Reach for Me has movie ...

The Las Vegas Hilton will host the premiere of the movie Reach for Me, complete with red carpet, meet and greet, and after party. The interesting thing is, you can pay to attend all of these. Price of just the movie in the balcony is $16.05, and it goes up from there. Producers Circle is...

Dodgers to play Reds at...

With November 2009 being the first month of increased gaming revenue in 23 months, how do you keep the momentum going? Sports is always a good bet. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has landed an exhibition game amoung the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, to be...

Bally purchases gaming ...

Gaming manufacturer Bally Technologies (which is one of the few companies whose stock emerged unscathed from the economic downturn and is even at its all-time high) has purchased Games4you. Games4you is a supplier of gaming substance in the slot machine world, including progressives and...

Icahn new owner of Font...

Fontainebleau Las Vegas now has a new owner: Carl Icahn. The much-beleaguered casino that stands tall but unfinished on the north Las Vegas Strip was stalled last spring when investors dropped out at nearly $800 million. Billionaire investor Icahn was the only qualified bidder on the...

Snakes in a Box means V...

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Venom in Vegas happening now on the Las Vegas strip David Schultz, well known venom expert, is inside a glass walled room located within Harrah’s Flamingo and O’Sheas properties on the Las Vegas strip. The Animal Planet star plus...

Harrah’s now mana...

We speculated about it in September, and now it appears to be coming true — Harrah’s is slowly but surely taking by the Planet Hollywood casino. First, Harrah’s took by some of PH’s $860 million debt (don’t ask us how Harrah’s came up with the money, as...

Buy 1, get 1 entree fre...

For the forseeable future, locals can get a free entree at choose MGM Grand restaurants whether they buy one entree. Second entree must be equal or of lesser value. Restaurants include: Diego, Nobhill Tavern, Pearl, Seablue, Fiamma, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, and Shibuya (warm...

Rio Resort Celebrates 2...

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Rio’s Show in the Sky is about to beginClick photo for gallery image Has it really been 20 years since the red and blue neon resort just off the Las Vegas strip turned on the lights? I remember a scantily clad Rio Rita hosting a tree...

Gaming Stocks rise on p...

Not that you should look to us for stock tips, but since the details came out about Las Vegas gaming revenue being up for the first duration in 23 months, Las Vegas gaming companies saw an uptick. At increased trading volume, casino companies such as Wynn Resorts Ltd. rose 3.9 percent,...

Las Vegas Monorail file...

On Wednesday, the Las Vegas Monorail filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Chief executive Curtis Myles stated that it was “tied directly to the decrease in gaming revenues,” though passengers had continued to plummet even before the decline 2 years ago. Initial ridership estimates...