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Iconic Las Vegas hotel The Mirage closes its doors

By 11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time Wednesday, the iconic Mirage Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip will be no more, as the mega-resort closes its doors to make way for a new one. A closing ceremony is set to take place at 9 a.m. local time, FOX 5 Las Vegas reported. Its erupting volcano that put on nightly shows for free erupted for its last…

Land-based ・ 17 July 2024

Top US Casinos

The Dirtiest Casinos in Las Vegas, According to Tripadvisor

You know that old legend that in London, you're never more than 6 feet from a rat? We're not sure if that's true or not, but what we can tell you is that Las Vegas is actually a lot cleaner than many other cities around the world - between the Casinos.com team, we must have been to Vegas more than a dozen times, and we've never seen a rat. What we…

Land-based ・ 16 July 2024

Review Journal

Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel-condo tower makes millions

Donald Trump spent years selling his name to real estate projects he didn't build. But in Las Vegas, he has sizable ownership and income from a gold-glass tower he developed and put his name atop. The cash flow he receives from America's casino capital could prove helpful as he faces a mountain of court judgments and legal bills from his criminal…

Land-based ・ 07 July 2024

Star Advertiser

Las Vegas Advisor: Summertime means deals on room rates

Summertime in Las Vegas traditionally means low room rates, and that applies to the summer of 2024. A survey conducted last week by LasVegasAdvisor.com turned up 28 hotel-casinos with base rates of $50 and below. Lowest of all was The Linq, with a $20-per-night base rate. Las Vegas casinos with hotel rates of $40 or less were also found at Arizona…

Land-based ・ 07 July 2024

Times Of Casino

The Very Worst Hotels in Las Vegas

The Bellagio. The Venetian. The MGM Grand. We know about the best hotels in all of Las Vegas. But which hotels are the complete opposite? Which are the hotels that you definitely would not want to stay at on your next trip? With all due respect to online casinos, millions of people flock to Las Vegas each year to experience the glitz and glamor…

Travel ・ 05 July 2024

Las Vegas Advisor

Any Coin-Operated Slot Machines Left Anywhere in Las Vegas?

Are there any coin-operated slot machines left any where in Las Vegas? I loved the sound of coins dropping into the tray when I did have a payoff. I also miss the change ladies. A: Yes, a few casinos still have coin- and token-operated slots and video poker machines on the floor. El Cortez proudly advertises them. The California downtown has a…

Video Poker ・ 14 June 2024

Review Journal

Caesars Entertainment has nearly 21,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas

Just about everyone has heard of Caesars Palace. What isn't quite as widely known are the local sister properties of Caesars Palace. They make up the rest of the Caesars Entertainment realm in Las Vegas, the second largest collection of hotel rooms under one owner, second only to MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas with nearly 21000 hotel…

Land-based ・ 02 June 2024

Top US Casinos

Discover Las Vegas' Most Extravagant Casino Experience

Las Vegas casinos are the world's ultimate destination for gambling. Whether you're sipping margaritas by the pool at the Cosmopolitan, or slumming it up the Strip in Circus Circus (no offense), you're guaranteed a good time. Las Vegas emerged as a small stopover town for trains back in 1905, and overground gambling started up almost immediately -…

Land-based ・ 31 May 2024

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Vegas Strip Hotel Fees Up 189% Since 2014

Additional fees at Las Vegas casinos and hotels shouldn't come as a surprise to many. But a list of hotels that have increased their fees astronomically over the past decade has now been released and it doesn't make for a pleasant read. The highest rise in fees is an incredible 189% since 2014. So, is the massive jump in price justifiable? We all…

Land-based ・ 30 May 2024

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Some Las Vegas-area casinos still have coin-operated slots

LAS VEGAS >> As Las Vegas becomes more modernized, there's a crowd of tourists looking for ways to experience the old days. Few things activate the senses like the sound and feel of playing coin- and token-operated slot machines. But those visitors can only go to a few places for that ambience. Here are the casinos that still operate some…

Travel ・ 21 May 2024

Review Journal

Where to find coin-operated slots in Las Vegas

As Las Vegas becomes more modernized, there's a crowd of tourists looking for ways to experience the old days. Few things activate the senses like the sound and feel of playing coin and token-operated slot machines. But those visitors can only go to a few places for that ambiance. Here are the casinos that still operate some old-fashioned…

Strategy Guide ・ 13 May 2024

NZ Herald

Las Vegas hotel guests trapped in rooms by hours-long elevator wait

Line up, line up to ride the elevator! Guests of a Las Vegas' circus-themed hotel say they have been taken for a ride after ongoing maintenance issues led to some furious travellers'blowing their top'. The Circus Circus Hotel and Casino on the Southern Boulevard has reportedly been attracting longer queue than a fairground attraction. Only rather…

Land-based ・ 13 May 2024

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MCSO, Spirit Airlines investigate allegation of missing Vegas jackpot

