Gamblin’, drinkin’ and smokin,’ oh my
It’s an otherwise ordinary day when we wander into a poker emporium in the northwest valley. After a few table change requests are honored, we are seated at a table with familiar faces: Three [...]
Hello, cello: You meet some interesting people wandering around Las Vegas
You meet the most interesting people while wandering around Las Vegas. On a Saturday leading into Labor Day weekend, I’m sitting in a card game in a casino in far south Las Vegas. [...]
Three major Las Vegas hotels share 30-year anniversaries in 2023
Quietly and almost under the radar, three major Las Vegas Strip properties are marking 30-year anniversaries this year. The three major properties, Luxor, Treasure Island, and the MGM Grand, [...]
If you’re going to play casino games, have a plan
Once again on Sunday, the South Point in far south Las Vegas was bustling. Crowded race and sports book. Busy poker room. Full table games. And a long line that seemed to barely budge for the [...]
Closed buffet in western Las Vegas reflects changes brought on by coronavirus
Three years have passed since the coronavirus descended over Las Vegas, temporarily shutting casinos and roiling tourism. A closed buffet restaurant at the Suncoast in western Las Vegas [...]
Durango Station springing to life in southwest Las Vegas Valley
Those giant cranes crisscrossing the desert sky along the 215 Beltway are tangible signs of a new casino underway in Las Vegas. The cranes and construction crew near the Beltway and Durango Drive [...]
Horse bettors can set their sights on Belmont Stakes
You can almost hear the excitement in the announcer’s voice as he says, “The horses are at the gate … And they’re off.” In this case of the Belmont Stakes, the [...]