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Amber Sampson

Amber Sampson is a Staff Writer for Las Vegas Weekly. She got her start in journalism as an intern at Vegas Seven but joined the editorial team within just a few months. Amber spent three years as a web editor and writer there, covering everything from male revues to virtual reality. She later took her skills to the casino-gaming industry, where she served as a storyteller and communications specialist for Caesars Entertainment, highlighting the stories of casino workers at more than 50 properties countrywide. When she isn’t working, she’s sipping craft beers, watching esports on Twitch and pretending to like camping.

Recent Stories (view all stories)

  • Noise

    Thursday, June 29, 2023

    Also, fresh sounds from Neon and Secos.

  • Taste

    Thursday, June 22, 2023

    The centuries-old sandwich played a leading role in The Bear’s fictitious restaurant, the Original Beef of Chicagoland.

  • A&E

    Thursday, June 22, 2023

    The band inverts the ideology of Corporate America by becoming the very thing it despises—and imploding it.

  • Features

    Thursday, June 15, 2023

    The Weekly invited Las Vegans Tony Gladney, Ashanti McGee, Earl Turner and Erica Vital-Lazare in for a roundtable discussion.

  • A&E

    Thursday, June 15, 2023

    “I hate the idea of someone being self-conscious at a show. I like to have the dancefloor as unlit as possible, so people can lose their inhibitions and feel free.”

  • Taste

    Thursday, June 15, 2023

    Co-founders Alexandra Lourdes and Lin Jerome have two rules: “Make it an experience, and make it gorgeous.”

  • Noise

    Thursday, June 15, 2023

    New off-Strip venue the Industrial Sound kicks off its Far Out West concert series with a set that will double as a vinyl release from The Rhyolite Sound.

  • A&E

    Thursday, June 8, 2023

    The festival’s annual Rising Stars competition, set to take place August 4-5 and 11-12 at the Space, is accepting submissions through June 14.

  • A&E

    Thursday, June 8, 2023

    “We would watch The Black Keys or Mutemath, and we would think to ourselves, ‘I can’t believe how amazing that show was.’ That’s something I want to give people.”

  • A&E

    Thursday, June 1, 2023

    “I would love to be able to make films in my backyard. There’s a great pool of creative and talented people here, and it’s just very relaxing.”