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U.S. Govt Moves Against Resort Fees, Caesars Raises Theirs
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Mar 2016
In related news U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo), former chair of the Consumer Protection Subcommittee, has introduced a bill - the Truth in Hotel Advertising Act of 2016 - to the Senate that will require...
New Feature Posted: Interview with Spiegelworld Mastermind Ross Mollison
Posted by Chuckmonster on 10 Feb 2016
Just a note to folks tuned into the RSS, Facebook, Twitter and.... (drum roll plz) brand new Instagram feed that we've posted a new feature article.
VegasTripping is proud to present, Misnomer's interview with Ross Mollison...
Caesars Properties Probing Self Parkers With Survey
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Feb 2016
We've been hearing reports over the last week that the Linq Hotel, Flamingo and Harrah's self parking garages have been manned by security personnel armed with surveys since late last week.
The security folks are asking...
Caesars Unveils Great New Rooms at Paris and Harrah's
Posted by Chuckmonster on 30 Dec 2015
Hot on the heels of the unveiling of new Ultra Hip rooms at Planet Hollywood and the Julius Tower at Caesars Palace, a Caesars Entertainment advertisement running on the YouTube is showing off brand new...
Dean Martin Hologram Live At The __Blank___
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Dec 2015
Las Vegas and The Rat Pack are truly one thing. For whatever reason - the voice, the eyes, the vulnerable machismo inherent in getting, losing and drinking your way to the other side of...
Sam Sells SBE's SLS Stake
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Oct 2015
When SBE Entertainment honcho Sam Nazarian announced his company was buying the Sahara, touting plans to transform the aging landmark hotel into a destination that would generate upwards of $250/night room rates, The Vegas Gang...
New Feature Posted: SLS Las Vegas Story Superior King - The VT Review 2015
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Jul 2015
Just a note to folks tuned in to Facebook, Twitter, RSS feeds that we've posted a new feature article - my review of the Story Superior King at SLS Las Vegas.
Another very detailed review of...
New Feature Posted: Cromwell Deluxe The VT Review
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Jul 2015
Just a quick note to those tuned into the RSS, Facebook and Twitter feeds that we've posted a new feature article - a massive 15 page review of The Cromwell.
Tons of photos, tons of analysis,...
Sayonara Gary Loveman
Posted by Chuckmonster on 30 Jun 2015
Right about now, Caesars Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman has returned from his goodbye lunch with fellow C-levelers to find a slice of cake sitting on top of a stack of storage boxes filled to the...
Project Jackpot: The E Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Jun 2015
The M, The D, The MGM, The SLS, The FLRG... amidst this sea of casino consonants almost came The E Las Vegas.
Designed by architectural firm Klai Juba, The E Las Vegas was the Elvis Presley...
SLS Owner SBE Pays Up In Kobe Beef Lawsuit
Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 May 2015
SBE Entertainment, 10% owner and resident restaurant operator at the SLS Las Vegas has been mailing out vouchers this week as part of the settlement terms for Lima vs SBEEG Holdings LLC class action lawsuit.
During...
The Loveman Legacy
Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Feb 2015
Gary Loveman revolutionized the Las Vegas gaming industry by harnessing the power of every single byte of information casinos gather about their customers to create a marketing machine never before seen in world of business...
Caesars Entertainment Declares Bankruptcy or See Loveman's New Haircut
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Jan 2015
Well, we all knew it would come to this, Caesars Entertainment has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. But there is more to the story than just that. Caesars has been in a...
The Executives: The Lurve Boat
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Nov 2014
Caesars Entertainment (CEC) announced Monday that one of their corporate shell companies (CEOC - holders of 44 casinos with Caesars, Horseshoe and Harrah's brands plus Total Rewards) has begun formal discussions with creditors about a...
SLS Approved For Gaming License, Nazarian Firewalled
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Aug 2014
In a page directly from Martin Scorcese's adaptation of Nicholas Pileggi's Casino, SLS Las Vegas was granted an unrestricted gaming license by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
The hearings, wonderfully live tweeted by LVRJ's Howard Stutz,...
The Executives: It's Nobody's Default But Mine
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Jun 2014
Investors in Caesars Entertainment's House of Cards have begun circling in the water, filing a notice of default against the company, part of a larger protest about Caesars' shell game of holding corporations and hiding...
