Las Vegas Advisor: Grand Prix racing highlights the week
If you haven’t been paying close attention, you might not know that this is Grand Prix week in Las Vegas. Read more
If you haven’t been paying close attention, you might not know that this is Grand Prix week in Las Vegas. Read more
The Las Vegas City Council has approved a project in the vicinity of the AREA15 entertainment complex. Read more
After more than a year of speculation about which Caesars Entertainment casino might be up for sale, the question has been answered. Read more
Delano, the 43-story 1,117-room all-suite noncasino hotel located next to Mandalay Bay, will soon be no more. Read more
It’s cone time in Las Vegas. Read more
On schedule and without a hitch, the two remaining towers of the Tropicana were imploded in the wee hours on Wednesday. Read more
Everyone knew it was coming, and now it has. The Mirage volcano, in many ways the symbol of the “new Las Vegas,” is no more. Read more
While pedestrian travel has been hindered to some degree by the closing of bridges at the south end of the Strip in preparation for the Tropicana demolition, moving around has become a bit easier up the street. Read more
Plans have been approved for a mixed-use hotel, residential, retail, dining and entertainment center on the Strip in front of the Convention Center. Read more
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Once a key cog in the Las Vegas marketing wheel, Monday Night Football parties are now almost nonexistent. Read more
Downtown’s Circa is opening 106 rooms and suites, which will increase the resort’s total room count from 512 to 618. Read more
The window was supposed to be Sept. 30 to Oct. 8 for the implosion of the Tropicana’s two remaining towers (the rest of the resort has already been demolished mechanically), but another day has been added and the deed will be done on Oct. 9 at 2:30 a.m. Read more
Already a favorite for location shooting, Las Vegas is poised to take a huge leap into the movie business. Read more
There’s still almost three months to go before the implosion of the Tropicana towers, but the two pedestrian bridges leading to the site of the former casino have been closed to the public. Read more
Following last year’s high level of discontent over traffic-flow and business-access disruptions related to preparation for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, several new protocols have been put in place to ease the impact. Read more
After a bit of a lull in new-casino news, Boyd Gaming has announced that it will build a $100 million resort on the site it owns on Boulder Highway in Henderson that the Jokers Wild casino now occupies. Read more
Jonathan Tamayo, a 38-year-old professional poker player from Texas, emerged from the record-breaking starting field of 10,112 players to become the new World Series of Poker Main Event champion and take down a first prize of $10 million. Read more
The Mirage, the casino that ushered in the megaresort era and flipped the switch on the “new Las Vegas,” closed Wednesday after a 34-year run. Read more
The Main Event of the 55th World Series of Poker is in progress, drawing 10,112 players who put up $10,000 for the entry fee or won their way in through qualifying tournaments. Read more
Summertime in Las Vegas traditionally means low room rates, and that applies to the summer of 2024. Read more
One of Las Vegas’ earliest traffic innovations has seen its last day. Read more