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Fontainebleau Las Vegas Review: This $3 Billion Las Vegas Hotel Is the Tallest in the City

Since its inception in 1954, Fontainebleau Miami Beach has been heralded as a masterpiece in American design and a cultural hallmark. After all, it was where Oddjob murdered Jill Masterson in the James Bond film Goldfinger and a preferred haunt of Frank Sinatra. It therefore seems only fitting that Paul Anka and Justin Timberlake headlined the…

Land-based ・ 3 days

TMZ

Bruno Mars Doesn't Have Millions in Gambling Debt, MGM Says

Bruno Mars doesn't owe millions in gambling debt to MGM Resorts -- despite what a recent report claimed... TMZ has learned. A rep for MGM Resorts International tells TMZ... the singer doesn't have a $50 million gambling tab on the books with them -- even though some recently alleged the opposite. Instead, MGM came to Bruno's defense... calling the…

Gambling Addiction ・ 19 March 2024

Complex

Bruno Mars Allegedly Has $50 Million Gambling Debt With MGM Casino

Bruno Mars might be in some hot water with MGM. The "24K Magic" singer announced a multi-year residency with MGM Resorts International in 2016, performing at the hospitality giant's Park MGM resort in Las Vegas. However, the relationship between the 38-year-old and the hospitality giant may have gone sour as the singer's gambling has allegedly…

Gambling Addiction ・ 17 March 2024

smithsonianmag.com

How the Dazzling Las Vegas Strip Rose Up From the Desert

In 1829, a group of explorers led by Spanish merchant Antonio Armijo moved west toward Alta California through the arid Mojave Desert-the ancestral lands of the Southern Paiute people. A young scout named Rafael Rivera discovered a particularly verdant area full of grassland irrigated by a natural spring; this lushness soon inspired the place's…

Land-based ・ 15 February 2024

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$5,000 Welcome Bonus

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Sportsbook Wire

Super Bowl in Las Vegas spotlights spread of gambling as NFL cashes in

Lou Remillard was driving home from his restaurant in Las Vegas on Monday when he said the memories of past Super Bowls came flooding back. Especially memories of gambling. "One of my favorite days," he said. On Sunday, the Super Bowl will be played in Las Vegas for the first time. When the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers meet…

Gambling Addiction ・ 08 February 2024

Travel Market Report

The Wait Was Worth it for Fontainebleau Las Vegas

The opening of the 67-story, 3644-room Fontainebleau Las Vegas in December was the culmination of an incredibly long and winding financial road, stretching back to February 2007, when construction began - just in time for the Great Recession to put a halt to the unfinished project two years later. But after multiple ownership changes and…

Travel ・ 19 January 2024

Star Advertiser

Las Vegas Advisor: Casino above mall proposed for Vegas Strip

A proposal has been made to build a new casino on top of a mall at the center of the Las Vegas Strip. A local developer wants to build the unnamed casino on top of the existing Fashion Show Mall, where it owns 80% of the "air rights" necessary to do so. Details are sketchy and timetables undisclosed, but permission to build would be contingent on…

Land-based ・ 22 October 2023

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Netflix's First Casino-Gaming Deal: Squid Game Slot Machine Due 2024

Netflix has given the green light to a new " Squid Game " slot machine - the streamer's first licensing deal in the casino and gambling industry. The slot game is based on one of Netflix's most popular shows of all time, the South Korean survival drama "Squid Game." Built by gaming company Light & Wonder, it will integrate several iconic (and…

Finance ・ 06 October 2023

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Fontainebleau Las Vegas restaurants and bars revealed

On Monday, Fontainebleau Las Vegas announced the 67-story property would have 36 bars and restaurants, publicly revealing details for the first time. Most spots will open when the property launches on Dec. 13; the remainder will debut or be announced in 2024. The scope of the bar and restaurant collection, one of the largest on the Strip, ranges…

