Las Vegas Advisor: Las Vegas visitor numbers tumble
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The COVID-19 shutdown cut the Las Vegas visitor count to 19 million last year. The last time it was that low was the year the Mirage opened and kicked off the giant Las Las boom.
The Kansas City Chiefs are 3-point favorites over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl. The game total opened at 57.5 and has settled at 56. It's estimated that 23 million Americans will bet a total of $4.3 billion on the game.
Garth Brooks was supposed to play at Allegiant Stadium on Aug. 22 last year, but the show was rescheduled for Feb. 27 and has been re-reschedled for July 10. All 65,000 tickets sold out in a little more than an hour.
A Las Vegas man won $900,000 at Ellis Island last week playing a progressive Buffalo slot machine. It was the second big Buffalo hit for the casino in 2017.
Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan will sing the National Anthem at this year's Super Bowl in 1:59. It's the first duet to perform at the game since Aretha Franklin and Aaron Neville in Superbowl 40.
