{"id":241857,"date":"2022-11-09T07:03:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=241857"},"modified":"2022-11-10T07:20:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T13:20:16","slug":"criss-angels-nevada-restaurant-is-site-of-alleged-arson-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/criss-angels-nevada-restaurant-is-site-of-alleged-arson-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Criss Angel\u2019s Nevada Restaurant is Site of Alleged Arson Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Investigators revealed that last Friday\u2019s fire that broke out on the exterior of the Overton, Nevada, Cablp restaurant is a possible arson. The eatery is operated by Las Vegas Strip-based magician and illusionist Criss Angel.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Magician
Magician Criss Angel at the opening of his Nevada restaurant Cablp, pictured above. The eatery was the site of a suspicious fire. (Image: Cablp via Eater Las Vegas<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Moapa Valley Fire District Chief Stephen Neel told the Moapa Valley Progress<\/em>, a local newspaper, the fire appeared to be arson. Damage to the building was described as minor. The investigation into the fire was expanded to include staff from the Clark County Fire Inspector\u2019s office, as well as the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the Progress<\/em> said.<\/p>\n

The suspicious fire damaged the southern and western exteriors of the building, the report said. Firefighters were alerted about the fire at 3:45 am on Friday.<\/p>\n

By the time we got there it was just mainly a contents fire burning on the back porch of the building,\u201d<\/strong> Neel told the Progress<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The fire was extinguished within minutes. Then firefighters began searching the area for the fire\u2019s origin. The Progress<\/em> didn’t detail why the fire was considered to be arson.<\/p>\n

Eatery Shuttered for a Month in 2021<\/h2>\n

The restaurant, formally known as Criss Angel\u2019s Breakfast, Lunch & Pizza, opened on July 24, 2021. Soon after, it closed for about a month because it needed more staff, refrigeration, and kitchen space, Eater Las Vegas<\/em> reported last year.<\/p>\n

We have been averaging over 750 customers per day,\u201d<\/strong> Angel said in a July 2021 tweet quoted by Eater Las Vegas<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWhile we are thrilled to be able to serve so many people, the volume of visitors and meals exceeded even our most ambitious projections by fourfold, resulting in running out of food and supplies every day, and our spot on POS [point of sale] system has crashed multiple times,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Eater Las Vegas<\/em> identified the restaurant’s partners as Criss Angel, whose legal name is Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, his brother Costa Sarantakos, and Mike Baram. Amy Coram Reynolds was identified as the restaurant\u2019s executive chef.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overton is located some 65 miles northeast of Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Veteran Magician, Illusionist<\/h2>\n

Angel, 54, appears in \u201cCriss Angel Mindfreak,\u201d now at Las Vegas\u2019 Planet Hollywood<\/a>. He also starred in \u201cCriss Angel Believe,\u201d a product associated with Cirque du Soleil at the Luxor<\/a> casino in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Angel also appeared on Spike TV\u2019s<\/em> \u201cCriss Angel BeLIEve\u201d and NBC\u2019s “<\/em>Phenomenon.\u201d In addition, he has appeared on numerous prominent national television shows. He gained attention in 2002 when he was shackled underwater for 24 hours in a small structure in New York City’s Times Square.<\/p>\n

More recently, Angel has been involved with the CW\u2019s<\/em> \u201cCriss Angel’s Magic with the Stars.\u201d It features celebrities like Donny Osmond, Terry Fator, Debbie Gibson, Flavor Flav, and Genuwine<\/a>, all trained by Angel to perform magic tricks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last month, his \u201cAmystika\u201d<\/a> show closed after several months at Planet Hollywood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Investigators revealed that last Friday\u2019s fire that broke out on the exterior of the Overton, Nevada, Cablp restaurant is a possible arson. The eatery is operated by Las Vegas Strip-based magician and illusionist Criss Angel. Moapa Valley Fire District Chief Stephen Neel told the Moapa Valley Progress, a local newspaper, the fire appeared to be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":241860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313],"tags":[13766,83257,82086,24],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCriss Angel\u2019s Nevada Restaurant Is Site of Alleged Arson Fire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Friday\u2019s fire on the exterior of an Overton, Nevada restaurant is a possible arson. 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