A woman from Rochester says she hit the jackpot in Las Vegas - and then everything went downhill. When Amini Kellum got back home Wednesday and opened her suitcase, she says the money she won at a casino was gone. She admits she packed the winnings in a purse and buried it at the bottom of her suitcase and checked the luggage. So she believes…

Winnings ・ 12 May 2024

Times Of Casino

The Top 10 Arcades in Las Vegas

Though we think of Las Vegas, Nevada as a place to enjoy blackjack, slot machines, and the bright lights of the Strip, things have changed. Now, there is fun for the entire family. That includes some of the most must-see arcades that will blow your mind. Las Vegas used to be a place of sin and vice filled with the biggest casinos in the world. Now,…

Top and Best ・ 06 May 2024

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Las Vegas Strip resort casino keeps an iconic tradition alive

The days of Las Vegas Strip casinos offering 99-cent shrimp cocktails to get customers onto their properties have long since gone away. The same is true of free mid-day production shows and the low-end buffet - another way to appeal to lower-level gamblers has largely disappeared. Resort casinos generally want people spending money at their…

Land-based ・ 30 April 2024

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Las Vegas Advisor: Strip casino goes retro with coin, token slots

After years of languishing without an identity, Slots A Fun on the north end of the Strip has rebranded with a retro theme. The casino has installed 75 vintage coin- and token-operated slots in 25 cent and $1 denominations. Known as "coin-droppers," they include classics such as Blazing 7s and Red, White, and Blue. There is also a new table-­games…

Winnings ・ 28 April 2024

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Kid-friendly things to do in Las Vegas

Often called'Sin City,' Las Vegas has been a longtime destination for the bachelor and bachelorette parties and generally for adults 21+. However, the city and its visitor authority have revamped the city's image, showcasing all the kid-friendly things to do in Las Vegas. Our family decided to head to Las Vegas for our kids' mid-winter break after…

Land-based ・ 19 April 2024

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Planning an epic status match run in Las Vegas

At the beginning of the month, news broke that Wynn Las Vegas is offering a temporary status match. That match includes the opportunity to get a complimentary Holland America cruise for two in an oceanview cabin. If you've been reading this blog over the past couple of years, you know that if you want me to visit your casino, all you need to do is…

Travel ・ 17 April 2024

Casino.org

Casinos Are Closing the Window for Slot Ticket Redemption

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 of your Las Vegas YOLO experience. In human English, you…

Law ・ 09 April 2024

Review Journal

Could Donald Trump sell his Las Vegas hotel to help pay fraud penalties?

Could the nongaming Trump International Hotel just off the Strip be sold to generate revenue for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's enormous civil fraud penalties? The people closest to the property's ownership - Trump and business partner Phil Ruffin - aren't saying, and lodging industry experts say they haven't heard anything about…

Land-based ・ 06 April 2024

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What is the oldest casino on the Strip?

The pending Tropicana closure will take out the third-oldest casino on the Strip - a place with a historic skyline that has a tendency to look different every few decades. Still, there are a handful of hotel-casinos that have stood the test of time in the city's short history. Here are the five oldest casinos still operating on the Strip as of…

Land-based ・ 01 April 2024

Gambling

One Mob-Era Casino Closes, Another Offers Old Vegas Prices

The Tropicana hotel-casino, a once-glamorous resort that first opened in 1957 on the Las Vegas Strip, is set to close permanently Tuesday. The Trop, as it is known locally, is one of the last Mob-linked properties on the Strip with original construction intact. Meanwhile, a small, longtime Las Vegas Strip casino, Slots-A-Fun, is returning not to…

Incidents ・ 30 March 2024

Las Vegas Advisor

The (Mostly) New Slots A Fun

At long last, Slots A Fun on the north Strip next to (and owned by) Circus Circus has been modernized with new carpet, $2 blast-from-the-past offerings from the bar, a new table-game pit, and most noticeable of all, 75 vintage coin- (quarter) and token-($1)operated slots in 25-cent and $1 denominations. As for the small pit, four blackjack tables…

Live Gambling ・ 29 March 2024

Las Vegas Weekly

Closing for good on April 2, Tropicana Las Vegas leaves behind a legacy of showmanship and reinvention

The Tropicana is dead; long live the Tropicana. The storied hotel-casino closes its doors April 2, just two days shy of its 67th birthday, to make way for a Major League Baseball stadium and a new Bally's resort. Over the next year, the land the Tropicana now occupies will be cleared, with the intent that the organization currently known as the…

Incidents ・ 28 March 2024

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These are Las Vegas' most dangerous casinos, reviews show

LOS ANGELES - Millions of people visit Las Vegas every year, whether it be to gamble, attend a concert or music event, or just to eat and drink and soak up the vibes. Sin City may arguably be the best place in the U.S. to gamble - but it's also apparently one of the most dangerous. A new survey by Casinos.com reveals the most dangerous casinos in…

Land-based ・ 28 March 2024

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Las Vegas Horror Stories Go Viral On Reddit

Las Vegas, it turns out, isn't all fun and games for everyone. As OutKick readers are well aware, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone in this country who loves Las Vegas Maybe Dana White, but it's definitely debatable. I truly believe nothing hits better than the first beer once the plane touches down. It's pure ecstasy. However, there are also…

Incidents ・ 27 March 2024

The Nevada Independent

Food halls replacing buffets as casinos look to improve their bottom line

Land-based ・ 17 March 2024

Review Journal

What is that vacant lot on the Las Vegas Strip?

