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Wynn: The New Casino Button
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Feb 2012
In response to public outcry, the brain trust at Wynn Resorts has added a "Casino" button to their website. See.
Right now, all over the world, ten thousand information architects simultaneously committed suicide.
Pathetic....
Follow Up: Wynn Tearing Up Casino Floor
Posted by Chuckmonster on 2 Dec 2011
It appears that Wynn's casino renovation amounted to little more than game re-rearrangement and - just as VT reader GregK pointed out - simple replacement of the carpet.
Looks like the carpet pattern has changed a...
Holy Crap: Cosmo Sends Out Casino Promo!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 31 Oct 2011
Just when you thought that Cosmopolitan had decided to forego the casino part of their casino resort entirely, they send out a casino centric promo to select identity customers.
And here we were thinking that Cosmo...
'Ralph Lamb' 60s Vegas Crime Drama Coming To CBS
Posted by Chuckmonster on 16 Aug 2011
CBS has picked up production of Ralph Lamb, a late 1960s Vegas crime drama penned by Nicolas Pileggi, the author of Casino and Goodfellas.
The story, originally green-lit as a feature film before MGM (the movie...
Truth In Advertising Dept: Casino Royale
Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Apr 2011
VT reader TL shared with us a groovy mailer sent to him by the nice folks over at Casino Royale. The fascinating part isn't the offer it contained, but the truly excellent envelope it...
Final Edition Sahara Casino Chips
Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Apr 2011
The other day I headed over to Sahara to say goodbye. As part of the ritual, I stopped by the casino cage to grab some of the final Sahara chips for my collection. ...
There's Gold In Them Thar Internet Poker Rooms!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 24 Mar 2011
Let us mark today - March 24, 2011 - as the day that the brick and mortar casino companies got serious about gaming on the internet.
In a landmark decision by the Nevada Gaming Commission, Caesars...
The Best Slot Machine Stools In Vegas Are At...
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Mar 2011
My ass. Let's talk about it.
My ass defies gravity. It bends laws of physics, reverses biology, disproves mathematics and debunks fashion. For 41.4 years the world has been enjoying it - free of...
The New Wynn $8 Chips
Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Feb 2011
Wynn Las Vegas is now stocking the brand new for 2011, Year of The Rabbit $8 baccarat chips. Like previous years, they are a limited edition run of 5000 chips and are the ONLY...
The Henry Is Bringing It Back!
Posted by MikeE on 28 Dec 2010
Last August, I expressed my dismay over the lack of quality, 24-hour coffee shops that used to be a staple in Vegas. For those of you that missed my angry, anti-burger bitchfit, you can find...
VegasEats: Sourdough Cafe at Arizona Charlie's Decatur
Posted by Chuckmonster on 27 Dec 2010
One day, while killing a coupla hours between checking out of The Stratosphere and heading to Cosmopolitan for my meeting with CEO John Unwin, I went out searching the local countryside for casino cafe breakfast....
Cosmopolitan's Design: Go West
Posted by MikeE on 27 Dec 2010
Design has always been a hot topic of discussion, especially since the opening of Wynn Las Vegas in 2005 and the questionable choices they made - restaurants far from the casino and the world's biggest...
Cosmopolitan's Eager Hosts
Posted by MikeE on 20 Dec 2010
Just minutes after Cosmopolitan's public opening, team VT made their way to a craps table. It wasn't a particularly good run, but everyone was in good spirits - the drinks were flowing, the pressures of...
Necessity the Mother of Invention: The Casino Cabana
Posted by MikeE on 17 Dec 2010
Constraints. Cosmopolitan's design weaknesses are a direct result of their two-towered, narrow footprint. But these constraints also breed innovation - innovations that are, in my opinion, the homerun star of Vegas's latest resort. We'll be...
Cosmopolitan: The Chips!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Dec 2010
Well Helllllo Dolly! Place your bets place your bets... bets please. Closing. Betting is closed. No more bets. Sir... don't muss with the roulette chips:
Hrm. Kinda boring... not that...
Cosmopolitan Casino Carpet
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Dec 2010
It sure is great to see casino carpet that doesn't look like butterfly puke.
The color scheme is somewhat reminiscent of the one in "The Ivey Room" (the poker room at Aria.) Neato!...
Bet on Art or Music at Cosmopolitan
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Dec 2010
The Cosmopolitan is putting its money where its art talkin' mouth is on their Big Six wheels. Art or Music? Isn't music art? Kinda funny... we've already gotten more discussion...
Aria Introducing New Wayfinding Signage?
Posted by JohnH on 4 Nov 2010
I like Aria's signage. Its blend of natural wood and other materials is creative, intriguing, and one of the rare aspects of the resort that works within the context of whatever it was Jimbo...
ARIA Turns On The Lights
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Nov 2010
Of all the ARIA related problems we've been discussing for last year or so, the one I disagreed with the most was the belief that the casino was too dark. I've always thought that...
Cosmo Now Granting Credit Lines!
Posted by MikeE on 22 Oct 2010
Awesome!
Even in the deepest hole of our nation's financial crisis, mediocre resorts like MGM Grand had the nerve to demand a minimum $10,000 when requesting a credit line. Give me a break! Your parent company's...
Behold, The Centerpiece!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Oct 2010
All the fluttering we've been doing about casino advertising, brought a little bird to my window last night, where it broke its beak on the double paned glass. Before it fell three stories to...
Video: Rog Thom Talks Encore Chandeliers
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Oct 2010
Do you love the red chandeliers in Encore's casino as much as we do? Then you're really going to enjoy this little video explanation of them by Wynn Resorts interior design mastermind Roger Thomas.
If...
Cosmo Commercial To Debut During Mad Men Finale
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Oct 2010
Cosmo employees (Cosmopoliticians?) are all a'twittering the news that the season finale of Mad Men will feature a 60 second commercial touting the resort, not the cocktail.
This is definitely a gigantically pricey advertising buy -...
Vegas Superhost Interviewed on KNPR
Posted by MikeE on 10 Oct 2010
It seems Vegas related reruns on Travel Channel have all but dried up. And nowadays with rampant unemployment and home foreclosures galore, it's somewhat taboo to cover stories about people who risk entire college educations...
Mini Tycoon Casino : Farmville For Casino Dorques
Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Oct 2010
No doubt all of you have been barraged by "please water my crops" and "Mary Jo just found a brown fox on her farm" messages by your Farmville addicted friends on Facebook. It...
Cosmopolitan Lights Up
Posted by Blackjacker1979 on 1 Sep 2010
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, you know, the better Gateway to CityCenter has finally donned it's evening attire in full for the world to see.
Two weekends ago while concluding my trip at Bellagio I saw...
Curtains For The Moulin Rouge
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 Jun 2010
After decades of on-again, off-again plans for resurrection, the famed Moulin Rouge has been fitted for its final set of curtains.
Curtains, not of the Roger Thomas variety, but of the Bugsy Siegel sort.
Demolition on the...
Help! I'm Trapped In An Elevator!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 17 Jun 2010
How many times has this happened to you... you're minding your own business reading the wall promos in a hotel elevator when *KLUNK* the elevator grinds to a halt, leaving you trapped inside for who...
New Game In Town: Dealer Bluff Six Card Poker
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 May 2010
Dealer Bluff Six Card Poker, a brand new game from the folks responsible for Three Card Poker, Rapid Craps, Rapid Roulette and those continuous shuffle machines, is on the verge of making its debut at...
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