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 […]
Bubble Craps: Similar Game, Worse Value
‘Bubble Craps,’ an electronic version of the standard Craps table game, seems similar to traditional Craps, but can offer worse value for gamblers, especially for those looking for Tier Credits, comps, and return offers. A recent discussion on the TravelZork Facebook group centered on a gambler claiming his casino offers “got destroyed” after he played […]
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 […]
Fertitta Buying Caesars: How the $17.6B Casino Deal Could Reshape Atlantic City and Beyond
The Fertitta / Caesars announcement is a massive casino industry story, and the press release is only the beginning. Fertitta Entertainment has entered into an agreement to acquire Caesars Entertainment in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $17.6 billion, including approximately $11.9 billion of Caesars debt. Caesars shareholders would receive $31.00 per share in cash. […]
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 […]