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MGM Resorts International has announced that it will delay the opening of its $3.1 billion MGM Cotai resort for a fourth time (really, check the records). The new timeframe moves from the second half of this year to Jan. 29. Cut 'em some slack on this one -- the reason is the effects of Typhoon Hato, considered the worst to hit island in 20 years.
The ongoing conundrum concerning the consumption of legally purchased marijuana in Nevada has led to a debate over the legalization of “pot lounges.” Several lawmakers are pushing for the establishment of these legal consumption areas, but it’s a long way from becoming a reality and smoking or ingesting cannabis in public continues to be against the law.
In a related matter, approval has been given for the first 24-hour marijuana dispensary near the Strip. Located near the Stratosphere, Oasis Cannabis is expected to be the first to operate around the clock, with others soon to follow. Up to now, the dispensaries (except those in North Las Vegas) had to close between 3 and 6 a.m.
Which casino puts out the best buffet in Las Vegas? Our new poll gives you a choice of 11 gourmet buffets to choose from. Let us know which you think is best by voting in the new Reader Poll that's live now.
Two more casinos are now monitoring play for serving drinks at the bar. The Hard Rock is dispensing vouchers for drinks, while the Golden Nugget is using a red/green light system. We haven’t checked these fully, but it looks like the first drink is delivered upon buy-in at HR and after about five hands at GN.
Le Pho downtown has discontinued its oyster happy hour. It's sister restaurant, District One, still has oysters on the half for $1.25, Mon.-Fri. from 5 to 7 p.m. and Mon.-Thurs. from midnight to 2 a.m. Le Pho management indicates that the deal will be back in the new year.
A new apartment facility called Fremont9 is the latest residential option to show up downtown. Close to opening and taking lease applications, the complex is located next to Atomic Liquor.
Giada De Laurentiis is opening a second restaurant in Las Vegas, this one at Caesars Palace. It’s expected to take over the spot that currently houses Payard Patisserie, which is closing this month. The new restaurant will be a “casual concept,” as opposed to the high-end Giada at the Cromwell.
The Green Bay Packers are -7 favorites over the Chicago Bears in tonight's Thursday Night Football game. The total is 44.5. These are the two NFL teams with the most bars backing them with seven each. Find out where they all are at GamblingWithAnEdge.com.
The newest PT's Tavern opens tonight on the far northwest side of town at 7550 Aso Blanca. There's a $50 matchplay offer from 6 to 10 p.m., but you'd better get there well before 6 if you want in. We've checked these opening-night matchplay promos before and there are often dozens on the waiting list to play.
The October issue of the Las Vegas Advisor is published and available to members to read online. This month's issue analyzes this year's football parties, discusses the new NHL team in Vegas, identifies a monster rebate-on-loss promo, and much more.
The Showcase Mall just north of MGM Grand is expanding with a move into the space that used to be Smith & Wollensky. The former restaurant building will be razed to make room for a new four-story building, creating 43% more space in the mall best known for its giant Coke bottle facade. No new tenants have been announced.
A report by the UK Gambling Commission concludes that Scotland is the “UK’s gambling capital.” The report, which examined gambling habits in Scotland, Wales, and nine regions in England, concludes that 68% of Scots have gambled over the last 12 months, compared to 52% in London.
After 23 years, Stage Deli has closed at MGM Grand. Filling the void, two Canter Delis are set to open, one at Tivoli Village and another at the LINQ Promenade.
McCormick & Schmick’s has closed, taking with it one of the city’s best long-running happy hours. There’s been no word on whether or not another restaurant is lined up to move into the space.
One of our favorite restaurants, Other Mama, is expanding into an adjacent area, but not to increase seating in the main room. The other room will be a private dining room used for wine dinners, office parties, and special VIP off-the-menu dinners. We want an invite.
The Vegas Knights NHL team plays its first home game tonight. It’s a pre-season game against the Los Angeles Kings and tickets are available. The regular-season home opener is October 10.
The signage on Detroit’s former Greektown Casino and Hotel has been changed to reflect its new name: JACK Detroit Casino-Hotel. The complete transition to Rock Gaming’s JACK brand is expected to be completed in May.
The Dallas Cowboys are -3 favorites over the Arizona Cardinals in tonight's Monday Night Football game. The total is 46.5. Check out our interactive Team Bars feature to find out which Las Vegas bars support each team.
