Vegas Advisor: Holiday room rates exceptional this year
The holiday season is traditionally prime time for finding low room rates in Las Vegas, and this year is among the best in years. Read more
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Vegas Advisor: Popular rodeo finals bring 10 big events
The busy holiday season kicks off in Las Vegas with the National Finals Rodeo running Dec. 4-13. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Drones, concert and ‘Elf’ kick off tower opening
M Resort, the southernmost casino on Las Vegas Boulevard, and the first encountered while driving in from Los Angeles on Interstate 15, will unveil its new hotel tower on Dec. 3, and it’s doing it with a bang. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Baseball stadium, casino construction begins
While naysayers continue to impugn the viability of the Major League Baseball stadium and associated casino complex earmarked for the site of the former Tropicana casino, the construction process has begun. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Expanding casino to see more growth
As work continues on a new parking garage with nearly 6,000 spaces at Station Casinos’ Durango Casino, the company has filed plans for a second expansion that will add another 152,000 square feet to the resort. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Eastside Cannery faces wrecking ball
The verdict is in for a Las Vegas casino that’s been closed and in limbo since 2020. Read more
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Vegas Advisor: Ellis Island expansion adds 35,000 square feet
Considered one of Las Vegas’ best-value casinos and located less than a mile east of center-Strip, Ellis Island has completed the first phase of its $35 million expansion and renovation. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Resort tied to ballpark set for 2029 completion
After releasing details of the grand plan for a resort surrounding the baseball stadium being built for the Las Vegas Athletics on the south end of the Strip, Bally’s Corp. has now added a construction timeline. Read more
Vegas Advisor: 2 casinos flip-flop on parking fees
While Resorts World Las Vegas has returned to paid parking after a summer promotion that rescinded it, Fontainebleau across the street has gone the opposite direction. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Casino football parties are nearly nonexistent
Whereas Monday Night Football parties used to be a major promotional tool for the casinos, today those parties are all but extinct. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Stadium price tag grows substantially
Initially announced as $1.5 billion, the cost of the baseball stadium being built at the old Tropicana location on the south end of the Strip has risen to “above $2 billion.” Read more
Vegas Advisor: Casino set to close will reopen in 2026
The reopening is slated for early 2026. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Football contest entries broke Las Vegas records
Circa’s Survivor contest drew 18,718 entrants this year, the most ever for a football contest in Las Vegas. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Chinatown getting a makeover
A comprehensive three-phase plan is in the works to spruce up Las Vegas’ Chinatown, the area west of I-15 on Spring Mountain Road. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Annual F1 disruption begins again next week
If you’re visiting Las Vegas in September, be prepared for what is now an annual reality: traffic disruptions in preparation for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Long-running casino to close doors for good
No reason for the closing was given, but it seems a natural progression following the closings of the Opera House and Silver Nugget in the vicinity. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Plan halted to build $270 million casino
One of Las Vegas’ biggest pending projects has been taken off the table. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Area15 still expanding immersive attractions
A big expansion at Area15 kicks off this week with the debut of the immersive Universal Horror Unleashed attraction. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Another casino set to be torn down
No plans for the prime location have been made public. Read more
Vegas Advisor: World poker champion takes win for eighth time
Michael Mizrachi, a 44-year-old professional poker player from Las Vegas, emerged from a starting field of 9,735 players to become the new World Series of Poker Main Event champion and take the first prize of $10 million. Read more
Vegas Advisor: Threshold for reporting jackpots rises in Nevada
While all the attention has been on a segment of the new federal tax bill that limits the extent to which gamblers can write off losses against winnings to only 90%, another provision has gone almost unnoticed. Read more
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