NBC to produce new Las Vegas poker TV series

April 30, 2009

Dadgummit, that was our view years ago. whether only we had a few million to invest.

NBC will produce a new Las Vegas poker series that pits poker professionals against poker amateurs.

The same production company behind NBC’s “Poker After Dark” created “Face the Ace” and is slated to start Aug. 1…

Slot manufacturers IGT and Bally battle in court

April 30, 2009

Behind the scenes of slot machines are numerous patents that prevent competitors from using (profiting on) each other’s ideas.

Things like the wheel, for example.

The largest slot machine manufacturer, universal Game Technology, has distant held a patent on using a wheel in a gaming device. It’s …

Swine Flu Confirmed in Nevada

April 30, 2009

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Las Vegas currently has no confirmed cases of swine flu

Nevada was listed on the CDC website as having a without confirmed case of swine flu. The infected individual is a two-year-old girl in the Reno area of Northern Nevada. State health officials ur…

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April 29, 2009

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Tan Factory offers locals free 5 days of tanning

April 28, 2009

The Tan Factory will give Las Vegas locals free tanning for 5 consecutive days. No purchase essential.

Customers must be new (or must not have tanned at The Tan Factory for the past 12 months) for the free tanning. Current customers receive a $10 credit toward a purchase.

Must be at least 18 and…

Las Vegas Sands may be selling casino in Macau

April 28, 2009

Hoping to stave off bankruptcy, Las Vegas Sands is rumored to be mulling by a sale of the Sands Macao, its first casino in Macau in 2004.

They would still run the casino, but the building would be sold for $1.3 billion. It originally was built for $240 million and was entirely paid off within 1 ye…

New York New York offers $300 flight credit to return

April 28, 2009

As Las Vegas casinos figure out more and more different and creative ways to bring back players, here’s one that brings back a player twice during the spring/summer while peeking into the world of comps.

New York New York has an offer for a return airfare credit of $300 whether you play 5,000 point…

FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE PRESENTS “SUMMER OF ´69: VEGAS OR BUST”

April 27, 2009


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Fremont Street Experience takes Las Vegas back 40 years that summer with the “Summer of ´69: Vegas or Bust” festival and concert series beginning Memorial Day weekend.

The celebration offers tourists and residents a summer full of free concerts by major iconic bands from 1969, …

Jamie King celebrates 30th birthday at TAO

April 26, 2009

Actress Jamie King celebrates her 30th birthday tonight at 10 p.m., and you’re invited!

Well, okay, she was paid to be there, and you have to pay to get in, and you probably won’t even get close to her, and her actual birthday was April 23, but hey she’s in da house!

She appears at TAO Beach (a…

Top Chef filming in Las Vegas

April 24, 2009

After previous seasons in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami Beach, Chicago, and New York, season 6 of “Top Chef” has already begun shooting in Las Vegas.

Our favorite new casino, M Resort, is rumored to be host to our favorite chef reality TV program.

“Top Chef” pits chefs against each other, judg…

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