There’s something to be said for persistence. The winner of a $133.2 million Powerball jackpot in Colorado, the highest ever in the state, says she’s played the same numbers every week for 30 years. It took a while to get paid, but after opting for the $66 million lump-sum payment, it works out to a tidy $2.2 million per year for three decades. The numbers were 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, and a Powerball 24.
Las Vegas’ second White Castle opened this weekend. It’s located downtown at the corner of Fourth and Fremont at the east end of the canopy. Las Vegas’ first White Castle opened two years ago at Casino Royale.
The Oakland Raiders are -3.5 favorites over the Washington Redskins in tonight's Sunday Night Football game. The total is 54. Check out our interactive Team Bars feature to find out which Las Vegas bars support each team.
Last week we reported that Palace Station had moved its football-food specials into Little Tony's restaurant, but we neglected to mention the best deal there. Pizza by the slice is just $1.50 for cheese and $2 for pepperoni, and this is a giant slice of NY-style pie. We'd rate this the best deal on a slice in town and it's available during games on Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The pedestrian bridge linking New York-New York and MGM Grand will reopen on Monday, one day before the NHL season opener for the Vegas Golden Knights. Work is still in progress on the bridge between NY-NY and Excalibur and it will be open to foot traffic only through Oct. 15. Work on the bridges at that intersection has been ongoing since 2016 and is expected to be concluded before the end of the year.
The free Sunday football viewing party in the Westgate showroom is back. After trying to charge a $5 entrance fee last year, then discontinuing the party completely, it’s back as it was before, with giant screens airing all the games, food specials starting at $3, and buckets of five beers for $15.
Benson Henderson is a -215 favorite over Patricky Freire in tonight’s Bellator main event that features several former UFC stars. In the other featured match, Roy Nelson is -145 over Javy Ayala.
Last week we marveled at the elimination rate of players during the first week of Station Casinos’ Last Man Standing contests after posted results showed only 860 players remaining in the Pro contest and 586 in College. Someone hit a wrong button, because after the second week there were 1,017 in the Pro and 895 in College, numbers that make a lot more sense, coming close to the expected 50% drop-off each week.
The autumn display is up at the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. It features giant pumpkins, a talking tree, and two 19-foot peacocks with tails made from 14,000 roses. The display is free to view 24/7.
Yui Edomae, one of the city’s most acclaimed sushi houses, has added a sake bar. The 15-seat Tsuya serves sakes and a selection of non-sushi items for $5-$15.
The new 3,000-car garage behind Excalibur has opened. The $54 million garage that was built primarily to serve the T-Mobile Arena went up with almost no press or fanfare and will alleviate parking problems for Golden Knights hockey games. The garage is about a 15-minute walk from the T.
Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer, a trendy burger joint out of New York City, is opening a location at the Venetian. The restaurant will occupy the spot soon to be vacated by B&B Burger & Beer.
The LA Rams are -3 favorites over the San Francisco 49ers in tonight's Thursday Night Football game. The total is 40. Track down a team bar for either team at GamblingWithAnEdge.com.
Downtown’s Life if Beautiful festival runs Fri.-Sun., but the unofficial kick-off is tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. on 3rd Street between Ogden and Stewart, where there’ll be live music and food trucks. It’s a big shindig that attracted 137,000 attendees last year; expect road closures and tough parking in the area all weekend long.
With the Life is Beautiful Festival taking over Downtown and the iHeart Radio Musical Festival on the Strip, it's going to be a great weekend for Celebrity sightings, so keep your eyes peeled and your camera ready.
Work has begun on the Raiders Stadium located just west of I-15 behind Mandalay Bay. Construction crews are doing prep work on the 62-acre site that includes ground leveling and relocation of utilities. Excavation on the 20-foot-deep inner bowl of the stadium is scheduled to begin before the end of the year, with the stadium building beginning toward the end of 2018.
Our list of NFL team bars is up at GamblingWithAnEdge.com. These are bars that support a particular team and draw big crowds for their televised games. This year we've added an interactive map that allows you to better determine where they are throughout the city and in relation to one another.
Casino owners Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, and Carl Icahn were named to Forbes' list of the "World's 100 Greatest Living Business Minds" in the magazine's 100th-anniversary issue. Adelson justified his inclusion with this gem: "Las Vegas had been successful in the United States, but China had a billion more people in it. Why not rebuild the Las Vegas Strip there?"
Comedian Adam Sandler has signed on to play an unspecified number of dates at the Cosmopolitan. Currently scheduled performances are on Nov. 10 and 17 and Jan. 27, with additional dates expected. Tickets start at $49 base.
