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May 15th, 2013
There’s something about off-the-menu specials that gets people fired up—maybe it’s the sneaky pleasure of knowing a secret. Or maybe it’s just that they’re usually a good deal.
Read More »May 8th, 2013
Special meals will be available everywhere this weekend, including at the buffets, where most will add a special Mother’s Day touch to their brunches.
Read More »April 30th, 2013
The Kentucky Derby is May 4, and several casinos are celebrating with events and parties. But the bigger, thematically related news is that the D is hosting the first-ever Sigma Derby tournament on May 3.
Read More »April 24th, 2013
As another Memorial Day approaches, so, too, does another summer of “daylife,” the poolside answer to Las Vegas’ powerhouse nightclub scene. This year brings a lot of positive change for locals, with hotel pools seemingly going the way of most everything else in town and looking to offer deals that appeal to the city’s captive resident market. In this case, the deal is free entry.
Read More »April 17th, 2013
Casino anniversaries usually aren’t a big deal. A casino might do something like free cake and Champagne as a marketing promo, but most just let the day come and go without so much as a press release. The notable exceptions are Caesars Palace, Tropicana, Flamingo, and Circus Circus, along with the Riviera, which is celebrating its 58th this weekend as one of two better-than-average anniversary celebrations in April.
Read More »April 3rd, 2013
The LVH buffet has always been decent, but with off-and-on availability for breakfast and borderline too-high prices at $16 for lunch and $20 for dinner (even though beer and wine are included), it’s mostly a pass. But not if you’re a local.
Read More »March 27th, 2013
Average ticket prices on the Strip rose this past year, as usual. Here's how to get the best deals.
Read More »March 19th, 2013
For many sports fans, the NCAA basketball tournament is the biggest event of the year. And the best part of the biggest event takes place March 21-24, when the tournament field gets pared from 64 to 16. If you haven’t experienced being in a sportsbook for March Madness, you need to give it a try, especially on this opening weekend, when the games begin early and run one after another all day long for four days straight.
Read More »March 14th, 2013
The old Sand Dollar Lounge is now Bar 702, thanks to the Spike TV show Bar Rescue coming to town last month. The show’s star, Jon Taffer, goes from city to city finding struggling bars, which he then turns around by building them out, sprucing them up and improving the way they do business. He changed quite a few things in converting the old-school blues-playing Sand Dollar into the more upscale Bar 702—although it kept the best of its old self, namely the live music. But what’s changed the most is the video poker.
Read More »February 28th, 2013
What if you knew of a really good show that you could see for $25? That’s a pretty good price, but there’s always a way to do better on a show in Vegas. So what if I told you that you could see that same show for $15? Or better yet, for $10, and maybe another one just as good at no extra charge? That’s two good shows for $10 … $5 apiece. Sold!
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