Vital Vegas

Strat Owner Golden Entertainment Goes Private, as Boring as It Sounds

May 13 2026 — 3 min read — 2 comments

The owner of Strat Las Vegas, Golden Entertainment, has been taken private and it's as boring as it sounds. The...

May 12 2026 — 2 min read — 2 comments

Hyde Lounge has closed at T-Mobile Arena, a popular sportsball amphitheater, after a decade of operation. The venue closed April...

May 08 2026 — 5 min read — 4 comments

Despite our informal moratorium on additional professional sports teams, Las Vegas is, in fact, getting another one. There's a decent...

May 07 2026 — 3 min read — 13 comments

Las Vegas tourism officials are running on empty when it comes to marketing ideas, so they're falling back on a...

May 06 2026 — 5 min read — 6 comments

After a years-long death spiral, Affinity Interactive (once Affinity Gaming) has announced the official end of the once-beloved Primm. The...

May 05 2026 — 3 min read — 8 comments

Cromwell's transition to Vanderpump Hotel is moving along faster than a tourist dodging a timeshare salesperson. We popped in to...