MGM Resorts International says it has plans for a $675 million waterfront casino in Bridgeport, Connecticut that would include a 300-room hotel, several bars and restaurants, and a 700-seat theater. The announcement is getting plenty of media attention, only there are legal barriers involving the state's compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes that will have to be overcome.
The draw in last weekend's big Golovkin/Alvarez boxing match was a negative for the sports books, many of which say they broke even or had a small loss. All bets on either fighter were returned, while bets were paid on the draw that opened as high as 30-1 and closed in the 15-1 range. A line has already been made on a rematch, with Golovkin the -180 favorite.
A second Leticia’s Mexican Cantina will open in October at Tivoli Village across the street from the Suncoast. The original Leticia’s is considered one of the better Mexican restaurants in town, but it’s located way up on the north end of the valley.
In tonight's Monday Night Football game, the New York Giants are -3 favorites over the Detroit Lions. The total is 42.
Home Plate bar on Warm Springs Rd. has settled into a schedule of awarding $20 matchplays during Monday- and Thursday-night football games and all day on Sundays. The Monday/Thursday promotions run from 5 to 10 p.m. and require $40 in play. The Sunday promo is a straight $20-for-$20.
The Megabucks jackpot was hit for $10.2 million at Fiesta Henderson on Saturday. The winner, a Las Vegas resident for less than a year, told reporters “I’ll probably spend most of it on alcohol, women, and gambling. The rest of it I’ll waste.”
The Atlanta Falcons are -3.5 favorites over the Green Bay Packers in tonight's Sunday Night Football game. The total is 54.
Bars that follow the Packers are Big Dog’s Draft House, Jackson’s, Rum Runner (three: Boulder Hwy., E. Tropicana, E. Desert Inn), and The Plate. There are no bars that follow the Falcons.
Station Casinos is running its good football food and drink specials again this year. We checked out Palace Station today and hot dogs with mega-condiments (kraut, jalapeños, salsa, onions, relish) are $1.50, and bottles of Coors or Miller Lite are $2. The stand has been moved to Little Tony's near the sports book. There's currently some good video poker at the sports book bar, too, with the RF progressive on the quarter 8/5 Bonus Poker game over $1,600, which is positive-return territory.
Planet Hollywood’s 24-hour coffee shop, Planet Dailies, is being rebranded as Café Hollywood. Planet Dailies closed in July after sustaining extensive damage from a water leak. The renamed restaurant is expected to open in October.
In the most anticipated boxing event in some time, Gennady Golovkin is a -170 favorite over Saul Alvarez in tonight's bout. The total is 11.5 rounds, with over the favorite at -120.
Today’s LV Review-Journal contains a front-page story by HP author Al Mancini about the return of a late-night culinary gathering called the “Back of the House Brawl.” The event that brings together after-shift Las Vegas restaurant workers and includes a cook-off between two prominent chefs resumes tonight after a three-year hiatus. It’s open to the public and kicks off at 10 p.m. in the Sparrow + Wolf parking lot on W. Spring Mntn. Rd., with the cook-off beginning around 1 a.m.
Caesars Entertainment has released its mobile sports betting app. We're told that you can sign-up and fund at all of its sports books throughout Nevada. CET was the last of the major sports betting operations to provide a mobile betting platform.
Tonight's Alvarez/Golovkin fight will be shown at several topless clubs at varying prices. The best deal is at the new Legends Room Las Vegas, where it’s free for locals and $45 for non-locals, with upgrades available for the private room and after-party. All of the strip-club options and prices are listed at ToplessVegasOnline.com. (NOTE: Topless Vegas Online is fully illustrated throughout and contains adult language and imagery.)
Contest players turned in one of the worst single-week performances that we can recall last week. With an expected elimination rate of 50%, Station’s College Last Man Standing contest lost 78.7% of its players, dropping from a starting field of 2,755 to 586. Worse, the Pro LMS had 81.2% of its contestants eliminated, reducing from 4,595 to 860. Things weren’t much better in the Westgate SuperContest, where the top six consensus picks went 0-6 and the field had an aggregate record below 40%.
Our new message boards are almost ready to go live. Of course, they'll be all about Las Vegas and gambling, but do you really want the "all" part of that? In this poll we ask how you want the boards to be structured -- stick to the Vegas and gambling or also allow some off-topic discussion? Let us know how you feel by voting in the new Reader Poll that's live now.
