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A Metric Ass-Ton of Las Vegas News We Have Neither the Time Nor Inclination to Write More About

A Metric Ass-Ton of Las Vegas News We Have Neither the Time Nor Inclination to Write More About

It's time for a cavalcade of Las Vegas news we'd love to write more about, but writing often involves "research"...
May 25 2015 — 5 min read — 2 comments
Failed, Dismantled Harmon Hotel is Now Little More Than a Nub

Failed, Dismantled Harmon Hotel is Now Little More Than a Nub

The Harmon Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip never hosted even a single guest, and now, it's almost a memory....
May 14 2015 — 1 min read — 0 comments
Hooters Casino Hotel Sold to Company Nobody’s Ever Heard Of, Trinity Hotel Investors

Hooters Casino Hotel Sold to Company Nobody’s Ever Heard Of, Trinity Hotel Investors

Yet another Las Vegas hotel-casino is changing hands. Riviera was recently sold to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority,...
May 09 2015 — 2 min read — 2 comments
Genting Group Breaks Ground on $4 Billion, Asian-Themed Resorts World Las Vegas

Genting Group Breaks Ground on $4 Billion, Asian-Themed Resorts World Las Vegas

Las Vegas-watchers have grown a little jaded in recent years, given a string of high-profile projects which have made grand...
May 06 2015 — 2 min read — 6 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
Iconic Tropicana Las Vegas Set for Sale to Penn National Gaming By End of 2015

Iconic Tropicana Las Vegas Set for Sale to Penn National Gaming By End of 2015

Penn National Gaming, the company that operates the M Resort, is snapping up another Las Vegas casino, the Tropicana. Penn...
April 28 2015 — 2 min read — 3 comments
Anonymous Riviera Manager Shares Candid Insider Answers to Random Questions

Anonymous Riviera Manager Shares Candid Insider Answers to Random Questions

An anonymous manager at Riviera Las Vegas is taking on all questions about the casino's impending closure on a popular...
April 05 2015 — 4 min read — 1 comment
“Mystery Pillar” at The California Casino Turns Out to Be a Time Machine

“Mystery Pillar” at The California Casino Turns Out to Be a Time Machine

Rumblings about a "mystery pillar" at The Cal started on a Las Vegas message board. We tend to love a...
March 26 2015 — 2 min read — 5 comments
Linq Hotel Just Keeps Whipping Out Happy Surprises

Linq Hotel Just Keeps Whipping Out Happy Surprises

The Linq Hotel & Casino, for many years the Imperial Palace and for a minute The Quad, has come a...
March 17 2015 — 5 min read — 5 comments
Rare Las Vegas Fail, Harmon Hotel Tower, is Officially Half Disappeared

Rare Las Vegas Fail, Harmon Hotel Tower, is Officially Half Disappeared

The Harmon Hotel Spa and Residences at CityCenter Las Vegas was supposed to be 49 floors of luxury rooms and...
March 02 2015 — 2 min read — 0 comments
Riviera Las Vegas Will Close May 4 to Make Way for Convention Center Expansion

Riviera Las Vegas Will Close May 4 to Make Way for Convention Center Expansion

It's official-official. The Riviera Las Vegas sale to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is happening, and the...
February 21 2015 — 2 min read — 0 comments
Caesars Palace Now Has 40% Less T&A: Shadow Bar, Pussycat Dolls Party Pit Close

Caesars Palace Now Has 40% Less T&A: Shadow Bar, Pussycat Dolls Party Pit Close

Woe is us. The one-time bacchanalian paradise known as Caesars Palace has lost approximately 40% of its T&A in recent...
February 19 2015 — 2 min read — 0 comments
Riviera Sale and Demolition Details Confirmed: LVCVA to Pay $182.5 Million

Riviera Sale and Demolition Details Confirmed: LVCVA to Pay $182.5 Million

As we first shared weeks ago, the impending sale of the Riviera Las Vegas has been confirmed. The Las Vegas...
February 17 2015 — 2 min read — 9 comments
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Will Buy and Demolish Riviera Las Vegas

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Will Buy and Demolish Riviera Las Vegas

It's hard to keep a secret in Vegas, and this one's juicy. The official announcement is still a few days...
February 12 2015 — 3 min read — 69 comments

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