Each of the developments were part of a pivotal time for the Strip. Megaresort predecessors The Mirage and Excalibur opened several years earlier and proved to casino moguls that an attraction-based concept would bring a new crowd to Las Vegas.

The UNLV football program could cash in big time after playing one of its most successful seasons in a decade. This year’s 9-4 Rebels secured a winning record for the first time since 2013. On top of that, the team is heading to a bowl game in Phoenix at the end of the month.

For decades Las Vegas marketed itself with cowboy mythology. It never really stopped.

Formula One continues to take over the Las Vegas Strip, bringing in fans from all around the world. The orange cones have some locals seeing red. But will the green, meaning the money expected to pour into our economy make all the construction headaches worth it?

The F1 world has already descended on Las Vegas for the first Grand Prix in the city since 1982 and drivers are being offered everything the city has to offer — and we mean everything.

Resale ticket prices for the highly anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix have plummeted ahead of Formula 1 racing’s return to Sin City, as cold weather and a race favorite’s capture of the F1 title last month hamper fans’ expectations—despite race organizers boasting immaculate late-night views under the Las Vegas Strip’s neon skyline.

The famous fountains at the Bellagio won’t be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won’t be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort.

  It's been nearly four decades since Las Vegas saw a culinary strike and it's never seen one of this size, and potential magnitude.