The result of the UFC light heavyweight championship fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier has been changed from a win for Jones to a no contest, due to a positive drug test by Jones. What happens if you bet the fight? Nothing. The decision directly after the fight stands for wagering purposes.
Home Plate bar promotes hard during football season. As of now, it's offering $20 matchplays during Monday- and Thursday-night games and all day on Sundays. We haven't confirmed, but email ads indicate it's $20-for-$20 tonight. Plus you can get a free order of garlic knots for saying "Go Home Plate." You gotta like one of those options.
The Cincinnati Bengals s are -5 favorites over the Houston Texans in tonight's Thursday Night Football game. The total is 38.5.
We went by Westgate Las Vegas today and confirmed that, as it's done for the past few seasons, the SuperBook is offering -105 pricing for football bets on Thursdays. They couldn’t give us details, but last year the reduced-juice wagering was for both college and pro games, sides only, and ran from 3 p.m. till closing. You have to bet off a sheet with the -105 numbers (not directly off the board). We'll update when we have full details, but you should be able to bet into the 105 lines now.
The analysis of our most recent reader poll was delayed, but is now posted. The poll asked how players determine the amount of their bets. Scientifically and mathematically? Seat of the pants? Depends how they’re running? We found the results somewhat predictable, but there were some surprises.
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Pat Christenson, author of our book Rock Vegas -- Live Music Explodes in the Neon Desert, will be a guest on KNPR today. Tune in to 88.9 FM in Las Vegas at 9:34 a.m. PST and again at 7:34 p.m. If you miss it, the 24-minute interview can be accessed at the KNPR website.
Our new book, The House Always Wins, has been received from the printer and is shipping now. This is a novel by Brian Rouff, author of several Las Vegas-based books, that's set in the Las Vegas of today, but brings in a ghost of an earlier-day Vegas mobster. If you dig this city, you'll love the references to days past and all the hidden insider nods that only a 35-year-resident writer could conjure. Our best publisher's discount is being offered now.
Las Vegas’ Bishop Gorman high school football team continues to make national news, but for different reasons. After a dominating three-year run as the top-ranked team in the nation, Gorman lost successive games to teams from California and Florida. But despite falling out of the championship picture, Gorman was featured in USA Today again this week. The story was about the hospitality shown to the Florida team that couldn’t get home because of Hurricane Irma. A Las Vegas hotel put the team up and several local restaurants provided complimentary meals while Miami Central High’s team waited out the storm.
Las Vegas has been awarded $2.8 million in federal funds to “prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism.” Grants such as these are awarded by the Department of Homeland Security to cities that are considered high-risk and attractive targets. The timing is good, as the implementation of anti-terrorism measures on the Strip and downtown have been recently initiated.
Add Minnesota to the list of states seeking to legalize sports betting. According to reports, Minnesota is poised to present a pro-sports-betting bill if the road is cleared by a supporting Supreme Court decision in New Jersey.
Entries in the Westgate SuperContest skyrocketed this year, increasing from 1,854 to 2,748, a 48% increase. The huge field creates a record $1.3 million first prize, the first time the contest has surpassed the $1 million mark. The new $5K-entry SuperContest Gold drew 94 players to generate a first prize of $470,000.
The last of the Monday Night Football freebies is no more. After holding out for several years, Sam's Town no longer comps the first beer at its MNF party. Part of the reason for that is that there is no more stadium party in the ballroom, though there are drink specials in the sports book. We'll update the MNF party scene in a future post in the VegasWithAnEdge blog.
In tonight's second Monday Night Football game, the Denver Broncos are -3 favorites over the LA Chargers. The total is 42.
In the first of tonight's Monday Night Football double-header, the Minnesota Vikings are -3 favorites over the Washington Redskins. The total is 47.5.
John Katsilometes reports in the LV Review-Journal that Matt Goss is returning to the Strip with a new residency at the Mirage. Goss will play 21 dates in the 1Oak nightclub beginning Sept. 29.
The Dallas Cowboys are -6 favorites over the New York Giants in tonight's Sunday Night Football game. The total is 46.
Rafael Nadal is a -800 favorite over Kevin Anderson in today's U.S. Open tennis men's final. Note that this line is being posted while the match is in progress.
Lotus of Siam fans will have to go without for at least a month while repairs are made on a collapsed roof that fell in during Friday’s rain. Good substitutes for Thai cuisine in the interim are Komol (located in the same complex as Lotus), Chada, and Chada Street.
