Anthony Curtis

Las Vegas Advisor: Work finally begins on MLB stadium

• By Anthony Curtis
• May 18, 2025

Questions about whether or not Las Vegas’ Major League Baseball stadium would ever be built have now been definitively answered. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Poker rooms making a return to 2 casinos

• By Anthony Curtis
• May 11, 2025

After several years of poker rooms disappearing, two Strip casinos that had seemingly closed theirs for good are bringing them back. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Las Vegas’ resort pools are open for the season

• By Anthony Curtis
• May 4, 2025

With the Vegas party machine revving up for summer, the action at the pools takes center stage Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Hard Rock opening pushed to late 2027

• By Anthony Curtis
• April 27, 2025

Originally announced for early 2027, the completion of the transformation of the Mirage to the Hard Rock at center Strip is gonna take a little longer. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Third Loop station open with one usable tunnel

• By Anthony Curtis
• April 20, 2025

A new Las Vegas Loop station has opened, this one at Encore. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: 2 downtown casinos could be up for sale

• By Anthony Curtis
• April 13, 2025

The Downtown Grand is reportedly in talks with Penske Media, which owns Rolling Stone and Billboard magazines, and a sale is thought to be near finalized for the downtown Western, which has been shuttered since 2012. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Show prices took dip from 2024, a rarity

• By Anthony Curtis
• April 6, 2025

In a LasVegasAdvisor.com tally of ticket prices for 80 active shows, the average cost of a single ticket came in at $103.22. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: The Cromwell becoming the Vanderpump Hotel

• By Anthony Curtis
• March 30, 2025

Caesars Entertainment has announced that The Cromwell will be renamed Vanderpump Hotel, with a complete renovation and transition that will be completed by early next year. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: March Madness packs sports books, casinos

• By Anthony Curtis
• March 23, 2025
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Las Vegas in the midst of March Madness. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Movies studios unite for Hollywood 2.0

• By Anthony Curtis
• March 16, 2025

Early last year, Sony Pictures announced that it would build a $1.8 billion movie studio and mixed-use development in Las Vegas. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Nevada casinos achieve new annual win record

• By Anthony Curtis
• March 9, 2025

For the second consecutive year, Nevada’s statewide casino win set a new record, taking in $15.6 billion in 2024. It was only a 0.6% increase over 2023 ($15.5 billion), but it was still the highest ever. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Downtown’s El Cortez gets a fresh makeover

• By Anthony Curtis
• March 2, 2025

Last week, El Cortez Hotel & Casino unveiled a $20 million expansion that has transformed what many viewed as a weathered relic from the past to one of downtown’s shiniest casino objects. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Visitor numbers show continuous upswing

• By Anthony Curtis
• Feb. 23, 2025

The Las Vegas visitor count continues to rise. With all the numbers in, just under 41.7 million visitors came to town in 2024, representing a 2.1% increase over 2023. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Nevada sports books score on Super Bowl

• By Anthony Curtis
• Feb. 16, 2025

Nevada sports books won $22.1 million on the Super Bowl, the biggest win in the history of the game, surpassing the previous record of $19.7 million set in 2014 and double last year’s take. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: Mirage atrium not part of new Hard Rock plan

• By Anthony Curtis
• Feb. 9, 2025
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First it was the volcano. Now it’s the atrium. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: MGM Grand renovation to redo rooms, add suites

• By Anthony Curtis
• Feb. 2, 2025

MGM Resorts International has announced that all the rooms in MGM Grand’s main tower will be remodeled at a cost of $300 million. Read more

Vegas Advisor: If contract is ratified, Virgin Hotels strike will end

• By Anthony Curtis
• Jan. 26, 2025

Agreements have been signed between the Culinary Union and Virgin Hotels, which likely will end the final labor holdout in Las Vegas. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor:Huge retail center offers spectacular views

• By Anthony Curtis
• Jan. 19, 2025

Las Vegas’ first big opening of 2025 has arrived with the completion of construction on Blvd, the massive four-story, 400,000-square-foot retail, dining and entertainment project on the Strip. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: 8 winners split $14M in football contest

• By Anthony Curtis
• Jan. 12, 2025

What’s being touted as the largest prize in football-contest history, totaling $14,266,000, was split among eight winners of the Circa Survivor NFL handicapping contest. Read more

Las Vegas advisor: Big reveals expected on 2 arenas, stadium

• By Anthony Curtis
• Jan. 5, 2025

Construction is expected to start on several casino projects in 2025. Read more

Las Vegas Advisor: 9 casinos involved in huge fireworks show

• Dec. 29, 2024