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Modest, Thoughtful Exhibit at Downtown’s El Cortez Honors Casino Legend Jackie Gaughan

Modest, Thoughtful Exhibit at Downtown’s El Cortez Honors Casino Legend Jackie Gaughan

When casino executive Jackie Gaughan (pronounced "gawn") passed away on March 12, 2014, at 93, he left behind a unique...
July 09 2014 — 2 min read — 1 comment
Official at Last: The Quad Las Vegas Will Become The Linq Hotel & Casino

Official at Last: The Quad Las Vegas Will Become The Linq Hotel & Casino

Hey, we aren't always right about everything, but when we are right about something, you can bet your ass we're...
July 02 2014 — 3 min read — 9 comments
SLS Las Vegas Fires Up Its “Starck Frames” in Anticipation of Opening

SLS Las Vegas Fires Up Its “Starck Frames” in Anticipation of Opening

SLS Las Vegas is showing off some video screens on the exterior of the new hotel, built on the site...
July 01 2014 — 2 min read — 1 comment
Westgate Removes LVH Sign, Plans to Remedy Drought of Timeshare Units in Las Vegas

Westgate Removes LVH Sign, Plans to Remedy Drought of Timeshare Units in Las Vegas

Well, this is all a little surreal. LVH, the former Las Vegas Hilton, and before that the International, is no...
July 01 2014 — 2 min read — 5 comments
Spread Deli at Downtown Grand Shutters, Closure of Red Mansion Imminent

Spread Deli at Downtown Grand Shutters, Closure of Red Mansion Imminent

Hot on the heels of our recent story about the ongoing shrinkage at Downtown Grand, the hotel's Spread deli has...
July 01 2014 — 2 min read — 14 comments
LVH Will Soon Confirm Conversion to Timeshares, Only Move That Could Make It Even More Boring

LVH Will Soon Confirm Conversion to Timeshares, Only Move That Could Make It Even More Boring

Just when you thought LVH (Las Vegas Hotel & Casino) couldn't be more boring, the troubled hotel is about to...
June 23 2014 — 1 min read — 0 comments
Downtown Grand Las Vegas is Experiencing Significant Shrinkage

Downtown Grand Las Vegas is Experiencing Significant Shrinkage

There's a lot of news coming out of Downtown Grand, formerly the Lady Luck, and most of it doesn't inspire...
June 21 2014 — 4 min read — 18 comments
Change Is the Only Constant at Plaza Las Vegas, And By “Change” We Mean “Meh”

Change Is the Only Constant at Plaza Las Vegas, And By “Change” We Mean “Meh”

Wow, there's a lot going on at the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas. To a layperson's eye, none of it...
June 17 2014 — 3 min read — 8 comments
Pop-Up Casino at Former Moulin Rouge is Awesome, Announcement of New Moulin Rouge, Not So Much

Pop-Up Casino at Former Moulin Rouge is Awesome, Announcement of New Moulin Rouge, Not So Much

It's one of the quirkiest aspects of Las Vegas casino culture. Owners of defunct casinos are obligated to have gaming...
June 16 2014 — 3 min read — 2 comments
The D Begins Construction on New Gateway to Downtown Las Vegas Events Center

The D Begins Construction on New Gateway to Downtown Las Vegas Events Center

The D Las Vegas, and its owner Derek Stevens, have big plans in store for downtown, and those include a...
June 11 2014 — 3 min read — 1 comment
Three New Things at Caesars Palace, Plus One Phenomenally Stupid Sign

Three New Things at Caesars Palace, Plus One Phenomenally Stupid Sign

There's lots of newness at Caesars Palace, so we figured it was time to stop by and see what's what....
June 10 2014 — 3 min read — 7 comments
Hershey’s Chocolate World Opens at New York-New York, Takes Advantage of Slowest News Day, Ever

Hershey’s Chocolate World Opens at New York-New York, Takes Advantage of Slowest News Day, Ever

Hershey's Chocolate World has opened at New York-New York in Las Vegas, and could not have done so at a...
June 04 2014 — 2 min read — 3 comments
Las Vegas Quickies: The New, The Shiny, A Metric Ass-Ton of Sin City Skinny

Las Vegas Quickies: The New, The Shiny, A Metric Ass-Ton of Sin City Skinny

There's so much going on in Las Vegas, it's hard to keep up. Thankfully, your fifth favorite Las Vegas blog...
May 24 2014 — 4 min read — 3 comments
Fremont Street’s Pioneer Club Gets Its Skin Peeled Off, Reveals Las Vegas History

Fremont Street’s Pioneer Club Gets Its Skin Peeled Off, Reveals Las Vegas History

The Pioneer Club in downtown Las Vegas is a building steeped in Las Vegas history, and it's currently having some...
May 12 2014 — 2 min read — 10 comments

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