In August, the Sahara Las Vegas filed a defamation lawsuit against a popular local blogger. On Tuesday, Judge Trevor Atkin dismissed suit, granting Scott Roeben’s special motion to dismiss, citing Nevada’s anti-SLAPP laws. Roeben, founder of VitalVegas.com, a resource I myself have used several times for articles on this site, tweeted that he was “elated,… Read more »
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Sahara Sues Vital Vegas Blog for Posting Rumor of Casino’s Future Closure
We have used the Las Vegas insider/lifestyle blog Vital Vegas as a reference on several occasions. Sometimes we have used rumors the site discussed as the basis of the story. And you know what? Even when Vital Vegas posts a story as a rumor, the site is usually (or “often,” if we don’t want to… Read more »
Sahara Las Vegas Opens New Seven-Table Poker Room
The north end of the Las Vegas Strip, particularly once you get past the Wynn, isn’t the most exciting place for poker players. Things got a little more interesting on Valentine’s Day, though, when the Sahara Las Vegas unveiled its new poker room. It is the first time poker has been offered at the casino… Read more »
Sahara Las Vegas to Re-Open Poker Room
In a surprising move that has become all too rare in recent years, the Sahara Las Vegas casino announced that it will re-open its poker room. The proclamation came last week via Twitter, a couple days after New Year’s. Tiny, but welcome As can be seen in the tweet, the new Sahara poker room will… Read more »
SLS Las Vegas Will Be Re-Renamed to Sahara on Thursday
Thursday will be the start of a new era in Las Vegas. Or the start of a new old era. Or the end of an era and the start an old one. I don’t know, none of this makes sense. What I am trying to say is that the SLS Las Vegas, which was originally… Read more »