While the Las Vegas Strip is packed with resort-casinos and activity, there's still large vacant lots on the famous thoroughfare. Some of those vacant lots are projects in the works, while others may be held for future development. Still others are spots for concerts and major events. Here's a list of the empty lots along Las Vegas Boulevard and…

Land-based ・ 13 March 2024

Review Journal

Circus Circus bring back coin slots for vintage Vegas feel

The rare sound of clanging tokens rushing out of slot machines at casinos on the Las Vegas Strip is now a near constant at Circus Circus' Slots A Fun casino area. This separate casino area located next to Circus Circus' main building has about 75 token-operated slot machines - a mix of 25 cents, $1 and $5 machines. Circus Circus relocated all its…

Land-based ・ 09 March 2024

iNtergame

Las Vegas casino resort unveils new dark ride

The $6m interactive SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride, created by Sally Dark Rides, is inspired by Nickelodeon's animated series. It takes guests on a hijinks-filled ride through Bikini Bottom, brought to life through vibrant sets, special effects, animatronics, and vivid integrated projections. "We are thrilled to add the globally recognized…

Land-based ・ 27 February 2024

oxygen.com

The 5 Most Shocking Murders at Las Vegas Hotels and Casinos

Las Vegas is a playground for gambling, live entertainment, and dining. It's a place that's game for anything, but it can also be murder. The city has the 13-highest homicide rate problem in the U.S, according to a 2023 study cited by local Fox-affiliated station KVVU-TV. The new Oxygen series Sin City Murders - premiering Sunday, February 25 at 7…

Incidents ・ 24 February 2024

AZ Central

Free parking on Las Vegas Strip: Which hotels have it, which don't

Free parking, once a staple of Las Vegas hotels, is now as difficult to come by as a slots jackpot. A handful of Las Vegas Strip hotels that once touted free parking, including The Strat, Venetian and Palazzo, ended free parking for guests and visitors in 2023. It now costs up to $15 per day to park at The Strat and up to $18 per day to park at…

Land-based ・ 20 February 2024

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Strike averted as culinary union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos before Super Bowl week

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The agreements averted a Monday morning walkout as the city kicks off Super Bowl week. The Culinary Workers Union announced Saturday that it had reached a…

Land-based ・ 06 February 2024

Portland Press Herald

Strike averted as hospitality union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos before Super Bowl week

The union announced last week that it would go on strike if tentative contracts weren't in place by 5 a.m. Monday. Posted Updated 2 min read Font size+ LAS VEGAS - A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The…

Land-based ・ 06 February 2024

Review Journal

Las Vegas hospitality workers won’t strike before Super Bowl

Culinary Local 226 said it has struck deals with nearly all remaining unsettled hotel-casinos - and called off a strike deadline for one - averting a Monday morning walkout threat at several near-Strip and downtown properties. The last tentative agreement was reached between the hospitality union and Downtown Grand, representing about 200 workers,…

NFL ・ 06 February 2024

Market Watch

Strike averted as culinary union settles with Las Vegas hotel-casinos

LAS VEGAS - A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another. The agreements averted a Monday morning walkout as the city kicks off Super Bowl week. The Culinary Workers Union announced Saturday that it had reached a…

Land-based ・ 06 February 2024

ABC News

Culinary union reaches tentative contracts with Las Vegas casinos ahead of Super Bowl

A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike deadline for another LAS VEGAS -- A union representing hospitality workers says it has reached a tentative agreement with six more hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas and called off a strike…

Land-based ・ 06 February 2024

Star Advertiser

4 hotel-casinos reach union deals, 3 others poised to strike

LAS VEGAS >> A union representing hospitality workers has reached a tentative agreement with four hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas as employees at three other properties remained poised to strike Monday when the city kicks off Super Bowl week. By Saturday morning, the Culinary Workers Union had announced it had reached a tentative five-year…

Land-based ・ 05 February 2024

KOLO

Union reaches deal with 4 Vegas hotel-casinos, 3 others poised for strike during Super Bowl week

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A union representing hospitality workers has reached a tentative agreement with four hotel-casinos in downtown Las Vegas as employees at three other properties remained poised to strike Monday when the city kicks off Super Bowl week. By Saturday morning, the Culinary Workers Union had announced it had reached a tentative five-year…

Land-based ・ 04 February 2024

Vegas Inc

Culinary reaches deals with 3 Las Vegas casinos

An exterior view of the Golden Gate hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The casino opened as Hotel Nevada with 10 rooms on Jan. 18, 1906. Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 | 8:40 p.m. Three more Las Vegas properties have come to an agreement with the Culinary Workers Union on a new five-year contract for hospitality workers, the union…

