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  • Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville to Close at Flamingo

    A longtime fixture at Flamingo Las Vegas, Margaritaville restaurant, is set to close this summer. Margaritaville opened at Flamingo in 2003. For two decades, Margaritaville has been a triumph of vibe and Jimmy Buffett’s brand over, you know, quality and value. Over time, Margaritaville has wasted away, and now Las Vegas will do what it does best, make something new.…

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  • Rio Turnaround Continues With Lapa Lounge

    By Scott Roeben, on March 11 2024 Rio Las Vegas continues to impress with moves to bring the off-Strip resort back to its former glory. The resort is giving its lobby bar, iBar, an overhaul and rebrand to Lapa Lounge. Lapa Lounge, just inside the main entrance to the resort, opens in June 2024. Jaguars and monkeys! What could possibly…

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  • Slots-A-Fun at Circus Circus is Bringing Value Back

    By Scott Roeben, on March 13 2024 Just when we’d given up on Slots-A-Fun at Circus Circus, there’s a glimmer of hope. Not just for Circus Circus, but for all of Humanity. Circus Circus recently moved all its coin-operated slot machines (the only remaining coin slots on The Strip) to Slots-A-Fun, an adjacent casino space where value is once again…

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  • Exclusive Look Inside “DiscoShow” Complex at Linq Las Vegas

    “DiscoShow” is one of the most-anticipated entertainment offerings in Las Vegas in recent memory. It’s a show, but a lot more, including a bar, lounge and restaurant, Diner Ross. “DiscoShow” is being produced by Spiegelworld, the company behind “Absinthe” and “Atomic Saloon.” “DiscoShow” opens July 27, 2024. We got an exclusive peek inside the $40 million, under-construction venue at Linq,…

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  • “America’s Got Talent” Show to Close at Luxor

    By Scott Roeben, on March 11 2024 The long-struggling “America’s Got Talent Presents Superstars Live” is closing at Luxor on May 11, 2024. “Superstars Live” features season winners, “Golden Buzzer” acts and popular contestants from the TV show, “America’s Got Talent,” also known as “AGT.” The show’s most recent line-up is a cavalcade of acts you’ve never heard of, includig…

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  • New A’s Ballpark Renderings Rate High for Laughability

    By Scott Roeben, on March 06 2024 The potential move of the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas has become one of the most baffling and amusing episodes in the history of Las Vegas. The amusement continues with the recent release of new ballpark renderings from the A’s, renderings which have elicited a wide range of reactions. By “range,” of course,…

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  • Local Las Vegas TV News Audience Sizes May Surprise You

    By Scott Roeben, on March 08 2024 Most of our stories are for Las Vegas visitors, but sometimes we like to look inward and opine about Las Vegas news media, despite the fact we aren’t entirely sure what “opining” entails. Is there stretching involved? Can opine sap be removed with rubbing alcohol? What personal pronoun does one give a transitive…

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  • Caesars Palace to Get Tortazo From Chef Rick Bayless

    Caesars Entertainment has snagged yet another celebrity chef partner for a collaboration, Rick Bayless. We are not personally familiar with Rick Bayless, but the Internet says he’s a celebrity, so we’re playing along. The chef’s new place, Tortazo, will open in the Caesars Palace food court later this year. Sorry, Forum Food Hall. Caesar was ripped. Bayless will also open…

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  • Flamingo Revamps Sportsbook, With a Twist

    By Scott Roeben, on March 06 2024 Flamingo is overhauling its sportsbook, but not in the way you might suspect. The sportsbook, adjacent to Carlos’n Charlie’s restaurant, is removing its seating. We assumed that meant a renovation or more seats or immersive seats, or possibly the addition of other sports-related accoutrement, but nope. Here’s how the sportsbook looked during its…

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  • Wynn Resorts Sues Fontainebleau for Poaching Talent

    By Scott Roeben, on February 29 2024 Back in June 2023, we shared exclusively Wynn Las Vegas was poised to file a lawsuit against Fontainebleau Las Vegas for poaching talent, technically “interfering with Wynn’s employment contracts.” At the time, an agreement was reached where Fontainebleau promised to refrain from soliciting Wynn Las Vegas employees. According to Wynn, that agreement has…

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