Las Vegas
While many Americans will be taking an extended holiday throughout the end of December, construction crews at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be hard at work.

Workers are in the midst of LVMS’ most ambitious construction project in years as they continue building the Neon Garage and new media center. Work began on the project […]

Casino Craps minimum Roulette minimum
Arizona Charlie’s Boulder $3 $2
Arizona Charlie’s Decatur $5 $4
Barbary Coast $3 $5
Barcelona n/a $1
Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel $3 $2
Boulder Station $3 $2
Buffalo Bill’s $3 $4
California $5 $1
Cannery $5 $4
Circus Circus $5 $4
El Cortez $3 $1
Eldorado $1 $1
Ellis Island $5 $4
Excalibur $5 $4
Fiesta Henderson $3 $2
Fiesta Rancho $5 $4
Four Queens $5 […]

Has anyone here read  “Running Scared: The Life and Treacherous Times of Las Vegas Casino King Steve Wynn” by John L. Smith?  From my brief research on the book it appears to be a complete slamfest of Wynn, complete with what some people may call “inaccuracies”.
I’m trying to find a good fix for my Las […]

Goldstar Events is offering “free” tickets for singer/impressionist Jeff Trachta at the Rio for December dates.  It’s a 3pm show that runs about an hour.  You pay the service charge of $5.50 per ticket; limit two tix per person.  (Regular price is $21.95 plus tax/fees.)
http://www.goldstarevents.com
Here’s the Rio’s page for Jeff Trachta…
http://tinyurl.com/h6ovh
— Walt (with a shout-out […]

My husband and I will be visiting Las Vegas from next Thursday afternoon through the following Tuesday (12/7 - 12/12).  He’s running the half-marathon on Sunday, and we figured that was as good an excuse as any to finally return to town after a LONG hiatus.
The last time he was there was probably about eight […]