Entry for most of the football contests with season prizes is closed, but you can still play weeklies today and the rest of the season. The best is Pick the Pros at any Coast casino. You have until kick-off today to get your picks in.
With the planned main event between Demetrious Johnson and Ray Borg canceled, Valentina Schevchenko is a -130 favorite over Amanda Nunes in tonight's UFC main event. In the other featured match, Rafael dos Anjos is -190 over Neil Magny.
Madison Keys is a -210 favorite over Sloane Stephens in today's U.S. Open tennis women's final. It's the first All-American US Open women’s final and will be the first time an American woman other than the Williams sisters has won a major since 2002.
The Electric Daisy Carnival will be held a month earlier next year. In a move to get away from the dangerous summer heat, the music festival is being moved from mid-June to May 18-20, when average temperatures are up to 30 degrees lower. A "camping program" will also be initiated that will allow attendees to rent air-conditioned tents and bring their own RVs.
The dolphin born in July at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage has been named. We know you've been waiting. The little dolphin girl's name is Coco.
The restaurants d.vino and Dragon Noodle Co. have closed at the Monte Carlo. It's just the latest move in the ongoing transformation from the Monte Carlo to Park MGM, which no one knows yet when will officially take place.
Another big slot jackpot was collected on Labor Day at Harrah's. A visitor from Texas hit for $787,842 on a Willy Wonka: World of Wonka penny machine.
The New England Patriots are -8.5 favorites over the Kansas City Chiefs in tonight's Thursday Night Football game that opens the 2017 NFL season. The total is 47.5.
If you're a KC fan, the Chiefs are followed at the Blue Diamond Saloon. While it's hard to believe, there are no bars that follow the Patriots. Our complete list of team bars will be updated and posted soon at GamblingWithAnEdge.com.
Here's some end-of-an-era news: Both N9NE and Ghostbar have closed at the Palms. Both the high-end restaurant and the casino-top nightclub were key cogs in the casino's hip-and-cool image forged from the outset of its 2001 opening. No details regarding replacements have been released, though there's reportedly a sign outside of N9NE that reads "You'll like where this is going/We're taking things to the next level."
Our newest book, Back to Where You Once Belonged – Las Vegas Writers Weigh the Power of the Past is in house and shipping. This is the eighth installment of the “Las Vegas Writes” project and the fifth that we’ve published. It’s a literary collection from several of Las Vegas’ top writers, each penning stand-alone essays. There’s some gambling and it’s all Las Vegas related, so there’s some good reading for Vegas fanatics. The book is available from Amazon and other retail outlets, or directly from us with our publisher’s discount. It’s also available from Kindle ($6.99).
This is an update to Monday’s Question of the Day about the grand reopening of the Orleans’ buffet, scheduled for “mid-September.” The new name will be the Medley Buffet (same as the buffet at Boyd’s Aliante). The Orleans, being Boyd’s largest and most popular Las Vegas property, has been the “focal point” of a major food-and-beverage upgrade of around two dozen restaurants across the country, and the Medley will be the sixth new or upgraded restaurant, along with Alder & Birch Steakhouse, Ondori Asian Kitchen, Prime Rib Loft, Copper Whisk Café and Bailiwick. A Boyd spokesperson says that the Medley is “about creating a new experience, with a new concept and a larger menu (though still at an attractive price point versus the Strip). Going forward, we may potentially leverage this brand at our other Vegas buffets, giving us a valley-wide buffet brand (rather than the individual brands you currently see at our properties), though it’s still early to go into details.”
Tonight's the grand opening of the new sports book at Rampart. Starting at 6 p.m., get a commemorative T-shirt and free cake & champagne while supplies last.
NBA futures betting was temporarily suspended at the Golden Nugget sports book yesterday following the announcement that GN owner Tilman Fertitta had bought the Houston Rockets. Since the sale has not been completed, however, the lines were reinstated. Once the sale is official, the situation will be evaluated with respect to Nevada gaming rules to determine the GN's NBA-betting policy.
Call it a full-court press. The push is on in support of New Jersey in its attempt to have the Supreme Court overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act ("PASPA") that mostly outlaws sports betting outside of Nevada. The American Gaming Association and, so far, 17 states have filed briefs in support of New Jersey's position. One of those states is Utah, which emphasizes how important the underlying states-rights argument is, given that Utah has no legal gambling, and likely isn't seeking any, inside its borders.
