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10 Things You Didn’t Know You Can Do in Las Vegas

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Gone is the days when Las Vegas was the realm of mobsters, cigarettes and just gambling. Now Vegas has attractions for everyone making it the one-stop location for anyone who wants to have fun. With world-class dining, race-car driving and even exploding fountains, visitors will always find something to do and never have a second of free time to relax. However, for those who are looking for something off the beaten path that isn’t always advertised, here’s a few fun things you or your guests might not know about.

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Swim with the Sharks

10) Dive with the Sharks
If going out into the ocean and looking for random sharks that may want to eat you isn’t your thing, but you want a little excitement in your life, Diving with the Sharks at Mandalay Bay might be the thing for you. While it’s only available for certified divers, it’s a great experience for anyone who wants to get up close and personal with a shark that isn’t at a poker table.

9) Neon Museum
This non-profit attraction has been around since 1996 storing Las Vegas neon signs for anyone who wants to see them. While some people might consider it a junk yard, they consider themselves a collection of signs that show the past of Las Vegas’ history. While you can’t go and play amongst the signs, you can however get a guided tour that will result in a lot of really cool photography.

8) Discovery Children’s Museum
While you can’t abandon your kids here while you go to a strip club, it’s a great day with the younger members of your family. This amazing building contains everything from a 3 story interactive climbing “summit” with different experiments to Water World, where kids can learn about the movement of water, how it can power different things and have a blast getting a little wet.

7) Dig This Vegas
This is an adult sandbox with full sized adult toys. If you’ve never actually works on a construction site, you now get the opportunity to use real construction equipment to move real earth, and not get paid for it. Don’t worry, you’ll get some hands on training and safety instructions to make sure you don’t take one of their three ton diggers onto the strip to rob a casino.

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Fly on the Slotzilla Zipline

6) SlotZilla Zip Lines
Slotzilla is a zipline that will shoot you across one of the most iconic parts of Las Vegas, the Fremont Street Experience. If you’ve never seen some of the stranger characters in Downtown Las Vegas, you can now see them from above and not worry about being asked for money. While it may seem a little unsafe to be propelled flying across drunk tourists, we have been assured no one has been seriously injured yet and that it’s quite safe.

5) Race Car Driving
If you’ve always wanted to drive a $300,000 car as fast as possible and not wreck it, here’s the place for you. Exotics Racing of Las Vegas is a unique racing club in Las Vegas that allows anyone to rent a car, and with a certified expert instructor, learn to drive almost as fast as possible up to 155 Miles Per Hour. You can drive a Porsche, a Ferrari or even a McLaren 570S, and if you’re lucky, get a video of you screaming terrified around the corners.

4) KISS Mini Golf
While at the time of this article, the KISS  Mini Golf is closed, it’s in the middle of a move to the Rio-All Suite Hotel. The new KISS By Monster Mini Golf location will be a 13,000 square-foot “KISS themed” attraction that showcases an indoor glow-in-the-dark custom-designed, rockin’ 18-hole miniature golf course filled with state-of-the-art video & animatronics, and never-seen-before KISS props. The environment will be filled with arcade games, a special event room, a colossal sized KISS and rock ‘n roll gift shop, and a rock ‘n roll wedding chapel with themed wedding packages. In addition, a live DJ will rock the house, throughout the days and many “Crazy, Crazy Nights” with continuous KISS music, trivia, contests and prizes creating a place embraced by locals, tourists, and rockers of all ages.

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Spring Mountain Ranch State Park

3) Spring Mountain Ranch State Park
Once owned by the infamous Howard Hughes, this 520 oasis was once a working ranch and luxury retreat. It’s usually about 15 degrees cooler than the Strip and is a wonderful half a day trip for the family. The park has a lot to offer the visitor in terms of a picnic area with lush green grassy pastures, and , a variety of hiking trails. However, the highlight of any first visit to the park, whether it be for one hour or all day must include a tour of the ranch house. The New England style farm house, built by Chester Lauk (of Lum and Abner radio fame) in 1948, sits” majestically on a small rise with a commanding view of the ranch and the surrounding sandstone cliffs.

