Las Vegas Advisor: 2 Las Vegas casinos to expand with new towers, amenities
Two Las Vegas resorts just south of the Strip are adding new towers. Read more
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Las Vegas Advisor: Venetian, Palazzo casinos to undergo $1B renovations
New Venetian/Palazzo owner Apollo Funds says the company plans to invest “north of $1 billion” for improvements that will “touch every area of the guest experience.” Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Formula One to build paddock for Grand Prix
Formula One — operators of the Las Vegas Grand Prix scheduled to run a year from now — have filed plans to build a four-story, 300,000-square-foot headquarters in the center of the 39-acre parcel just east of the Strip. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Arcade game room opens on Vegas Strip
As part of the slow, but ongoing, transformation of Bally’s to Horseshoe Las Vegas, the Arcade game room has opened in the space on the lower level previously occupied by the Bally’s race and sports book. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: New casino coming to Las Vegas Strip
Plans have been announced for the 6-acre south-Strip location (across from Aria) purchased by hotel and restaurant magnate Tilman Fertitta for $270 million earlier this year. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Vegas’ Circa sees increase in football contest participation
Now in its fourth year, downtown’s Circa has established itself as the king of the Las Vegas football contests. Read more
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Las Vegas Advisor: Formula One gearing up for the Las Vegas Grand Prix
After announcing the race way back in April, the dates for the Las Vegas Grand Prix have finally been finalized. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Football parties are back in action in Las Vegas
Football season means watch parties in the casinos and bars. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Station Casinos begins demolition of 2 properties
After announcing that it would demolish its four shuttered casinos, it didn’t take long for Station Casinos to start the process. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: New upscale resort planned with Wild Wild West closure
Another Las Vegas casino has closed and is scheduled for demolition. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Mob Museum in Vegas plans to expand with land purchase
The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement (aka the Mob Museum) has acquired a 30,000-square-foot vacant lot next door to the existing building that will be used to expand its downtown footprint. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Casino letters taken down as rebranding progresses
The letters B-A-L-L-Y-’-S have been removed from the tower at Bally’s, evidence that the transformation to Horseshoe Las Vegas is in full motion. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: New retail complex planned for Hawaiian Marketplace site
Two big retail projects are in the works across the street from one another on the south end of the Strip. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Bally’s to open Arcade video game center on the Strip
As part of its transformation to Horseshoe Las Vegas, Bally’s is opening a video game venue called Arcade. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Flash rainstorm floods several Las Vegas casinos
The “storm of the century”? It is so far. Last week a flash rainstorm with 70-mph winds hit Las Vegas and caused flooding at several casinos, including downtown’s Circa, where water gushed from the giant electronic odds boards in the sports book. Read more
Las Vegas Advisors: 3 closed Vegas casinos set to be razed and sold
The verdict has been rendered for three of the four Las Vegas casinos that didn’t reopen following the COVID-19 shutdown: They never will. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Poker champion crowned in Las Vegas
Espen Jorstad, a 34-year-old professional poker player from Norway, emerged from a starting field of 8,663 to become the new World Series of Poker Main Event champion and take down a first prize of $10 million. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: 53rd World Series of Poker’s Main Event begins in Vegas
The Main Event of the 53rd World Series of Poker is in play, drawing 8,663 players who put up $10,000 for the entry fee or won their way in through qualifying tournaments. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: $550M resort project near Reid airport finally begins
Maybe it’s not a dream. Ground has been broken and work has begun on Dream Las Vegas, the $550-million, 20-story, 531-room property planned for the far south end of the Strip. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: 2 Vegas casinos to remain closed for another year
While almost all of the Las Vegas casinos have reopened after the pandemic shutdown, a few still have not. Read more
Las Vegas Advisor: Even during summer, room rates still a value
Summertime in Las Vegas traditionally means low room rates, and that can be said for the summer of 2022. But for the second year in a row, the rates are noticeably higher than in years past. Read more
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