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Star Wars Live At Orleans!

Orleans has announced that presale tickets for Star Wars : In Concert at the Orleans Arena performances on May 29th will go on sale this... » continue


The Roger Thomas Jackpot

For those disappointed in how The Steve Wynn Show seems to have jumped a Glenn Beck shaped shark lately, solace can be found in its... » continue


Shooting ARIA (Video)

Ever wonder how much work goes into taking those fancy interior photos of casino resorts that end up in the brochures and websites? ... » continue


Nevada Public Radio MegaAuction Offers Tons Of Vegas Deals

Western States Public Radio (Nevada Public Radio) is holding a massive auction fundraiser this week, features a stunning array of Vegas goodies donated by the... » continue


Lamborghinis, Caviar, Dry Martinis, Shangra-La

For those about to rock, Viva Las Vegas doesn't exactly cut it. Thankfully for us, there is this: Sin City Diamonds and dust Poor man last,... » continue


Your Thoughts On Resort Fees In Seven Magazine

The debut edition of Seven Magazine, a new glossy from Wendoh Media (944 etc), features a new column by our very favorite writer on all... » continue


Thanks China!

You know those high-speed trains between Anaheim/Victorville and Vegas that everyone keeps talking about? You know, the ones we all thought would never happen? Well the... » continue


I Really Hate Tennis

Speaking of VT readers sending in photos of themselves with Vegas celebrities, VT reader & Twitter friend @paolomello sent us this video of him hanging... » continue


Planet Hollywood Loses Mind, Touts Trippies On Homepage

Ladies and gentlemen, mark this date - January 28th 2010 - as the date when the freaks took over the asylum. Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino... » continue


Vegas Vacation: Catch It Before It's Gone

There aren't a lot of good Vegas movies. And I mean *good* Vegas movies. Not "good" by a movie buff's sense, but good in that... » continue


The Best Two Bucks You'll Ever Spend

Hi-tech cheapskates rejoice... Vegas Mate For iPhone - the Vegas app - is on sale this week only for the low low price of $1.99.... » continue


Proof That RockChickX51 Got Married

*sniff* *snifffle* *sniff* FFFFFFFFT. *sniff*. Our very own RockChickX51 has lost her virginity gotten married! *sniff* *sniffle* *snifsnifsnif* HOOOONNNK. Knowing how fussy... » continue


The Jetsons in Las Venus

True Vegas freaks have an array of search terms programmed into their TiVO/DirecTV DVRs. Level 2 freaks add AC and Reno, maybe Tunica and... » continue


Trippies 2009 Is Open For Nominations

Ladies and gentlemen the 2009 Trippies : Best and Worst of Las Vegas Readers Poll Awards is now accepting nominations. You'll notice that we've completely redone... » continue


Orbitz Price Assurance Actually Works!

I have the capacity to be an extremely finicky sunofabitch, particularly when it comes time to make a financial commitment to a hotel reservation. ... » continue


BakerEats: Mad Greek Milkshakes

Driving to Las Vegas from Los Angeles is awesome! The first two or three times you do it. After that, it sucks. Big honkin... » continue


More Fontainebleau Interiors Surface : Burger Bar & Saddle Club

A trio of interior design renderings of Fontainebleau have surfaced via the Flickr feed of the person responsible for the designs. Rendering #1 : Saddle Club... » continue


Megadeth At Mandalay

For those who might be taking advantage of cheap winter rates or arriving early for Aria's opening, mark December 13th on the calendar as the... » continue


We've Got Big Wynnballs

Well, I'm upper upper class, high society. God's gift to ballroom notoriety. I always fill my ballroom, the event is never small, the... » continue


Aaaargh Mateys... Get Yer TI Treasure Map Desktops!

Listen up you scurvy bastards! International Talk Like a Pirate Day is nary three fortnights towards the horizon (Sept 19) and what better a way... » continue


Celebrating 72 Years of Gonzo

In honor of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson's 72nd birthday (July 18th), the folks at A&E have unleashed their HST Biography show on Hulu.com, for the... » continue


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... » continue


When The Chips Are Down

Poker player and Celebrity Apprentice runner up Annie Duke has posted a great video companion to an incredibly honest post on her blog about the... » continue


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

The Bellagio Megadeal has returned! A quick check of rates for the week of ARIA's opening (December 16th) show rates for $90/night!! OMG HOLY CRAP! Bellagio... » continue


Rooms at Excalibur Cheaper Than a Couple Mojitos at Wynn!

Excalibur is currently running a first-timer's promotion starting as low as $22 per night on select dates! I've given the old dungeon as hard of... » continue


When Model Room Photos Go Bad

This is what happens when people who put the backdrops into model rooms don't do due diligence about where exactly their property is located. ...and what... » continue


72-hour Sale at Treasure Island! Hurry!

