Month: January 2025

TGI Fridays Close at Four Las Vegas Casinos

TGI Fridays restaurants closed simultaneously and permanently on Jan. 29, 2025 at four Las Vegas casinos: The Orleans, Sam's Town,...

January 31 2025 — 1 min read — 11 comments

Sneak Preview: El Cortez Casino’s $20 Million Expansion

Downtown's classic El Cortez is about to unveil a $20 million expansion to its casino. We could've waited until the...

January 30 2025 — 5 min read — 17 comments

Salt Bae’s Nusr-Et Steakhouse Closes at The Park on The Strip

Nusr-Et Steakhouse has closed abruptly at The Park promenade between New York New York and Park MGM near T-Mobile Arena...

January 29 2025 — 2 min read — 4 comments

Bellagio Conservatory Whips Up Visual Feast for Chinese New Year

The geniuses at the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens have done it again. The Conservatory's Chinese New Year display was...

January 29 2025 — 2 min read — 1 comment

Bellagio Gets Its Noodles Back

Noodles, a pan-Asian restaurant, is back at Bellagio after a refresh. The interior of the restaurant was designed by Woogmaster...

January 28 2025 — 2 min read — 4 comments

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Loses Key Executives (Yes, Again)

It's been relatively quiet at Fontainebleau recently, although you can still hear the faint sound of financial losses piling up....

January 27 2025 — 2 min read — 12 comments

Flippin’ Good Chicken, Burgers, Beer Closes on Fremont East

Another Fremont East fixture has closed. Downtown's Flippin' Good Chicken, Burgers, Beer has shuttered without warning. It looks like Flippin'...

January 27 2025 — 3 min read — 3 comments

Boyd Gaming Tells Casino Employees No More Masks, Finally

Boyd Gaming has updated its mask policy and the change has resulted in a full-scale kerfuffle. Or possibly a brouhaha....

January 24 2025 — 6 min read — 21 comments

Las Vegas Season of “Queer Eye” is on Netflix

The new season of "Queer Eye," the life makeover show, is now available on Netflix and we are not bitter...

January 23 2025 — 3 min read — 8 comments

Culinary Strike to End at Virgin, Just in Time for Porn Convention [Updated]

After months of amateur hour organized labor theater (including fake "arrests" and a karaoke night on the picket line), the...

January 21 2025 — 3 min read — 7 comments

Wynn Resorts Nixes Fiola Mare Restaurant, Drama Abounds

Plans to open Fiola Mare restaurant, from chef and restaurateur Fabio Trabocchi, have been called off at Wynn Las Vegas....

January 21 2025 — 3 min read — 6 comments

Confirmed: Boa Steakhouse is Coming Back to The Strip at Venetian/Palazzo

The fine folks at Boa Steakhouse have been kind enough to confirm some scoop we shared back in Dec. 2024....

January 20 2025 — 2 min read — 3 comments

Black Eyed Peas Bail on Vegas Residency Due to Abysmal Ticket Sales

Oof. The Black Eyed Peas have canceled their planned residency at Planet Hollywood. The group that crushed it in 2010...

January 20 2025 — 1 min read — 12 comments

Confirmed: Wet Republic to Get a Rebrand

None other than bigtime entertainment bible Variety has confirmed our scoop: MGM Grand's game-changing dayclub Wet Republic will itself undergo...

January 17 2025 — 2 min read — 0 comments