{"id":12279,"date":"2015-10-05T00:39:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T07:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=12279"},"modified":"2020-12-03T02:24:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T10:24:33","slug":"the-five-most-disappointing-things-in-las-vegas-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/the-five-most-disappointing-things-in-las-vegas-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"The Five Most Disappointing Things in Las Vegas Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Las Vegas is epic in so many ways, but it’s not infallible. Here, then, are the five most
\ndisappointing things in Las Vegas right now.<\/p>\n

1. “Hoto” in the Shops at Crystals<\/strong><\/p>\n

MGM Resorts has a serious crush on Japan (and Japanese high rollers) at the moment, and that’s manifesting itself in interesting ways. Recently, the company hosted a kabuki show<\/a> on the lake at Bellagio. Now, a work of art by a Japanese artist has found a home at the Shops at Crystals, part of CityCenter. Behold, “Hoto.”<\/p>\n

\"Hoto
When we first saw Hoto (which translates as “treasure pagoda”) in person, we were overcome with emotion. That emotion was WTF.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Seriously, if you can look at this alleged work of art and think of anything other than it resembling a dildo for a giant robot, you’re infinitely more evolved than we are.<\/p>\n

\"Hoto
Hoto is inlaid with 3,827 LED numerical displays. Which, in a wild coincidence, is the exact number of ways we think this is stupid.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The giant robot dildo is the work of Tatsuo Miyajima and is said to represent “his belief every life is important as well as his hope for inter-connectedness across the globe creating peace and community.” All due respect, Tatsuo, but time for a new prescription.<\/p>\n

Bonus WTF: Alert reader Chris R. notes Spanish-speaking visitors to Crystals may take offense at “Hoto.” “Joto,” pronounced similarly in Spanish, is a well-known slur for homosexuals.<\/p>\n

2. “Starburst Light Spectacular” at Grand Bazaar Shops<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ever since the Grand Bazaar Shops opened at Bally’s, we’ve described it as looking like a rainbow fell into an industrial blender. And while the whole fiasco<\/a> is disappointing, the grandest of disappointments at Grand Bazaar Shops is what’s been trumpeted as the Swarovski “starburst light spectacular.”<\/p>\n

Those are the words of the Grand Bazaar Shops<\/a>, not ours. Here’s the starburst in question.<\/p>\n

\"Swarovski
They’re doing “spectacle” wrong.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Initially, the starburst spectacular was called the “Swarovski Midnight Celebration.” In fact, though, the spectacular takes place at 9:00 p.m. But this is not the time to get bogged down by specifics!<\/p>\n

Here, then, is the “Swarovski Starburst Light Spectacular” at Grand Bazaar Shops.<\/p>\n

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