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The Great Jackie Gaughan

The great Jackie Gaughan has passed. Hero, idol, one of a kind, a king, a prince and an undeniable legend, Jackie Gaughan created the mold of... » continue

How To Fix Harmon In Four Easy Steps

ConExpo, the massive construction trade show, rolled in to Las Vegas this week, bringing with it some of the world's largest construction companies, and millions... » continue

Downtown Grand Sued For Letting Drunk Guy Gamble

Mark Johnson claims he lost a ton of money gambling at Downtown Grand over Super Bowl weekend. He also claims he was drunk... and... » continue

Seven Saddest Pools In Vegas

When the calendar turns to March, two things begin happening... college hoops fans begin frothing at the mouth and large trucks filled with chlorine start... » continue

Peep The Vortex at The Quad

Ever since the Linq project was announced, we've been fascinated with The Vortex - the cantilevered neon tornado thingy atop the building that used to... » continue

Re: VT10: We're Having A Party

As some of you know, 2014 marks the 10th anniversary of VegasTripping.com and what better way to celebrate than to have a blow out... IN... » continue

Editorial: Fortunes Not Made

The thread of gambling may end with a slot machine, but it begins with investors - bulls and bears, longs and shorts, pass and don't... » continue

North Is The New South Dept: Enter The Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino

The fight for north strip Asian gamblers is about to heat up. The Lucky Dragon, a $135 million dollar project backed by Las Vegas real estate... » continue

Caesars Sells The Quad, Ballys and Cromwell...

Speaking of House of Cards... Caesars Entertainment has sold The Quad, Ballys, The Cromwell and Harrah's New Orleans casinos for a whopping $2.2 billion dollars,...... » continue

The Great Harold Ramis

Today, we've lost one of the true greats - writer, director, actor Harold Ramis. Perhaps you've seen one of his movies, Ghostbusters, Back To... » continue

THEpoll: Will You Book The Cromwell?

Will You Book The Cromwell? This week, we posted tons of groovy stuff about The Cromwell. The question is.... are you ready to pull the... » continue

Celine Dion: Watching Hockey or Eating Bad Poutine?

You make the call... ... » continue

MGM Adding EV Chargers, Tesla Supercharger Opens

Great news for fellow electric vehicle owners, MGM Resorts International announced last week that they will be building 27 Level 2 electric vehicle chargers in... » continue

Peep The Cromwell Rooms and Suites

We're only day(s) away from the official opening of reservations for The Cromwell (previously known as Gansevoort, Bill's Gamblin Hall & Saloon and Barbary Coast).... » continue

The Abbey at The Cromwell To Bring Back Cabana-Style Private Gaming

The Cromwell will feature a branded Private Gaming salon called The Abbey. The Abbey will feature three gaming tables surrounded by plush seating for... » continue

El Cortez Adds Amenities Fee And More Bizarro Overcharges

El Cortez has jumped into the resort fee game, adding an "Amenities Fee" of $8.95 per night to all reservations starting Feb 1. The... » continue

For Sale: Mirage Villas

Here's something interesting, VT staffer Blackjacker1979 called our attention to an email blast he received straight from Mirage wherein they are directly marketing the... » continue

Guns N Roses Returns!

AEG Entertainment announced this morning that Guns N Roses will be returning to The Joint at the Hard Rock for a three week long, nine... » continue

Vegas Gang #106: For Those About To Brock!

On the latest episode of the Vegas Gang Podcast, the gang welcomes Las Vegas Weekly dining expert Brock Radke to the table. We chewed the fat... » continue

Will You Be Our Vegas Valentine?

Will you be our Vegas Valentine? ... » continue

Hakkasan Hotel Coming To MGM Grand

Sources are telling us that MGM Resorts International, owners of almost everything on the west side of The Strip, have reportedly inked a deal with... » continue

Caesars Greatest Hits Anthology Suites Vol. 2

Today Caesars Entertainment released a remixed and remastered compendium of their Greatest Hits, entitled Caesars Anthology Vol 2. (1998-2013). Seriously, they've gathered all... » continue

The Cromwell, Giada's Pencil In Soft Opening Dates

Whispers from inside Caesars Entertainment are telling us that The Cromwell, the long awaited replacement for Gansevoort, Bill's Gamblin Hall and Saloon, has set some... » continue

Big In Vegas

My will was strong, I had to make it big... in Vegas.... » continue

Last Call: THEhotel HE Penthouse

Question: How do you know your hotel needs a design refresh? Answer: When your top of the line Penthouse Suites still have a VCR.... » continue

SLS Sets Labor Day Weekend Opening

VT reader Sam Nazarian (or more appropriately an sbe PR person) announced today in a blog post entitled Save The Date that SLS Las Vegas... » continue

