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Mike E's Going to Vegas

So it's been a little crazy around these parts in preparation for an upcoming trip. If there's one thing I love almost as much as Vegas, it's all the excitement of knocking down the pre-Vegas errands before heading out. The cameras are charging, the clothes back from the dry cleaners, the car has been serviced and washed, the bags are packed (with bottles of Goose and Macallan wrapped in protective blankets), and room confirmations have been printed. Now the only thing that stands between my favorite city and me are half a tank of gas and...

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Dear Alan M.: Don't Try To Fool Us

You've all probably read about my recent exploits at Harrah's Rincon. Today I received my first mailer from them with the usual coupons and announcements. It even included a tiny bit of unintentional comedy. Check out these winners. Do any of them seem familiar to you? Alan M? THE Alan Mendelson?! Mr. "Best Buy" himself with local shows on KTLA 5 and KCAL 9?! Sure, you won $35,945, but you've been caught red-handed. I would assume that the dude moderately famous for giving financial advice and seeking...

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Another Jackpot Pic - $2,700 on $1 Sinatra Slot

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Breweries Serving at the NYNY Beer Bash

A quick follow up to yesterday's post about the NYNY Bridge Beer Bash. To help get your drool on, we've managed to procure a listing of the brewers - and beers - being presented this weekend at the bash. A fine array indeed. Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA 60 minute IPA Raison Miller Lite Coors Light Blue Moon Sam Adams Lager Seasonal Cherry Wheat Stone Ruination Arrogant Bastard Rogue Dead Guy Hazelnut Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat Summer Shanty New Belgium Blue Paddle Fat Tire Mothership Wit (organic) Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Original Sin Cider Pyramid Curve Ball Hefeweizen Anchor Steam Liberty Ale Fosters Pabst Blue Ribbon Alaskan Amber Primo Island Lager Pilsner Urquell Newcastle Guinness Guinness 250 Warsteiner Pilsner Dunkel Konig Ludwig Smithwicks Harp Mirror Pond UB Maudite Trois Pistoles Heineken Dos Equis Lager Amber Tecate Our deepest...

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What Happens Here, Stays Here v2.0

Readers Choice : Where Should We Stay?

We get asked about a ten thousand times each month "where should I stay," now we're going to turn the tables and ask you : where should WE stay? The ground rules are simple, rack rate can't be more than $200/nt and the joint should (with very few exceptions) have a casino attached to it. So I'm about to book a room for a quick trip to town next week but can't seem to decide where to stay. I've been eyeballing the Cabana Suites at...

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Breweries Serving at the NYNY Beer Bash

What Happens Here, Stays Here v2.0

What Happens Here, Stays Here v2.0

After a coupla years sleeping around with other less sexy slogans - including our personal favorite "Your Vegas Is Showing" - the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has rebooted the "What Happens Here, Stays Here" tag line. Here's the brand spankin new TV commercial, coming to a tv toob near you: ...

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Playing 'Top Dollar' With Mandalay Bay's July 4th Offers

Over the past three weeks, Mandalay Bay has sent out a different July 4th holiday offer each week, with fluctuating rates and offer roll ups in each one. We've attempted to wade through the photoshop fireworks (rim shot... get it... photoshop fireworks? design dorques hi-five!) and present the solid data, in a fancy graph. If you're looking for a booking for this weekend, I'm not exactly sure how helpful this analysis is going to be... our aim here is to detect marketing trends for possible...

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Breweries Serving at the NYNY Beer Bash

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This Guy Is Our Hero

The latest inductee into the VT hall of fame, the guy who isn't the reporter: I'm not sure which is the best part, the reporter slugging the drunk guy goofing around or the look of shock on the two reporters when they do a quick cut back to the studio. Thanks to the 473 (and counting) people who sent us this... you can stop sending it to us now. :) ...

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BEER BASH!

If you are going to Vegas for Fourth of July weekend and happen to love the beer, your dance card has been filled. New York New York is hosting a 4th of July Beer Bash On The Bridge featuring 20 micro brewers with 50 different beers at your disposal. In addition to boozin' it on the bridge, there will a DJ and a different tribute act each night - Friday : Spazmatics, Saturday: Boogie Knights, Sunday: Phoenix (who have received the official stamp of approval...

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When The Chips Are Down

OMG HOLY CRAP : The Bellagio Megadeal Returns - $90/nt!

Rooms at Excalibur Cheaper Than a Couple Mojitos at Wynn!

Is That an Obelisk in Your Pants or Are You Just Happy to See Me?

Oh, how things have changed. I stayed with my family at Luxor New Year's Day, 1994. I even remember my dad complaining about how expensive the $19 promotion was (love you dad!). I rode the indoor river ride thingy, spoke to the talking camels, and remember the crowds in the two-story arcade gathering around Mortal Kombat II on the big screen because this eleven-year-old twerp knew all the fatalities. But I'm not complaining because Luxor marketed to me then and they're marketing to me now... only this...

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MC Hammer & Vanilla Ice at MGM Grand

They both shot to the top of the charts, riding piggyback on the shoulders of others - one stole a riff from Rick James, the other from Queen. Their careers were as limited as their talent and both suffered from unparalleled public backlash after the marketing hoopla wore off. MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice are back - armed with new agents, Twitter accounts and a blanket apology - and scheduled to rock the MGM Grand's Wet Republic pool party on Saturday July 4th, 2009. I...

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Return of The Attack of The Revenge of The Living Dead Celebutards

Hooray!! The economy must be feeling better, the celebutards are back in full force, doing what they do at all the hot joints in town, for a fee. Wow!!! a whole family of people that we are supposed to give a shit about partying at Pure and picking up money orders from Caesars Palace. Awesome!!!! Actress Lindsay Lohan showed up at MGM Grand's Wet Republic pool to collect her birthday check. Reminder to all eligible casinos: maximize your 2009 celebutard budget by hiring a non-celeb of higher...

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Some Firm Info on Monte Carlo's Hotel32

Apparently, they must be extremely bored over at Monte Carlo. I just called to see if by any chance Hotel32 would be open for my July or August trips. No such luck, but let me tell you, it was as if I was the first person to call the hotel all day. The reservation agent proceeded to read me every single detail on Hotel32 and then gave me the highly Romanticized epic tale of the day they all took a tour of Monte Carlo's top...

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Planet Hollywood Towers: A Timeshare to Actually Get Excited About?

Vegas is flooded with timeshare properties, but rarely does one create or even deserve much attention. Polo Towers (yeah, remember that place?) pretty much died when its saving grace of a top floor bar closed down years ago. As for Jockey Club, it only gets mentioned these days as the eyesore that ruined Cosmopolitan. Sorry JC1K. But honestly, these are properties with some good amenities and even better locations. Why the lack of love then? For one, most of them are old and tired with decor...

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