Land-based ・ 02 February 2024

Yogonet

Las Vegas: Culinary Union clinches 5-year labor deal with Circus Circus, negotiations continue with 15 other casinos

The Culinary Union has reached a tentative agreement with Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, marking another development in its ongoing labor negotiations with properties across the gambling mecca. The new 5-year deal is set to impact nearly 700 workers associated with the establishment. The union said a Circus Circus contract ratification…

Land-based ・ 30 January 2024

Star Advertiser

Las Vegas Advisor: Strike deadline looms for unions in Las Vegas

With less than a week to go before the arrival of a Feb. 2 strike deadline, Las Vegas casinos are negotiating overtime with culinary and bartender unions to avoid a shutdown. Labor agreements were reached in November with Caesars Entertainment, MGM and Wynn, averting massive complications related to the Grand Prix race. Deals have also been signed…

Land-based ・ 28 January 2024

Card Player

Las Vegas Casino Culinary Workers Set Strike Deadline

After avoiding a strike in November that could have seen 30000 Las Vegas casino workers walk off the job, another labor dispute could be on the horizon by the Culinary and Bartenders Unions. However, after setting a Feb. 2 deadline to reach a deal with casinos, the union has at least announced preliminary agreements with two properties of 21…

Land-based ・ 24 January 2024

Casino.org

Vital Vegas Podcast, Ep. 161: Fontainebleau Debut and 93 Casinos in One Day

After a short hiatus, the Vital Vegas Podcast is back and we're so sorry. About the show being back. Not the hiatus. That was actually great. Although, we did miss stuffing Las Vegas into your sound collection orifices. Anyway, in this episode, we walk you through the newest Las Vegas casino resort, the eye candy factory that is Fontainebleau Las…

Land-based ・ 17 January 2024

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Fontainebleau's Multi-Billion Dollar Vegas Gamble Looks Like a Bad Bet

LAS VEGAS - Whenever I tell people I live on the Las Vegas Strip, their eyes widen as they start asking me if I live near Caesars Palace, MGM Grand or the Bellagio. You know, places they've been to recently. Not exactly, I tell them. I live in a condominium on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. That's usually followed by a confused look before I…

Land-based ・ 07 January 2024

Review Journal

Union in negotiations with downtown, independent Strip casinos

Culinary Local 226 officials say they are still negotiating with 21 Las Vegas-area hotel-casinos for a new five-year contract for more than 7000 workers. Hospitality workers at 21 downtown Las Vegas and independent Strip hotel-casinos, plus two more in Northern Nevada, are working without a contract, which expired on June 1, according to the union.…

Land-based ・ 04 January 2024

KTNV Las Vegas

Culinary Union eyes finish line for Las Vegas casino worker labor deals

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Some Las Vegas casinos still face the threat of possible worker strikes, even though the biggest three casino companies locked in new labor deals last month. This week, the Culinary Union - the body that represents close to 50000 workers on the Las Vegas Strip - announced labor deals for workers at the Mirage and the Tropicana,…

Land-based ・ 16 December 2023

Star Advertiser

Las Vegas Advisor: Las Vegas room rates drop for the holidays

The holiday season is traditionally prime time for finding low room rates in Las Vegas. The deals have been fewer than normal the past two years, but things are getting back to normal. Last week, the researchers at the Las Vegas Advisor canvassed every casino in town, looking for the best leads on lodging in December. The rates below were available…

Land-based ・ 03 December 2023

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Las Vegas casino workers win big in deal that averts strike

One by one, the three biggest casino operators settled in the final days and hours before a planned Nov. 10 strike that would have shut down almost the entire Las Vegas Strip, 18 casinos in all. Ratified by margins of 99% Nov. 20-22, new contracts with Caesars, MGM, and Wynn will increase pay 32% over five years for 40000 workers, raising pay from…

Land-based ・ 02 December 2023

Bristol Herald Courier

These Las Vegas Strip resort casinos face cleanliness concerns

Over the past 15 years, bed bug infiltrations have accelerated at resort hotels in major cities across the country. Occasionally, pest exterminator trucks have been spotted in front of some of the finest hotels in such cities as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. In 2022, the top five cities in the nation for both commercial and residential bed bug…

Land-based ・ 21 November 2023

Review Journal

Culinary negotiations with three casino companies were predictable

Following the Culinary union's negotiation process with three major casino companies was like watching the movie "Titanic." Once the union struck its deal with Caesars Entertainment Inc. on Nov. 7, everybody who has ever seen the union in action knew other companies would fall in line, just as surely as everybody who has seen the 1997 James Cameron…

Travel ・ 19 November 2023

Daily Mail Online

Las Vegas' 'FILTHIEST' and 'most unhygienic' hotels and casinos are revealed ahead of this weekend's hotly-anticipated Formula 1 Grand Prix

The Formula 1 Grand Prix is just days away from pulling into Las Vegas and fans across the world will be wheeling into the city. But travelers should steer away from these hotels and casinos if they are looking for a pleasant stay. Data analysts at BitcoinCasinos have complied a list of the 49 dirtiest spots to stay in Sin City based on more…

Land-based ・ 17 November 2023

8 News Now

Unions reveal deals with major Las Vegas casino companies after strike averted

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Las Vegas union representatives released more details of tentative contract agreements made with Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts, and Wynn Resorts on Friday. After months of negotiations and demonstrations, The Culinary and Bartenders Unions spoke to media members about deals struck ahead of this week's strike deadline. "It…

Land-based ・ 11 November 2023

Review Journal

Which Las Vegas resorts won’t strike?

