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In this Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018 file photo, the American iconic rock band Chicago performs at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Mass. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio plans to have Chicago at its Special Events Center in September. It will be the first big concert the casino has had since the novel coronavirus pandemic prompted it to postpone big shows last year. (File photo by Robert E. Klein/Invision/AP)

There are some parts of the Southern California casino experience that have been back for a while. You can hit the slot machines, dine in at a restaurant and in some spots, sip on a drink poolside.

One thing that’s been a little slower to return here is entertainment. At some casino properties, entertainment has returned to a degree, but those big concerts dominated by big name artists have yet to return.

Las Vegas has had its own challenges in bringing back shows.

Here’s a look at what’s going on with entertainment, both in the casinos in our backyard and in Vegas. Read more. 

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Beyond Southern California… 

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is leaving its namesake city. The company is selling off The Venetian, The Palazzo and the Sands Expo and Convention Center in a more than $6 billion deal to focus on faster growth markets such as Asia. CNN has more.