Month: June 2025

Ellis Island Shows Off Casino Expansion Digital Display

Our home away from home, Ellis Island Casino, is making slow and steady progress on its casino expansion. The long-awaited...

June 30 2025 — 6 min read — 12 comments

Study: Casinos Use Blue-Heavy Light to Bamboozle Gamblers

Casinos and slot machine makers often get a bad rap for manipulating gamblers into gambling more than they'd like. Urban...

June 27 2025 — 4 min read — 6 comments

Longtime Casino Executive Steve Thayer Ousted as Palms G.M.

Longtime casino executive and all-around cool guy Steve Thayer is out as General Manager of Palms. An official notification of...

June 26 2025 — 3 min read — 11 comments

Plaza Podcast Features Best Guest, Ever

It's been a minute since we've done a podcast episode of our own, but that doesn't mean we aren't out...

June 26 2025 — 2 min read — 2 comments

Latest Bellagio Picasso Replacement Rumor Gives Us a Carboner

There's been a lot of chatter about what might replace Picasso restaurant at Bellagio. The latest is juicy. We're hearing...

June 24 2025 — 2 min read — 3 comments

Rampart Casino to Get Nom Wah Dim Sum

We will do just about anything to avoid writing about the A's groundbreaking (dog and pony charade), so in that...

June 24 2025 — 3 min read — 2 comments

“Miss Behave’s Mavericks” to Close at Plaza, With an Asterisk

A quirky variety show at Plaza, "Miss Behave's Mavericks," will close after its July 6, 2025 performance. The closure, however,...

June 23 2025 — 3 min read — 11 comments

Las Vegas Featured on Netflix’s “Somebody Feed Phil”

The newest season of "Somebody Feed Phil" has dropped on Netflix, and the Las Vegas episode features a number of...

June 20 2025 — 4 min read — 1 comment

Bottled Blonde Gets Opening Date at Grand Bazaar Shops

A towering new venue outside Horseshoe on the Las Vegas Strip, Bottled Blonde, has announced an opening date: June 26,...

June 19 2025 — 3 min read — 4 comments

Las Vegas is Getting a Netflix House

In the ongoing quest of Netflix to squeeze every possible cent out of its intellectual property, Las Vegas will get...

June 18 2025 — 2 min read — 2 comments

Farcical Majestic Project Drops New Renderings, Lifts Logo

Las Vegas has a long tradition of pie-in-the-sky projects being announced but ultimately never happening. Majestic Las Vegas is another...

June 17 2025 — 3 min read — 3 comments

Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026 Dates Named, Grand Prix Plaza Opens

Despite our best efforts, the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix will return to Las Vegas in 2026. Next year's F1...

June 16 2025 — 5 min read — 3 comments

Rampart Casino’s Getting a Fancy New High Limit Room

The off-Strip Rampart Casino (about 20 minutes west of the Las Vegas Strip) is doing its best to keep up...

June 13 2025 — 2 min read — 0 comments

Iconic “Crazy Girls” Statue is Coming to Circa Las Vegas

It's as recognizable as the Bellagio fountains, Carrot Top, the Strat tower, Vegas Vic or the Las Vegas sign. The...

June 12 2025 — 6 min read — 6 comments