If you're traveling to the Strip later this week, you may run across workers picketing in front of major resorts. That's because Culinary Local 226 - representing 53000 hospitality workers in Las Vegas - is threatening to strike at 5 a.m. Friday at 18 properties owned by three major operators. About 35000 workers at resort-casinos operated by MGM…

Travel ・ 08 November 2023

Eater Vegas

35,000 Workers Ready to Strike Days Before Las Vegas’s Big Formula 1 Kick-Off Weekend

Tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Las Vegas may walk off the job this week if the Culinary and Bartenders Union is unable to strike a deal with casino, hotel, and restaurant employers for a new five-year contract before Friday morning. Culinary Workers Union Local 226, one of the largest and most powerful unions in the U.S., says that the…

Land-based ・ 07 November 2023

Casino.org

A Last Look Inside Terrible's Casino in Vegas-Adjacent Jean Before Demolition

Terrible's Hotel & Casino, once the Gold Strike casino, has been closed for some time in Jean, about 30 miles south of Las Vegas. Now, there are signs Terrible's will be put out of its misery, as a demolition sign has been spotted on the side of the building. We've got some photos from inside Terrible's, courtesy of Austin Shepard, a photographer…

Land-based ・ 26 October 2023

Market Screener

MGM Resorts International Partners With Inspired Entertainment to Launch Online Game -October 10, 2023 at 03:53 pm EDT

MGM Resorts International is one of the world's leading casino operators. At the end of 2021, the group operates 19 casino hotels in the United States (17; Bellagio, MGM Grand Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Luxor, Excalibur, New York-New York, Monte Carlo, Circus Circus Las Vegas, Aria, etc.) and in China (2; MGM Macau and MGM Cotai).…

Land-based ・ 11 October 2023

Market Screener

Las Vegas hospitality workers' union sees "no real movement" in talks with MGM, Ceasars -October 06, 2023 at 05:00 pm EDT

MGM Resorts International is one of the world's leading casino operators. At the end of 2021, the group operates 19 casino hotels in the United States (17; Bellagio, MGM Grand Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Luxor, Excalibur, New York-New York, Monte Carlo, Circus Circus Las Vegas, Aria, etc.) and in China (2; MGM Macau and MGM Cotai).…

Land-based ・ 07 October 2023

Eater Vegas

60,000 Hospitality Workers in Las Vegas Vote to Authorize Casino Strike

More than 50000 service industry workers in Las Vegas voted on Tuesday, September 26, to authorize a strike that could impact 22 casino resorts on the Strip - which means bartenders, cooks, cocktail and food servers, guest room attendants, porters, bellmen, laundry, and kitchen workers statewide could hit the picket line at any time. The Culinary…

Land-based ・ 28 September 2023

Travel Noire

More Than Casinos: Las Vegas is the Ultimate Family Friendly Destination

Las Vegas is a city renowned for its casinos, energetic nightlife and adult-oriented entertainment. However, beyond the glitz and glamour, Sin City offers a surprising array of family friendly attractions and activities that make it an ideal destination for all ages. There are a plethora of theme parks, mesmerizing shows and engaging museums. There…

History ・ 21 September 2023

8 News Now

Fontainebleau Las Vegas taking reservations, announces opening date

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The long-awaited Miami-inspired Fontainebleau Las Vegas announced its grand opening will be in mid-December and the resort has begun taking room reservations. According to the Fontainebleau Las Vegas website, room rates start around $500 pre-tax for the grand opening night, and last week the property announced it was going to…

Travel ・ 20 September 2023

m.vegasinc.lasvegassun.com

Fontainebleau Las Vegas looks to fill thousands of positions

Fontainebleau Las Vegas has initiated a massive hiring push ahead of its grand opening in December. The Las Vegas Strip's newest luxury resort and casino, which has been in the works for more than a decade, announced today several efforts to recruit more than 6500 employees, or "members," to its workforce. "This is where the years and the months of…

Jobs ・ 17 September 2023

Fox 10 Phoenix

More Las Vegas hotels are nixing this free perk

LAS VEGAS - Say goodbye to a free perk in Las Vegas that once used to be as common as slot machines at Harry Reid International Airport. Most recently, Wynn Resorts, which owns and operates Wynn and Encore Las Vegas, announced the end of free self-parking starting Sept. 27. "The new parking policy is a result of the anticipated increased demand for…

