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Venetian Launching Summer Carnivale Season

Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 May 2012
Hot on the heels of the ice cold Winter In Venice at Venetian comes word that the Venetian/Palazzo will be hosting an all summer long Carnevale. No, they aren't going to charge you money to have...

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Venetian: Il Gran Ristrutturazione

Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Mar 2012
Perhaps some of you remember the confidential Venetian Renovation documents that were accidentally posted to their website? Well they've been making good on their promises to completely transform ingress/egress points from urine soaked concrete...

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Book of Mormon Coming To Palazzo

Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Feb 2012
Five Hundy hinted recently that Book of Mormon - the crackpot musical from guys who brought you Baseketball, Team America and South Park - was coming to Palazzo. Well, we've gotten word confirming this from a...

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Jersey Boys Moves To Paris, Manilow Is A Goner

Posted by Chuckmonster on 2 Sep 2011
Exactly as Mike Weatherford reported last week, the Jersey Boys are moving from Palazzo to Paris Las Vegas in Spring 2012. This means that Barry Manilow will most likely be ending his Paris run when his...

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MEGASIGNAGE(tm)

Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Sep 2011
Six months ago, Venetian and Palazzo embarked on a new campaign to up the ante on their exterior signage. Our original theory - Palazzo's name was to be de-emphasized in much the same...

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Venetian Leaking Into Parking Garage

Posted by Chuckmonster on 30 Aug 2011
We've just received a report from long time VT reader Ondarox who tells us that the Venetian's parking garage is leaking water onto cars below. I have a friend who is on the Venetian site right...

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Venetian and Palazzo Both Get AAA Five Diamond Ratings

Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Aug 2011
Doot-da-doooo! The Venetian and Palazzo have both been awarded the AAA Five Diamond award, joining Aria, Aria Sky Suites and Bellagio at the zenith of minibar stocking, according to Alcoholics Anonymous inn keeping and...

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Update : Palazzo Signage

Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 Jul 2011
Way back a month or so ago, we pointed out changes in Palazzo's signage, the Venetian's paint job and threw it all at the wall in the hopes that something somewhere might stick. And stick it...

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Vegas Chefs Gets Their Just Desserts

Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Jul 2011
Speaking of food pr0n, Bravo has announced the contestants on this seasons Top Chef: Just Desserts. The show features two chefs who work in the Las Vegas casinos we love and adore. Chef Craig Poirer...

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Contest: Be The First To Try Lobster ME!

Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Jul 2011
The fine crustaciaficionadi over at Lobster ME, the new lobster roll sammitch joint coming to Planet Hollywood's Miracle Mile shops in August, have offered up 2, count 'em TWO, passes to the media only pop...

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lobster ME Coming to Planet Hollywood

Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Jul 2011
lobster ME, a new restaurant that aims to capture the wicked deliciousness of New England lobster rolls and other lobster infused dishes (mac & cheez) is planned to open in early August inside the Miracle...

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Grazie Starts Pushing Out Comps Again

Posted by Blackjacker1979 on 8 Jul 2011
In an odd twist I got a nice little surprise in the mail today. Yes folks, Grazie is once again giving out comps. And seeing as how the last time I played there it was on...

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The Palazzo's Pool Is Leaking

Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Jul 2011
The Palazzo, creeping up on its fourth birthday, is having serious issues with leaks and corrosion to its pool and have called in local contractors to assess the issue. The photo below, which shows the scary...

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Is The Palazzo Brand's Days Numbered?

Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Jun 2011
Over the last few months, some strange things have been happening to the exterior of Palazzo and Venetian which make me wonder if Las Vegas Sands is on the precipice of merging the MEGACENTER™ complex'...

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Request for Urgent Transfer of Status Points From Bank of Grazie

Posted by Chuckmonster on 16 Mar 2011
How many times has this happened to you.... Hello, my name is Dr. Sheldon Palazzovenetian and I am here to solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction. I am top Federal Appointed government official...

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Grazie Times Nothing = No Grazie

Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Mar 2011
As you've probably heard, the CEO/majority owner of Venetian & Palazzo, Sheldon Adelson, declared weeks ago that the company has cut out comps for all but their highest players... no free rooms, no free meals,...

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Venetian, Palazzo Cuts All Comps

Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Feb 2011
Las Vegas Sands honcho Sheldon Adelson wins VT's Honest Guy of the Month award for February 2010 for telling us to not bother carrying around that Grazie Card anymore: We've essentially cut all of our comps...

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On The Latest Episode of Uncle Sheldon's Playhouse...

Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Nov 2010
Venetian / Palazzo Chairman & CEO Sheldon Adelson showed up on ABC's Nightline the other night. Holy hell is this guy a bore....

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Palazzo To Harmonize St. Regis at Five Floors

Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Oct 2010
Las Vegas Sands COO Michael Leven recently told Reuters (see page 2) that the company was planning on Harmonizing the unfinished St. Regis condo thingy that has been standing there unfinished and stalled for a...

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Venetian Palazzo Join InterContinental Alliance

Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 Oct 2010
Not sure if anyone other than frequent business travelers or AA frequent flyer mile fetishists will give a rats ass about this, but Venetian and Palazzo have joined the InterContinental Alliance Resorts, global points/booking Priority...

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Southwest Vegas Deal Mania - Venetian, Palazzo and Harrah's Property on Sale!

Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Oct 2010
Those nutty folks over at Southwest Airlines have put out a trio of brand new Vegas-centric deals for those whose local airports are serviced by Southwest. The first of the three is a 'catch...

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Welcome to Venetian San Diego!

Posted by MikeE on 9 Jun 2010
Ever been to Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino? They're the highest rolling of Californian tribal gaming. Huge limits, helipads, private rooms, phenomenal blackjack rules, and golf. A few years ago, they even experimented...

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Wheel. Of. Fortune. Venetian.

Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 May 2010
Pat... can I buy a P? Mine seems to be burned out. When I was a kid, I thought that the only way you could get appliances and furniture for your home was to win...

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The Palazzo's Prestige

Posted by Chuckmonster on 18 May 2010
While we weren't looking, The Palazzo has added a completely new tier to their room offerings, code named Prestige. No, these aren't new rooms, but instead an offer to particular guests to upgrade...

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