Gambling Guides
Circa Casino Guide
Circa opened on the former Las Vegas Club parcel in downtown Las Vegas at 12:01am on October 28. It held a massive grand opening party. We arrived around 10am to look around figuring the crowd […]
Articles by John Mehaffey
Entertainment
Open Las Vegas Shows
Las Vegas entertainment venues may now open. Crowd size is generally limited to the lesser of 250 patrons or 50 percent of capacity. Large venues may be granted exceptions with strict spacing standards. Performers must […]
Trip Reports
Anniversary in Bally’s Jubilee Premium Suite
Kristina and I celebrated our 18th anniversary on Monday. We decided to try something new for our celebration. I logged into Caesars Rewards to see what popped up when making reservations for our preferred dates. […]
Las Vegas Reopening
Three Las Vegas Casinos Reopen
There were three Las Vegas casino reopenings within 24 hours this week. On Wednesday, Oyo opened at 11am. That was followed by Tropicana and Rainbow Club opening this morning at 10am. None of these properties […]
Las Vegas Reopening
Park MGM Takes Gamble on Nonsmoking Casino
Park MGM announced on Monday that the property will reopen on September 30. There were rumors, backed up by a picture of a sign, that Park MGM would be nonsmoking when it reopened. At the […]
Video Poker
Recent Decline of Las Vegas Video Poker
Las Vegas has always been the home of the best video poker in the world. While that is still the case today, it is on a downward trend. BConnected players club lowered video poker rewards […]
Casino Spotlight
Casino Spotlight: Westgate
Westgate is a casino located just east of the Las Vegas Strip. It is on Paradise Road between the Las Vegas Convention Center and Sahara Avenue. It is home to a Las Vegas Monorail stop. […]
Casino Spotlight
Casino Spotlight: Sahara Las Vegas
Sahara is on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. It is at the end of the monorail line. The casino originally opened in 1952. It closed in 2011. It reopened in 2014 as […]
Casino Promotions
MGM Resorts Announces M life Tier Matching
MGM Resorts will now match tiers from competing casinos in its M life program through December 31, 2020. M life is the players club operated by MGM Resorts. It is accepted at all company properties […]
Video Poker
Best Las Vegas Strip Video Poker
The Las Vegas Strip is not known for its great video poker. However, there are still decent options at most casinos, especially if you can play higher limits. The list below shows the best video […]