Treasure Island has rates of $59 on weekdays and $139 on weekends for most dates throughout summer. That's only a few bucks short of the... » continue


69 and Heiney Grabbing On Fremont Street

Sometimes it pays to read the entire casino email spam. Case in point: See a fleet of classic 69's roaring down Fremont Street? Hells... » continue


Vegas History Via Google Earth Timeline

Google Earth is the ultimate see-if-Steve-Wynn-has-been-swimming-laps-in-his-villa's-pool satellite imagery software. There's always something new to discover when looking at Vegas overhead in a resolution crisp enough... » continue


ePHoBay : Bid On Elvis' Prescription Bottles and More!

Planet Hollywood is hosting a public auction (garage sale?) of an astonishing array of celebrity memorabilia - including the bottles that held the shit that... » continue


Fear and Loathing : The Board Game

Triple letter scores, Kamchatka attacks Irkutsk, New York Avenue with three houses... what are these goddamn animals? They're body parts from the creatures of... » continue


CMD-Z This : Total Rewards Glitch Giving Away Caesars Suites FREEEEEEE

Another Update: As expected, Harrah's has sent out the CMZ-Z 'undo' emails to those who managed to finagle a totally rewarding deal on the Caesars... » continue


Blowout : Mandalay Bay Memorial Day Weekend (Updated)

Update: We're told that this blowout deal is now sold out. You snooze... you lose. Wouldn't it be nice to get a room at Mandalay... » continue


Hunter S. Thompson Statue Proposed For Fremont Street (pic)

Plans to erect a statue in honor of the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson on Fremont Street are being drawn up by an group of... » continue


(W)FTW: Loverboy and Night Ranger at Sunset Station

Comparing the above with this '82 version, its obvious that age hasn't treated Mike Reno well. Then again, everybody deserves a second chance... and... » continue


Even More Wow : Fontainebleau Renderings

Another slew of Fontainebleau interiors have been unearthed by VT reader mac78130. Pictured above, left to right is Fontainebleau's Lobby (WHOA!), Coffee Shop and... » continue


Wynn Las Jell-O : Will It Stand?

As part of our Jell-O CityCenter project, we've decided to build a number of prototypes of similarly shaped buildings to help get a feel of... » continue


WOW : Fontainebleau Interiors

VT reader John just sent us four cropped renderings of Fontainebleau's pool deck and interiors - in a word... whoa. Update: these are taken from animations... » continue


Awesomaggio: Wallpapers of Bellagio

Here's another special treat from VT reader and Captain of the TeamVT Vegas marathon squad, Mr. CanadianCrapShooter... a slew of super duper Bellagio desktop... » continue


Las Vegas Sun Wins Pulitzer Prize

The Las Vegas Sun has won a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of construction related deaths which have taken place on the Las Vegas Strip... » continue


The Plaza : Now With 100% More Blood Lust

The Plaza - the dirty one, not the dirt one - has announced the addition of good old fashioned ass kicking to their array of... » continue


Three Cheers For Being Snookered By The Devil

Hip Hip... HIP HIP... HIP HIP... Hooooomuthafukinrah.... » continue


Hold Em Hi-Lo = Crazy Pineapple

Are you sick to death of getting fleeced by your poker posse at the weekly Hold Em home game? Next time, throw those chip... » continue


Schwartz vs. Rush : Schwartz Wins!

Consider this one small victory. In the battle of searching for "Roll The Bones" on Amazon.com, Dr. Dave Schwartz and his little big book on gambling... » continue


Las Vegas, 1968

Ever wonder what would happen if you unleashed a bunch of artsy ivy league photography students on Las Vegas in 1968? I think about... » continue


Sands Bethlehem Photo Tour

Just a quick note to alert the greater VT community about a series of posts we dropped on our 'casinos everywhere' site FeltJungle - a... » continue


Texas Trailer Station

You've probably heard of Trailer Station, a casino which was opened for eight hours to satisfy gaming regulations which require gambling on the property every... » continue


The Strange Tale of Mirage Room #12004

While working on the new Mirage YouPube review (yes, we're gonna post it), I decided to go back and look at some photos of our... » continue


Seven Seven Seven Thumbs Up, Way Up... For Richard Roeper

I'm not a big fan of the movie industry, but I am a huuge fan of movie critic and all-around smarty guy Richard Roeper. ... » continue


Awesome: Wynncore Map Desktops!

How awesome is this? Totally awesome... VT reader/contributor CanadianCrapsShooter has sent us the Wynncore property maps resized for usage as computer desktops. Some of you... » continue


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