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The Steve Wynn Stepson Show
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 May 2012
Y'know what chaps my hide? (Commence groans) I started playing drums when I was six years old. I began taking lessons on guitar and bass in third grade. I played in...
Vegas Gang #78: With 100% More Roger Gros
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 May 2012
Late last week, the Vegas Gang Podcast welcomed notable gaming biz commentator Roger Gros to talk a little about his background and more importantly tackle some of the issues in the news lately.
I've met Roger...
The Not Steve Wynn Show
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 May 2012
Speaking of questionable casting, Misnomer tweet tipped us towards Wynn's latest spokesmo "Dani Diiorio" (who dropped her first name 'Brittney') Is this the most unhip fake hip presenting ever? It...
Peekaboo: Wynn's Mizumi, formerly Okada
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Apr 2012
VT ultramegasuperpal Jake Z stopped by forthcoming Mizumi restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas, formerly Okada. Let's take a looski, mmkay?
Egad. It seems that the designer has mistaken Japanese restraint for Chinese New Year....
Pencil: Southwest Offers One Free Night At Wynn Packages
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Apr 2012
Summer is nearly upon us and this means one thing... the heat starts to become unbearable in Las Vegas. This isn't to say that having your sneakers melt to the sidewalk isn't massive...
Wynn: Okada Becomes Mizumi and more...
Posted by Chuckmonster on 10 Apr 2012
The indecision continues at Wynn Resorts with the former Okada restaurant changing its name again from Ohtaki to Mizumi, which has been officially trademarked by Wynn Resorts.
In related news, Wynn is most certainly giving up...
Climaxx Prematurely Ejacts
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Apr 2012
Eater Vegas is reporting that Climaxx - the nightclub planned to move in to the former Alex restaurant space - has been kiboshed because they can't sound proof the joint.
If I could sound proof my...
Wynn Redesigns Website, Again (Really)
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Mar 2012
The people have spoken and the folks at Wynn Resorts have listened. With lightning speed, they have redesigned and coded a sparkling new version of their website. The previous abomination - a...
Wynn Unleashes Another Shitty Website
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Mar 2012
The Wynn Resorts organization, eager to impress the voters of Massachusetts, unfurled a website to promote the proposed Wynn Foxborough resort.
The music stirred my bowels and I've already pooped twice today. Wynn: Better...
Steve Wynn Goes Nuclear Tipping
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Mar 2012
Steve Wynn is known for knowing exactly what it is his guest want before they know it. Thus, we are all vegans.
Steve Wynn has seen to it that Wynn Las Vegas has...
Wynn Closes Signature Shop And More
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Mar 2012
VT superpal JakeZ is back once again with your regularly scheduled update about whats happening at Wynn. He tells us that the Wynn Esplanade is undergoing a bunch of changes to their retail...
Wynn: Okada Boarded Up
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Feb 2012
Wynn fetishist/super tipster/roving photographer Mr. JakeZ tells us that Wynn has completely boarded up Okada.
Strangely, no mention of the name of the restaurant that is currently closed for renovation. Secondly, so Chef Devin Hashimoto...
Making Sense Of WynnLasVegas.com
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Feb 2012
By now you've probably heard that Wynn Las Vegas has launched a new website.
The reaction on The Board has been overwhelmingly negative. Rightly so.
Remember this?
The issues are numerous. Where do I start? ...
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....
Viva La Revolution Okada!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 18 Jan 2012
Fun times in the Wynn Resorts boardroom over the last few weeks as majority stockholder Kazuo Okada (for whom the restaurant is named) is waging an internal war to either wrestle control of the company...
Meet The New XSPlanade
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Jan 2012
The good news: you will no longer have to have a degree in Mixed Martial Nut Hugging to get from Encore to Wynn on nights the club is bumping. The bad news: despite...
Peekaboo: Wynn Tower Suites Lobby Renovation!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Dec 2011
The Wynn switcheroo is over! At least two of the biggest parts of it. Hot on the heels of our peeping the interiors of the High Limit Slots (formerly Blush) VT supertipster...
Sexy Photo Time: The New Wynn High Limit
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 Dec 2011
VT ultratipster JakeZ stopped by the brand new Wynn High Limit joint a few days ago to grab some super sexy photos.
