Las Vegas' Bellagio pauses fountain show after visit from rare bird, later rescued and relocated
Read full article: Las Vegas' Bellagio pauses fountain show after visit from rare bird, later rescued and relocatedA visit from a rare, fine-feathered tourist on the Las Vegas Strip has interrupted a hotel-casinoโs prominent water show before wildlife biologists captured the yellow-billed loon and relocated it unharmed.
Fountains, scubas, slot machines, Ferris wheel and NFL draft
Read full article: Fountains, scubas, slot machines, Ferris wheel and NFL draftNFL draft night on Thursday will include prospects walking a red carpet above the Bellagio fountains, a theater built specifically for the proceedings where they hope to hear their names called early, and the aura of gambling everywhere.
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Disinfected dice: Las Vegas casinos getting ready to roll
Read full article: Disinfected dice: Las Vegas casinos getting ready to rollCasino operators in Las Vegas are awaiting word when they will be able to reopen after a shutdown during the coronavirus outbreak. Tourists returning to Las Vegas will see changes since gambling stopped in mid-March for the first time ever to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The stakes could not be higher, said Robert Lang, executive director of the Brookings Mountain West think tank at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas can never be known as the place where people go and get sick, he said. Caesars Entertainment plans to open Caesars Palace and the Flamingo Las Vegas at first, followed later by Harrahs Las Vegas and the casino floor at the LINQ hotel-casino.

Two of Las Vegas' most famous hotels are under new ownership
Read full article: Two of Las Vegas' most famous hotels are under new ownershipEthan Miller/Getty Images(CNN) - MGM Resorts is offloading two well-known Las Vegas casinos in separate deals that total nearly $5 billion. MGM is also forming a joint venture with private equity firm Blackstone to acquire the Bellagio's real estate and lease it back to MGM Resorts. Opened in 1968, Circus Circus is one of the city's most recognizable casinos and remains geared toward families with its theme park and cheap rooms. The $825 million deal is expected to close at the end of year, subject to regulatory approvals. This is the second major real estate deal that has shaken up the Las Vegas landscape this year.

World's most glamorous lake is Europe's new 'it' place
Read full article: World's most glamorous lake is Europe's new 'it' placeLocated in the region of Lombardy in Northern Italy, Lake Como has attracted celebrities for decades. "All of a sudden, Lake Como is the place to be," Grisdale adds. A Clooney sighting isn't a guarantee on a Lake Como vacation, but a good time might as well be. Here are Lake Como's top attractions and reasons to plan a trip to this corner of the world. Lake lifeThe star of a visit to Lake Como is -- no surprise -- the namesake lake.
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