Land-based ・ 14 September 2023

KTNV Las Vegas

SNHD: Hotel guests reporting 'bedbugs' at several Las Vegas Strip properties

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A recent report from the Southern Nevada Health District revealed that multiple guests have filed complaints about "bed bugs" at several Las Vegas Strip Casinos. The report, which goes back as far as January 2022 and as late as last month, shows several complaints from guests claiming to have either observed bugs or found bug…

Land-based ・ 16 August 2023

QSR Web

Del Taco opens in Las Vegas casino hotel

Del Taco has opened its first casino location in the Circus Circus Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. The brand plans to open an additional location within weeks inside Excalibur Hotel. Both units are owned by franchisee group Feel Good Brands, according to a press release. "We are thrilled to bring the iconic Del Taco brand to the equally iconic Circus…

Land-based ・ 07 August 2023

Review Journal

Where can you park for free on the Las Vegas Strip?

If there's one thing locals wish they could demand out of Strip casinos, it'd be free parking. But self-parking garage policies have changed dramatically over the years, and fewer resorts offer complimentary parking for everyone nowadays. Look no further than The Venetian and The Palazzo, whose management announced a paid parking policy would be…

Land-based ・ 24 July 2023

vegasexperience.com

What to do in downtown Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Expressway intersects with Las Vegas just a few blocks north of Fremont Street, providing millions of visitors easy access to the downtown core each year. Although Las Vegas is a major gambling destination and the city is famous for its live shows, guests may be surprised by its range of entertainment options. Las Vegas casinos might…

Land-based ・ 12 July 2023

Star Advertiser

Las Vegas Advisor: Vegas full of hot hotel deals as rates drop for summer

A survey conducted last week by LasVegasAdvisor.com turned up 31 hotel-casinos with base rates of $50 and below. Lowest of all was the off-Strip Rio, with a ridiculous $12 base rate. Las Vegas casinos with hotel rates of $40 or less were also found at Arizona Charlie's Decatur, Arizona Charlie's Boulder, Binion's, Boulder Station, Circus Circus, El…

Land-based ・ 10 July 2023

Review Journal

Las Vegas casino robberies: A history

Robbing a casino is always going to be a gamble. Some get away with it, but many don't. After the recent arrest of Dshante Styles, 33, of Las Vegas, in connection with the heists of six off-Strip casinos across Clark County, here is a look back at other casino ripoffs here in Sin City: - On Jan. 8 of this year, Caesars Palace was robbed just before…

Incidents ・ 20 May 2023

KRQE

10 of the biggest real-life casino heists of all time

Incidents ・ 16 April 2023

The Nevada Independent

Tilman Fertitta to buy Hard Rock Lake Tahoe, will convert the casino to a Golden Nugget

The company controlled by Golden Nugget casino owner Tilman Fertitta is acquiring Hard Rock Lake Tahoe from Las Vegas-based Paragon Gaming for an undisclosed price. According to a statement released Friday, privately held Fertitta Entertainment, which is based in Houston, will transform the hotel-casino into a Golden Nugget-branded casino. The…

Incidents ・ 29 March 2023

Toronto Sun

Company hiring Canadian ‘blackjack tester’ for Las Vegas casinos

Don't have an account? Create Account A company is looking for Canadian candidates to go to Las Vegas to play cards at various casinos - on their dime. BonusFinder Canada is recruiting someone to travel to Sin City to be their official "Las Vegas Blackjack Tester." The successful applicant will win a three-day trip for two and receive $2000 - half…

Land-based ・ 04 March 2023

canoe.com

DOUBLE DOWN: Company hiring Canadian ‘blackjack tester’ for Vegas casinos

A company is looking for Canadian candidates to go to Las Vegas to play cards at various casinos - on their dime. BonusFinder Canada is recruiting someone to travel to Sin City to be their official "Las Vegas Blackjack Tester." The successful applicant will win a three-day trip for two and receive $2000 - half to be spent on the casino floor, the…

Blackjack ・ 04 March 2023

News-Daily

1 Iconic Las Vegas Strip and 1 Off-Strip Resort Casino Face Wrecking Ball

One of the two huge names could disappear from the Las Vegas skyline sooner than you might expect. Nothing lasts forever in Las Vegas. With land on and near the Las Vegas Strip reaching record values, with no sign that prices will come down anytime soon, any struggling property will have its value questioned. That's why Hawaiian Marketplace, an…

Land-based ・ 22 February 2023

missoulacurrent.com

Expert: Lawsuit over room price-fixing at Vegas casinos frivolous

LAS VEGAS (CN) - A University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor who specializes in the hospitality industry called a recent federal class action claiming collusion between major casinos regarding the price guests pay for hotel rooms on the Las Vegas Strip "frivolous." "Based upon what I know about the Rainmaker revenue management system, because I'm a…

