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A Guide to Vegas' Off-the-Menu Specials
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 »
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Mother's Day Bargains
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 »
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Derby Daze and Pop Rocks
The Run for the Roses comes with $6 mint juleps this year
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 »
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Daylife Deals for Locals
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 »
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For the Riviera, 58 is Reason to Celebrate
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 »
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Put Uncle Sam's Money to Work With Tax Day Deals
Don't be irresponsible with your tax refund check—take it to the casino!
April 9th, 2013
It’s tax time, which is a good thing if you’re one of those people getting a little something back from your withholding. Retailers all over the country will use “Tax Day” as a marketing hook, with deals and special offers of all sorts. But only in Las Vegas can you use your refund check to make more money. Read more »
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Score Yourself a $2 Breakfast Buffet at LVH
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 »
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Strip Entertainment, Local Prices
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 Madness for Less
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 »
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A bar Reborn
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 »
