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Downtown Las Vegas is a quirky alternative to the Las Vegas Strip, with good gambling, a grittier vibe and a diverse collection of restaurants, bars and casinos.

Mermaids, La Bayou and Glitter Gulch Close to Make Way for New Downtown Resort

Mermaids, La Bayou and Glitter Gulch Close to Make Way for New Downtown Resort

Three mainstays of Fremont Street have shuttered at once, for good: Mermaids, La Bayou and Glitter Gulch. Each of the...
June 29 2016 — 5 min read — 24 comments
Vital Vegas Podcast, Episode 19: Plaza Pool, Bugsy Siegel Gets Whacked and Some Vegas Edge

Vital Vegas Podcast, Episode 19: Plaza Pool, Bugsy Siegel Gets Whacked and Some Vegas Edge

We're back with the final episode of our first season of the Vital Vegas Podcast, now translated into two languages,...
June 27 2016 — 1 min read — 0 comments
Mermaids Casino Will Give Away Thousands in Progressive Jackpots Before It Closes

Mermaids Casino Will Give Away Thousands in Progressive Jackpots Before It Closes

Casino closings can often be sad things. There's always a bright spot, though. When they close, casinos are obligated to...
June 17 2016 — 3 min read — 6 comments
Steve Wynn’s So Serious About His Waterpark, He Rode SlotZilla (Twice)

Steve Wynn’s So Serious About His Waterpark, He Rode SlotZilla (Twice)

Props to Steve Wynn for going the extra mile for his proposed Wynn Paradise Park. The 74-year-old casino mogul took...
May 17 2016 — 3 min read — 14 comments
Downtown Grand’s Stewart + Odgen to Get Renovation and Rebrand as Freedom Beat

Downtown Grand’s Stewart + Odgen to Get Renovation and Rebrand as Freedom Beat

Fresh from the relaunch of its Citrus pool deck, Downtown Grand is set to rebrand its restaurant offering, Stewart +...
May 14 2016 — 2 min read — 6 comments
Vital Vegas Podcast, Episode 14: Pawn Plaza Polka and Lucky Dragon WTF

Vital Vegas Podcast, Episode 14: Pawn Plaza Polka and Lucky Dragon WTF

In this thrilling last episode of Season One of the Vital Vegas Podcast, we stroll the length and breadth of...
May 09 2016 — 1 min read — 2 comments
Vital Vegas Podcast, Episode 12: Derek Stevens, Chef Stacey Dougan and a List of the Top Las Vegas Lists

Vital Vegas Podcast, Episode 12: Derek Stevens, Chef Stacey Dougan and a List of the Top Las Vegas Lists

This week's podcast episode is a highly professional production, brimming with Las Vegas gloriousness, and if you believe that, we've...
April 25 2016 — 2 min read — 11 comments
Derek Stevens Buys Glitter Gulch, Mermaids and La Bayou

Derek Stevens Buys Glitter Gulch, Mermaids and La Bayou

Downtown casino mogul Derek Stevens, with his brother Greg Stevens, has purchased three iconic downtown haunts: Glitter Gulch, Mermaids and...
April 20 2016 — 3 min read — 68 comments
Golden Nugget Serves Up Eight Bar Cocktail Crawl at an Irresistible Price

Golden Nugget Serves Up Eight Bar Cocktail Crawl at an Irresistible Price

If you've ever needed an excuse to explore the bars at Golden Nugget, now you have an enticing one. The downtown...
April 19 2016 — 4 min read — 6 comments
Life Cube Goes Up in Smoke, An Unforgettable Las Vegas Spectacle

Life Cube Goes Up in Smoke, An Unforgettable Las Vegas Spectacle

We've taken our sweet time to do it, but we're excited to share Life Cube, an art project that recently...
April 15 2016 — 4 min read — 4 comments
Las Vegas Mystery Solved: How to Get Into the Downtown Cocktail Room

Las Vegas Mystery Solved: How to Get Into the Downtown Cocktail Room

It's a Las Vegas mystery as old as time. Well, actually, it's been mystery since early 2007, but just play...
March 25 2016 — 1 min read — 4 comments
Vital Vegas Podcast, Episode 7: The One Superstitious Gamblers Won’t Be Listening To Because Seven

Vital Vegas Podcast, Episode 7: The One Superstitious Gamblers Won’t Be Listening To Because Seven

It's time for another forgettable installment of the Vital Vegas Podcast, brought to you by the Seven Deadly Sins, excluding...
March 20 2016 — 3 min read — 9 comments
Austin “Chumlee” Russell Arrested for Drugs, Guns and a Metric Ass-Ton of WTF

Austin “Chumlee” Russell Arrested for Drugs, Guns and a Metric Ass-Ton of WTF

In a world with a seemingly boundless supply of suck, the arrest and fall from grace of beloved "Pawn Stars"...
March 15 2016 — 3 min read — 3 comments
Downtown’s Bridger Building Purchased by Derek and Greg Stevens for $2.7 Million

Downtown’s Bridger Building Purchased by Derek and Greg Stevens for $2.7 Million

Casino owners Derek and Greg Stevens have further expanded their downtown Las Vegas empire with the purchase of the classic...
March 15 2016 — 3 min read — 9 comments

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