This Week in Gambling

After more than 16 years of construction delays and financial challenges, Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas is finally set for its grand opening in just a couple of weeks! We have an overview of this new, exciting resort and the amenities! Plus, Fontainebleau Vegas is not the only grand opening in Las Vegas for December, as the Durango Casino is set to become the newest Station Casino property in Sin City! Hello friends, J Todd here on the Las Vegas Strip on a very windy afternoon here in Sin City.  Behind me, that’s Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas, and if you know…

We are talking about the Hot Lucky 7’s online slot, a 5 reel, 4 row game from Betsoft! This is a classic slot game with over 1,000 paylines and medium-to-high volatility! The Wild Symbols come with multipliers attached wins up to 5 times your bet, and they can combine for even bigger wins! And be watching for the Scatter Coin Symbols, as landing 3 or more anywhere on the reels will award players with up to 20 free spins! Every day can be your lucky day in Hot Lucky 7’s! The essence of adrenaline and high hopes ring through the…

Construction began on the Fontainebleau Las Vegas way back in 2007. Honestly, I don’t even remember where I was or what I was doing back then. But regardless of how we arrived at this date, we are finally going to see the grand opening of this big, blue building on the north end of the Strip. The date has been set for the doors to open. That date is the 13th of December, which is just over two weeks away. We thought that leading up to the big day you may want to know a little bit about the Fontainebleau…

We have a brief preview of a few new Aristocrat slot machines, including information on all of the NFL slot machines. We also see a new Buffalo game and These are the slot machines that will be hitting casino floors within the next six months! Representatives provide information on all of the new Aristocrat slot machines, including NFL Super Bowl Jackpots, Overtime Cash, and Super Bowl Link Hold & Spin! Plus three additional titles: NFL Kickoff, Winning Drive, and Rings of Victory, which are all Class II games. Then there’s the new Buffalo Dash for Cash, which brings Aristocrats Cash…

Say what you want about the Las Vegas Grand Prix being a huge pain in the ass for the city. Complain about the traffic… the construction… the massive headaches and confusion. Criticize the removal of trees at Bellagio… or the rotunda at Caesars. It will all fall on deaf ears. But why? Well, why do you think? Money. It’s no exaggeration to say that a majority of the city’s residents and workers could do without the Las Vegas Grand Prix. After all, they are not the ones reaping the financial benefits of the race. But love it or hate it,…

It was the talk of the town all summer, and now Las Vegas baseball will become a reality. Was it ever really in doubt? Well actually, yes. Fights over financing the stadium, a grassroots campaign from concerned citizens, and the approval of Major League Baseball were all factors, but in the end Vegas gets a team. Last week the thirty owners of MLB teams met for a vote on the move of the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas. A minimum of 75% of those votes (23 teams) were needed to approve the move. Instead, the vote was unanimous, and Las…