Despite being consistently well run, packed with clientele both local and high-end tourist, Palms lost its financial footing in the recession with Palms Place (a badly timed condominium project). So, like Cosmopolitan and M, banks and investment funds are now calling the shots. Initial reports suggested the Maloof family could retain up to 20% ownership [...]
Paris Las Vegas is rarely a casino that gets a lot of attention on the Strip. This is where Barry Manilow headlines. But the Chateau Nightclub seems poised to change the casino’s reputation with two upcoming events of Jerry Springer worthy American trash. First on April 30, Charlie Sheen will be making the inevitable Vegas [...]
In light of the judicial attack on major poker sites the casinos in Vegas were quick to run away from recently embraced partnerships with same companies. But the celebrity poker pros, many of whom receive lucrative sponsorships and allow their names to be used by these sites appear to be more circumspect. Poker legend Doyle [...]
Elton John’s return to Vegas was a bigger surprise than Celine Dion. For one thing, Dion’s return wasn’t a surprise. The promoter and casino had been publicly yearning for Dion since the moment she left Vegas. John’s “The Red Piano” was also a success at Caesars Palace Colosseum. But John seemed to tire of the [...]
I have been slow to review Gilbert Gottfried who is appearing at Las Vegas Hilton as the debut act in their Icon’s of Comedy showcase. The reason is that his act left me befuddled, and I am not sure what to make of him. Of course, this is a unhelpful view to bring to readers [...]
Carrot Top and Criss Angel spotted at Cosmopolitain last night!
Footage posted from Rod Stewart’s opening show at the Caesars. If you are a fan of Stewart’s you probably don’t care that his voice sounds just awful on “Forever Young.” The chorus is painful as he gets inaudibly weak or his voice skitters off kilter. Mike Weatherford teases out the question of Stewart’s vexed relationship [...]
AOL Travel has picked the Top 5 Casinos in Vegas. And, what is amazing is the exclusion of every resort built over the past decade. Despite the Carl Sagan money spent, those billions upon billions of dollars, resulting in a massive oversupply of new rooms on the Strip, AOL Travel does not recommend that you [...]
Not exactly fact checked by Letterman. Dion did not take a break from her Vegas show for her twins. Her show closed with no set plan to return. The replacements announced: Cher (hard to forget since she is still performing) and the middling Midler show. Dion’s show closed, and she is returning with a new [...]