Travel ・ 22 September 2023

Review Journal

Fontainebleau Las Vegas shows off luxury designs in new renderings

Fontainebleau Las Vegas announced it tapped several luxury architect and design partners to craft the 67-story resort that's slated to open in December. Resort leadership selected renowned firms, including ones behind some of the biggest Las Vegas resorts, to help shape an "era-defining moment in Las Vegas history," Fontainebleau Development…

Land-based ・ 10 September 2023

Travel Market Report

Las Vegas Food Hall Trend Fills a Niche

The Las Vegas hospitality sector's propensity for invention - and more importantly, reinvention - certainly helps to drive about 40 million annual visitors to the city. And the cutthroat competition on the Strip not only ensures a nonstop parade of new and upgraded accommodations, shows, and attractions; but it has also turned Sin City into a…

Travel ・ 09 March 2023

Los Angeles Times

Hidden, illegal casinos are booming in L.A.

One thing was clear from the body lying in the Boyle Heights street: The woman was no victim of robbery. Whoever pumped four bullets behind her left ear didn't touch the $1000 in her purse, the bills clutched in her left hand or the diamond ring on her right index finger. Detectives eventually would learn the woman was part of an underground…

Incidents ・ 03 March 2023

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Golden Gate casino celebrates 117 years of Las Vegas history

Las Vegas may have a reputation for tearing down its vintage buildings, but there's one piece of history still standing: Golden Gate. The historic property at the corner of Fremont and Main streets is celebrating its 117th anniversary Friday, and as the city's first hotel it boasts a front row seat to some of the area's most identifiable…

History ・ 31 January 2023

Gambling News

Station Casinos Appoints Top Leadership for Durango Casino & Resort

Image Source: Shutterstock.com As Durango Casino and Resort is planned to open in less than a year, Station Casinos LLC announced the appointment of key executives for the luxury resort, which is located in southwest Las Vegas. David Horn, who has served as an executive at Station Casinos during the last two decades, has been appointed as vice…

Travel ・ 05 January 2023

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Hyatt acquires Dream Hotel Group amid plans for upcoming Dream Las Vegas development

Hyatt Hotels Corp. announced Tuesday that it has reached a deal to acquire Dream Hotel Group, with the buyer slated to pay a base price of $125 million, and up to an additional $175 million over the next six years "as properties come into the pipeline and open." The agreement comes as Dream Hotel Group moves ahead with plans for the upcoming Dream…

Industry ・ 30 November 2022

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Online Gambling Games for Mobile-install Market 2022 Precise Outlook

The Online Gambling Games for Mobile-install market outlook looks extremely promising is a valuable source of insightful data for business strategists. It provides the industry overview with growth analysis and historical & futuristic cost, revenue, demand and supply data (as applicable). The research analysts provide an elaborate description of…

Games ・ 18 November 2022

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Some of Hollywood’s Best Films with a Las Vegas Theme

4 of the Best Entertainment Venues Showcased in Hollywood Movies. Discover some of the venues that made it into Hollywood movies. Find out where to find the locations used for filming and experience Hollywood glamour in person. If like many, you enjoy being on the edge of your seat during a movie night, a Vegas-themed movie should be on your…

Movies ・ 31 October 2022

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Best Blackjack Movies in History

Casino movies regularly find a spot on "best of" lists because gambling is a great metaphor for life, so you'd think there'd be plenty of movies about blackjack. You'd be wrong. Sure, blackjack is featured in movies from Hangover to Swingers, but neither of those films hinges on the game-and that's the case with most movies purportedly "about"…

Movies ・ 19 September 2022

Review Journal

Palms’ Cynthia Kiser Murphey discusses Las Vegas resort, celebrities

The expansive view from the Palms' Sky Villa suite on the 32nd floor shows off many of the things Cynthia Kiser Murphey is excited about. Looking out from one of the windows, the casino-resort's general manager points out the short shuttle ride to Allegiant Stadium, available to loyalty club members going to home football games. From another…