Law ・ 09 February 2023

The Street

Improbable Las Vegas Strip Casino Project Gets Good News

Not every idea planned or even announced for the Las Vegas Strip ends up getting built. Some never even get past the talking stage because it takes billions to actually build something on Sin City's iconic 4.2-mile stretch of road. The high price tag means that some projects get announced as a way to make it easier to raise money to actually build…

Land-based ・ 01 February 2023

News-Daily

Las Vegas Strip Gets a Dangerous Warning

Covid, M-Pox, RSV, and other illnesses could not keep the Las Vegas Strip Resort Casinos down, but a new development might be a major problem. While the covid pandemic closed the Las Vegas Strip, that closure almost seemed to create an opportunity for major resort casino operators to make changes. MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free…

Land-based ・ 16 January 2023

Drift Travel

Circus Circus Review: A Look Into the Most Exciting Casino in Reno

If you're looking for a premier gambling destination in Northern Nevada, Circus Circus in Reno is the place to be. But what exactly makes it worth visiting? Sit tight as we're about to go into specifics as they relate to its hospitality, games on offer, entertainment venue, accommodation, and even promotions you can expect to find. To summarize the…

Travel ・ 12 January 2023

Casino City Times

This Week in Gambling: MSG Sphere & Las Vegas Grand Prix

J. Todd looks at when we can expect the MSG Sphere Las Vegas to open and more importantly which music group will christen the stage. He also some updates on the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which will be held later this year on Las Vegas Boulevard. Lastly, J. Todd provides the inside scoop on renovation work at Circus Circus Hotel Casino as well as New…

Land-based ・ 11 January 2023

The Street

Two Billionaires Have Huge Las Vegas Strip Casino Plans

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report and MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free Report dominate the south and central Las Vegas Strip but they do face challenges to their leadership. Basically, any casino owner and every major hotel operator look at the riches to be had on Las Vegas's iconic 4.2 mile stretch of road and at least…

Land-based ・ 10 January 2023

Yogonet

Las Vegas gears up for $3B+ in new openings this year, including Fontainebleau and Durango

As it leaves Covid-19 behind, Las Vegas had a spectacular year for gaming and tourism in 2022, leading Nevada to smash its 2021 gambling revenue record in just 11 months. Much of this success is attributed to the return of tourism, the lifting of pandemic-related measures and the opening - and reopening - of gaming properties across the…

Land-based ・ 08 January 2023

Review Journal

Circus Circus adds more vintage coin-operated slot machines

Circus Circus has expanded on its status as the only Strip casino still offering coin-operated slot machines by installing $5 coin machines to go alongside its $1 machines. The slots are a throwback to vintage Las Vegas, when customers inserted coins in the machines and got coins back. Now almost every casino slot machine pays out winnings with a…

Winnings ・ 29 December 2022

News-Daily

Two Billionaires Have Huge Las Vegas Strip Plans

Strip Leaders MGM and Caesars will face one outspoken billionaire and another more quiet one who both have plans to make a huge mark on Las Vegas' iconic road. Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report and MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free Report dominate the south and central Las Vegas Strip but they do face challenges to their…

Land-based ・ 27 December 2022

iGaming Business

Tilman Fertitta takes Las Vegas

In a city long known for bigger-than-life figures such as mobster Bugsy Siegel, reclusive tycoon Howard Hughes and casino mogul Steve Wynn, Tilman Fertitta is the newest big player on the Las Vegas Strip. The billionaire Texas businessman and owner of Fertitta Entertainment, which owns more than 600 restaurants, hotels, casinos and other…

Industry ・ 14 December 2022

The Street

Mirage Closing, Caesars Flops: 2022’s Top Las Vegas Strip Stories

The Las Vegas Strip kicked off the year by hosting CES, the big tech conference long-known as the Consumer Electronics Show, which was expected to be somewhat close to normal after being virtual the year before. But it ended up as a shell of itself due to the Omicron variant of covid. Instead of Sin City's grand return, the event saw mostly empty…

Land-based ・ 14 December 2022

Newsbreak Original

Celebrating Christmas Time In Las Vegas

Christmas time in Las Vegas is a unique and exciting experience. The city, known for its vibrant nightlife and endless entertainment options, transforms into a winter wonderland with festive decorations and special events. During the holiday season, the Las Vegas Strip is adorned with dazzling lights and decorations. The iconic Las Vegas sign is…

Land-based ・ 13 December 2022

Review Journal

Coin slot machines remain popular despite dwindling numbers

The noise is unmistakable, though it's heard at fewer and fewer casinos these days. Clank-clank-clank-clank-clank. That's the sound of money - metal coins hitting a metal tray - signifying slot or video poker winnings at one of the dwindling number of coin-operated machines still in use in the Las Vegas area. For some, the sound brings nostalgia…

Winnings ・ 09 December 2022

leisuregrouptravel.com

Reno Nevada Offers More To Do Than Casino Thrills

In my travels to just about every corner of the world and all but two U.S. states, I still haven't made it to Las Vegas. But, to get a taste of the gaming and entertainment scene that lures people to Nevada's urban hotspots, I recently spent a few days investigating what to do in smaller Reno, a city of 264000, and nearby Lake Tahoe. For years I…

