Riviera Files For Chapter 11; Starwood Takes Over
To no surprise the Riviera (hotel and owners) filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization yesterday. ...because this is a Chapter 11 filing backed by the key creditors, it's likely the…
Nongaming Revenue Las Vegas vs. Atlantic City
It shouldn't be a surprise that Las Vegas earns more than Atlantic City on things other than gambling. However, it's a little shocking - not surprising - to see how…
Bills Gambling Hall Getting Cleaned Up
Bill's Gambling Hall & Saloon, formerly Barbary Coast, is getting cleaned up and rebranded by Harrah's or maybe even another company. I’m (Robin Leach) hearing exclusively from very reliable sources…
Cosmopolitan Roundup
There has been a lot of excitement with the Cosmopolitan starting their grand opening marketing campaign. I love what's going on and instead of multiple posts about it I'll share…
Rumor: Mandalay Bay and Las Vegas Hilton For Sale?
Robin Leach has been on fire with somewhat interesting rumors this past week. One of his quick hits this week is that Mandalay Bay and Las Vegas Hilton may have…
Kardashian Khaos: Kim’s and Koutrtney’s Oh My!
Big news in Las Vegas this week is Kardashian Khaos opening in August at Mirage. Photo: Las Vegas Sun I'm amazed that people are still into the Kardashian thing enough…
Vegas Strip Traffic Makes Cabs $30 per Hour
Damn, that's slow drive across the Las Vegas strip in traffic gets billed at $30 per hour!? I've never realized that before. Thankfully insane cab fees are going to be…
Fontainebleau Construction May Be Resuming
The Las Vegas Sun is reporting that $1.2 billion in construction permits for Fontainbleau were pulled earlier this month. The permits listed a variety of projects, including casino, hotel and…
CityCenter Condo’s FLYING
Some love and some hate CityCenter. It's a big monolith on the Las Vegas strip. There were such high hopes for this mega-complex to do well, but the poor economy…
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Opening December 15
This weekend Cosmopolitan Las Vegas started a twitter account. They started tweeting today and dropped this little nugget of information for those watching: December 15th is the weekend of my…