Penn Entertainment is rebranding the loyalty club at its casinos, including M Resort in Las Vegas. The current MyChoice (technically, “mychoice,” but all lower case is nearly as annoying as all upper case) players club will be Penn Play starting April

By Scott Roeben, on April 14 2023

Tickets are now on sale for the first “Sphere Experience,” a new movie called “Postcard from Earth” at the $2.2 billion Sphere at Venetian, a cutting-edge venue expected to open in spring 2023. Immediately after which we expect it to file

By Scott Roeben, on April 12 2023

A longtime restaurant at Mandalay Bay is being replaced. Aureole quietly closed April 10, 2023, and a “pop-up” restaurant, Retro by Voltaggio, officially opens May 1, 2023. Read more. We’ve got the menu. The boys—Bryan (left), Michael (right)—are back. Retro’s chefs, Michael and Bryan

By Scott Roeben, on April 11 2023

By Scott Roeben, on April 07 2023

Wynn Las Vegas has an “Awakening” problem. The lavish production, which cost “north of $150 million” to produce, will temporarily close starting April 17, 2023. “Awakening” has suffered disappointing ticket sales since opening on Nov. 7, 2022. On the bright side, we

A formerly renowned Las Vegas buffet, Carnival World Buffet at Rio, is being walled off to make way for a food court. Technically, food hall. Despite what you might think, this is the most exciting thing to happen at Rio in a

Momentum and anticipation are building for the looming opening of Fontainebleau, and we’ve got early word who will be at the helm of this Las Vegas resort. Three sources say the President of Fontainebleau will be Maurice Wooden, the formerly president

By Scott Roeben, on April 04 2023

Your ears are about to get more action than we have in forever. It’s the Vital Vegas podcast, episode 153. In this installment, we delve into a new players club perk from Station Casinos, charms. Part NFT, part quest and competition,

Things are looking bleak on the Las Vegas April Fools’ Day prank front. Few entities, including casinos, have even attempted to share pranks this year. It’s almost as if they’ve given up. Casino social media accounts should be teeming with funny, original

From all the kvetching, you’d think Las Vegas is the most expensive place on Earth. A new study begs to differ. According to a report by price-monitoring Web site PriceListo, Las Vegas is the most affordable city in the country for a

Our first visit to Stripburger, a restaurant that’s been on The Strip for 16 years, was to be our last. We loved it, though. Not just because of the great food, but also because we got some scoop. You know how

Demolition has begun at Linq casino to make way for a new entertainment space and show, “DiscoShow.” Speaking of spaces, we are not thrilled with the lack of space between “Disco” and “Show,” but as long as “disco” is involved, we’re

The awesome chef and human being Jose Andres (technically, José Andrés) is set to bring two new restaurant concepts to The Strip. He’s also bringing one to Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, California, but that’s not Las Vegas, so who

LAS VEGAS (March 30, 2023) – Bellagio is revealing details surrounding the $110 million transformation of all rooms and suites within its luxurious Spa Tower, delivering contemporary accommodations inspired by the beauty and tranquility of Italy’s Lake Como. Following the AAA

LAS VEGAS (March 31, 2023) – It was called Disco Demolition Night. On July 12, 1979, a major league baseball promotion was spearheaded by Chicago radio announcer and anti-disco campaigner Steve Dahl. He encouraged spectators to turn up to Comiskey

By Scott Roeben, on March 28 2023