Travel ・ 17 September 2022

Review Journal

Enrique Iglesias still likes quick trips to Las Vegas

Early in his career, Enrique Iglesias visited Las Vegas. This was as he wrapped up his self-titled debut album, which was being mixed between Los Angeles and San Francisco. During his time in L.A., Iglesias took on a road trip with a buddy to a famous Strip casino. "We had $600 between us, and by the end we barely had enough gas to make it home,"…

Religion ・ 14 September 2022

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Most Famous Movies about Casinos

What could be better than a classic movie about the glitz and glamour of casinos and the gambling industry? Casinos and gambling have a significant cultural impact on many facets of our society. Gambling attracts people from all over the world and the number of online players is steadily increasing. If you do a quick search, you can find a good…

Movies ・ 06 September 2022

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Las Vegas Advisor: Mob Museum in Vegas plans to expand with land purchase

The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement (aka the Mob Museum) has acquired a 30000-square-foot vacant lot next door to the existing building that will be used to expand its downtown footprint. Specifics haven't been revealed, but added exhibition space, and food and beverage facilities are expected. Since it opened in February…

Land-based ・ 04 September 2022

LA Weekly

Shag Brings A Four Martini Lunch To The Palms Resort Casino

Josh Agle, the artist most commonly known as Shag, debuted his latest whimsical mid-century rendering of The Four Martini Lunch at a reception in the new Shag store at the recently reopened Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas last week. "The four martini lunch is just taking it to the extreme," the painter and designer told L.A. Weekly at his latest…

Travel ・ 07 July 2022

HMG

Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell Gardens Sells for $102 Million in Nation’s Largest County

April 27, 2022~An owner of gambling facilities across California has anted up to buy a Los Angeles County hotel and card room, one of the nation's biggest facilities of its kind, in a major deal for the industry that creates thousands of jobs in the largest U.S. county. An entity related to Northern California gaming owner Parkwest Casinos bought…

Land-based ・ 27 April 2022

Las Vegas Magazine

Night + Market fires up a great lunch in Las Vegas

One of the hottest new restaurants in town now offers a terrific lunch. Kris Yenbamroong's Night+ Market's lunch menu is a playful take on his overall menu, which focuses on "Thai drinking food," a combination of the traditional and unique. One thing is certain: If you're a fan of the L.A. original, this might become your new go-to lunch…

Strategy Guide ・ 14 April 2022

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Lisa Vanderpump Opens Paris-Themed Restaurant In Las Vegas

Lisa Vanderpump might have had trouble with her L.A. restaurants, but things seem to be looking up in other parts of the country. The Vanderpump Rules star and restauranteur has 36 establishments with husband Ken Todd. Including one already established in Las Vegas, named Vanderpump Cocktail Garden. Now they are adding one more to their Vegas…

Travel ・ 23 March 2022

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Cirque du Soleil's New Las Vegas Show Mad Apple to Debut This May With nearly four decades at the forefront of groundbreaking entertainment, Cirque du Soleil will debut a completely new and wickedly fun Las Vegas production - Mad Apple - at New York-New York Hotel & Casino on May 26, 2022. Mad Apple will be a delicious Cirque du Soleil cocktail of…

Travel ・ 02 March 2022

Film Threat

Most Popular Casino-Themed Movies

By definition, a movie about gambling is a thriller because it's all about danger. A person being smart and cautious is boring, but seeing someone constantly risk his safety in the hope of hitting the "One Big Score" is downright entertaining. There are a lot of similarities between gamblers in gambling movies and senior cops who take one final…

Movies ・ 17 February 2022

The Street

Las Vegas Casinos Have a Huge Win: Caesars and MGM Cash In

The Super Bowl marked Las Vegas's official return to normal. It was the first major event held in the city since Nevada dropped its indoor mask mandate. That removed a major barrier for people wanting to visit the city famous for excess, not for carefully managing a pandemic. That led to a huge weekend for Caesars (CZR) - Get Caesars Entertainment…

