If you know me at all, you know I love data. It can help explain everything from sports outcomes to business practices.
Sorting Las Vegas casino data is both a hobby and work-related. The Nevada Gaming Control Board recently released its annual Gaming Abstract report for every casino area in the state.
While the Las Vegas Visitor Profile shares information from a small sample, it has legal accounting information from the casino operators. Both are useful for different reasons.
I broke down some of the most interesting information from the report here. There isn’t too much surprising to me because I’ve been reading this report for a decade, but I’ll share a few nuggets here.
Hotel rooms generated more revenue than gambling on the Vegas Strip. Gambling was number one downtown, and the rest of the town was somewhere in the middle.
I skipped the net income information like most outlets because any good accountant can legally fudge the numbers to look as good or bad as they like. Anyone who does their taxes should understand.
I’ll dive into comps in the future. Regardless of the report, it’s always surprising to see how few people use comp rooms and how little casino operators “spend” on them.
Let’s get to the less nerdy Vegas News!
Sigma Derby moved from The D to Golden Gate this week. People love this game, so I used it as an excuse to write about it and stopped by for the moving parade.
It was the kind of cartoonish spectacle that feels lost in the past. Check it out below.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is coming to the Sphere next year. There are no details, times, or dates when it will run, but you can read about it here.
Sphere also dropped news that it has made $400 million in ticket sales from The Wizard of Oz. Read more here.
Last year, I wrote about the turnaround in the Sphere’s business and technology. Read about that here.
I look forward to the next earnings call that will shed a little more light on how the venue is doing financially.
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned Bally’s didn’t have any news on its Las Vegas property, where the Tropicana once stood. This will obviously eventually be an issue sooner or later.
Last week, the A’s hosted numerous media outlets to show progress on the MLB stadium under construction. It looks like they’re done playing nice about Bally’s because there are numerous outlets saying something similar to “Bally’s might never see the project through,” similar to the NY Times.
At some point, Bally’s will have to poo or get off the pot. In the meantime, here’s a time-lapse video of the past seven days of construction on the A’s stadium.
Circa is the first Las Vegas casino accepting cryptocurrency for sports bets. Read more here.
Circa and The D keep dropping promos. A recent post on social showed one that looks familiar: “Bring your boarding pass to Circa’s Club One Desk within the first 24 hours after landing to receive $50 in Match Play!” Stay up to date here.
There’s also a deal to stay at The D for two nights at $100 total. See the tweet here.
For some reason, there’s a WSOP store at Paris Las Vegas. Read more here.
Penn and Teller extended their run at Rio for another three years. Read more here.
The Palazzo will have 275 new suites later this year. Read a press release that tells a nice story but has no information here, and see the equally useless website here.
I finally made it to the Vanderpump Hotel for the Grand Opening. I bailed before the party because I don’t like events with a lot of people. Besides, I really just wanted to see the changes to the property.
The new V is pretty much a lavender C. It’s pretty much what I expected when I was saying goodbye to The Cromwell.
This is for the hotel folks: Treasure Island is now part of the Handwritten Collection. If this means anything to you, read more here.
There will be a hot dog eating contest at New York-New York on July 4. Read more here.
The LVCVA put together a guide of World Cup watch parties here.
A chef at Casa Playa at Wynn won a James Beard award for being the best in the southwest. Read more here.
Ghost is the official energy drink of The Venetian. Haven’t noticed this in casinos before. Read more here.
Circus Circus has deals! Read more here.
A couple more items from The Mirage have made their way to the Neon Museum.
Coin-operated slots are out at The Cal. See the tweet here.
In N Out at BLVD, across from Aria, is now open. Read more here.
Rio is waiving resort fees for group bookings. Read more here.
The Museum of Ice Cream is open at Area 15 if you’re looking for something different. Read more here.
Everyone’s getting into the roundup game. You can see one from MGM for the summer here.
The Las Vegas PWHL (women’s hockey) team doesn’t have a name yet, but you can get started buying tickets here.
Outside of Vegas: VICI is looking outside of casinos and getting into the Club Med game. Read more here.
Last and least, congrats to former TravelZork podcast guest Tim Lawson on Now You See Me Live coming to the MGM Grand. You can watch the podcast below and read more here.
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Marc grew up on the mean streets of the South Bronx. He's the rare combination of Yankees and Jets fan which explains his often contrarian point of view. He learned about gambling at a young age working down the street from a bookie who took action on anything from the mainstream sports to the last three digits of the purse for certain horse races. Yeah, that's a thing. Today Marc is a freelance writer and social media consultant which allows him to work anywhere there's a wifi signal. This allows him to work from the sportsbook at Red Rock Resort or the food court at The Venetian where you’ll find fast and free wifi. Writing about steak, booze, gambling and Las Vegas is a tough job but somebody has to do it.