Hard Rock Archives

March 23, 2023 Marc

Vegas News | Vegas Strip Paving In May, New Vegas Visitor Data And The Most Popular Dog In Las Vegas

Let’s kick off this week’s edition of Vegas News with some information about the average visitor to Las Vegas in 2022 (Vegas Visitor Data). The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s (LVCVA) annual Visitor Profile is a small sample snapshot of visitors to Las Vegas.

March 2, 2023 Marc

Vegas News | MGM Rewards Daily Tier Status Accelerator, Caesars Is Busy, Someone Finds A Cat In Their Room And Downtown Gets Hot & Juicy

Caesars didn’t have much information beyond finances during its earnings call. Here’s a quick overview of what the company discussed about Las Vegas. Oh, and a last-minute addition about a new promotion MGM Rewards Daily Tier Status Accelerator, which somewhat mimics the current Caesars Rewards Loyalty Program Daily Tier Promotion.

February 9, 2023 Marc

Vegas News | MGM Tier Match Downgrades, Two New Casinos And Casino Earnings Season Gets Underway

Two new Las Vegas casinos are opening or have opened this week depending on when you read this. Chances are few tourists will take the trip to visit more than one but new casinos are always fun so let’s take a look. Of course, don’t miss the news below about MGM Tier Match downgrades, which is a huge topic of conversation in the casino and travel loyalty world.

December 28, 2022 Marc

Vegas News | Mirage Unity, Trying Proper Eats And Randy’s Donuts Is Coming To Resorts World

I visited the new Proper Eats food hall at Aria last week. The fancy food court occupies space old buffet space on the second floor of the casino.

Vegas News | being a tourist vegas - Get Ready To Rock Hard With Bugs Bunny And Game Of Thrones

December 21, 2022 Marc

Vegas News | Get Ready To Rock Hard With Bugs Bunny And Game Of Thrones

There’s really no major news from the past week so I’ll share some info about a couple of days and nights I spent with tourists on and around the Vegas Strip.

December 14, 2022 Marc

Vegas News | All About That Hard Rock Guitar Hotel, Expanded Casino And Museum

Last week in Las Vegas was a blur. This week will be as well, but that’s a story for another day… Hard Rock International was in front of the NGCB looking for a recommendation for the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) to approve the company to take over operations of the Mirage.

Vegas News | F1 Room Rates Are Through The Roof And MGM + Caesars Post Earnings

November 8, 2022 Marc

Vegas News | Vegas F1 Room Rates Are Through The Roof And MGM + Caesars Post Earnings

This was a fun news week in Las Vegas. Between the Las Vegas Grand Prix and casino earnings, there was a lot happening. Add that to the mix of a normal week of Vegas News and you have a busy week.

October 20, 2022 Marc

Vegas News | New Casino Games, The Venetian Is Changing And Bally’s Opens An Arcade

The Global Gaming Expo (G2E) blew through Las Vegas this week. As always, it was a fun time seeing new games, meeting new people, and connecting with others I don’t see very often.

October 4, 2022 Marc

Vegas News | New Players Club At Tropicana And Sahara And Maybe MGM Should Keep Cosmo Marriott Deal

The autumn display at the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is up. While beautiful, this is probably my least favorite every year. Tropicana has a new rewards program. This is not currently connected with Bally’s casinos around the country.

September 19, 2022 Marc

Vegas NEWs | New MGM Grand Rooms, New Buffalo Slot And New Construction Update

This week we will get to a new construction update as well as some current renovations. We mentioned that MGM Resorts planned on renovating a portion of the rooms at MGM Grand after the company’s recent earnings call. Some of the rooms in the newly named Studio Tower (former West Wing) will be available in late October. The rest should be completed before the end of the year.