Caesars Sells The Quad, Ballys and Cromwell...
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Mar 2014
Speaking of House of Cards... Caesars Entertainment has sold The Quad, Ballys, The Cromwell and Harrah's New Orleans casinos for a whopping $2.2 billion dollars,... the buyer of these casinos is Caesars Entertainment sub-corporation Caesars...
Review: Rose. Rabbit. Lie. at Cosmopolitan
Posted by JohnH on 6 Feb 2014
I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.
Welcome to Rose. Rabbit. Lie, sir. Do you have a reservation with us tonight?
Enter through an unmarked purple door next...
The Executives: Find The Debt
Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Dec 2013
Earlier today, Caesars Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman delivered a powerpoint to the Bank of America 2013 Leveraged Finance Conference... if you have a hankering to blow your skull into a thousand pieces, check out slide...
Caesars Holds A Garage Sale
Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Oct 2013
Caesars Entertainment is holding a massive multi-property garage sale this weekend, selling items spanning from classic sculptures and signage to heaps of scrap metal to a 55 gallon drum of food grade lubricant. ...
Dan Lee Is The Man With The Plams
Posted by Chuckmonster on 9 Oct 2013
Late last week, The Palms abruptly changed management, sending post-Maloof property president Joe Magliarditi to the cleaners and appointing deposed Pinnacle Entertainment CEO Dan Lee in his spot. Magliarditi was the man responsible...
Cosmopolitan To Open Rose. Rabbit. Lie. Social Club
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Sep 2013
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas announced that it will be opening a new social club called Rose. Rabbit. Lie. in December 2013.
Rose. Rabbit. Lie., perhaps one of the most esoteric names of anything in Las...
Resort Fees and The Death Of The Casino
Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Jul 2013
Caesars Entertainment announced their quarterly earnings report today. This is the first full quarter since they began charging resort fees earlier this year. The result, unsurprisingly, was an increase in hotel revenues.
From the...
Where We Profile SLS's Profile Of Our Profile Of SLS
Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Jun 2013
The SLS Hotel has a blog, upon which they've shared Blackjacker1979's fabulous post from yesterday.
This is our post acknowledging their post about our post.
Isn't that how the internet echo box works? We write something...
Caesars Gives Paula Deen The Deep Fried Boot
Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Jun 2013
Caesars Entertainment announced that they are separating from celebrity chef PaulaDeen.
'While we appreciate Paula's sincere apologies for statements she made in her past that she recently disclosed during a deposition given in response to a...
Why The SLS Might Become Something...
Posted by Blackjacker1979 on 24 Jun 2013
It's a very open secret that Sahara honcho Sam Nazarian's projects live in a cloud of media hype. From bit pieces about his growing nightclub empire to full on fluff (seemingly annual) LA Times featurette,...
Steve Wynn Taps 49-Year-Old Real Housewife With Natural Breasts For 1920's Rap Music Burlesque Spectacular
Posted by Misnomer on 24 Jun 2013
The New York Post's Page Six is reporting that someone named Sonja Morgan, described as a 49-year-old Real Housewife, is bringing a burlesque show to Las Vegas with the help of Steve Wynn and 50-year-old...
The SLS Las Vegas Construction Cam
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 May 2013
Sahara demolition is in full swing. To help sbe keep their eyes on the balls, they've mounted a SLS construction cam on the side of the hotel tower.
Check it out here SLS Construction Camera....
This Week In Caesars: Resort Fees, PH, The Quad
Posted by Chuckmonster on 26 Apr 2013
We're reminded today by VT reader @dunebug that Total Rewards members who are Platinum or better don't have to pay Caesars Entertainment's asinine resort fees. The rest of you losers (who haven't had the...
Caesars Statement Re: Resort Fees
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Feb 2013
Caesars Entertainment has released a statement (via Las Vegas Advisor) regarding resort fees.
Resort fees at Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas resorts will begin March 1st and vary based on resort ranging from $10-25 and offer a...
Thickening Plot Dept: Vegas.com Deletes Caesars Resort Fee Post
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Feb 2013
Ooooh boy, this is interesting. Vegas.com has deleted their blog post which announced that Caesars Entertainment was instituting resort fees at their Las Vegas properties.
