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It Didn’t Stay Here: Flooding, casino hacks give Las Vegas a far-flung P.R. bashing

Posted on September 22, 2023 by William P. BarrettSeptember 22, 2023
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Recent travails generate more than 14 million Web hits around the world

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‘The Green Felt Jungle’–scandalous exposé that utterly defined Las Vegas–turns 60

Posted on June 16, 2023 by William P. BarrettJuly 12, 2023
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Best-selling book by Ed Reid and Oval Demaris has stood the test of time

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It Didn’t Stay Here: Seattle non-profit official spent embezzled funds in Las Vegas

Posted on May 21, 2023 by William P. BarrettSeptember 6, 2023
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Susan Tantico lived well on stolen money

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It isn’t news Las Vegas COVID-19 death rate was so high

Posted on March 25, 2023 by William P. BarrettMarch 25, 2023
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This blog has been writing about that for years

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Not first time Las Vegas casino table game allegedly played on despite stricken patron

Posted on February 24, 2023 by William P. BarrettFebruary 24, 2023
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Recent lawsuit recalls incident recounted in the 1963 book “The Green Felt Jungle”

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Las Vegas health care woes make it apt venue for Super Bowl LVIII

Posted on February 18, 2023 by William P. BarrettFebruary 18, 2023
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Both do poorly by their constituencies

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Las Vegas predictions for 2023

Posted on December 21, 2022 by William P. BarrettSeptember 24, 2023
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Donald Trump, Lake Mead, Elon Musk–read all about them

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Wide coverage of reporter’s murder reflects Las Vegas reputation

Posted on September 12, 2022 by William P. BarrettOctober 25, 2022
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Local citizenry has only itself to blame

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Las Vegas predictions for 2022

Posted on December 30, 2021 by William P. BarrettDecember 30, 2021
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Trump, Covid, the mob–they’re all here

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Pandemic has killed more Las Vegas folks per capita than rest of U.S.

Posted on March 15, 2021 by William P. BarrettApril 5, 2021
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Death rate is 7% worse than the country’s

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Las Vegas finally changes famous slogan, confirming role as bug light for mischief

Posted on February 3, 2020 by William P. BarrettFebruary 3, 2020
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The often-untrue “What Happens Here, Stays Here” officially becomes the more-true “What Happens Here, Only Happens Here”

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It Didn’t Stay Here: Las Vegas aloha to union money allegedly stolen in Hawaii

Posted on September 17, 2019 by William P. BarrettJuly 21, 2023
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Honolulu’s Brian Ahakuelo and Marilyn Ahakuelo face charges they lived large on worker dues.

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It Didn’t Stay Here: New Haven embezzlement, then Las Vegas spending

Posted on July 2, 2019 by William P. BarrettMay 22, 2020
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Thomas Malone is serving two years for fleecing a company he co-founded

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It Didn’t Stay Here: New York trial for Las Vegas sports payoffs

Posted on May 2, 2019 by William P. BarrettJanuary 5, 2020
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Defendant shipped $11,000 cash bribe from the Cosmopolitan Hotel in a shoe box

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It Didn’t Stay Here: Alleged bribe to NY cop included hooker in Las Vegas

Posted on December 20, 2018 by William P. BarrettJanuary 5, 2020
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Ongoing trial hears racy testimony about events during Super Bowl weekend 2013.

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It Didn’t Stay Here: New Jersey jail guard fired after phoning in sick from Las Vegas

Posted on June 22, 2018 by William P. BarrettJanuary 5, 2020
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Judge says Tia Smith made up illness to extend birthday trip to Sin City

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It Didn’t Stay Here: 15% of all accusations against Bill Cosby cited Las Vegas

Posted on May 1, 2018 by William P. BarrettMay 1, 2018
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Two women testified at his criminal trial about attacks in Vegas, the same location mentioned by seven others

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Las Vegas news media scene remains weak

Posted on February 8, 2018 by William P. BarrettApril 16, 2018
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Top newspaper sat on explosive Steve Wynn story for 20 years, and other tales

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It Didn’t Stay Here: 2016 Las Vegas trip by Emmanuel Macron under scrutiny

Posted on July 7, 2017 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021
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Paris prosecutors open judicial inquiry into costly event that soon-to-be-French president headlined at 2016 CES

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It Didn’t Stay Here: Prison for NY pet pound staff who spent stolen funds in Las Vegas

Posted on May 24, 2017 by William P. BarrettMay 24, 2017
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Pair spent most of $800,000 stolen on unsuccessful gambling

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