Vegas News | Celebrating America 250, Diving Deeper Into Bally’s Plans and Station Casinos Turns 50!

I understand why businesses don’t like to make news heading into a long holiday weekend, but I don’t like it. This was barely a thing when I was younger, and it’s seemingly grown every year as the news cycle gets shorter. If a company shares anything it wants people to be aware of 48 hours […]
Las Vegas Casinos Spend How Much On Comps?

In Vegas News a couple of weeks ago, I shared some information from the 2025 Nevada Gaming Abstract report, which provides a look inside the accounting of every casino in the state. Income, expenses, and revenue are broken down by region, similar to the monthly reports. However, there’s much more information available in this report. […]
Vegas News | Sigma Derby Moves, Bally’s Continues To Stall and Rocky Horror Sphere Show!

If you know me at all, you know I love data. It can help explain everything from sports outcomes to business practices. Sorting Las Vegas casino data is both a hobby and work-related. The Nevada Gaming Control Board recently released its annual Gaming Abstract report for every casino area in the state. While the Las […]
Looking Into What Caesars and Rewards Will Look Like After the Fertitta Deal is Complete

Tilman Fertitta’s pending acquisition of Caesars has been one of the hottest topics since it was announced in May. Don’t get your hopes up about the future of Caesars properties. Fertitta appears to be a great businessman. That’s good for him, but might not be so good for fans of the businesses he buys. According […]
Vegas News | Fireworks, Caesars and MGM Update and Las Vegas GP Til 2037

Vegas News is published every other week, so it’s more of a roundup of what’s happening than actual breaking news. This is just a heads-up for those who stumble upon this and see “old news.” There has been such big news since the last column that Mr. TravelZork and Movestro actually recorded a podcast before […]
Closing The Door On The Cromwell

The Caesars-Fertitta deal won’t change anything below. I think I’ll have some fun with it next week. Vanderpump Hotel has taken over the property formerly known as The Cromwell. It had other names before that, but I never visited those casinos and have little interest in Bill’s or Barbary Coast. I do, however, have an […]
Vegas News | Fertitta Closing In On Caesars, $25 Beer Fest at Tuscany and A Movie About Vegas In The 1980s

It’s a long holiday weekend, and there’s a treat at the end of Vegas News this week. There’s a movie about Las Vegas in the 1980s at the bottom of this article. You will only be able to view it if you read every article below. That’s definitely not sarcasm. I added a little color […]
Using Non-Casino Rewards in Las Vegas

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how casino rewards are changing for a younger audience. As I mentioned, I don’t like the changes, but this doesn’t affect me too much since I live in Las Vegas and spread my money around to different operators. Writing that led me down a rabbit hole where I […]
Vegas News | Summer Fireworks, Casino Earnings Roundup And A Baaaaaaaaaad Angel!

There will be fireworks every Saturday from June 6 through July 25. Most will be on the Strip with one night in downtown Las Vegas. There will also be July 4 fireworks at nine Strip casinos. Expect to hear more off-strip fireworks for Independence Day. Get the details here. Las Vegas has a new commercial […]
Las Vegas Casino Rewards Are Changing, and I Have Thoughts

Las Vegas Casino Rewards Are Changing, and I Have Thoughts When I wrote about how few visitors to Las Vegas stay in complimentary rooms, I mentioned how the Las Vegas tourism board was no longer tracking Gen X visitors. These are people around 46 to 61 and born between 1965 and 1980. The LVCVA’s focus […]