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Cosmopolitan: Calling All Couch Potatoes
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Apr 2012
Ladies and couch potatoes, the Cosmopolitan recently opened their luxurious EA Sports Bar, wherein you losers can waste your Las Vegas vacation playing fucking video games.
One hour of "gaming" will set you back $10, although...
Congratulations WSOP Winner, Here's Your Suite
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Nov 2011
Ever wondered what happens when you win the World Series of Poker Main Event? Of course you have. With your hands raised to the air in victory, flop on top of a...
Former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver Drummer Matt Sorum To Perform With Sin City Sinners
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Sep 2011
Attention headbangers, Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum will be performing with Sin City Sinners at The Crown Theatre inside the Rio on Monday September 19th.
The show will feature a set of music spanning Sorum's career,...
The Best Photos Of A Hotel That Will Never Open
Posted by Chuckmonster on 28 Jul 2011
VT uberfriend MiddleClassBuzz (Paolopalooza's namesake), just tweet tipped me about Google's new Hotel Finder Experiment. My first thoughts were... look out Kayak, here comes Google.
My second thought - after doing a cursory search...
In Memoriam Penn & Teller
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Jun 2011
Pick a card, any card. Now remember it.
Imagine my shock when stumbling across this marker while at the graveyard to pay my respects to dearly departed metal icon Ronnie James Dio.
This cenotaph - a...
Echelon Renderings Unveiled
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 May 2011
VT super tipster Mac89103 ferreted out a slew of Echelon renderings that we've never seen before... some fascinating views of lighting effects and decor of the shopping promenade and exterior plaza. In a...
Peep This Super Sexy Veer Penthouse Pictorial
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Apr 2011
Ever wondered what a Veer Penthouse would look like if you had a shipping container full of $100 bills to blow hiring a designer to do it up? Wonder no more...
Thanks to Contemporist, a...
ESPN Folds Poker Programming
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Apr 2011
Last Friday, the U.S. Attorney Generals in New York unleashed sweeping indictments of the top three internet poker websites - PokerStars.com, FullTiltPoker.com and AbsolutePoker/Ultimate Bet - charging top executives with circumventing U.S. online gambling statutes...
VegasEats: The Whopper Bar at Rio
Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Apr 2011
Twenty years ago, I worked for a butcher. My main responsibilities were cleaning up the butcher room and all the machinery at the end of the day. As a result of this and...
Caesars Palace To Rebrand Centurian Tower As Nobu
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Mar 2011
Caesars Palace announced today that they are planning to convert the Centurion Tower into a boutique hotel using the Nobu restaurant brand as developed by world famous chef Nobu Matsuhisa.
All 180 rooms, 16 suites and...
Cosmopolitan Comme Ca Interior Peekaboo
Posted by Chuckmonster on 25 Oct 2010
The tweeter for Comme Ca at Cosmopolitan has posted one, two, three interior photos of the restaurant.
I wonder where that the red ceiling actually is, since it obviously isn't inside the dining room. Bar?...
Cosmo Interior Peekaboo: The 3D LCD Video Cube!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Oct 2010
Watch it while you can folks... the company that designed this truly awesome LCD 3D video cube posted this (non embeddable) video to the YouTube.
Since we can pretty much guarantee that this won't be around...
Architectural Digest Unveils Steve Wynn's Latest Digs
Posted by MikeE on 14 Oct 2010
Terrence Watanabe took residency at Wynn Las Vegas for a year. Yes, an entire year. He actually went on vacation from his vacation. His 'house guests' were Wynn's guests. He called Fairway Villa 101 home...
More Cosmo Peekaboos: Milos and Blue Ribbon Sushi
Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Oct 2010
Our ever trusty internet ferret Mac25or6to4 has done it again! This time he's dug out some tasty interior design morsels from the Cosmopolitan's frothy stable of fine dining options - Estiatorio Milos (Greek) and Blue...
Inside the Cosmo Kitchen
Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Aug 2010
Speaking of Cosmopolitan, the company that did all the condo kitchen installations has put up a ton of photos of them on their Facebook joint.
Big thanks to the ever industrious internet ferret Mac89109 for the...
Rumor: Boyd Buying Rio
Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Aug 2010
We're hearing some chatter on the airwaves that Harrah's has sold the Rio to Boyd Gaming.
Boyd announced earlier this week that they were suspending their attempt to buyout the assets of Station Casinos.
More on this...
Cosmopolitan Lobby Interiors Unveiled
Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Jun 2010
Update: the blog owner of the photos has removed them from their website.
Another week, another group of Cosmopolitan interior photos float up to the surface, thanks wholly due to webferret mac89103's deft usage...
Rio Uses VT To Fight Dirty
Posted by MikeE on 18 Jun 2010
Ugh. When will this stop?
Shortly after we broke the news that Wynn would be implementing a resort fee, Caesars Palace was quick to throw a bitchslap at their bronzed neighbors up the street. Now Rio...
Imperial Palace Guests Rejoice...
Posted by MikeE on 12 Jun 2010
...while Caesars Palace guests get the shaft.
It started with a cross property buffet promotion. Pay for one buffet and gorge yourself at any Harrah's joint in Vegas. Kind of nice if you've discovered a meal...
Harrah's Selling Rio, Again
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 Apr 2010
If you believe rumors, the Rio had been bought and sold more often than any other Las Vegas casino, with Mirage gaining ground.
Today, Business Week has offered to tend to the perpetually burning Rio Sale...
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