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Category Archives: Dining
Back from the North; Requiem for a President
My apologies to S&G readers for the prolonged silence whilst I was on vacation. It seems that wi-fi availability in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is even spottier than I feared (although it makes a good excuse to head down … Continue reading
Posted in Detroit, Dining, Harrah's, Missouri, Pinnacle Entertainment, Regulation, Technology, The Strip, Tourism, Transportation, Tribal, WMS Industries
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Harrah’s still pining for Macao
While we’re on the subject of white elephants today, Harrah’s Entertainment still has a little boondoggle in Macao in the form of a $577 million golf course. Cornered by a reporter at G2E Asia, Harrah’s Asian viceroy, Michael Chen, conceded … Continue reading
Posted in CityCenter, Current, Dining, Economy, G2E, Harrah's, history, James Packer, Lawrence Ho, Macau, Melco Crown Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Movies, Pennsylvania, Regulation, Sports, The Strip, TV
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Bargain-hunting at Harrah’s
But not in the way you might think … Harrah’s Entertainment is $557 million richer — which effectively amortizes the Planet Hollywood deal — after the swap of a 16% ownership stake to three investment firms for $1.2 billion in … Continue reading
Monte Carlo: running on empty
Confronted with this rather desperate plea from Monte Carlo, a colleague asks, “One of the stranger press releases in a while — the best they can find to up-sell the MC is to pitch it as a way to get … Continue reading
Posted in CityCenter, Current, Dining, Marketing, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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When in doubt, hire a chef
That increasingly dubious X Train project doesn’t have first dibs on Union Pacific tracks, after all. And the on-board gambling (which S&G never took seriously) has been ixnayed. So whaddya do when you need a quick jolt of publicity? Hire … Continue reading
Posted in California, Current, Dining, Marketing, Tourism, Transportation
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It never hurts to complain
We’ve been hearing the odd grumble or three about B.B. King’s Blues Club, but one intrepid LVA reader decided to go a bit farther than that. After posting it on our site, he forwarded his missive to various corporate powers … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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The Hard Rock: fatal attraction
If you’d like to spend time playing casino games in solitude, you might try the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. For instance, while S&G does not condone this sort of thing, you could have fired off a blunderbuss in either … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Current, Dining, Election, Entertainment, Morgans Hotel Group
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Hey, Gary Loveman …
… would it effing kill ya to send CFO Jonathan Halkyard down to Home Depot and pick up some Sherwin-Williams to slap on the old Paris-Las Vegas balloon? (If you think she looks bad from this angle, you should see … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Dining, Harrah's, MGM Mirage, Steve Wynn, The Strip
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Writing today
… on mostly non-S&G projects, so blogorrhea is at a minimum, alas. We’re also trying to work out the kinks in our system that would enable us to get that week-old Atlantic City piece out of the right-hand box without … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Dining, George Maloof, Station Casinos, The Strip
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While Atlantic City burns …
While Atlantic City burns, Gov. Chris Christie fiddles. After coming into office saying the right things about helping the state’s casino industry, Christie has spent most of first months in office dithering uselessly. Having waited until A) the Revel project … Continue reading
BoB still $29.99 … sorta
If you’re heading north out of McCarran International Airport on Swenson, be sure and have your digital cameras or cell phones at the ready. There, big as life, is a Harrah’s Entertainment billboard for the “Buffet of Buffets” (spotted at … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, Station Casinos, The Strip
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Harrah’s big buffet bungle
Let it be said at the outset that $39.99 for X number of meals at (most of) Harrah’s Entertainment‘s Strip buffets — up from $29.99 — is still one heckuva deal. If you can manage, say, breakfast, lunch and two … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Dining, Harrah's, M Resort, Marketing, Planet Hollywood, Technology, The Strip
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Sickness, health & Shakespeare
No sooner was the S&G software restored to working order than Yr. Humble Blogger was laid low by either A) too much indulgence in Harrah’s Entertainment‘s “Buffet of Buffets” or B) my worst fibromyalgia attack in years. Given Vegas’ recent … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Dining, Entertainment, Harrah's, Macau, Steve Wynn, The Strip
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A “Titanic” offer
Through Sunday, Luxor is celebrating — if that’s the word — the 98th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. For instance, tonight you can swap your exhibit ticket for a free drink or appetizer at (where else?) Tacos … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Dining, Entertainment, Marketing, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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Caveat lector!
It appears that Harrah’s Entertainment‘s big buffet offer, encompassing seven Strip properties, isn’t quite as good as it sounded to us at LVA at first blush. A fellow staffer writes: “I have a feeling that the Harrah’s buffets are keeping … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Dining, Harrah's, Marketing, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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Harrah’s ups the ante
Yr. Humble Blogger is a fan of the Las Vegas buffet scene — and owns the waistline to prove it. Starting Monday, Harrah’s Entertainment ratchets up the temptation factor by keeping seven of its Strip buffets open round the clock. … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia Sussex, Current, Dining, George Maloof, Harrah's, M Resort, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Planet Hollywood, The Strip
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The trio that ate Las Vegas
Attention all Vegas-friendly gourmands: Huntington Press has inked a pact with three of Sin City’s top food critics. Al Mancini (Las Vegas CityLife), John Curtas (KNPR-FM/KLAS-TV/Las Vegas Weekly) and Max Jacobson (Vegas Seven) have been signed to pen Eating Las … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Dining, The Strip
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A clarification, a continuation & a poll
Firstly, in defense of both LVA and our research department, they’ve been following the subject of resort fees since the June 16, 2007 Question of the Day. These past couple of weeks we’ve been trying to get a handle on … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, Current, Dining, Economy, Encore, Entertainment, Harrah's, MGM Mirage, Steve Wynn, Technology, The Strip, Tourism
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A Cosmopolitan by any other name …
… is still a long way from completion. A silly lawsuit has been settled, an extremely cosmetic change of name has been agreed upon (meaning that Cosmo The Casino is the de facto winner over Cosmo The Mag). We’re told … Continue reading
Todd English, P.D.Q.
First of all, huge thanks to all who have sent their condolences regarding Mr. Bit. We’re all in quite a funk at home. Rascal‘s reaction was the most heartbreaking. When we brought the empty cat carrier back, he ran up, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, CityCenter, Current, Dining, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Pets, The Strip
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