One can only wonder what has transpired behind the scenes....
Caesars Entertainment Adding Resort Fees
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Feb 2013
According to Vegas.com, Caesars Entertainment has turned their back on their promise to never charge resort fees.
The article claims that Caesars will begin charging fees on rooms booked after March 1st. A cursory check...
When The Fun Stops - Episode 642
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Feb 2013
Gambling addiction is no laughing matter.
Ok, it is... just this once.
Not just the indigent hopeless idiots trolling for any life line from the depths of despair are gambling addicts, they're preachers, billionaires, captains of industry...
We Report You Decide
Posted by Chuckmonster on 16 Jan 2013
Fox News is discussing ways in which "how Washington DC can cut spending." To this end, they have brought in a very special guest to help them sort through the thorny issues of fiscal...
Total Rewards To Change Tier Levels Jan 1
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Nov 2012
Not to be outdone in the algorithmic adjustment olympics, our fine feathered Caesars Entertainment have decided to up the level requirements for Total Rewards comp club.
Tier level requirements are jumping between 20 and 36% depending...
SBE Can't Raise SLS Cash, Extends Escrow
Posted by Chuckmonster on 16 Nov 2012
One could say that the story of SLS Las Vegas is a good indicator on how Vegas fans should rate their media. One one side, there are those who trumpet the hype, ask no...
SBE Shows Off Hyde Lounge To Everyone But Us cc: Sam Nazarian
Posted by Chuckmonster on 18 Oct 2011
Last week, SBE Entertainment and MGM Resorts International sent invitations to preview the Hyde Lounge at Bellagio to a handful of folks, but not us. The invitations consisted of three computer renderings posted below.
For...
Linq: Sayonara O'Shea's, Imperial Palace
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Aug 2011
By now, we've all heard about Caesars Entertainment Corporation's plans to turn the alleyway between Flamingo and O'Shea's into an outdoor entertainment district capped off by a giant ferris wheel just beyond the monorail tracks....
Peekaboo: Hyde Lounge at Bellagio Floor Plan
Posted by Chuckmonster on 12 Aug 2011
An anonymous tipster pointed us to a hand drawn floorplan of the forthcoming Hyde Lounge at Bellagio. For the sake of neatness and my inability to remember anything unless I write it down, I've...
Sahara's Final Days : Shareef Don't Like It
Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Apr 2011
The king told the boogie men they had to make that raga drop.
The Sahara is closing on May 16th. We stopped by recently to say sayonara as well as document what the place looked...
Gladys Knight And A Pip At The Trop
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Mar 2011
Soul legend Gladys Knight (and one Pip) is back in Vegas in a new show at the Tropicana which starts March 31st or April 5th depending on who you ask. Some may remember Gladys...
The Sahara Is Closing
Posted by Chuckmonster on 10 Mar 2011
We've been hearing rumblings through Las Vegas public relations channels that an announcement about the future of the Sahara will be released to the press tomorrow morning, Friday March 11, 2011.
The announcement, as we deduced...
Harrah's Launches Pay One Price Weekend Show Pass
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Oct 2010
Hot on the heels of their hugely successful "Buffet of Buffets" promotions, the propellerheads at Harrah's Entertainment Global Resorts Incorporation Limited United Planet Loveman have unleashed a new "pay one price" promotion - unlimited "shows"...
Harrah's Beta Testing New Reservation System
Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Aug 2010
We've just discovered that Harrah's Entertainment - owners of everything on the right side of the Strip between Planet Hollywood and Harrah's plus Caesars Palace and The Rio - have begun bucket testing a BETA...
Rumor: Boyd Buying Rio
Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Aug 2010
We're hearing some chatter on the airwaves that Harrah's has sold the Rio to Boyd Gaming.
Boyd announced earlier this week that they were suspending their attempt to buyout the assets of Station Casinos.
More on this...
Terry Bradshaw, Live In Vegas?
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Apr 2010
USA Today's Michael Hiestand is reporting (scroll down) that NFL Hall of Fame QB / TV broadcaster / co-star of The Cannonball Run is in rehearsal for a one-man Las Vegas show.
[the show] will be...
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