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It looks like yet another arena is in the cards for Las Vegas. Following the recent opening of the T-Mobile Arena and the possibility that a 65,000-seat stadium designed to host an NFL team will also be built, Las Vegas Sands has announced that it will partner with Madison Square Garden Co. to build a 400,000-square-foot arena behind the Venetian and Palazzo.
The 17,500-seat venue will feature luxury-seating options, clubs and lounges, and will be specifically designed for music and entertainment, though it also will be suited to host sporting events and serve as a general conference center for trade shows and conventions. If the project is greenlighted, it would likely be completed in 2018.
Chili dog: The hot dog cart in the sports book at the Gold Coast serves kosher dogs for $1.50. You can add onions, kraut and relish at no extra charge, and it recently added chili as an option for $1 extra. The cart operates during the day until about 5 p.m.
Jackpot: A visitor from Texas hit a $1 million jackpot at the Golden Nugget earlier this month on a Wheel of Fortune machine. It was the second million-plus jackpot at GN this year after another guest hit for $2.8 million in March.
Beauty & Essex: The newest eatery to join the high-end lineup at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is the much-anticipated Beauty & Essex. Described as a restaurant, bar and nightclub set inside a pawnshop, it’s modeled after the original B&A in New York and features a menu of upscale modern-American cuisine.
Question: I’m coming to town this week for the World Series of Poker. Will other casinos run concurrent tournaments again this year with lower buy-ins?
Answer: While most WSOP buy-ins are $1,500 and up, there will be many with buy-ins below $500 in the alternative tournaments at Binion’s, Golden Nugget, Planet Hollywood and Venetian. And you’ll find even more affordable tourneys in the smaller poker rooms around town.
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