{"id":39938,"date":"2016-09-22T08:57:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T15:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=39938"},"modified":"2016-09-22T10:05:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T17:05:02","slug":"las-vegas-stratosphere-shut-down-when-ticking-backpack-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-stratosphere-shut-down-when-ticking-backpack-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Stratosphere Shuts Down When Ticking Backpack Found"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Stratosphere in Las Vegas was evacuated on Wednesday, in response to the discovery of a suspicious ticking backpack in the casino. In the wake of recent pressure cooker homemade bombs being found in lower Manhattan in New York, as well as in Elizabeth, New Jersey earlier this week, authorities were taking no chances.<\/p>\n