Vegas News March 7 2021 |  Venetian Sold, Resorts World Takes Shape, And Vegas Loves Sports
March 7, 2021 Marc

Vegas News | Venetian Sold, Resorts World Takes Shape, And Vegas Loves Sports

Let’s start the weekly Vegas News roundup with a short story about a big deal. This week Las Vegas Sands (LVS) sold all of its properties (aka “Venetian Sold”) in Sin City. The company is now just “Sands” since it has no more businesses in Las Vegas. The deal happened early in the week so I’m not going to get too deep.

Vegas Pool Season - Vegas News February 28 2021 |  Things Are Looking Up As Vegas Pool Season Arrives!
February 28, 2021 Marc

Vegas News | Things Are Looking Up As Vegas Pool Season Arrives!

Casino earnings season came to an end with a bang this week. Caesars reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings for 2020. We all know last year was bad for casinos. You can see that in the release. On the good news side, Vegas Pool Season arrives.

Vegas News January 10 2021 | Changes and more changes? Rio, Venetian, and nightclubs
January 10, 2021 Marc

Vegas News | Changes and more changes? Rio, Venetian, and nightclubs

This week seems to be a week of Vegas changes and more changes, potentially. We will have to wait and see how several rumors “play out.” There are just a few days remaining in Nevada’s statewide “pause.” This week Governor Steve Sisolak will announce if the same 25% capacity “pause” restrictions will continue.

TravelZork Las Vegas News October 18 2020 | Virgin Vegas Fees and more
October 18, 2020 Marc

Vegas News | Virgin Vegas Fees and more

Earlier this week, I went through the Momentum Rewards benefits for the Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. They appear to be different than other markets, so I did a deep dive. Another point of interest is the overall situation regarding Vegas Virgin Fees.

Vegas News June 21 2020 | Vegas Continues To Reopen
June 21, 2020 Marc

Vegas News | Vegas Continues To Reopen

I thought about writing an intro this week but this trip report is a good enough reminder about what Las Vegas casinos are like right now. Las Vegas continues to reopen and will be for a while.

Vegas News March 15 2020 | Mostly Coronavegas - Coronavirus Vegas
March 15, 2020 Marc

Vegas News | Mostly CoronaVegas

Coronavirus is now a national emergency. As you’d imagine, the travel and live entertainment industries are getting crushed since people are trying to stay away from each other. Las Vegas is a vacation and entertainment town and there’s a lot happening…and not happening.