VT10: We're Having A Party

Dear friends, I would like to cordially invite you to VT10, a one night celebration of the 10th birthday of VegasTripping.com. We will be gathering for a... » continue

Flamingo Announces Olivia Newton-John Residency

Late 70's, early 80's sweetie pie Olivia Newton-John has signed on for a 45 show residency inside the Donny and Marie Showroom at the Flamingo. The... » continue

Mirage Goes 6:5

Last week, we told you the good news... Mirage's casino redesign is strikingly gorgeous. And now, the bad news... they've decimated blackjack odds. At the... » continue

SLS Gets A Marquee

SLS Las Vegas unleashed a new rendering of their property, primarily showing off their proposed marquee. Interesting. Kinetic sculpture on the north side with a... » continue

Review: Rose. Rabbit. Lie. at Cosmopolitan

I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life. Welcome to Rose. Rabbit. Lie, sir. Do you have a... » continue

Vegas Winter Olympics

In honor of the upcoming Winter Olympics, we present this look at the Vegas events that make champions out of this country's athletes, and close... » continue

The Cromwell

After a month of rumors and speculation, Caesars Entertainment officially announced The Cromwell as replacement name for short-lived Gansevoort, which replaced Bill's Gamblin' Hall and... » continue

SLS: Lenny Kravitz, Designer... and A Pool On The Casino Roof!

Above: the Foxtail pool under construction at SLS Las Vegas SLS has spilled a bunch of information to Engineering News Record about the nuts and bolts... » continue

North Is The New South Dept.: We're Getting A Walgreens!

Proving SLS Las Vegas' marketing slogan 'North Is The New South' might hold a bit more water previously thought, VT has learned that a group... » continue

Wynn Gets Back In The Customer Service Game

On April 28th, 2014, Wynn Las Vegas will celebrate its 9th birthday. It is impossible to calculate the importance of Wynn Las Vegas had... » continue

The Mirage Casino Is All Shiny And New

Calling all casino design nerds, let us rejoice and behold the new casino floor at Mirage! Wow! Like rivers of chocolate with pink veins carrying the energy... » continue

Mailbag: Resort Fee At Main Street Station?

VT reader D.H emailed us yesterday about a mystery charge that appeared on his credit card after staying at Main Street Station. He says: Main... » continue

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About SLS Las Vegas

Ladies and gentlemen, here is our latest, highly educated guess as to what the SLS Las Vegas property map will look like... right down to... » continue

Sexy Photo Time: The New Wing Lei and High Limit Lotus

Just in time for Chinese New Year, the lotus has returned to the fountain outside of Wynn's High Limit slots parlor, but not after going... » continue

Bellagio Blue Is Now In The Casino

Bellagio has replaced their table felts.... holy craps! These new felts perfectly match the 2011 'bluelaggio' hotel room renovations (aka 'The Souvlaki Palace'.) Perhaps... » continue

Ballys Digs The Ghetto

As the dust flies, on a cold and gray Las Vegas morn and a poor little shopping mall is born called the Get Tow. And Gary... » continue

Vegas Gang #105: Trippies, Nevada, AC, Wynn MA and More

On the latest episode of the Vegas Gang podcast a very rare occurrence - The Admiral showed up drunk! The Gang thrashed through a number of... » continue

Light Group and VP of Entertainment Named In SHOCKING Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

The law firm of Campbell & Williams has filed, on behalf of their client Jane Doe, a complaint in United States District Court, District of... » continue

The D and Golden Gate To Accept Bitcoin

After a few days of teasing, The D and Golden Gate announced today that it will begin accepting the virtual currency bitcoin for payment at... » continue

News Brief's For January 17, 2014

Hard Rock Opens Dokken-Themed Lunch Counter In a city weary of the ever expanding number of burger joints and pizza places, the Hard Rock Casino and... » continue

Mirage: Who's Your Daddy?

Nearly every major casino in Las Vegas has its time in the sun. That magical time when all eyes and the zeitgeist are fixed... » continue

Aria's Gets A New Slogan, Commercials

Aria has always had problems with their marketing. From bad slogans like 'city within a city', 'remember to breathe', 'words will fail you', 'the... » continue

Elaine Wynn Brings Home The Bacon

It appears that the lust for high priced art runs in the Wynn family. The New York Times is reporting that the unidentified buyer... » continue

Perry Farrell Targets Vegas for Kind Heaven EDM Musical

Occasional past, present and future Jane's Addiction vocalist, DJ, Lollapalooza creator and general weirdo Perry Farrell has told Rolling Stone that he is planning to... » continue