2) Do a Foodie Tour
“The best restaurants are known for their signature dishes, I figured to have the best meal in Vegas you should visit multiple restaurants and enjoy those dishes. Most people are overwhelmed with all the restaurant options and don’t want to gamble on an overpriced meal, we’ve made it fun to experience many of the best restaurants all in the same night,” Donald Contursi of Lip Smacking Foodie Tours Told us recently. Eat at some of the best restaurants on the strip including Bardot and Hexx.

1) Join the Circus
Just got done with a Cirque Du Soleil show and need a little more excitement? Yes, Vegas can always make you feel like a whirlwind of excitement and fun, but you can really get thrown around at the Flying Trapeze Experience in Las Vegas. It’s not for the faint of heart, because at the end of your session you’ll actually be doing really circus tricks including a “release and catch” which has nothing to do with Vegas cougars.

Of Course You Can Drink While Doing Yoga in Las Vegas

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If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to do Yoga completely drunk, we have the solution for you. Tas Upright, a yogi and CraftHaus, a local Vegas brewery have decided that it’s a great idea to get beer and yoga together and once a month they try their experiment in Las Vegas.

This Vinyasa all-level course is conducted on the Brewery floor and allows you to not only stretch, but stretch to reach your beer before it gets to warm.

The classes are run by the very tattooed Tas Upright, who admits that this is not your normal yoga. She swears, talks a lot about sex, and gets a little tipsy. She told Las Vegas Weekly:

“I wanted to create a comfortable environment People can have a couple of drinks to take the edge off, and if they like it they can continue practicing in a studio.”

Upright is not confining her classes to just the Brewery, but would like people to be able to get drunk in other places in Vegas while doing yoga. She is planning a future mimosa lunch at the Azure Pool in Palazzo.

Want to know more about Booze Yoga? Visit their Facebook Page

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Rivera to Cost $42 Million to Implode

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The Rivera, which has been closed for over a year now, may actually start coming down. Despite plans for quite a bit to get rid of this famed casino building, it’s only been now that a construction company and price tag has been announced.

This June and August, two separate monstrous explosions will bring down the Rivera to make way for the expansion plans of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

WA Richardson Builders LLC will get the $42 Million contract for both taking the building down, abating the hazardous materials and removing everything from the site. The entire building will at one point have to be covered in air tight balloon while workers remove dangerous asbestos.

Faraday Future to Break Ground on Electric Car Plant in North Las Vegas

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Faraday Future breaks ground Wednesday for its new $1 billion plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The 900-acre manufacturing facility is on track and will proceed with an aggressive construction timeline.
Faraday spokeswoman Stacy Morris said, “We’re moving as fast as we can. Normally, a project of this size would take approximately four years, and we’re trying to cut it down to half the time while still doing it right.”

The California-based company unveiled its first concept vehicle, named the FFZero 1, in January at the Consumer Electronics Show. Faraday says a newly patented power inverter developed by the company will manage its cars electric power “20 to 30 percent better” than competitors.

According to Jalopnik:

Faraday Future has struggled to get its feet planted firmly on the ground following its January introduction at CES. Issues in the Chinese Stock Exchange caused worries over the company’s Chinese financiers coming through, delaying work on its proposed billion dollar North Las Vegas Nevada factory; also, a former executive revealed production setbacks following the departure of the company’s lead engineer.

Faraday has promised a 2017 unveiling for the first of its road-going models.

Nickelodeon Star Detained at Cosmopolitan Las Vegas

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Security at Marquee, the day and nightclub and security at Cosmopolitan showed why they are one of the best in the industry, and how to handle potentially violent celebrities. When Chris Massey, a star from the Nickelodeon show “Zoey 101” got into an alleged fight with his girlfriend, Cassalei Jackson, security acted professional and did what they needed to in order to keep her safe and follow the law.

According to Security at the club, they witnessed Mr. Massey get into a verbal altercation with Jackson and then push her down during the argument. Security at the hotel then detained him until Las Vegas Metro Police were able to show up and take control of the situation.

Massey denies that he was involved in a physical fight with Jackson, but that she fell during a verbal dispute and that security was “mistaken.”

