Month: October 2013

Three New Things at Golden Nugget Since Your Last Visit

The Golden Nugget, downtown, is a true classic. This beloved Las Vegas fixture continues to give us surprises, and here...

October 05 2013 — 2 min read — 5 comments

Three Things We’d Love to See in Slot Machines Again

We have a bit of a love affair with vintage slot machines. The colors. The lines. The coin slots. If...

October 04 2013 — 2 min read — 0 comments

Today’s Las Vegas Thing That Looks Obscene, But Isn’t

You don't typically equate Wynn Las Vegas with something obscene, but check this out. Get your mind out of the...

October 04 2013 — 1 min read — 2 comments

Las Vegas Celebrates 10 Years of Not Being Able to Think of a Better Slogan

"What happens here, stays here" is arguably the greatest advertising tagline ever written, and 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of...

October 04 2013 — 2 min read — 0 comments

New Gansevoort Las Vegas Renderings Get Us Sort of Tingly

We've been sort of clinging to our love of Bill's Gamblin' Hall (and Barbary Coast before that), but after seeing...

October 03 2013 — 2 min read — 0 comments

Vintage Neon Sign Reveals Secret of Sin City’s Success

What's the secret of Sin City's success? A restored neon sign downtown knows.

October 03 2013 — 1 min read — 0 comments

Security Breach: Steve Wynn’s Something Very Special

Las Vegas is like a shark. It has to keep moving, or it'll die. That means Las Vegas has to...

October 03 2013 — 2 min read — 0 comments

Frothy Details Surface for New Beer Garden at The Plaza

It sounds like the long-rumored beer garden at The Plaza, downtown, will soon come to fruition: The bar and restaurant,...

October 02 2013 — 1 min read — 2 comments

Drag Queen Bar Drink & Drag Has Its Thing Yanked

Downtown's Drink & Drag, a nightclub, bar, bowling alley and pool hall staffed almost entirely by drag queens, has been...

October 02 2013 — 1 min read — 0 comments

15 Fascinating Things We Learned From Oscar Goodman’s Autobiography

For 12 years, Oscar Goodman wasn't just the mayor of Las Vegas, he was its biggest cheerleader. Goodman's autobiography, "Being...

October 02 2013 — 3 min read — 1 comment

Las Vegas Sign Gets Pink Bulbs for Breast Cancer Awareness

The iconic "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign will be in the pink during October as a way to raise...

October 02 2013 — 1 min read — 4 comments

Six Scary-Obvious Reasons Goretorium Kicked the Bucket

After operating for just a year in Las Vegas, Eli Roth's Goretorium is closing (as of Oct. 2, 2013). Goretorium—part...

October 01 2013 — 2 min read — 2 comments

How to Tell You’ve Landed at the Las Vegas Airport

Vegas is always just so...Vegas. For example, when you land at McCarran International Airport, there's no mistaking it for any...

October 01 2013 — 1 min read — 0 comments

Pop Quiz: Can You Handle Las Vegas?

So, you're a Vegas expert. Here's your chance to prove it. We've collected photos of 11 Las Vegas casino door...

October 01 2013 — 1 min read — 14 comments