This Week in Gambling

We’re taking a look at the Pharaoh’s Gaze Doublemax, a 20 payline, highly volatile game with 3 rows and 5 cascading reels! Collect the mini Pharaoh’s Gems to activate reels with extra Wild symbols for 3 consecutive spins. Plus there are Scatter Symbols, Bonus Spins, and even a Gamble Feature! This slot revolves around the innovative DoubleMax feature from Yggdrasil, which burst forth like a famished dinosaur from the underbrush in the tremendously impactful Raptor DoubleMax. Within Pharaoh’s Gaze DoubleMax, this mechanic is reined in, but not without the addition of its own unique twist, aptly named the Pharaoh’s Gaze….

You may have heard that the new Durango Casino will be opening its doors just in time for Thanksgiving this year. To be precise, the resort will first welcome guests on November 20th. But before the any drinks can be poured or the first jackpot can be won, the casino will need some employees! Now, Durango Casino has begun a hiring campaign across the city as they look to fill about 1,200 positions. They need people at all positions, from dealers and slot attendants, to housekeeping and security, to reception and food and beverage! Durango Las Vegas is a part…

Is it true? Is there really a Las Vegas bed bug infestation? Well, yes and no. Yes, seven well-known resorts on The Strip have been found with bed bugs in just the past year! But no, the city has not been overrun… and bed bugs are actually not that uncommon. Especially in a town with over 150,000 hotel rooms! So how can you tell if your Las Vegas hotel room gas bed bugs? Also, we discuss some changes at the Cosmopolitan, which you mat recall was sold to MGM Resorts last year. Now, their much beloved Cosmo Identity rewards program…

Management at Wynn Resorts has announced the decision to close its WynnBET online sports betting platform in several jurisdictions. The company will not accept bets from customers in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia as quickly as possible. Wynn’s Chief Financial Officer, Julie Cameron-Doe, stated that “In light of the continued requirement for outsized marketing spend through user acquisition and promotions in online sports betting, we believe there are higher and better uses of capital deployment for Wynn Resorts shareholders” This news may seem a bit odd, considering that WynnBet just debuted in six states…

Don’t look now, but your next stay at one of the many Strip hotels could have some unwelcome guests. Cimex lectularius, Cimex hemipterus and Leptocimex boueti, to be exact. Or, as we’ve all grown to call them, bed bugs. Seriously? At such an expensive place? Oh, yea. Actually, there are several Las Vegas resorts up and down the Boulevard who have been found to have these little creatures waiting to welcome the next guest. And despite what you may believe, bed bugs are not restricted to to lower end hotels. In fact, they’re not a sign of filth or disease,…

The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas has announced that it will transition from its Identity loyalty program to the award-winning MGM Rewards program starting in February next year. The move will give members the ability to earn and redeem points across the company’s 20 premier U.S. destinations. Members of the Identity program will retain their offers and benefits through January 31, 2024, and their points will carry over to their membership with MGM Rewards. Guests currently in both programs can continue to utilize their Identity benefits and earn and use Identity Points at The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas through  the end of January…