Despite his claim, Massey was arrested, booked and released on bail. He has to show up on May 10th for a court hearing.

Las Vegas Gets Its Own Exclusive Official Beer

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LAS VEGAS, April 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Capturing the essence of “What Happens Here, Stays Here” (WHHSH) and adult freedom, Las Vegas will unveil its limited edition #WHHSH Beer this month during one of the nation’s largest music and arts festivals in Palm Springs, April 16-17. Guests will celebrate the unveiling of the destination’s craft brew with performances by chart-topping artists, delicious culinary offerings from top Vegas’ eateries, beauty services from the leading glam squads of the Strip, surprise celebrity guests and much more.

#WHHSH Beer will be the first of Las Vegas’ limited edition #WHHSH products to be introduced. As the newest element of the iconic WHHSH campaign, these unique products allow Las Vegas to extend its appeal beyond travel and tourism, engage audiences in a way that no other destination does, as well as create a tangible extension of the famous Vegas experience.

“#WHHSH Beer captures the energy and excitement of Las Vegas,” said Cathy Tull, senior vice president of marketing for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). “We are thrilled for the Las Vegas brand to continue to evolve and expand with the creation of our signature #WHHSH products.”

Crafted locally in Las Vegas by Tenaya Creek Brewery, #WHHSH Beer is an easy drinking, pale ale with hints of citrus and pine creating a cool, clean finish. The exclusive beer will only be available at select Las Vegas sponsored events.

“As the first endeavor to incorporate products into the WHHSH campaign, we wanted to make something fitting for Las Vegas and, most importantly, we wanted to convey what the Las Vegas brand stands for,” said Arnie DiGeorge, executive creative director at R&R Partners, the LVCVA’s integrated marketing agency of record. “What Happens Here, Stays Here has always been about the freedom to be and do in Vegas what you can’t at home. We felt that #WHHSH Beer is the perfect embodiment of that and a reminder of what awaits when you embrace the Vegas lifestyle.”

Giving visitors permission to do things in Vegas that they wouldn’t normally do, Las Vegas’ famous WHHSH campaign is one of the most recognizable destination marketing campaigns in the world. It was first introduced in 2002 to overwhelmingly positive feedback and has since received widespread recognition, including induction into the Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame.

Vegas Strippers Accused of Living a Stolen High Life

No, this isn’t your normal Las Vegas stripper story where three friends get drunk at strip club and decide that it’s a really great idea to spend their life savings on a woman they just met. It’s where three friends get drunk at a strip cub and then have employees of Club Paradise steal the cards and use them illegally. Using stolen credit cards from hundreds of victims, the ring of strippers and employees of the club are accused of buying at least $2 Million Dollars of goods. The list included things from Flat Screen TVs to Louis Vuitton Bags.

That’s of course why the police got involved, because what they did was extremely illegal.

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Diana Giraldo

Named in an indictment are Amy Rohr, Diana Giraldo, Chris Giroldo, Celeste Mohar and Cyndi Sellers. According to the District Attorney’s office there are at least 400 victims, but only 100 were willing to testify against the employees.

Three former employees, John Carcilli, Giovanna Chico and Bibi Rambharan already pleaded guilty last month in exchange to testify against the rest of the credit card gang.

Club Paradise was bought by an investor this year, although the former owner seems to still be involved in some management capacity.

Heavy Rains Cause Flooding on Strip and Require Rescues

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Flash flood warning hit the Las Vega Valley Saturday Afternoon and wreaked havoc on businesses and the roads in the Vegas area. The North Vegas Strip was almost completely flooded with cars having to use only one lane, and businesses having water to their doors. Just a block away from the Strip, on Dean Martin and Flamingo, three people needed rescue from water that surrounded them out of nowhere.

