Hotels
Las Vegas Grand Reopening Hotel Rates
Update: On May 26, we ran a new article on rates for the June 4 Las Vegas grand reopening. You will find it here. Las Vegas is set to reopen on May 1. That is […]
Articles by John Mehaffey
Opinion
Getting Back to Basics When Las Vegas Reopens
Las Vegas will find itself in a new era when the casinos get the green light to reopen. I predicted May 21 is that date in an earlier post about what I think a Las […]
Video Poker
Complete Set of Coin Joker Poker Five of a Kinds and Royal Flushes
One of my hobbies is playing full pay Joker Poker. It started out on coin games at the Las Vegas Club. There were seven quarter and two half-dollar machines there. The games were moved to […]
Opinion
What I Think a Las Vegas Casino Reopening Looks Like
Nevada’s non-essential businesses, including casinos, were ordered by Governor Sisolak to remain closed until at least May 1. I think that date gets pushed back to May 21. That is the day after the Clark […]
Las Vegas Stories
Storytime: Las Vegas Club Closure
This is the third part of a storytelling series to share some memories of Las Vegas during the closures. I started playing at Las Vegas Club in 2004. It was never a luxurious casino in […]
Las Vegas Stories
Storytime: Plaza ‘Back to the Future’ Day
This is the second part of a series of storytelling to share some positive memories during this crisis. I was a regular at Las Vegas Club before it closed. It was owned by the same […]
Las Vegas Stories
Storytime: Riviera Liquidation Sale
During the crisis, I decided to go back in time and tell stories about my Las Vegas adventures during my 10 years here. This is the first part of the series. In February 2015, Riviera […]
Las Vegas Life
Current State of Las Vegas in Pictures
It is difficult for me to comprehend what has happened to Las Vegas in the last couple of weeks. I needed to see its pain for myself to help process it. I drove to the […]
Las Vegas Life
We Are Still Vegas Strong
My wife and I moved to Las Vegas in 2010. We needed a change. We got it and we have never been happier. Las Vegas was in ruins when we arrived. The housing market […]
Casino Games
Minimum Bet for 3:2 Blackjack at Las Vegas Casinos
All Las Vegas Strip casinos, as well as some in the downtown and locals markets, short-pay some blackjack tables with a 6:5 payout. The list below shows the minimum bet it takes for you to […]