Land-based ・ 14 February 2022

KTNV Las Vegas

13 Things to do in Las Vegas this week: Feb. 11-17, 2022

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Looking for something to do in Las Vegas? Look no further. Below are 13 Things happening in town this week: 1. Maverick Helicopters is spreading the love with a Valentine's special just for Las Vegas locals. When you show your Nevada ID, get $30 off flights, Friday through Monday. The adventure kicks off with a champagne toast,…

Valentine's Day ・ 11 February 2022

Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas casino triggered FBI's Los Angeles bribery case

Las Vegas casinos pamper their big spenders with loads of perks, and the $13 million Wei Huang had lost gambling at the Palazzo made him a coveted "whale" of a customer. So the casino charged him nothing to fly on its private jet and stay in its presidential suite overlooking the Strip. But when Palazzo security learned one day in July 2015 that…

Land-based ・ 08 February 2022

The Tech Talk

Bet365, William Hill, Unibet, 888, Expekt, LSbet, Betsson, Bwin, Royal Vegas

The Online Gambling market report shares insights gathered by assessing the selected countries thereby addressing key challenges, opportunities, and joint actions taken at local, regional, and level. Technologies that are spurring new developments in and business models that are transforming the production in the Online Gambling market are studied…

Sports ・ 06 February 2022

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Gambling Evidence To Be Allowed In Councilman's Corruption Trial

LOS ANGELES, CA - A federal judge Monday denied a bid by Jose Huizar to suppress evidence that the former Los Angeles city councilman was removed from a Las Vegas casino after refusing to reveal the source of tens of thousands of dollars of gambling money he was using when he was identified as an elected city official. During a lengthy hearing to…

Incidents ・ 01 February 2022

TalkBasket

List of Popular NBA Players Who Love Casinos

Indeed, we are all aware that NBA players earn a lot of cash through their matches and endorsements. A professional NBA player can earn a couple of million dollars per year, which is quite a lucrative income. For this reason, most NBA players invest in opening small businesses. But there's still a handful of them who don't mind spending their…

Covid ・ 19 January 2022

TechRadar

Boring's Las Vegas Tunnel is no wormhole

If there's one thing I regret about not visiting CES 2022 in person, it's missing out on an opportunity to take a ride through Elon Musk's Boring Tunnel in Las Vegas. In, hindsight, though, I count myself lucky. Instead of a wormhole that transported convention-goers from one end of the conference center to the other in a flash, the Boring…

Travel ・ 11 January 2022

Los Angeles Daily News

FBI: Huizar refused to ease suspicions of corruption at Las Vegas casino

By FRED SHUSTER, City News Service Jose Huizar was allegedly escorted out of a Las Vegas casino while he was a Los Angeles city councilman after he was identified by employees as an elected official and "politically exposed person" and refused to certify the source of his gambling money, according to documents filed by federal prosecutors on…

Land-based ・ 21 December 2021

Finger Lakes Times

Slot machines and tearjerkers: Adele is heading to Las Vegas for a residency

Adele is chasing pavements no more: She will be taking up residency at Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel and Casino for three months starting next year. "Weekends With Adele" will see the 33-year-old singer playing Saturdays and Sundays at Caesars' Colosseum from Jan. 21 through April 16. The residency follows the release of the concert film "Adele…

Land-based ・ 03 December 2021

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Online gambling starts in Connecticut, with the first bets placed on NLCS

HARTFORD, Conn. - Online gambling in Connecticut began at 6 a.m. Tuesday, kicking off expanded wagering that was years in the making in negotiations between elected officials and the state's two Native American-owned casinos over details of sports betting and digital games. FanDuel, the partner of Mohegan Sun casino, and DraftKings, which is…

Politics ・ 20 October 2021

CNBC

Inside YouTube millionaire's $1.4 million Las Vegas home

Graham Stephan has been a millionaire for a few years now. But until recently, he wasn't living like one. The real estate agent-turned-YouTuber, who has more than 3.4 million followers on his main channel and is on track to earn $6 million this year, majorly upgraded his living situation when he moved from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in December of…

