This Week in Gambling

As Sin City braces for the Culinary Union strike, rumors that acts of Las Vegas civil disobedience will be carried out have leaked. Apparently the Union has decided that the best way to get their point across is not simply to protest and picket, but to block traffic on Las Vegas Boulevard. Like there wasn’t enough issues on The Strip right now? In an effort to grab headlines and elicit sympathy, it seems the the best plan for the Union is to ask for members who are willing to be arrested and go to jail. In fact, they have actually…

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If it ain’t broke, why fix it? And it’s quite clear that the U2 Las Vegas Residency at the Sphere is a smashing success. After selling out their initial concert dates in September and October, the band extended their stay through the end of the year. Now, they have extended it again. It was a record-setting and unprecedented launch for the UV Achtung Baby Live. So, the band and venue have added eleven additional dates in January and February. The first 9 shows have been a sold-out success, and have led to the demand for the additional concerts, listed at…

Yes, the Mirage Volcano attraction is coming down. In its place, Hard Rock will put up the monstrosity that will become a guitar shaped hotel. But in the meantime, there’s the big Las Vegas F1 race coming… and that means that the volcano is closed temporarily before it’s closed for good. Yes, the folks at F1 are not the most popular among Las Vegas residents and business owners these days. Not only has constriction of race infrastructure resulted in the city thrown into chaos, but one of the construction workers actually died from job related injuries last month. Additionally, the…

Last week at the Global Gaming Expo, we got an update on the launch of ESPN Bet. The CEO’s of Penn Entertainment and ESPN provided details on the sports betting project, and confirmation that there are still plans to have the app up and running by next month. The companies originally announced this as a rebranding of the Barstool Sportsbook as the ESPN Bet app back in August of this year. That’s also when Penn ended its ownership of Barstool and returned it back to the founder, Dave Portnoy. An agreement based on Penn paying ESPN $1.5 billion over a…

We have one month until the F1 Las Vegas, but the Grand Prix has already taken over the city! We’ve got race information, including the course and how to get around it! Plus ticket prices, road closures, new bridges, and information on a developing situation that could throw the race and entire city into chaos! S Hello friends, and welcome to This Week in Gambling. J.Todd here, coming to you from the streets of Las Vegas, which in just about a month are going to be transformed for the big F1 race… the F1 Las Vegas. And this city has…