas Boulevard? I'm a budget traveler, almost to a fault -- partly by choice, partly ...

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