Football season means watch parties in the casinos and bars. While not nearly as big a marketing tool as they used to be, there are still some good gatherings throughout the city. Read more
MGM Resorts International casinos, including Bellagio, Mandalay Bay and Aria, as well as MGM Resorts casinos outside of Las Vegas, experienced a cybersecurity failure last week that impacted the company’s online systems. Read more
As the building of the Formula One headquarters near the airport approaches completion and roadwork on the race route continues to wreak havoc on drivers, news comes of yet another related infrastructure development. Read more
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With TopGolf at MGM Grand and Kiss Mini Golf at the Rio already operating — and Atomic Range Golf under construction next to The STRAT (expected to open by November) — two more indoor-golf venues have been announced for Las Vegas. Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a 699-foot tower for the site currently occupied by the distinctly low-rise Casino Royale, which sits at center-Strip just north of Harrah’s. Read more
An opening date for the next big Las Vegas casino has been announced. Read more
Swingers began as a pop-up in London that was supposed to last five months; 10 years later, it has two permanent locations each in London and Washington, D.C., and one in New York. Read more
After opening in 1990 as Las Vegas’ premier off-Strip resort, the Rio lost much of its luster over the years after being sold and generally neglected. Read more
What happens after a casino has been demolished? In many cases, another casino takes its place. But not in the case of the former Texas Station and Fiesta Rancho, which were located across the street from one another in North Las Vegas. Read more
Daniel Weinman, a 35-year-old professional poker player from Atlanta, emerged from the record-breaking starting field of 10,043 players to become the new World Series of Poker Main Event champion. He was awarded a first prize of $12.1 million, also a record. Read more
The Main Event of the 54th World Series of Poker is in progress, drawing 10,043 players who put up $10,000 for the entry fee or won their way in through qualifying tournaments. Read more
A survey conducted last week by LasVegasAdvisor.com turned up 31 hotel-casinos with base rates of $50 and below. Read more
The planned timetable for the relocation of Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas has been divulged. Read more
For decades, taking a free souvenir photo at Binion’s in front of $1 million in cash was a must-do for Las Vegas visitors. Read more
The Las Vegas Golden Knights beat the Florida Panthers 9-2 in Game 5 to win the NHL’s Stanley Cup four games to one. Read more
Downtown’s Plaza has completed a major expansion dubbed “Reimagination of Main Street.” It includes a new outdoor bar, a smoke-free casino annex, a Pinkbox Donuts outlet and an outdoor patio attached to Oscar’s Steakhouse on the second floor. Read more
The 54th World Series of Poker is underway, and for the second year it is being held on the Strip, this time officially at Horseshoe Las Vegas (the hotel was still Bally’s when the tournament was held there last year) and Paris. Read more
Lexi, Las Vegas’ first cannabis-friendly hotel, has opened. Read more
The Oakland Athletics have exited their deal to build a Major League Baseball stadium on the site of the former Wild Wild West casino and have forged a new agreement to build on land where the Tropicana now stands. Read more
With the Vegas party machine back in full swing and the summer season beginning, the action at the pools takes center stage. Read more
After years of delays, dormancy, sales, restarts and unfulfilled potential, an official announcement has been made regarding the opening of the Fontainebleau on the north end of the Strip. Read more
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