Covid ・ 09 October 2021

Book Riot

Hit Me: Books About Gamblers and Gambling

Ahh, the art of the gamble. It comes in all shapes and sizes: from the poker table to taking that leap in life, we are all living a game of chance. It seems like we are all gambling on the daily when we are not even sure what a quick drive to the market might turn into. But this list takes you to the classic art of gambling - the one that takes…

Games ・ 10 September 2021

New Jersey Online Gambling

The Easy Way: Online Craps Proving Popular In NJ

Nothing attracts a crowd in a casino like a hot craps table. The yelling and clapping and high-fiving - the fun is, to use a word that can still sometimes have a positive connotation, contagious. But can you enjoy a game as social, as interactive, as communal as craps when you're by yourself, tapping a button to roll digital dice, staring at a tiny…

Craps ・ 18 August 2021

The Blast

Ben Affleck Seen at Vegas Casino Working & Gambling Until 3 AM

Jennifer Lopez may just be Ben Affleck's new version of Lady Luck because the movie star was spotted participating in one of his favorite pastimes while at the Wynn casino in Las Vegas. Even more interesting, Affleck was seen hanging out with J. Lo's mother while laying down some big bets. Ben's main reason for being in Vegas isn't just the…

Movies ・ 11 July 2021

Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas restaurants from L.A. chefs and restaurateurs

Two halves of a split lobster tail intertwine like lovers. Both sides arch upward, balancing atop a mound of noodles tangled around bean sprouts and shards of green onion. This is the same pad Thai you can order at Kris Yenbamroong's three Night+ Market restaurants in Los Angeles, only this version is gilded with a fat lobster tail, and you eat it…

Travel ・ 07 July 2021

Robb Report

Delilah Brings Celeb-Favorite Supper Club to Las Vegas’ Wynn Casino

When the Delilah supper club opens at Wynn Las Vegas in July, you can expect champagne-fueled nights, live entertainment and celebrities galore. This won't be surprising because the original Delilah in West Hollywood was created by The H.wood Group, the hospitality scene-makers whose regular clientele has included Drake, Kendall Jenner and Justin…

Religion ・ 30 June 2021

Robb Report

Viva From Ray Garcia Opens in Las Vegas Showcasing Modern Mexican Food

Ray Garcia, the acclaimed chef who created modern Mexican marvels Broken Spanish and B.S. Taqueria in Los Angeles, is opening a restaurant in Las Vegas. So we should start by discussing the chicharrón. ¡Viva! , Garcia's 235-seat stunner at the new Resorts World Las Vegas, a $4.3 billion casino property that debuts June 24, will serve the chicharrón…

Travel ・ 23 June 2021

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Ray J Scores The Jackpot Playing Penny Slots

Winnings ・ 25 May 2021

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Organizers Hope to Launch Hustler Casino Live by July

For many years, Live at the Bike was the only poker livestream of its kind. It blazed the trail for livestreamed poker when it launched in 2004. Starting this year, there will be a direct competitor in Hustler Casino Live. The competing Los Angeles area card rooms will now compete online as well, each offering unique experiences for players and…

Gaming Authorities ・ 17 May 2021

Los Angeles Times

Las Vegas reopening update: Hotels, casinos, entertainment

LAS VEGAS - That rumble you hear along the Strip might be the sound of returning tourists on the march. Or maybe it's the spring awakening of the entire Las Vegas economy, a vast and intricate contraption that includes not just hotels, casinos and restaurants but also stilt walkers, fire dancers, corpse exhibitors, street musicians, Carrot Top,…

Covid ・ 07 May 2021

Las Vegas Magazine

The STRAT celebrates 25 memorable years in Las Vegas

When charismatic gambler and businessman Bob Stupak opened his Stratosphere hotel and tower in 1996, Las Vegas celebrated with him. Stupak had started his Las Vegas hotel- and casino-owning days downtown in 1971, converting the Vault casino into Glitter Gulch, and installing the iconic Vegas Vickie neon sign (now on display at the new Circa Resort…

Sports ・ 04 February 2021