Mike Huckabee hosted his Fox Show from the Venetian/Palazzo last week. In his monologue he points out that he is standing in contrast to the President who urged people not to go to Vegas. That, of course, isn’t what the President said. And, Huckabee’s Vegas support came with a caveat: He arrived with the Ten [...]
The document dump on CityCenter’s construction billing dispute I linked to yesterday between MGM Mirage and Perini is a fascinating though very partial glimpse of the acrimonious rift between the two giants that is now on the way to court. Perini’s release hints at events from over a year ago when CityCenter almost fell into bankruptcy, suggests MGM [...]
Here is the advertisement introducing the new Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority campaign for Las Vegas as Camp Vegas. I found this via VegasTripping.com where the campaign is judged lame. I don’t have an opinion on Camp Vegas, yet; visually the advertisement does a good job of selling the look of how Vegas now [...]
Our governor is remarkably unpopular. That is not a partisan statement. He happens to be a Republican. But neither Republicans nor Democrats are impressed by him. And, both speak better of him than his wife. Among those with no respect for Governor Gibbons there is Nevada’s largest private employer, MGM-Mirage. I have already blogged how [...]
Congratulation to local Criss Angel star of “Believe” at Luxor. He was awarded Magician of the Century by some magic group. Robin Leach was there and has a back stage interview and a photo of Angel, trophy aloft, on his blog. According to Leach, “Believe” is now claiming to be the best selling magic show [...]
A VERY COOL VISUAL FOR VEGAS. Great visual for Vegas, but is it enough to keep the expensive shops at The Crystals mall packed with tourists? As I took these photos, I wondered what besides the initial “new casino” allure would bring in tourists who can afford this mall. We already have five other [...]
At the Tea Party rally this weekend in Searchlight elderly people seem to have taken on Nevada dust while trying to hear slogans through a crap PA. From the Las Vegas, non-partisan, perspective, the real question: how do you make money on this? Well, the answer is move the Party from a field in Searchlight [...]
Earlier this week, I went to George Wallace at Flamingo. The comedian took a couple swipes at CityCenter. On the innocuous side, he wondered why people would want to live at Vdara with VD staring at them in big letters. More cutting was when he asked if anyone in the audience was staying at Aria. When [...]
It is with great sadness I have confirmed reports that Hard Rock president Andrew (Randy) Kwasniewski has been found dead. Kwasniewski was Vice President of Operations for Hard Rock from January 2004 to May 2005. In October of 2006 he was named president. He lead the property through dramatic growth that included a recently opened [...]
Harrah’s has so many billions in debt reporters are hailing the company for not being crushed by it yet. The one action the company has taken recently that surprised many was to take over Planet Hollywood through assuming more debt. And, as I noted this morning, yesterday brought rumors Harrah’s is trying something similar with [...]
