I’m not typically a negative person and I can find positives in a lot of places. This casino, however, is the exception to the rule. I have gambled here twice and the first time was an ok experience. The second time was a disaster. It was such a disaster that it drove me to go play caddy corner at the Westin Casuarina , where I had a fantastic time. I am talking about Ellis Island . Ellis Island is located a block... Read more

First things first. I do not like bugs. I couldn’t even look at the picture that comes with the original article I found that says Las Vegas hotels have the most bed bugs in the good ole USA. Well, we can’t say we’re that surprised. According to data released yesterday, none other but Las Vegas ranked number one as the city with the most hotel bedbug complaints. Guess all those extra hotel rooms proved too enticing... Read more

I’m not sure if it’s the people I follow on twitter or if I’m just noticing it more, but I have seen a number of “Top X Things To Do In Las Vegas That Doesn’t Include Gambling .” I’m not going to censor myself today. I’ve had way too much coffee for that. *** THAT There, it’s out of my system. Thank you for letting me vent. People don’t visit Las Vegas to not do awesome things. People visit Vegas for three things... Read more

First things first – I find wax museums and wax museum replica humans to be super creepy. I almost passed up on sharing this, but I figured if a wax figure of Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas creeped me out, maybe it will do the same to someone else. If you’re into wax museums, you can catch Fergie and other creepers at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum at Venetian . If we ever play hide and seek and you want to win, just... Read more

This weekend Tropicana Las Vegas ended it’s relationship with Club Nikki and Nikki Beach . This also included letting go, or reassigning the staff. Effective Friday night, the Tropicana has cut loose its Miami Beach-based nightclub, pool club and restaurant operator. Tropicana Vice President of Food, Beverage and Retail Tom Recine confirmed today that employees working in Las Vegas for Club Nikki, Nikki Beach and... Read more

In case you thought pool parties stopped in Las Vegas when the official end of summer (AKA Labor Day ) passed, then you’re sadly wrong. The summer never ends in Las Vegas and Encore Beach Club brought out the “stars” this week with Stacy Keibler , Warren Moon and Chuck Liddell. These may be the most famous people I’ve seen at a pool party since I started paying attention this summer. This is a perfect group of semi-famous... Read more

“You’d have to be stupid” to visit Las Vegas in the summer. This is what New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Wednesday while making a speech to help “save Atlantic City. ” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says “you’d have to be stupid” to visit Las Vegas in the summer. Atlantic City, Christie says, is a much cooler summer destination. The governor made his comments Wednesday while introducing a redevelopment... Read more

A few years ago I realized that the only fun for me in fantasy football was the draft. I was egged into a couple fantasy leagues the past couple of years, but hardly paid attention. This year I finally cut fantasy football out of my life and I feel much better for it. I was stoked just to bet on a couple of NFL and NCAA games a week and be done. However, over the past couple years I’ve been hearing about these... Read more

In light of the pending implosion of The Harmon , Vegas Inc. decided to list the Top 10 Vegas Strip Hotel implosions. I love implosions and figured this was a good excuse to visit the youtube archives. For the next couple of weeks I’ll grab video of these 10 Las Vegas Strip Hotel implosions. We go to #5 on the list – The original Aladdin . Opened: April 1, 1966 Closed: Nov. 25, 1997 Imploded... Read more

I said that I wouldn’t expound about The Linq until Caesars Entertainment broke ground on the project in Las Vegas . Although I’m technically writing about The Linq, this isn’t so much about The Linq as it’s about the Ferris wheel pod that’s planned to be anchoring the project. A ride on the Ferris wheel should take around 3o minutes and that will cost you about $20 from what I’ve read. The Linq is seemingly... Read more