The Las Vegas Sun Reported:

The strong part of the storm was moving out through North Las Vegas early Saturday afternoon, where nearly 1.5 inches of rain was reported at the city’s airport, National Weather Service meteorologist Barry Pierce said. Shortly before 1:30 p.m., the Regional Transportation Commission reported that ramp lanes were flooded on Interstate 15 near U.S. Highway 95 and that Spring Mountain Road was flooded from Industrial Road and Valley View Boulevard. There were reports of pea-sized to quarter-inch hail reported through the valley as well as wind gusts up to 50 mph

 

Attorney Marc Randazza Beats Bad Business for Suing Yelp Reviewer

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Pamela Boling probably didn’t expect to end up in court when she hired iQTAXX to assist with filing special paperwork with the IRS. However, when she found out that they hadn’t done the work they promised and she had paid for, she turned to YELP to get assistance, posting a negative review and her personal experience. That’s how she ended up getting sued. That’s when she turned to Marc Randazza, one of the Las Vegas’ heavy hitting attorneys that knows how to bring down the legal hammer when it’s needed to address the rights of consumers.

The case itself isn’t that hard to understand: Boling believed that iQTAXX hadn’t done the services they promised, she posted a review entitled “This is MALPRACTICE” order to inform the public and get redress from the business. In fact, it almost worked: according to Boling, iQTAXX spoke to her and assured her that the work was done, and she adjusted the review. According to her she found from the IRS the work still hadn’t been done.

That’s when she was soon served with a lawsuit alleging she had libeled the company and hurt their ability to do business.

In response, attorney Marc Randazza filed an Anti-SLAPP Motion under NRS 41.660 to dismiss the case immediately and seek a financial penalty against the plaintiff plus reasonable attorney fees. Anti-SLAPP (ANTI-Strategic lawsuit against public participation) laws have been passed by several states to help protect the rights of consumers, journalists, bloggers, to share information that would be in the public interest. Usually companies with an economic advantage will use “SLAPP” lawsuits to attempt to chill both public debate on issues and prevent consumers from sharing information.

The court found on April 7th, that the lawsuit brought by iQTAXX was indeed an attempt to stifle public discussion on their alleged bad practices and that the defendant was entitled for an award of $1,000 plus attorney fees for being required to defend herself in court. The most important part of the case seems to be that that even though the defendant may have used hyperbole in her review, she was still protected by First Amendment in her hyperbole.

Randazza explained to PaceVegas.com that the important of these cases are simple:

The only way that an economy functions is if people can share their opinions about the goods and services they consume. If a company tries to put its finger on the scale of public opinion by bullying those with a negative opinion, the whole system breaks down. It isn’t just an offense against the reviewer, it is an offense against other consumers as well.

The Supreme Court Echoes Randazza, and said stated in Gertz vs. Robert Welch, that statements and rhetoric even in hyperbole are no actionable, and that

There is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction not on the conscience of judges and juries but on the competition of other ideas.

The Nevada anti-SLAPP statute has been used several times recently to defend again libel cases, including a well known case in which trust-fund Instagram playboy Dan Bilzerian sued TheDirty.com for reporting on his possible STDs, and then almost immediately turned around and sued TMZ for reporting that he was suing TheDirty.com for reporting on his possible STDs.

The Court in that case found that since Dan Bilzerian is a public figure, and even though he may not have any STDs, the reporting by TMZ.com is indeed protected by the First Amendment as it concerns an interest of public interest.

A report from Bloomberg said that even though TMZ “may have employed colorful language” there was no indication it was done with malice, and in fact, “rather than exhibiting reckless disregard for the Truth, TMZ should be commended for doing its homework. In fact, the average reader might have assumed that Mr. Bilzerian had more serious STD than chlamydia had TMZ confined its reporting to the allegations…”

Yes, Bloomberg wrote the words you never thought you’d hear: “TMZ should be commended.”

Randazza Legal Group May Be Visited Here

Police Investigating Vince Neil for Brutal Attack in Aria

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Vince Neil might need some anger management, or at least spend a little time learning how to treat a lady. He’s now the subject of a LVMPD Investigation after slamming a woman asking for an autograph to the ground.

He’s been cited by the LVMPD for battery and has to show up for a later court date, after grabbing the woman by her hair and throwing her violently to the ground for no apparent reason.

Nic Cage, always the gentleman tried to calm him down by taking him outside the hotel, but then became the target of Neil’s strange behavior.

There is no word if Neil is banned from Aria.

Video Nic Cage trying to calm Neil down.