By Scott Roeben, on May 12 2023

We should say up front the folks at Cosmopolitan absolutely hate it when you refer to the Strip resort as “Cosmo.” So, Cosmo is getting a new restaurant, LPM Restaurant & Bar. The new restaurant will move into the former Estiatorio Milos

It’s a slow news day, but that doesn’t mean we can’t share something you probably didn’t know about the Las Vegas sign. You know the sign. You probably have it on a T-shirt or key chain, and it may very well

In the most recent chapter of the seemingly never-ending Oakland A’s relocation saga, the team now says it will build a ballpark on the site of the Tropicana resort. Previously, it was announced the ballpark would go on the former Wild

By Scott Roeben, on May 08 2023

The former Imperial Palace (IP) sportsbook has been in a state of suspended animation since 2014. When Imperial Palace closed, the mid-Strip casino was rebranded The Quad for a minute, now it’s The Linq. Long story. The IP sportsbook sat idle for

Las Vegas has a metric hell-ton of great burgers. There’s a new contender for best burger on The Strip, and it’s served in the last place you’d suspect a contender for best burger on The Strip would be served. It’s not even

Never has a new Las Vegas retail offering benefited more from a slow news day than “Stranger Things: The Official Store.” The new retail store, featuring all things “Stranger Things,” opens May 26, 2023 at Showcase Mall on the Las Vegas

A popular out-of-state brand, Happy Camper, is coming to Las Vegas, probably. We say “probably,” because while there’s a giant sign at the restaurant’s future location, we can’t get anyone to officially confirm any specifics. So, we’ll just wing it and hope

A popular restaurant, Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar, closed at Red Rock Resort on April 30, 2023. The restaurant had been in operation for nearly a decade, and was a collaboration between Station Casinos and Clique Hospitality. A new Mexican restaurant is slated

Ears. We’re trying to make “aural labia” a new way to say “ears” or “earholes.” Just play along. Anyway, the newest episode of our much-ballyhooed podcast is live, despite the fact we know full well nobody has used the word “ballyhooed”

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 1, 2023– Guests will soon say “au revoir” to the Jubilee Tower at Horseshoe Las Vegas and “bonjour” to the Versailles Tower at Paris Las Vegas. Caesars Entertainment has unveiled plans to renovate the Jubilee Tower at

The Circa Sports sportsbook at Golden Gate has quietly closed. If you’re curious why the sportsbook at Golden Gate closed, we will provide a hint: “Have you seen sportsbook at Circa?” The sportsbook opened at Golden Gate on June 1, 2019. The

As you know, since you obsessively follow Las Vegas news, Bally’s is now Horseshoe Las Vegas. But not all of it. Just the main tower (Resort Tower) at Horseshoe has been given a Horseshoe sign and paint job. The other Bally’s tower

By Scott Roeben, on April 25 2023

It’s another thrilling episode of the podcast with more underwhelm per square inch than any other Las Vegas podcast! In this episode, we go charms deep into a new diversion for players at local casinos in the Station Casinos family. Since

By Scott Roeben, on April 20 2023

By Scott Roeben, on April 19 2023

The Las Vegas conversation continues with episode 154 of the Vital Vegas Podcast! In this episode, we interview top executives of a quirky, value-driven casino in downtown’s Fremont East district, El Cortez casino. “ElCo” owner Kenny Epstein and General Manager Adam Weisberg

By Scott Roeben, on April 17 2023