Vegas News | Lots Of Quickies This Week

Posted by: Marc , September 24, 2017

Biggest News In Vegas This Week

I think TravelZork has already covered the biggest news of the week. Check out the review of Fortune Cup. This is the new horse racing game at The Venetian from Konami. I’m curious to see how the game performs while being tested.

Restaurant Quick Hits

There was a fair amount of Las Vegas restaurant news last week. None of the news is major but will come in useful when visiting Las Vegas

Primrose now open at Monte Carlo. This is the first Park MGM restaurant to open during the casino transformation. The cuisine is described as “French-ish.” Read more here.
White Castle is now open on Fremont Street. Many people are saying that this is the perfect restaurant for downtown Las Vegas. See more here.
Forgive me if you’ve heard this before, but a burger place is replacing a burger place which replaced a burger place at The Venetian. Beer and burgers near a sports book are usually something I’d enjoy. The New York City location has good reviews. Read more here.
Sambalatte will open its first downtown Las Vegas location on October 2. This has been my favorite coffee shop in Las Vegas since moving here. This week I visited the local Sambalatte location for the first time in months since it’s always so busy (settle down, I know what the mini eclair looks like). The new coffeeshop will be on the other side of the tracks from Main Street Station. Read more here.

Bridge Connecting MGM Grand And New York-New York Reopens This Week

It’s probably not a coincidence that this bridge will reopen in time for the Vegas Golden Knights first hockey game at T-Mobile Arena. Whatever the case this is a welcome upgrade as the bridges connecting the east as the west side of the Vegas Strip are often closed for repairs.

Repairs for the bridge connecting Excalibur and New York-New York should be complete before the year is over. You can read more here.

Hockey News

Vegas Golden Knights

The secondary ticket market for the Vegas Golden Knights is hot. According to USA Today, their home games occupy 7 of the 10 best sellers at StubHub. A quick look at the Vegas Golden Knights StubHub page shows a few interesting things.

First, tickets for home games at T-Mobile Arena aren’t super cheap but they’re less expensive than buying from the team. Second, people are selling parking passes. I never realized that was a thing. Third, You can see the Golden Knights play against the Islanders in Brooklyn for $11.

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UNLV Hockey

I was driving home from Red Rock Casino last week when I caught the tail end of an interview on the radio discussing UNLV’s hockey team. I’m not a hockey fan and didn’t realize UNLV has a team. They will play home games at City National Arena, which is also the where the Vegas Golden Knights practice.

There’s a lot to do in the area if you’re a hockey fan. The arena is across the street from Red Casino and Downtown Summerlin. You can see the UNLV hockey home schedule and learn more about the team here.

Entertainment Quickies

There were a few new entertainment announcements this past week. Much like the restaurants, there isn’t anything major but the information will be useful for fans.

Adam Sandler is doing a “limited engagement” of three shows at the Chelsea inside the Cosmopolitan. Shows will take place on November 10 and 17 and January 27, 2018. His show will be a combination of standup comedy and music. See more info here.

Styx with Don Felder (formerly of the Eagles) will return to The Venetian for another limited engagement. They call this a residency and it will take place from January 26 to February 3. You can see the promo video and read more here.

Jeff Civillico is returning to Las Vegas. His new show will take place at Paris Las Vegas. He’s performed 1,000 shows at The Linq and Flamingo over the past five years. Shows begin on November 8th. You can read more here.

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