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Even in tragedy, a uniquely Las Vegas event to remember

Frank Marino’s home, and his beautiful pool out back, was the stage for filming of a TV series set to run in the U.K. titled “Last Laugh in Vegas.”

The inevitable moment Las Vegas dreaded

We knew the day would come. It was inevitable. But most of us thought the horror wreaked Sunday would come from overseas, not some gambling geezer living in a retirement community in Mesquite.

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Gaming board deploying officers to Las Vegas Strip casinos

The state Gaming Control Board is pitching in on the investigation of the person who shot hundreds of people from his hotel suite at Mandalay Bay and will deploy plainclothes officers at Strip casinos as a safety measure.

After mass shooting, Las Vegas shifts marketing

Possible shifts in public opinion following the mass shooting Sunday night may eventually lead to a new slogan for Las Vegas.

Experts expect Las Vegas outdoor music venues to flourish

Outdoor music venues like Las Vegas Village, where a gunman massacred concert-goers Sunday night, are open targets. Don’t expect such sites to be razed and replaced anytime soon, experts say.

Day after massacre, Mandalay Bay remains eerily quiet

Normally bustling with convention attendees drinking, gambling and socializing, the Mandalay Bay felt like a newly-opened casino that few knew about. Just 26 hours earlier, the same casino floor was full of life until hundreds — maybe even thousands — of bullets came reigning down onto concertgoers from the hotel’s 32 floor.

Las Vegas entertainers shaken by Strip shooting

Engulfing Las Vegas in a bloody tragedy that has left this city shocked and weeping, the mass shooting Sunday night at the Route 91 Harvest Festival near Mandalay Bay also has shaken local performers, personalities and entertainment executives, who reflected on its effect on them and the possible repercussions for the entertainment scene.