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Mirage Las Vegas Tests Comped Drink Voucher System and Everything is Ruined

Mirage Las Vegas Tests Comped Drink Voucher System and Everything is Ruined

Seriously, Mirage, are you trying to make this blog's head explode? We recently sidled up to the Mirage's Lobby Bar...
September 01 2015 — 3 min read — 52 comments
Downtown Grand Hotel-Casino Will Announce It’s Up for Sale

Downtown Grand Hotel-Casino Will Announce It’s Up for Sale

Just when you thought the Las Vegas casino landscape couldn't get any wilder, we're hearing the Downtown Grand is set...
August 14 2015 — 3 min read — 28 comments
Riviera Slot Machines Get Second Life at The D Las Vegas as Vintage Vegas Floor Goes Ticket-In, Ticket Out

Riviera Slot Machines Get Second Life at The D Las Vegas as Vintage Vegas Floor Goes Ticket-In, Ticket Out

If you're missing the now-closed Riviera, you're in luck. The D Las Vegas has integrated dozens of Riviera slot machines...
July 20 2015 — 3 min read — 4 comments
10 New Things About SLS Las Vegas, Including a Juicy Rumor

10 New Things About SLS Las Vegas, Including a Juicy Rumor

SLS Las Vegas is struggling to find a winning formula in its challenging location. Recent reports say the hotel-casino, formerly...
June 23 2015 — 4 min read — 8 comments
Downtown Grand Offers “Rebate” of $1,000 in Slot Losses

Downtown Grand Offers “Rebate” of $1,000 in Slot Losses

Downtown Grand appears to be getting serious about making its floundering casino a success. The casino is offering to "rebate"...
May 10 2015 — 2 min read — 6 comments
Caesars Entertainment Tests the Waters With The Spread Sportsbook and Beer Hall and Garden

Caesars Entertainment Tests the Waters With The Spread Sportsbook and Beer Hall and Garden

Caesars Entertainment has sent out a survey to its customers, testing two new concepts for its Las Vegas casinos and...
May 07 2015 — 2 min read — 0 comments
How To Cash Your Chips and Slot Tickets Once Riviera Closes

How To Cash Your Chips and Slot Tickets Once Riviera Closes

One of the most famous casinos in the world, Riviera Las Vegas, is closing its doors May 4, 2015 at...
April 30 2015 — 2 min read — 3 comments
Woman Wins $1.3 Million Jackpot, Fellow Players to Pretend to Be Happy For Her

Woman Wins $1.3 Million Jackpot, Fellow Players to Pretend to Be Happy For Her

A Las Vegas woman has won an eye-popping $1.3 million slot machine jackpot at Aliante casino, sparking an outpouring of...
April 27 2015 — 2 min read — 5 comments
The Whole Lion’s Share Thing Was a Bit of a Sham

The Whole Lion’s Share Thing Was a Bit of a Sham

We're feeling a little duped at the moment. Thanks a lot, Lion's Share. Anyone familiar with the lore surrounding the...
March 23 2015 — 3 min read — 11 comments
Today’s Random Las Vegas WTF

Today’s Random Las Vegas WTF

Just no.
March 11 2015 — 1 min read — 11 comments
IRS Boneheads Want to Cut Casino Jackpot Reporting Trigger in Half

IRS Boneheads Want to Cut Casino Jackpot Reporting Trigger in Half

The Internal Revenue Service has proposed lowering the reporting level for casino slot machine jackpots from $1,200 to $600. Typically,...
March 08 2015 — 2 min read — 11 comments
Colorful Nicknames for Dice Combinations in Craps

Colorful Nicknames for Dice Combinations in Craps

Craps is one of the most lively games in a Las Vegas casino, and it's also one of the games...
February 09 2015 — 2 min read — 28 comments
How Do You Keep a Slot Machine Player in Suspense?

How Do You Keep a Slot Machine Player in Suspense?

Funny you should ask. Here's how. It's our very first Wheel of Fortune "tilt"! This Las Vegas blog has been playing...
January 27 2015 — 1 min read — 3 comments
Today’s Casino Jargon: “On the Hook” in Craps

Today’s Casino Jargon: “On the Hook” in Craps

At a crowded Las Vegas craps table, things can get crazy. Dealers have developed a shorthand to communicate with each...
December 29 2014 — 1 min read — 0 comments

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