Land-based ・ 08 December 2022

The Nevada Independent

California developer plans to build a casino resort near Reno convention center

Reno hasn't seen an all-new resort-casino built since 1995 when the former Eldorado Resorts and the former Circus Circus Enterprises got together to open Silver Legacy. San Diego-based Elevation Entertainment wants to end a three-decade drought for casino development. The company submitted plans to the City of Reno for a 200-room hotel-casino to be…

Land-based ・ 07 December 2022

The Street

New Las Vegas Strip Casino Offers Something Caesars, MGM Don't

Resorts World Las Vegas wants to crash the party and change the focus of the Las Vegas Strip. At the moment, the gleaming, massive new resort sort of sits as an island on the North Strip. It's not far from Circus Circus and the new Fontainebleau, which will open in 2023, sits close by as well, but right now, Resorts World exists as an oasis on an…

Land-based ・ 05 December 2022

The Street

Las Vegas Strip Casino Has New Owner; Big Changes Ahead

On the Las Vegas Strip, nothing big happens quickly. Building a new resort-casino can take years and a lot can go wrong. Fontainebleau Las Vegas might be the most extreme example: That project, which looks on track to open in 2023, has taken nearly 20 years to complete. The resort-casino has gone through multiple owners and has looked dead a number…

Land-based ・ 01 December 2022

Nevada Public Radio

In Defense of Las Vegas

Why do you like it here?" he asks me. He is any number of people: a stranger on a barstool, a friend's boyfriend, an acquaintance I've been asked to show around. He is visiting Las Vegas, and he is asking the question visitors ask locals. He is asking for a thesis, and maybe, depending on how the night goes, a fight. "I could never live in Vegas,"…

Land-based ・ 01 December 2022

The Street

Surprising Las Vegas Strip Casino Getting Major Makeover

The Las Vegas covid comeback continues. Sin City has reported record visitor numbers and casino cash takes over the past few months. That's a huge comeback for a city that saw its casinos, hotels, and entertainment venues shutter during the worst days of the pandemic. Even after the reopening, crowds did not fully come back. Conventions were…

Land-based ・ 30 November 2022

The Street

Huge Las Vegas Strip Casino Project Moves Forward

For a long time the Las Vegas Strip referred mostly to the Caesars Entertainment (CZR) - Get Free Report and MGM Resorts (MGM) - Get Free Report properties on the South and Central Strip. Those two companies dominated by offering properties that appeal to every level of consumer. Caesars has value properties in Bally's and Flamingo, up to mid-tier…

Land-based ・ 30 November 2022

The Street

Iconic Las Vegas Casino Getting Huge Makeover

The times are changing in Las Vegas. Construction cranes seem to be a permanent part of the Las Vegas skyline at this point as casinos are built or upgraded along the Strip as well as in the emerging downtown Fremont St. area.. It's almost like a domino effect as each casino spends millions of dollars to upgrade their look, the next casino must…

Land-based ・ 30 November 2022

The Street

Iconic Las Vegas Strip Casino Makes a Big Retro Change

Few people put Las Vegas on their list for family vacations. Sin City does have a lot of signs telling people to not abandon their kids, but it has few activities or events actually aimed at anyone under 21. Yes, you might see Mickey and Minnie Mouse or even Paw Patrol characters posing for pictures on the Las Vegas Strip, but those characters are…

Land-based ・ 30 November 2022

The Street

New Move Continues North Las Vegas Strip Casino Resurgence

The North section of the Las Vegas Strip used to be a semi-abandoned wasteland featuring lesser casino properties, motels, sketchy gift shops. You had The Strat, formerly The Stratosphere, sitting on the very northern tip of The Strip, essentially as a lone beacon of the glitz and glamour offered by the South and Central Strips dominated by Caesars…

Land-based ・ 30 November 2022

CoStar

Changes in the Cards for Iconic Las Vegas Strip After Big Hotel-Casino Deals

In the past two years, there has been a flurry of hotel investment activity in the Las Vegas market, with nearly 10 transactions achieving sale prices exceeding $1 billion. Total hotel sales volume for the past two years in Las Vegas is nearly $16.8 billion, representing 17% of the total U.S. hotel sales volume during that time frame. Las Vegas…

Land-based ・ 28 November 2022

The Street

Caesars' Las Vegas Strip Failure Turns Into a Huge Win

Every inch of land on the Las Vegas Strip has become incredibly valuable. Recent sales have placed the value of a single acre at $10 million -- and that's land located on the less popular northern end of the Strip. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors recently approved the sale and licensed use of a ten-acre…

Land-based ・ 26 November 2022

The Street

Caesars Las Vegas Strip Failure Turns Into a Huge Win

Every inch of land on the Las Vegas Strip has become incredibly valuable. Recent sales have placed the value of a single acre at $10 million -- and that's land located on the less popular northern end of the Strip. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors recently approved the sale and licensed use of a ten-acre…

Land-based ・ 26 November 2022