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The Feds Say You Should Use Shitty Hotel Wi-Fi or Risk Being Spied On
The government's legal brief against an alleged Chinese mobster speaks to its unchecked surveillance powers in the Obama era.
How to Get Into Sketchy Sports Betting
Most sports betting is still underground, but the internet has made it more convenient. Paying off your illegal gambling debts, however, will never be as painless as paying for an MP3.
Reasons Why Las Vegas Is the Worst Place Ever
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—but when you live here, you're stuck cleaning up after all the other people who treat the city like a toilet.
Windsor Is a Paradise
Windsor is known for its automotive manufacturing industry. It's also known for its main drag, Ouellette Avenue, which becomes a sea of sloppy fistfights, hot messes, and Axe Body Spray each weekend.
A Rigged Indian Casino Karaoke Contest Was the Low Point of My Life
I suddenly hoped that I hadn't gotten too drunk and fucked it all up in the name of protecting my vulnerabilities by shitting on strangers. After all, I was no better than them. I was there too. I did it because I wanted to.
Reno Is a Paradise
Once the gambling capital of the US, bursting with glitz and glamour that assured its prosperity and fortune, Reno has in later years suffered a downturn in the industry that once made its name.
I Went to Las Vegas Alone and Was Totally Depressed
Visiting Las Vegas solo is one of the most heartbreakingly bleak things a person could do. Naturally, I had to do it.
Crimea Might Become the Las Vegas of Russia
This move is widely seen as an attempt by Putin to expand Russia’s influence over Crimea’s economy and exert further control.
Wastin’ Away in Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Casino
Cross the Long-Allen bridge over the Red River to Bossier City, make a left on Bass Pro Road, and suddenly you’re in a casino that doubles as a parrot-heavy altar to Jimmy Buffett, America’s beach-casual bard of good times.
The Glutton's Guide to Buffets
A glutton doesn't want much from life, other than a limitless supply of food, ready access to air-conditioning, a shower massage, and eventually, a full-time attendant. For such a person, only one form of food service will do, and you can bet it...
How to Eat in Las Vegas
Every rundown old hotel and casino partakes in the old Vegas tradition of hosting a ridiculously inexpensive buffet full of inedible food.
The VICE Guide to Las Vegas
We don’t care how JADED you might be, it’s impossible to come to Las Vegas and not be a teensy bit impressed, if anything just by the sheer fucked-up-ness of the city.