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Podcast, Ep. 154: El Cortez, Worldwide Exclusives and a Butt-Ton of WTFery

Podcast, Ep. 154: El Cortez, Worldwide Exclusives and a Butt-Ton of WTFery

The Las Vegas conversation continues with episode 154 of the Vital Vegas Podcast! In this episode, we interview top executives...

April 18 2023 — 2 min read — 2 comments

Madison Square Garden Sells Off Tao Group to Help Finance Sphere

Madison Square Garden Sells Off Tao Group to Help Finance Sphere

The Sphere WTF continues as it's been confirmed Madison Square Garden Ent. will sell of its majority interest in Tao...

April 17 2023 — 2 min read — 1 comment

M Resort’s Loyalty Club Gets Rebrand to Penn Play

M Resort’s Loyalty Club Gets Rebrand to Penn Play

Penn Entertainment is rebranding the loyalty club at its casinos, including M Resort in Las Vegas. The current MyChoice (technically,...

April 17 2023 — 4 min read — 2 comments

Bellagio Begins $110 Million Room Renovation

Bellagio Begins $110 Million Room Renovation

Bellagio, MILF of the Las Vegas Strip, is renovating all the rooms and suites in its Spa Tower at a...

April 14 2023 — 4 min read — 12 comments

Tickets on Sale for Sphere, World’s Most Expensive IMAX Theater

Tickets on Sale for Sphere, World’s Most Expensive IMAX Theater

Tickets are now on sale for the first "Sphere Experience," a new movie called "Postcard from Earth" at the $2.2...

April 13 2023 — 4 min read — 18 comments

Here’s What’s Up With the Cookie Shot Robot at Caesars Palace

Here’s What’s Up With the Cookie Shot Robot at Caesars Palace

There was quite a bit of hoopla when Dominique Ansel's bakery opened at Caesars Palace. Dominique Ansel, of course, is...

April 12 2023 — 3 min read — 1 comment

Retro by Voltaggio Shares Priceless Menu

Retro by Voltaggio Shares Priceless Menu

A longtime restaurant at Mandalay Bay is being replaced. Aureole quietly closed April 10, 2023, and a "pop-up" restaurant, Retro...

April 11 2023 — 2 min read — 5 comments

Beware the Latest Minibar Scam at Las Vegas Hotels

Beware the Latest Minibar Scam at Las Vegas Hotels

We love Las Vegas. That doesn't mean we love everything about it. For the past decade, we've reported a slew...

April 11 2023 — 3 min read — 23 comments

Strat Begins Fully Paid Parking

Strat Begins Fully Paid Parking

It was fun while it lasted, but Strat has rolled out fully paid parking after being one of the few...

April 07 2023 — 5 min read — 35 comments

Rude “Awakening”: Wynn Pauses $150 Million Show, Here’s How to Fix It

Rude “Awakening”: Wynn Pauses $150 Million Show, Here’s How to Fix It

Wynn Las Vegas has an "Awakening" problem. The lavish production, which cost "north of $150 million" to produce, will temporarily...

April 06 2023 — 11 min read — 28 comments

End of an Era: Rio Walls Off Former Buffet to Make Way for Food Hall

End of an Era: Rio Walls Off Former Buffet to Make Way for Food Hall

A formerly renowned Las Vegas buffet, Carnival World Buffet at Rio, is being walled off to make way for a...

April 05 2023 — 3 min read — 9 comments

Rumor: Former Wynn Las Vegas President to Become Fontainebleau President

Rumor: Former Wynn Las Vegas President to Become Fontainebleau President

Momentum and anticipation are building for the looming opening of Fontainebleau, and we've got early word who will be at...

April 04 2023 — 3 min read — 7 comments

Rumor: Resorts World Nightlife Shake-Up, Tiesto to Fontainebleau

Rumor: Resorts World Nightlife Shake-Up, Tiesto to Fontainebleau

While we are not a nightclub person, we do enjoy a juicy rumor, and you are about to be the...

April 04 2023 — 3 min read — 1 comment

Podcast, Ep. 153: Streaks, Lucky Charms, Influencers, Casino Carpets and More

Podcast, Ep. 153: Streaks, Lucky Charms, Influencers, Casino Carpets and More

Your ears are about to get more action than we have in forever. It's the Vital Vegas podcast, episode 153....

April 03 2023 — 2 min read — 0 comments

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