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25 Things We Learned About You From the 2017 Las Vegas Visitor Profile Study

We find you absolutely fascinating. The Las Vegas Visitor Profile Study is an opportunity for us to learn something about you through the art and science of surveys. Each year, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority interviews a group of randomly-selected visitors (this time there were 3,600) to get a peek at what you do [...]

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Vital Vegas Podcast Ep. 76: Ellis Island’s Birthday, Skill-Based Slot Machines and More

In this week’s installment of the Vital Vegas podcast, we share all the latest Las Vegas news and prove, once and for all, people have extraordinarily low standards for entertainment! What we lack in podcasting talent, we make up for with great guests. First, we chat up Christina Ellis, Director of Marketing at Ellis Island [...]

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“Opium” at Cosmopolitan is a Raucous Romp Around Uranus

A new show from the twisted minds at Spiegelworld, the company behind “Absinthe,” has opened at Cosmopolitan. “Opium” is an imaginative, irreverent journey through a vast expanse of WTF. We’ve got a metric ass-ton of adjectives still to come, but let’s cut to the chase about what “Opium” actually is. At its core, “Opium” is [...]

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Gwen Stefani Confirms Las Vegas Residency at Planet Hollywood

A rumored residency for Gwen Stefani at Planet Hollywood has been confirmed. The singer officially announced “Gwen Stefani – I’m Just a Girl,” a 25-date residency at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, kicks off in June 2018. Fun fact: Gwen Stefani was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel, “Airplane.” You remember books, [...]

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Gwen Stefani Confirms Las Vegas Residency at Planet Hollywood

A rumored residency for Gwen Stefani at Planet Hollywood has been confirmed. The singer officially announced “Gwen Stefani – I’m Just a Girl,” a 25-date residency at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, kicks off in June 2018. Fun fact: Gwen Stefani was named after a stewardess in the 1968 novel, “Airplane.” You remember books, [...]

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Vital Vegas Podcast, Ep. 75: “Opium” at Cosmo, Hard Rock, SLS and Copious Ire

It’s the podcast The Man doesn’t want you to hear! Get ready to take part in intimate relations with the most exciting city on Earth, San Bernardino. Just kidding, it’s Vegas. Seriously, it’s right there in the name of the podcast. Take a listen to our humble podcast for all the Vegas scoop we can squeeze [...]

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Steve Wynn Sues Lisa Bloom for Defamation

Steve Wynn is legally blind and therefore never could've leered at women he allegedly told to strip to their panties ... so he's suing Lisa Bloom for defamation. The hotel mogul filed legal docs to sue Lisa and her law firm claiming she… Permalink

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Chick-fil-A is Coming to the Las Vegas Strip

There are rumors, then there are Chick-fil-A rumors. We’re hearing Chick-fil-A is coming to the Las Vegas Strip, and that may not even be the most succulent part of the story. A reliable source says not only has Chick-fil-A inked a deal for a location on The Strip, the restaurant will be open on Sundays, [...]

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Hard Rock Las Vegas Sale Finally Officially Confirmed

After months of us sounding like a crazy person, the sale of Hard Rock Las Vegas has been confirmed. A news conference was held at the Hard Rock in conjunction with the long-awaited announcement. Watch it. The Hard Rock was purchased by Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotels in partnership with a group led by Juniper Capital [...]

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Richard Branson Buys Iconic Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas

Richard Branson can finally get some free room service in Vegas ... he just bought the legendary Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The billionaire announced the deal Friday at the hotel ... which he plans to rebrand as The Virgin Hotel Las Vegas. The… Permalink

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Triple Zero Roulette Debuts at Planet Hollywood and New York-New York and Everything Is Ruined

Triple zero roulette has been introduced at two casinos in Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood and New York-New York. Venetian got the first triple zero roulette table (two, actually) on The Strip back in Oct. 2016, and it seemed inevitable the much-reviled game would proliferate. That it has. Here’s a look at the triple zero roulette table [...]

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Wynn Boston Harbor to Rebrand as Encore Boston Harbor

We have a long-standing policy of not writing stories about places other than Las Vegas, but scoop is scoop. Word is Steve Wynn’s name will be stripped from the Wynn Boston Harbor project. The $2.4 billion resort will be rebranded Encore Boston Harbor, according to a reliable source. We’ve never said Wynn Resorts doesn’t make [...]

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Here’s What’s Really Happening at Resorts World

Resorts World. It’s an enigma. The Asian-themed resort from Genting Group is being built on the bones of the abandoned Echelon Place project. Resorts World broke ground on May 5, 2015. Since then, progress on the bajillion-dollar resort has been agonizingly slow. Here’s a look at Resorts World today. Resorts World seems to be perpetually [...]

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Las Vegas North Premium Outlets to Charge for Parking

Yes, we even break Las Vegas shopping mall news. The Las Vegas North Premium Outlets mall will begin charging for parking on March 27, 2018. Remember guys, don’t tell your significant other you hate shopping. Tell them you’re taking a stand against paid parking policies! The move follows in the footsteps of Las Vegas casinos, [...]

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Venue Fees: The Newest Ways Las Vegas Nightclubs Are Screwing You

We’ve long railed against insidious, often deceptive, CNF charges (or “concession fees”) at Las Vegas restaurants. It seems Las Vegas nightclubs are getting in on the customer screwing action with a snaky new revenue-generating surcharge we haven’t seen before: Venue fees. An alert tipster informed us about a 7% “venue fee” tacked onto all bills [...]

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Rumor: Aerosmith Las Vegas Residency Not Happening in 2018

Hopes were high for an Aerosmith residency at the Park Theater in 2018, but it seems those hopes have been dashed by what a reliable source describes as “internal band issues.” Long-standing rumors about Aerosmith residency were seemingly confirmed in an interview with band member Joe Perry. Now, not so much. Perry, 67, told a [...]

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Stratosphere to Get $140 Million in Renovations, Will Call Itself “The Strat” Like the Rest of Us

The new owners of Stratosphere, Golden Entertainment, plan to invest $140 million in upgrades to the Las Vegas resort over the next three years. In the process, Stratosphere will start calling itself by the name most of us do, The Strat. You sort of can’t miss it. Golden Entertainment purchased Stratosphere and several other casinos [...]

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