Air Force Captain John Costa Returns from Active Duty and Boards Pirate Ship at Treasure Island to Surprise Family

United States Air Force Captain John “Arrow” Costa surprised his family earlier this evening by walking onto the pirate ship at the conclusion of the Sirens of TI show at Treasure Island.  Captain Costa was not scheduled to return from his one-year deployment in Qatar for another week. His wife, Lori, helped coordinate the surprise for the couple’s daughters, Ally, 10 and Tally, [...]

Miss USA 2013 Nana Meriwether and Miss Nevada USA 2013 Chelsea Caswell Support the Troops

Miss USA 2013 Nana Meriwether and Miss Nevada USA 2013 Chelsea Caswell posed for photos and signed autographs at a meet-and-greet with troops and their families on May 11 at The Exchange at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada (Pictured: Nana Meriwether, Shanna Moakler and Chelsea Caswell -  Photo: © Erik Kabik / www.ErikKabik.com).  Also at the event was Shanna Moakler, a model, actress, and [...]

Aviation Nation Returns to Nellis AFB Nov. 10-11

The largest free public event in Nevada returns Nov. 10 – 11 when the U.S. Air Force hosts Aviation Nation 2012, which is the Nellis AFB open house air show. Several military air demonstration teams, including the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the F-22 Aerial Demonstration Team, will participate. The two-day event will include static [...]

Rogue Warrior Military Cage Fighting Championship at Cannery Casino June 16

The Cannery Casino is proud to host the Rogue Warrior Cage Fighting Championships, a competition that honors wounded military service members on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 7 p.m.  The Mixed Martial Arts competition is a patriotic event that will benefit the Stars and Stripes Foundation, a 501(c) 3 non profit organization based in Las [...]

U.S. Marine Wins $2.9 Million on Bally Technologies’ Money Vault Slot Machine in Las Vegas

A United States Marine attending a week-long military training session in Nevada won more than $2.8 million playing Bally Technologies’ Money Vault slot machine at the Bellagio Las Vegas on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 (Photo credit: BusinessWire).  Bally’s Millionaire Sevens wide-area progressive slot link hit for $2,882,808.32, the second-largest jackpot ever won on a Bally [...]

Wounded Veterans Honored with High-Roller Weekend at The Palazzo Las Vegas

In celebration of Armed Forces Day, The Palazzo Las Vegas, along with Southwest Airlines and the Armed Forces Foundation, welcomed our nation’s wounded veterans with a red carpet reception this afternoon (Photo credit: Jake Andrzejczak, Images of Vegas/ IS Photography).   Photo credit: Jake Andrzejczak, Images of Vegas/ IS Photography. Nearly 70 wounded warriors and [...]

Inaugural NRA Country/ACM Celebrity Shoot Hosted by Blake Shelton

NRA Country and the Academy of Country Music partnered for the first-ever NRA Country/ACM Celebrity Shoot, hosted by Blake Shelton (Pictured above: Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan - Photo credit: Ethan Miller / Getty Images).   Photo credit: Ethan Miller / Getty Images. The sporting clays competition took place on Saturday, April 2, 2011 as part of [...]

Matt Goss, Phantom’s Hertzenberg, USAF Thunderbirds at Kobalt Tools 400 at LVMS March 6

He sings of “Lovely Las Vegas” in the Las Vegas Motor Speedway NASCAR commercials and Sunday morning he’ll serenade the assembled multitude prior to the start of Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Kobalt Tools 400. British-born Matt Goss headlines every Friday and Saturday night in the Gossy Room inside Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino. The London [...]

The Venetian Rolls Out The Red Carpet for America’s Veterans with “Tribute to the Troops”

In celebration of Veteran’s Day, The Sands Foundation is honoring our nation’s veterans with an over-the-top weekend of entertainment, world-class dining, and relaxation at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino.  Nearly 75 wounded soldiers and their families arrived to a heartwarming red-carpet welcome in The Venetian’s Grand Colonnade. More than 1,000 gracious guests and Venetian team [...]