{"id":8850,"date":"2014-09-03T19:46:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T02:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=8850"},"modified":"2018-05-19T11:20:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-19T18:20:43","slug":"12-things-people-dont-know-sls-las-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/12-things-people-dont-know-sls-las-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Things Most People Don’t Know About SLS Las Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Now that SLS Las Vegas, formerly the Sahara, has officially opened its doors and some of the dust has settled, we can finally start poking around for some inside scoop. See our previous coverage<\/a> of this new hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip that opened August 23, 2014.<\/p>\n

What follow are a dozen things most people don’t know about SLS Las Vegas. They could save your life someday. (Believe everything you read on the Internet?)<\/p>\n

1. Hidden Sex Shop<\/strong><\/p>\n

SLS Las Vegas is home to eight boutiques under the Fred Segal umbrella. Each has a specialty, like jeans or jewelry or shoes. Seven of these shops are listed on the SLS Las Vegas Web site<\/a> and can be found pretty easily just by roaming the resort.<\/p>\n

One shop, however, isn’t listed on the SLS Web site and it’s not easy to find. Oh, and there’s sex involved.<\/p>\n

\"SLS<\/a>
Roughly translated, these symbols mean: “This is where we keep the French ticklers.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Find that sign and you’ve found the sex shop at SLS Las Vegas. Hey, this ain’t your grandpa’s Sahara.<\/p>\n

\"SLS<\/a>
Walk by hotel registration in the direction of the casino, then take a hard left. And we do mean hard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inside this store, which does have an actual name, “Play,” you’ll find a variety of saucy attire and accessories to make your Las Vegas vacation unforgettable. (It was originally called “X Heart O,” as the sign suggests, but that became an administrative nightmare given the fact there is no heart symbol on a standard keyboard.)<\/p>\n

\"SLS<\/a>
The swinging bed is for display purposes only. Probably.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The merchandise goes from tease to downright tawdry.<\/p>\n

It’s not the biggest sex shop in Vegas, but as you know, it’s not the size of your shop that matters, it’s how you manage your inventory. Or some other metaphor that actually makes sense.<\/p>\n

\"SLS<\/a>
Not sure what these rubbery figures are used for? Let us fill you in. Literally.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Update (9\/15\/15): All the Fred Segal shops at SLS Las Vegas (including the sex shop) have closed. Several have been replaced by new shops, and one has been converted into a concierge lounge.<\/p>\n

2. 3-D Video at Center Bar<\/strong><\/p>\n

Center Bar at SLS sits smack dab in the (wait for it) center of the casino. You can’t miss it because there’s an eye-catching video screen hovering above it.<\/p>\n

\"SLS<\/a>
The LED screen over Center Bar has 2.1 million pixels. Yes, we counted them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A number of video segments are shown on a loop. There’s a jellyfish. And jewels. And other things we would’ve remembered were it not for the cocktails.<\/p>\n

One of the video segments features a golden human face. It looks like this if you approach Center Bar from the sides.<\/p>\n

\"Center<\/a>
Not impressed? That’s because you’re standing in the wrong spot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is actually a pretty sweet 3-D animation, but you’d never know it unless you’re viewing it from a specific place in the casino.<\/p>\n

To get the most from this video segment, view it from just inside the casino’s main entrance, the one with the lighted floor and mirrored ceiling.<\/p>\n

From the right position, the computer-generated face springs to life and seems to emerge from the video screen. Take a look.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n

\t\t\t