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Casino Spotlight: Golden Nugget Las Vegas

November 22, 2021 John Mehaffey Comments Off

The Golden Nugget in downtown Las Vegas is home to a great hotel and many quality dining options. Its casino action has its good and bad qualities. […]

Happy 50th Anniversary to Plaza

May 31, 2021 John Mehaffey 0

Plaza turns 50 years old on July 2, 2021. It has easily become my favorite casino in Las Vegas. It goes beyond Plaza offering full pay Joker Poker. It began about 17 years ago. It […]

Casino Spotlight: Westgate

September 9, 2020 John Mehaffey 0

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: Sahara Las Vegas

September 6, 2020 John Mehaffey 0

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 […]

Circus Circus Is Not MGM’s Cash Cow

October 15, 2019 John Mehaffey 0

MGM Resorts entered into a sales agreement for Circus Circus with Phil Ruffin today. The sale price is $825 million. One misconception that always seems to surface when Circus Circus hits the news that it […]

Casino Spotlight: Suncoast

April 2, 2019 John Mehaffey 0

Suncoast is in Summerlin on the far west side of Las Vegas. It is owned by Boyd Gaming. It uses the BConnected players card. Suncoast is a higher end locals casino. It is not on […]

Casino Spotlight: Santa Fe Station

October 12, 2018 John Mehaffey 0

Santa Fe Station is the second casino featured in my Casino Spotlight series. Plaza was the first. These casinos have something in common. Full pay Joker Poker is available at both. Santa Fe Station is […]

Casino Spotlight: Plaza Las Vegas

October 3, 2018 John Mehaffey 0

I have played more at Plaza Las Vegas in the last three years than all other casinos combined. The only reason the time frame is not longer is because I could have said the same […]

Trip Report: Pinball Hall of Fame, Dinner at Caesars Palace, and More

December 16, 2021 Comments Off

We had a date night on the Las Vegas Strip. It is slow this time of the year. We had fun at Pinball Hall of Fame before dinner at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill. […]

Is Fremont Street Better than the Las Vegas Strip?

December 6, 2021 Comments Off

I compared casinos games and other amenities between downtown Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Strip. Read about which is the better destination for. […]

Rampart Trip Report: Craps, Blackjack and Earl Grey Café

November 29, 2021 Comments Off

My son and I visited Rampart twice during the week of Thanksgiving. We played craps and double deck blackjack. We dined at the café. This is the trip report. […]

Terrible’s Casino in Jean Hints at Permanent Closure

November 28, 2021 0

Terrible’s Casino in Jean announced that it is closed for the “foreseeable future.” That says to me that it is closed forever. […]

Vegas Advantage Newsletter Now Available

November 24, 2021 Comments Off

The Vegas Advantage newsletter is now available. It covers all Las Vegas blackjack and table games. Information includes minimum bets and game rules. […]