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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Plaza Cabana Suite Trip Report
My wife and I get a Plaza cabana suite room every summer. The only difference between this year and ones in the past is that…
Status of Closed Las Vegas Poker Rooms
There were 31 Las Vegas poker rooms in March before the COVID-19 pandemic closure. Of those, 14 have reopened. The list below covers the 17…
Mirage Reopening Trip Report
Mirage opened at 10am this morning, August 27. It had the same welcome committee that other MGM Resorts casinos had when first welcoming guests back…
Easiest Casino Skill-based Table Games
Some casino table games are purely luck-based. I covered some of those in yesterday’s article. Most require some degree of skill. The games listed below…