Gambling
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“New” Paris Hotel Tower is Getting Balconies
[ad_1] One of the hotel towers at the former Bally’s is getting an overhaul and will be integrated into Paris Las Vegas. One of the enhancements will be balconies, and they’re already being built. Balconies in Las Vegas hotels are largely a thing of the past, thanks to gravity. Don’t make it awkward, that’s our job. When these newly-balconied rooms…
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Cirque’s “Love” Sets Closing Date at Mirage
[ad_1] A beloved Cirque du Soleil show, “Love,” has announced a closing date at Mirage. We knew the end was near for “Love,” now we know just how near. The show’s last performance takes place on July 7, 2024. Mirage is becoming Hard Rock Las Vegas, and the closure of “Love” is just the beginning of a resort-wide overhaul. “Love”…
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Quirky Lost Spirits Distillery Closing at Off-Strip Area 15
[ad_1] By Scott Roeben, on April 12 2024 We never quite knew what to make of Lost Spirits Distillery at Area 15, which may have been part of the problem. The venue, which included the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea restaurant as well as an immersive circus-type-thingy, will close April 29, 2024. The culprit? Poor management. Sorry, officially? The company…
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Resorts World Releases 112,000 Ladybugs to Help Fight Pests
[ad_1] By Scott Roeben, on April 11 2024 Resorts World held its annual ladybug release on April 10, 2024. This is the third annual release of the adorable pest-slayers. We should probably address this up front: We understand “ladybug” may be triggering to some, but that’s what they’re called. “Personbugs” is clumsy, so we’re going to stick with the traditional…
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Las Vegas Monorail Breeds Baffling Brouhaha
[ad_1] By Scott Roeben, on April 10 2024 The fact the Las Vegas conversation is so active and passionate online is both a blessing and a curse. In this case, it’s just confusing. The Las Vegas Monorail derailed the conversation for roughly 24 hours as a flurry of Twitter posts and news stories grappled with a long-standing question: What’s happening…
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Silver Strike Slots Removed From Four Queens, Don’t Freak Out
[ad_1] By Scott Roeben, on April 09 2024 Silver Strike slots have a cult following, and fans of the machine report experiencing heart palpitations upon discovering the machines been removed from the casino floor at downtown’s Four Queens. Four Queens is one of just two casinos (the other is Plaza) in Las Vegas with the slot that dispenses collectible tokens.…
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Casinos Are Closing the Window for Slot Ticket Redemption
[ad_1] By Scott Roeben, on April 08 2024 It’s a casino trend that could affect your financial wellbeing, so we’re all over it. Some casinos are discreetly shortening the window of time before a TITO (ticket in, ticket out) voucher can be cashed. If your slot ticket expires, you could be SOL, and that would be FUBAR as a reminder…
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Particle Ink Moves Into Luxor
[ad_1] By Scott Roeben, on April 07 2024 Particle Ink, a thing we don’t entirely understand, opens at Luxor on April 20, 2024. The “mind-bending trip into the 2.5th dimension” previously happened in downtown’s Art District, under the name “Particle Ink: Speed of Dark.” People who saw it said they enjoyed it. Now, it’s “Particle Ink: House of Shattered Prisms.”…
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Fontainebleau Quietly Kicks Gamblers in Nadular Region
[ad_1] By Scott Roeben, on April 05 2024 Our friends at Fontainebleau are making some changes to their loyalty club. Shocker, not in a good way. The struggling but drop-dead gorgeous resort sent Fontainebleau Rewards members an e-mail that started with the phrase, “For added simplicity and transparency…” It’s well known anything that follows that phrase tends to be bad…
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Today’s Thing That Isn’t Happening: King David Hotel
[ad_1] Plans have been shared for a new Las Vegas hotel, the King David. The proposed hotel doesn’t have a casino, so we have trouble caring, but the twist is it would be the first Jewish-themed hotel in Las Vegas. There are lots of reasons this project isn’t happening, but that doesn’t mean it’s not interesting. It’s all fun and…
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