Golden Nugget and Landry's owner Tilman Fertitta is buying the NBA's Houston Rockets for a record $2.2 billion. Speculation has already begun about moving the franchise to Las Vegas to join the city's pro football and hockey teams, but it seems unlikely given that Fertitta, cousin of Station Casinos' Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, has deep Texas ties.
Say goodbye to another of Las Vegas’ famous icons. The 75-foot-tall neon guitar that sat on the corner of Paradise and Harmon at the Hard Rock is being removed. Not to be confused with the guitar jutting out of the roof of the casino that was focal in the movie Con Air, the sign was part of the Hard Rock Café, which closed last year. It will be moved to the Neon Museum.
Just hours after the announcement that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, the British bookmakers posted a line on the name. William and Kate are favored to have a girl, with Alice the favorite at 7-1. It's followed by Arther and Victoria, both at 10-1. The long shot is Donald at 50-1. Somehow it seems those odds should be longer.
Looking for something interesting for your Labor Day schedule? Today is “Bottomless Monday” at Ellis Island, with unlimited Mimosas and Bloody Marys for $12 along with breakfast specials and live music. The promotion runs every Monday from 10 am to 2 pm.
Labor Day isn't a big promotions day, but there are some promotions running for the end of the three-day holiday. Boyd casinos are awarding 15X points on penny slots, 11X on other slots, and 6X on video poker. Station casinos have 3.3X points on slots and 2X on video poker. El Cortez is handing out free White Castle burgers to players at slots and table games.
The first in a series of excerpts from our book Rock Vegas -- Live Music Explodes in the Neon Desert, appears this week in Vegas Seven. Anthony Curtis also contributes a weekly column called, what else, "The Deal."
The Midnight Star casino has closed in Deadwood after 26 years in operation. Several casinos have closed on Deadwood's Main Street in recent years, but the Midnight Star was the best known of them due to its owner, actor Kevin Costner, and its display of memorabilia from his films.
Throughout September, buy a designated Krispy Kreme doughnut and 50¢ will be donated to the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation. The doughnut was chosen from a contest in which Candlelighters children created doughnuts for the promotion.
The University of Nevada Las Vegas' 43-40 loss to Howard University in yesterday's season opener is being reported as the biggest upset in college-football history. Not that UNLV is a powerhouse, but they went off on the betting line as a 45-point favorite, which is said to be the largest pointspread ever overcome. It was a tough week all around for Nevada football, as Bishop Gorman High School's 55-game winning streak was snapped in a 35-21 loss to California's Mater Dei. Tougher yet, UNLV coach Tony Sanchez and Gorman coach Kenny Sanchez are brothers.
Bruno Mars has signed on for six more dates at the Park Theater at Monte Carlo. Mars will play Dec. 30 and 31, then Jan. 14, 16-17, and 18. Tickets go on sale September 8 at Ticketmaster and start at $99.50 base, though probably not for the New Year's Eve show.
Las Vegas is expected to be the second-most-visited destination in the U.S. (behind Orlando) for the Labor Day weekend. Almost 325,000 visitors are expected over the three-day holiday, with a 96% occupancy rate for the city's 148,433 rooms.
The Vegas Golden Knights NHL team has added standing-room-only tickets starting at $50. Regular single tickets are listed at vegasgoldenknights.com at $75-$750.
“Exhibitionism—The Rolling Stones” rolls into the Palazzo on September 23 and runs through January 31. Described as “highly immersive and interactive,” more than 500 personal items of Rolling Stones band members will be on display with the highlight being a back-stage-to-on-stage 3D experience. Tickets start at $36.50.
Las Vegas' Bishop Gorman, the three-time defending national high school football champion and #3-ranked team in the country this year, will play #1-ranked Mater Dei (CA) tonight. The game will be televised at 7:30 pm PST on Fox Sports Prime Ticket.
Prices haven’t been announced yet for Las Vegas Raiders tickets, but some information about the cost of the right to buy them has. Prospective season-ticket buyers must first purchase a PSL, which stands for “personal seat license,” for each seat they want to buy. It’s a one-time fee that doesn’t include the cost of the tickets themselves, parking, or anything else. The average cost of a PSL for Raiders seats will be $4,000, with lesser seats likely going for $500-$1,000 and premiums for as much as $50,000 per. At least you have till 2020, the first year the Raiders will play here, to think about it.