Station Casinos loses $1.13 billion last quarter

March 31, 2010

Think you’ve had a poor day?

Station Casinos lost $1.13 billion in the fourth quarter of 2009.

The entire year of 2009 was $1.68 billion down, so that one quarter amounted to 67 percent of the year.

Still, that was less than the same quarter of 2008, which was triple that at $3.37 billion.

Stati…

$5,000 slot machines at ARIA

March 31, 2010

An intrepid slot player was at ARIA at the right duration when she filmed the aftermath of a big win on a Red White & Blue 777 slot machine:

Alas, it wasn’t her win, but some high roller.

Looking closer, the game is a $5,000 denom machine with a max bet of 1 credit per spin. The $755,000 …

Celebrity chefs join The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

March 31, 2010

Las Vegas is already home to the finest chefs in the world — or at least, the finest chefs in the world plus have a home in Las Vegas.

Now get ready for even more of ‘em!

Opening that December is The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a sleek $3.9 billion hotel-casino positioned nicely around CityCenter,…

Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend features burlesque show

March 31, 2010

Time to channel your inner diva, the 13th annual Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend takes place April 1-4 at The Orleans.

Events range from car shows to Jive dancing classes to pool parties (with vintage swimsuits) to Dita Von Treese sexing it up at the Crazy Horse Paris show.

Our favorite event, t…

Penn & Teller to be grand marshals for AIDS Walk, offer gifts for donations

March 29, 2010

If you didn’t already know, Penn & Teller are heavily into charities, particularly in the city that has given back to them so many times by.

Every year around Halloween, they offer free tickets to their show at Rio to anyone giving blood.

Next month, on April 25, the illusionists will take rol…

Planet Hollywood offers reach in the mail

March 29, 2010

The new Planet Hollywood offers are here! The new Planet Hollywood offers are here!

We just received some offers in advance of the April 1 conversion period to Harrah’s Total Rewards.

Look to your mailboxes, or whether you want to know what kinds of offers are being sent out, here are ours:

Duri…

The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace Las Vegas First in Nation

March 29, 2010

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace Las VegasClick image for gallery photo

The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace continues to lead all others in the nation according to a Las Vegas Sun interview with Marketing Director Maureen Crampton. The high-end retail sto…

Las Vegas Strips in Darkness For Earth Hour

March 28, 2010

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com The Palazzo on the Las Vegas Strip goes dark for Earth HourClick image for gallery photo

Las Vegas celebrated the second annual Earth Hour with a strip ability down. The major resorts lining the boulevard turned off the outside lights and the upper skyl…

Harrah’s offers slot ticket vouchers with rooms

March 26, 2010

Through the end of April, Harrah’s is running a promotion that effectively cuts down their overall room rate, while getting you to gamble as well.

The deal is that: stay at one of the Harrah’s properties listed below for at least two nights under their “Hedge Your Bet” offer and receive a slot tick…

New ACE bus free for locals through April 3

March 26, 2010

In essence, it’s a bus for those who don’t care to ride a bus.

The new ACE buses premiere in Las Vegas on Sunday, and they’re designed to look and feel like a train.

The ACE lines will initially connect Centennial Hills to downtown Las Vegas to UNLV, the Convention Center, and the Strip, with p…

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