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Enjoy this world premiere of a song we made for you. We can't stop singing it and hope you do not have the same experience, probably.
The Benny Hill theme is going to be used a lot as this fiasco unfolds.
Gaming and Leisure Properties hints at additional investment in the planned Bally's hotel-casino that will be part of the @Athletics $1.75B stadium development in Las Vegas. Via the REIT's Q2 earnings release. investors.glpropinc.com/news-releases/… @TheNVIndy
Aria is rotating restaurant closures mid-week due to slow summer business. We trust others in the MGM Resorts family are considering or making adjustments as well.
It’s like the mall at Primm, but higher.
The upstairs mall at Strat no longer exists. It doesn't connect now. The part above the pit has this wall past the McDonald's and daiquiri bar. The other side ends at a wall in front of the SkyJump store with only the pizza shop open on that end. Everything else is closed.
ICYMI: A crazy coincidence involving a Circa T-shirt featuring the number 1312 provides us an opportunity to say not all cops are jerks. Not all. casino.org/vitalvegas/unf…
Oof. Loved this spot.
The change is part of an ongoing culinary refresh at the off-Strip property, which has also recently added China Mama and Lindo Michoacan. neon.reviewjournal.com/dining-out/cas…
Another Oscar birthday event Oscar won’t be attending.
We’re raising a glass for a special birthday! Celebrate The Mob Museum’s chief visionary and former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman’s 86th birthday with an 86-cent “The OG” cocktail, available for one day only on Saturday, July 26. Throwing it back to the good old days, enjoy a…
#humblebrag
CEO Keith Smith says @boydgaming paid $10M to acquire its 5% stake in FanDuel back in 2018. The company sold the stake to Flutter for $1.76B. "We've created nearly $2B in value for our shareholders, all from a $10 million investment. Pretty fair return, I think." @TheNVIndy
QoD: How do people who don’t gamble at grocery stores know how much food they can afford to buy?
Great idea for a series, old-timey Vegas things you can still get glimpses of if you know where to look.
Thanks so much to @summacorp for his help on this this!!! @vitalvegas @OyVegas @LasVegasLocally casino.org/news/lost-vega…
Filing this under “Don’t Hold Your Breath.” billboard.com/pro/extraterre…
Temporary.
Salt and Ivy at #aria had closed! Not sure if this is posted anywhere. @VitalVegas @LasVegasLocally
Admire the chutzpah.
@VitalVegas Tomorrow, I’m attempting to play a hand of blackjack at every casino on the strip. Any advice on north vs south start or guesses on how long it will take? (12+ hours?) Trying to avoid Uber/Lyft as long as possible but will use the tram.
Treasure Island is partnering with Accor to become “Treasure Island – TI Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, Handwritten Collection” later this year. Accor has 5,600 hotels in 110 countries, and a loyalty database of more than 100 million customers, despite our never having heard of it.
Hogs & Heifers has a new location. It’s perfectly awkward.
Unique giveaway at Virgin. Number of bottles to be awarded: Zeroish. virginhotelslv.com/promotion/back…
Unfortunate coincidence. Circa gave out T-shirts for its Slotapalooza event featuring the number of slots at the downtown resort: 1,312. The number 1312 also represents ACAB (“All Cops Are Bastards”). Today, the slot count is 1,309, much less awkward.
Rumors abound Drai’s could be out when the Vanderpump rebrand happens at Cromwell—apparently, no executive contracts, residencies or contractor agreements past 2025. But we’re told while there will be a temporary closure, it will be back, despite our best efforts.
Stopped in for some remodel pics at Suncoast yesterday and accidentally gambled. Boyd is the only casino company we’ve seen that sends out congratulatory e-mails. @boydgaming @suncoastcasino
Renovation, reopened by the end of the year.
Even more barricaded today