The news in Las Vegas never ends. This week Caesars waited until Friday night at 11pm to release news that locals could no longer self-park for free at most of their properties. That’s not entirely true, Total-Rewards members that are Platinum level or higher can valet or self-park for free. You can read about that at the end of this post. There’s so much more happening in Las Vegas that I’d rather discuss.

Wynn Paradise Park: The biggest news of the week was so big that I had to break that out for its own article. Plans for Wynn Paradise Park have changed a lot since the idea was first conceived two years ago. That’s a year before we learned about the expansion at Wynn. The new plans very different than everything else being developed in Las Vegas. I love it. Read about it here.

SLS Las Vegas: The deal to sell the casino on the north side of the Vegas Strip to the owner of the Grand Sierra in Reno is taking longer than expected. The deal may not close until next year. Hopefully, SLS will keep the 50% off dining promotion for locals in December. You can read more about the deal here.

Adele Hates Las Vegas: The rumor of her residency has been around almost longer than her singing career. This week the NY Post said she was about to accept a deal to do a weekly residency at Wynn. Later in the week, the rumor was rebuked. Adele, we hardly knew ye.

Strong quarter for Tropicana: Earnings calls aren’t fun so I focus on the larger Las Vegas casino operators. Penn National Gaming is a nationwide casino operator and they own the Tropicana and M Resort in Las Vegas. Access to casinos is everything in Las Vegas and the reopening of the bridge from MGM Grand to the Tropicana was a big deal. You can read about the record earnings here.

Aces Of Comedy returning in 2018: The Mirage hosts comedians almost every week of the year. They just announced dates for the first five comedians next year. You can find Tim Allen and the duo of Ray Romano & David Spade here. You can find information on Fluffy (Gabriel Iglesias) and Daniel Tosh here.

Quick Hits:

There was a lot of news in the past week so I’m going to have a lot of quick hits today. These are even briefer nuggets of Las Vegas news then you’ve already read. They’re not less interesting but there’s not much to say about the individual topic that hasn’t been said.

• NASCAR Champion’s Week schedule announced. Read more here.
• The Halal Guys will be opening at the Caesars Palace Las Vegas food court in November. Get your gyro news here.
• The #1 independent restaurant in the United States is in Las Vegas once again. That restaurant is also a nightclub. The real #1 independent restaurant in Las Vegas is Joe’s Seafood at Caesars Palace. See the list here.
• There’s a 4-D movie experience coming to the Excalibur. Much more information in this press release.
• New Gamblit Tristation skill-based games are at Planet Hollywood. They’ll also be installed at Caesars Palace, The Linq and Paris. These games look more fun than the first batch of skill-based games from Gamblit.

• Matt Goss returns to Las Vegas for another residency. He’ll now be lounging where the sick beats happen at the Bellagio. Read more about the residency at 1OAK inside The Mirage here.
• The Rock N Roll Marathon has moved its starting line to New York-New York. You can see this update and information on the marathon here.
• Steve Aoki is in the house! Check out his sweet new Las Vegas abode here.
• The transformation to Park MGM continues as another one bites the dust at Monte Carlo. Minus 5 Ice Bar is closing tonight. Read more here.
• Caesars Palace Las Vegas completed renovations of the Palace Tower. In addition to regular rooms, there are now 10 villas to choose from. This is the tower closest to the pool. You can read more here and check out the video below.

Rumor of the week: A new hotel tower will be built at Caesars Palace

On an investors call this week Caesars said that they have plans to develop nearly 100 acres of land in Las Vegas. They’ve shared some information but the final master plan is awaiting approval from the board of directors. We should hear official information in 2018.

Vital Vegas is rumoring that the seven acres of open land at Caesars Palace will include a new hotel tower where the Absinthe Theater tent currently stands. Caesars Entertainment is touting Hell’s Kitchen as if it will be one of the biggest revenue generating restaurants on the Vegas Strip.

Creating a new hotel tower that connects with the existing building makes sense. They can even add retail at the base and this would still be an unobtrusive walkway to the new Gordon Ramsay restaurant that’s being built where Serendipity 3 was located.

Now that I’ve put some thought into this idea I give the rumor an 80% chance of being true.

Caesars Charges More People and Money for Parking.

The information about Caesars parking fees isn’t only a Las Vegas locals story. Prices have increased for all guests parking (valet and self) at many casinos. Caesars is also charging more for oversized vehicles at some properties. Here are the current fees:

Bally’s
Self: 0-1 hour – free, 1-4 hours – $7, every 24 hour period – $10
Valet: 0-4 hours – $13, every 24 hour period – $18

Caesars Palace
Self: 0-1 hour – free, 1-4 hours – $10, every 24 hour period – $12
Valet: 0-4 hours – $15, every 24 hour period – $20, oversized vehicles: $25 per day

The Cromwell
Self: 0-1 hour – free, 1-4 hours – $7, every 24 hour period – $10
Valet: 0-4 hours – $13, every 24 hour period – $18

Flamingo
Self: 0-1 hour – free, 1-4 hours – $7, every 24 hour period – $10
Valet: 0-4 hours – $13, every 24 hour period – $18

The Linq
Self: 0-1 hour – free, 1-4 hours – $7, every 24 hour period – $10, backlot additional $20 fee for oversized vehicles
Valet: 0-4 hours – $13, every 24 hour period – $18

Harrah’s
Self: 0-1 hour – free, 1-4 hours – $7, every 24 hour period – $10
Valet: 0-4 hours – $13, every 24 hour period – $18

Paris
Self: 0-1 hour – free, 1-4 hours – $7, every 24 hour period – $10
Valet: 0-4 hours – $13, every 24 hour period – $18

Planet Hollywood
Self: NO FEE (Caesars doesn’t own the garage)
Valet: 0-4 hours – $13, every 24 hour period – $18

All parking at the Rio will remain free for everyone. You can find more information and a list of frequently asked questions on the official Caesars Las Vegas parking information page.

You can see all parking and resort fees on the Vegas Strip here.

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