For those who chastise us for posting continual updates on Wynn renovations and redesigns,...
Peekaboo: The Old and Future Wynn Tower Suites Lobby
Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 Dec 2011
VT super Murren'r JohnH swung by the Former and Future Wynn Tower Suites lobby earlier today to find that they too have taken the open construction approach to their renovation. He snapped these photos for...
Wynn's High Limit Slots Opening December 21st
Posted by MikeE on 10 Dec 2011
Just in time for the biggest baccarat tournament of the year, Wynn Las Vegas's new high limit slots will be opening on December 21st.
We've already discussed how un-Wynn (that pun is soooo almost exactly last...
Meet The New Wynn High Limit
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Dec 2011
Don't Blush, the new High Limit area at Wynn Las Vegas is nude for... uh.... viewing?
The Admiral is at Wynn today and sent us these photos of the construction site, which is strangely, and uncharacteristically...
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...
Wynn Tearing Up Casino Floor!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Nov 2011
VT super tipster JakeZ sent us these fascinating photos of renovations being made to Wynn's casino floor. The quadrant of the casino that spans from the B Bar to the former Blush space...
Can You Think Of A #betternamethanclimax?
Posted by JohnH on 28 Nov 2011
Climax is a terrible name for a nightclub. It really, truly is. In fact, I'm quite positive I selectively forgot that it was even going to be a thing in the weeks following...
Climax, Apogee or Climaxx?
Posted by MikeE on 28 Nov 2011
Exclusive! Well, sort of maybe...
While spending a coupla' nights at Encore Tower Suites, I found myself shooting the shit quite easily with employees around the Wynncore properties. My icebreaker? "So, how 'bout that new nightclub...
Wynn Names Climax As Blush Replacement
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Nov 2011
Eater has spilled the beans that the replacement for Wynn's Blush night club when it moves into the Alex restaurant space will be called Climax.
Because "Money Shot" was taken?...
Peekaboo: Wynn Tower Suites In Alex
Posted by Chuckmonster on 1 Nov 2011
Today, Wynn transferred their tower suites entrance to the former Alex restaurant space. Without skipping a beat, the Tower Suites lobby was sealed off, curtained and attacked by the drywall/paint crew. Gone. ...
Meet The New Temporary Tower Suites Entrance
Posted by Chuckmonster on 31 Oct 2011
Meet the new, temporary, tower suites lobby, formerly known as Alex.
VT super tipster JakeZ stopped by to take a peek and tried to slip inside but unfortunately, the door was locked.
"Your suite is right this...
Wynn Promo: Dual Queens Now Available!
Posted by MikeE on 31 Oct 2011
I'm that guy that got excited when planes started charging a little more for exit row - finally, a guarantee for the extra comfort. In the same way, I've always played devil's advocate when it...
Wynn Switcheroo: High Limit Slots Gets Plastered
Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Oct 2011
The Wynn Switcheroo - a plan to move and renovate almost everything at Wynn Las Vegas - claimed another victim this week as High Limit Slot lounge was curtained, drywalled and painted in quick succession.
VT...
The Steve Leaks Wynn Cotai Rendering
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Oct 2011
Oooops.
Steve Wynn has accidentally leaked a photo of what appears to be Wynn Cotai. Wynn, appearing in his office to record a heartwarming video message for Siegfried and Roy, has a framed...
Steve Wynn To Occupy The New Frontier
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Oct 2011
Moments ago, in response to a reporter question about Occupy Wall Street, Steve Wynn made a dramatic announcement that the owners of the former New Frontier property have approached The Steve almost monthly with ideas...
Wow: The Wynn Blush, Alex, Tower Suites, High Limit Switcheroo
Posted by Chuckmonster on 17 Oct 2011
VT uber tipster JakeZ is back with a slew of great bits of information about the many transformations coming to Wynn, all of which have been leaked to him from sources inside the Mahogany Curves.
Sources...
Even More Wynn Renovations In The Pipeline
Posted by MikeE on 12 Oct 2011
With new rooms, new Tower Suites accommodations, a new baccarat salon, and a new high limit slot room in the works, you'd think we'd have expected this nugget of news: the common areas of the...
