This Week in Gambling

There’s always something new headed for Las Vegas! This week we discuss a major Las Vegas expansions at the Bellagio that will stretch all the way to The Strip! Plus, there’s an addition planned for the Venetian! And renovation work at Caesars Palace effecting slots and poker! Something new is always under construction in Las Vegas. And this week we’re talking about a brand new hotel, right beside the Venetian. As well as a major Las Vegas expansions at Bellagio, right next to the strip. Now, they just wrapped up over $100 million Bellagio renovation this past January. They completely…

There’s been a lot of talk about closures in Las Vegas recently. The Tropicana, the Mirage, and now Caesars poker room. Not all of these closures are bad, as a new baseball stadium and resort will go up where the Tropicana now stands. And we all know that the Hard Rock will soon rise from the spot where the Mirage volcano has entertained visitors for years. But what’s going on with Caesars and poker? Well, you can blame the temporary closure of the Caesars poker room on slot machines. As much as we love the game of poker, slots are…

There’s never a shortage of rumors in Las Vegas… and this is a good one. Perhaps you’ve already heard the rumblings that Tao Las Vegas will take over the abandoned hotel tower at the Venetian. And if not, now you have. Some Sin City insiders have noticed strange happenings around the property lately, and their thought is that a new “boutique” style hotel will soon join the Strip. The exact location we’re discussing is on the Venetian property. The abandoned Marco Polo Tower, to be precise. Construction of that proposed third tower began well over a decade ago, and it’s…

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It was back in May of last year that we featured the Lexi Las Vegas in an article on this site. We were excited to report on a new, cannabis friendly hotel in Las Vegas, even if there was no gambling taking place there. It had the potential to offer something new to the city, in a more slow-paced, relaxed environment. You can find that feature and how they welcomed pot smokers by following the link… but there’s more. We were excited to possibly feature Lexi Las Vegas in one of our videos, even offering to show up and film…

We have exciting news for Las Vegas Boulevard, as there are major plans for an extensive Bellagio expansion project involving new restaurants and retail shops! It seems the powers that run the resort have realized that they are not taking full advantage of their location in the center of The Strip, and the prime viewing opportunities presented by their water feature. Well, that’s about to change. Known as Project Mojave in county planning documents, the Bellagio expansion will introduce a three-story plaza that extends from the hotel’s main entrance to Las Vegas Boulevard. Local architecture firm Marnell Architecture will handle…