Moving Your Casino and Travel Logins to a New Phone
A new phone can have all the familiar apps installed while a casino or airline account still needs something from the old device. You may have the password ready to go, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you can finish signing in. The account might still need a 2FA code or access to the email address […]
Casino Destinations vs Casino Apps: How Norwegians Experience Gambling at Home and Abroad
A Norwegian who opens a casino app at home and someone who walks onto the floor at Caesars Palace are, in one specific sense, having two completely disconnected experiences: only one is building anything that carries forward to the next visit. That often-overlooked difference has nothing to do with legality or payments — it is […]
Road Trips Across Canada: Pair Long Drives With Live Casino Stops at the Hotel
A drive across Canada forces travelers to think differently about where they spend the night. Vancouver to Toronto is roughly 4,400 kilometers by road, and extending the journey through Montreal and Niagara Falls pushes the itinerary across several provinces, time zones and very different stretches of highway. Casino hotels fit naturally into that kind of […]
Massive Station Casinos Updates at Durango, Green Valley Ranch, and More
A few weeks ago, we looked at Boyd Gaming’s Las Vegas casino upgrades. Even though TravelZork tends to focus on the Strip, I wanted to look at the other local casino operator since the area is on my mind. Station Casinos has been leading the way with off-strip upgrades since Durango Casino opened in 2023. […]
Status Signals: Casino Perks Expand as Travel Rewards Shift
Welcome to Status Signals powered by TravelZork: The Casino and Travel Loyalty Wire. Every two weeks, we track the casino and travel loyalty moves worth knowing: comps, tiers, points, miles, lounges, cards, status matches, program changes, and the perks that actually matter. Casino loyalty comes first. Then travel loyalty. Because for TravelZork readers, the real […]
Top-tier Casino Rewards Members Are Rare. Here’s How TravelZork Helps You Maximize It
When I’m not sharing Vegas News at TravelZork, I often reference casino rewards data, the current state of those benefits, and what the future may hold for the programs in Las Vegas and around the country. Earlier this year, I noted that 62% of visitors to Las Vegas pay the full rate for hotel rooms. […]
Advantage Slot Play: A Different Strategy for Casino Statuses and Rewards
I ordered the new book ‘Breaking the Slot Code’ published by Anthony Curtis of Las Vegas Advisor and Huntington Press. Author Ben Rosenthal presents an excellent book that can be of great use for miles and points enthusiasts interested in casino statuses and rewards. Many think Slots are unbeatable games with a significant house edge […]
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 […]
How Cryptocurrency is Redefining the Modern Casino Bankroll for Geographically Mobile Players
The evolution of the casino bankroll has seen players able to use a variety of currencies for betting over the years. The earliest casinos accepted a mixture of gold and silver coins, gold nuggets, gems, and even land deeds in some cases. The introduction of standardized chips at the end of the 19th century was […]
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. […]