LVA in the Media

The newest member of Team PokerStars and WSOP, EPT, and WPT champion Gavin Griffin reviews Huntington Press' Kill Everyone in his weekly column for Card Player magazine.

 'This time around, Nelson teams up...

Anthony Curtis, who runs Las Vegas Advisor, a magazine and Web site for bargain-hungry Las Vegas visitors, says the discounting is most evident in room rates, some of which are down as much as 30% from last year. Casinos are throwing in other p...

Huntington Press author Ken Van Vechten's Golf Las Vegas garnered high praise in the September 30 edition of the Press- Enterprise:

"Riverside's Ken Van Vechten is big on Las Vegas. And if yo...

"With the iffy economy, high fuel costs and tight travel budgets, Las Vegas is dropping prices and betting again on bargain hunters. You can find an under-$40 room on the Strip and book luxury lodgings like the Bellagio and Trump Inter...

"With football season comes Monday Night Football parties in Las Vegas. This year at least two casinos--Sam's Town and Suncoast--are hosting parties where you get your first hot dog and beer free. In fact, at Sam's Town you...

"At this point, everyone has essentially the same product," says Anthony Curtis, who publishes the Las Vegas Advisor, a newsletter. "So the trick is finding a way to differentiate yourself... Everyone needs a gimmick....

Says LasVegasAdvisor.com president Anthony Curtis: "I'm not saying there's blood in the streets. But Vegas is feeling (pain). The town is down."

"The power people in Vegas are all closed-lipped," Curtis said. "I say, 'Vegas is missing a big opportunity by not letting people know it's cheaper now.'" They say, 'Don't desecrate the brand we've created.'...

"Rates are as low as we’ve seen them since 2003 & 2004,” writes Curtis in his newsletter. "Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, the fallout from plunging home prices and skyrocketing gas prices...

A new survey by LasVegasAdvisor.com shows that rates are lower than they’ve been in five years. The website, which tracks Sin City room prices and discounts, found that half of the 84 casino hotels surveyed offer July rates of $49 or less...