Aria Resort & Casino Celebrates Home Team Las Vegas Raiders with Chocolate & Sugar Display
LAS VEGAS (Sept. 13, 2021) – A silver, black and sweet visual delight has arrived at ARIA Resort & Casino just in time for the Las Vegas Raiders first home game with fans in attendance. Life-size pastry art creations of
Donny Osmond Adds 2022 Dates After The Successful Opening Of His Sold-Out Residency At Harrah’s Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 10, 2021 — Legendary entertainer and music icon Donny Osmond adds new dates through 2022 to his first-ever solo residency inside Harrah’s Showroom at Harrah’s Las Vegas. Sold-out crowds flocked to see Osmond’s return to stage at
Old-School Main Street Station Casino Reopens Downtown
It somehow turned out to be the most-anticipated casino reopening coming out of the pandemic, and it was worth the wait. Downtown’s Main Street Station, owned by Boyd Gaming, reopened on Sep. 8, 2021, after being closed since March 2020. The drinks
Circa Las Vegas Offers Bigass $10,000 Prize for Best Vegas Vickie Costume
Circa was gracious enough to confirm out scoop the resort will offer a bigass prize in a Halloween costume contest. The downtown casino will give a $10,000 prize for dressing up like Vegas Vickie, the iconic neon sign that sits in
Harrah’s to Get Bobby’s Burgers From Chef Bobby Flay
Apparently, Bobby’s Burgers is doing well at the Caesars Palace food court (sorry, Forum Food Hall). A new Bobby’s Burgers restaurant, from celebrity chef Bobby Flay, is slated for Harrah’s Las Vegas. Permits for the new fast-casual restaurant say the build-out will
Player Hits $1 Million Video Poker Jackpot at Cosmo
The next best thing to hitting a million-dollar jackpot in Las Vegas is hearing about somebody else hitting one. Distant second, but still. A lucky high limit video poker player snagged a $1 million jackpot at Cosmopolitan on Labor Day, Sep. 6,
Behold the Most Annoying Spot in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is a magical place, filled with wonders beyond imagination. It is also home to a place so annoying, it pretty much dares people to not fly into a rage when they encounter it. The most annoying spot in Las Vegas,
San Manuel Tribe Firms Up Timeline for Reopening Palms Casino
It was announced back in May 2021 the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will purchase Palms Casino for $650 million. Yes, we broke the news, but it’s not always about us, probably. Since then, the tribe’s been relatively quiet about its
Cirque’s “Ka” Returns to MGM Grand in November
Cirque du Soleil graciously confirmed our scoop its “Ka” show returns to MGM Grand on Nov. 24, 2021. “Ka” is the last of Cirque’s Las Vegas shows to reopen following the March 2020 shutdown due to the pandemic. (Cirque’s weakest Vegas
Rumor: Player Tips $200 After Hitting $1.1 Million Jackpot at Golden Nugget
It’s a too-familiar story, but a million-dollar-plus jackpot winner at Golden Nugget is rumored to have left a $200 tip. Face, meet palm. The player won $1.1 million on the Crazy 4 Poker progressive. That’s not the rumor part. Took a few years,
All Eyes On Cosmopolitan As Sale Rumors Heat Up (Again)
We’ve been down this road before, but chatter is heating up about a potential sale of Cosmopolitan. It’s been a few years since the owner of Cosmopolitan, Blackstone Group, made it known the popular Strip resort was for sale. Now, we’re told,
Vital Vegas Podcast, Ep. 130: Superfrico, Banachek, Pleasure Orb and More
In this installment of the Vital Vegas Podcast, we’re so far up into the business of Las Vegas, wemay need the Jaws of Life to extricate ourself. It’s like a spoken word festival, but without all the yawning. For starters, we chat
The Strat Adds Mind-Blowing “Banachek’s Mind Games” to Strong Showroom Line-Up
A mind-blowing mind reading show, “Banachek’s Mind Games,” has opened at The Strat. Simply put, the show is a non-stop cavalcade of “How in the hell did he do that?” Although, at the performance we attended, most people were so dumbfounded, they
Three Signs Former Fontainebleau Is Making Progress
There’s new life at the long-abandoned Fontainebleau (and The Drew) site. The hotel has a new name, JW Marriott Las Vegas Blvd., and we’ve got some juicy evidence this new resort is actually going to happen. Many have tried, none have succeeded,
Overlook Lounge Opens at Wynn, Q&A With Resort Mixologist
Wynn Las Vegas recently opened Overlook Lounge, a major redesign and rebrand of the former Parasol Up lounge. The official name of the new bar is Overlook Lounge, Spirits and Aperitifs, but our shorthand for it is “glorious.” So much eye candy,
Everything You Need to Know About MSG Sphere in Las Vegas
It’s a wonder of technology and it’s being built in Las Vegas. It’s called MSG Sphere, at least for the moment. (Expect a naming rights deal at some point.) This $1.8 billion performance venue is unlike anything you’ve ever seen, and it’s
Las Vegas Gets New Pro Sports Team, VEGAS KNIGHT HAWKS
Despite out best efforts, Las Vegas is getting another professional sports team, the Vegas KnightHawks. It’s indoor football, so don’t get too excited. Shout-out to Sylvester Stallone and everyone who has no idea why that deserves a shout-out. If the Vegas Knight Hawks
Lady Gaga to Resume Las Vegas Residency at Park MGM
Lady Gaga and her people were kind enough to confirm our rumor she’d resume her Las Vegas residency at Park Theater starting Oct. 14, 2021. For now, the residency will feature her “Jazz & Piano” show, not the lavish stage production,
Dude Breaks Record for Eating 20,000 Calorie Burger at Heart Attack Grill
In a town teeming with indulgence, Heart Attack Grill stands out as a symbol of over-the-top excess. For example, the downtown restaurant serves an Octuple Bypass Burger that clocks in at a staggering 20,000 calories. Competitive eater Matt Stonie recently smashed the
Superfrico Restaurant to Open at Cosmopolitan
The demented geniuses at Spiegelworld have announced the replacement for the shuttered Rose.Rabbit.Lie. at Cosmopolitan resort. It’s a new dining and entertainment concept, Superfrico. Superfrico, of course, is Italian for “it doesn’t mean anything, really, they made it up and also the