Out With The Old (Riviera) Vegas, In With The New (The Park and T-Mobile Arena)

Just under a year ago it was “out with the old and in with the new” in Las Vegas. The Riviera closed it’s doors on May 4th and a day later Resorts World broke ground on what was proposed to be a mega casino-resort. Almost a year later the Riviera is a part of the […]
Caesars Total Rewards | Everything You Need To Know – Part 1

The Caesars Casino Loyalty Program Caesars Entertainment Corporation is one of the largest casino companies in the world. Total Rewards, their casino loyalty program (launched in 1997) was the first to offer a system wide comps program, allowing points earned at one casino to be redeemed for goods and services at any of the company’s […]
Sunday News | In-N-Out Is Coming To The Las Vegas Strip, The Riviera Gets 2 Implosions And 4 Free Concerts On Fremont Street Revealed

There really isn’t a need for a deep introduction to this week’s Sunday News. There was only one piece of news out of Las Vegas that matters. Well, at least, it seems that way. First, Ikea announces that Las Vegas will be getting its first store, then it’s announced that Las Vegas is getting 2 Cracker […]
How To Solve The Video Poker Puzzle – Part 1

How Does It Make You Feel? Assume you start with 100 credits on your favorite machine. Over the next twenty minutes, you build up the credits to 350. Full houses are coming with a nice regularity, as are straights and flushes. Four-of-a-kinds are appearing at twice their usual frequency. Life is indeed beautiful. This is […]
Las Vegas | How Wynn Is Shuffling The Nightlife Deck

Steven Wynn is bipolar in mood. He’s happy with one thing, namely Wynn Palace, and that happiness leads to unhappiness with existing properties, namely Wynn and Encore back stateside. Need evidence? Look around. New art, chefs shifting around, restaurants closing, renovating, reopening. It’s like someone’s playing Wheel of Fortune in his brain and he’s hoping […]
Travel Trends | Low Cost Airfare To Las Vegas Is Exploding

Useful Insights For Future Travelling To Las Vegas Airport air traffic reports aren’t the most exciting things to read about Las Vegas but they offer useful insights. When looking at a market like Las Vegas tourism and travel data often help explain some things that are on the mind. Hotel occupancy rates may help explain […]
Total Rewards Loyalty Program | 50% Bonus On Spring Tier Credits

Spring Bonus On Tier Credits Total Rewards, the casino loyalty program of Caesars Entertainment Corporation is running a promotion where you receive a 50% bonus on Tier Credits earned from April 1 to June 30th 2016 (up to 25,000 maximum) when you opt-in to their Spring Tier Credit Bonus. This might be a good opportunity […]
Sunday News | Changes at Cosmopolitan and SLS while Mr. Las Vegas may return to The Vegas Strip

This was the kind of week a Vegas dork like me loves. There wasn’t a real theme to the news but some interesting nuggets on what is happening, what will be happening and what might be happening soon in Las Vegas. Let’s start with something happening right now. Starbucks at The Cosmopolitan of Las […]
Las Vegas | The Venetian And The Palazzo Grazie Players Club

You’ll earn points for Grazie when you play video poker and slot machines as well as spending throughout the Venetian and Palazzo Las Vegas resorts and the mall that connects the hotels.
Hotel Review: Embassy Suites at the LVCC (aka A Gamer In A Non-Gaming World) – Part II

If you caught part one of our review of the Embassy Suites at the LVCC you saw a little bit of everything. Interesting decor, a spacious room, a just removed location, and a hotel with not a single gaming fixture throughout. But as I know you’re avid readers of our reviews, I’ll spare you the […]