Wynn Ups The Greens Fee For A Fairway Villa
Posted by MikeE on 11 Oct 2011
Yikes.
In the good ol' days of the bad ol' economy, you could get one of Wynn's one-bedroom Fairway Villas as low as $750 per night, a two-bedroom for about $1250. Dare I say, these weren't...
The New Encore XSplanade
Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Oct 2011
Shortly after receiving a tip about changes afoot in the Encore Esplanade, Wynn VP of Tassels and Drapery Roger Thomas told the Vegas Gang that Wynn was indeed working on a solution to club patrons...
The Only Billboard, I've Ever Signed My Name To
Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Sep 2011
It's the only billboard, Steve Wynn has ever signed his name to.
Thanks to VT tipster JakeZ for the pic....
Lakeside Fires The Grill
Posted by JohnH on 21 Sep 2011
File this one with the "I Couldn't Make this Shit Up if I Tried" Department, everybody. According to EaterLA, David Walzog's almost-a-year-old Lakeside Grill has officially shortened its name to the arguably more parsimonious...
Peekaboo: Wynn's New Fairway Villas
Posted by MikeE on 20 Sep 2011
VT reader JakeZ tipped us off on The Board that Wynn has ported its namesake magazine to a digital platform. Loaded with glamorous ads, self-promoting spreads, and beauty shots galore, the magazine features more than...
Mmmmmmmmariachi!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 16 Sep 2011
The Mariachi have invaded Las Vegas:
...at Wynn Las Vegas (courtesy of VT reader JakeZ)
...at Caesars Palace (courtesy of @caesarspalace)
...at Cosmopolitan (crazy upside down video by @John Unwin)
Vive Le France!...
Death To Dueling Pianos
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Sep 2011
Umpteen months ago, Encore added dueling pianos to Eastside lounge, filling up a semi relaxing bar area with the octavian sounds of Billy Joel's "My Life" every hour on the hour.
Could Wynn make this form...
It's Official: Blush at Wynn Closing
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Sep 2011
The rumor that Blush nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas was closing - which we first heard from VT reader Geoff's post on The Board earlier this afternoon has panned out as absolutely true.
The official Blush...
Ch-ch-changes to the Wynn Muzak
Posted by JohnH on 31 Aug 2011
It's a strange fascination, but it first hit me in May. While waiting to check-in at Encore for what turned out to be a balls-to-the-wall fantastic iteration of #PaoloPalooza, I heard a song come...
Chef Alex Stratta Leaving Wynn
Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Aug 2011
Long time VT friend and one of our favorite local food writers, Brock Radke, has the news - via the Weekly - that Michelin starred chef Alessandro 'Alex' Stratta has left the Wynn organization.
Chef Stratta's...
From The Mailbag: Are There Any Implosions Planned?
Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Aug 2011
Periodically, we get emails from folks asking us questions that we think y'all might be interested in helping us answer, or ones that might stir up a little discussion.
Today's question comes from VT reader Bruce,...
Countdown With Steve Wynn Show
Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Jul 2011
On tonights episode of The Steve Wynn Show, Steve invites Keith Olbermann to do a little analysis of the quarterly conference call. Olbermann's conclusion? Steve "Ooops, there goes another Picasso" Wynn is the...
Late Addition To Wynn Music Festival: Deadmeo5
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Jul 2011
The latest addition to the Wynn Music Festival line up is Deadmeo5.
There will be lots of joy in oontzville when your pussy is at the deck.
In related news: Sex Panther is the official resident DJ...
Wynn Tightens Slots, Reorganizes Floor
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Jul 2011
When we hear that Wynn Las Vegas has re-organized its multiple Trippies winning slot floor, we sit up and take notice. We knew something was afoot when news broke in March that the...
Wynn Villa Renovations Almost Complete
Posted by Chuckmonster on 18 Jul 2011
On today's quarterly earnings call, Steve Wynn let it be known that the Wynn Las Vegas' villa renovations will be completed in the next month or so, thereby completing the entire five year renovation process...
The Wynn Music Festival
Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 Jul 2011
All hail the "Wynn Music Festival."
A festival wherein not a single note of Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Mussorgsky or Steelydanski will be performed. Nor will any Ludwig Von Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wolfgang Van Halen, Van...
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