Another Las Vegas resort has been imploded just as two new Sin City resorts are ready to open! Yes, as the dust settles, the next generation of Sin City resorts begins to rise. So, This Week in Gambling, we’re looking at new Las Vegas hotels opening next week, next month, and next year! The East Side Cannery is no more. The resort was closed during Covid and never reopened. Now it’s lost to the past as Boyd Gaming had the abandoned property imploded on March 5th. That was the first implosion in Las Vegas since the Tropicana came down in…

Las Vegas Prices have been out of control, causing many to stay away. Now, after months of falling tourism, costs are starting to move, and resorts are offering specials to bring back business! After Covid, everyone wanted to travel again… and they had all that relief check money burning a hole in their pocket! But now that ride is over, and after nine consecutive months of plummeting tourism, Vegas has finally gotten the message. Prices are beginning to see moderate declines, and specials are running on hotel rooms, food, shopping, even the mono rail. So, let’s get right into things…

What’s happening with all the new Las Vegas projects? Where is the high speed rail, the new baseball stadium, and Tilman Fertitta’s resort on the Strip? Many Sin City projects fail, so we’re updating you on these projects and more! Over the years, we’ve shared stories about new Las Vegas projects, resorts, and attractions, and many of them, like the Durango Casino and Bottled Blonde eventually opened for business.  Many of them, but not all. It is not uncommon for Sin City developments to fail. So this week in gambling, we are taking a look at some of those projects…

From MGM Grand to the Venetian, we have the details on seven Las Vegas hotel expansions, all designed to elevate the guest experience. And adding to the excitement there are four new luxury resorts in the works, with plans to arrive in Sin City over the next few years.   Las Vegas is always changing and growing, and that includes building new casino resorts. Which we will tell you about in just a moment. Up first, renovation work at several Sin City resorts is underway, including the Venetian and Durango, but we start with MGM Grand. Currently undergoing a 300…

It was back in April of this year that we first reported on the allegations of Caesars price fixing. The company, along with Wynn and a few others, had a lawsuit filed against them over supposed collaboration via a “third-party software” as a way to manipulate and artificially inflate the rates charged for their hotel rooms. Supposedly, these accusations were being investigated by the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, as well as the Federal Trade Commission, over hotel rates charged in Nevada, New Jersey, and other states. Now a judge has dismissed the class-action lawsuit which made…

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,…