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    5 New Vegas Hotspots for Baller Dining and Drinking

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    Dad Who GoPro’d Las Vegas Vacation Backwards Gets a Do-Over

    Dad’s video was a week of shots like this. (Photo: YouTube screenshot) The clueless Irish dad whose accidental selfie video of his Las Vegas vacation was watched by millions is back in Sin City to get a do over. Related: Dad Accidentally Films Entire Las Vegas Vacation With GoPro Aimed Backwards  This time, it’s a two-way Go Pro camera and the full VIP treatment paid for by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The first video has more than 7 million views since Evan Griffin edited to

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    Dad Accidentally Films Entire Las Vegas Trip With GoPro Aimed Backwards

    By Karina Nowysz/The Daily Buzz  Joseph Griffin was recently visiting Las Vegas and borrowed his son’s GoPro camera to capture some special memories. Unfortunately for his plan (but fortunately for the Internet), he mistakenly pointed the camera the wrong way throughout the entire trip. The result is a hilarious four-minute video titled “An Irishman in Vegas,” which was posted by his son, Evan Griffin. Related: Help!

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    Peek Inside Wayne Newton’s Opulent Vegas Estate: A Photo Tour

    The main house at Casa de Shenandoah is where Newton and his family lived for decades. They wondered what exactly was behind those gilded walls, what exactly was Casa de Shenandoah — Wayne Newton’s massive 55-acre estate — really like inside? Up until recently that was a mystery left unsolved, but in September 2015, Mr. Las Vegas started tours of his estate and for the first time anyone could visit the property of this legendary showman. While in Las Vegas recently I made sure that I included

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    Not Just Sin City: 10 Reasons to Leave the Las Vegas Strip

    By Diane Edelman / D Travels ‘Round Las Vegas and gambling are synonymous, and with good reason. By day, take a wander and explore the street art which has been popping up, or head to Grass Roots to get a healthy smoothie to counteract the alcohol from the night before.

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    11 Las Vegas Adventures That Have Nothing to Do With Gambling

    Tourists flock to the Strip for gambling in casinos, drinking beside rooftop pools and partying at some of the hottest clubs in the country until after sunrise and then leave thinking that’s all there is to Vegas. You name it—hiking, mountain biking, rappelling, sky diving, ziplining and, yes, even snowboarding—Las Vegas and the surrounding area just about has it all. With all these incredible venues open to the public and several awesome outfitters located around Las Vegas, casinos simply can

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    The Secret Vegas Hotel Rooms You Didn't Know Existed

    Take, for instance, the hotel villas dotting the Vegas Strip that are swathed in secrecy—many with their own guarded entrances—and available only to each casino’s favorite guests. There’s the exclusive Paiza Club at Venetian and Palazzo, a by-invitation-only membership club, a rabbit warren of private gambling rooms, including high-stakes ones where guests play baccarat and blackjack for $200,000 a hand. On the website for Wynn Las Vegas there are tantalizing images of the three-bedroom duplex