Yes, there’s all manner of excitement and intrigue going on in the gaming world — like Las Vegas Sands issuing a dividend to shareholders — but I’ve not had much time for the S&G beat. With everyone at LVA HQ coming down to the wire on the second edition of Eating Las Vegas, I’ve been detailed as a one-man “Question of the Day” task force. Which means you’ve either read about or will soon read LVA QoDs on: Flamingo Las Vegas‘ “Margaritaville” casino-within-a-casino; how far it is to walk from Luxor to the Plaza downtown (5.2 miles*); whether the Sahara faces implosion; when The Rio will be repainted; the dueling Ferris wheels of Caesars Entertainment and lone wolf Howard Bulloch; who lives on Mount Charleston; and what’s Clint Holmes‘ longtime musical director, Bill Fayne, up to these days?
In the meanwhile, the Rat Pack may not be back but “the Rat Pack of existentialism” is having a not-so-ring-a-ding time at the Plaza.
* — According to reader Greg Askins, this site computes the distance as just a smidgen under six miles, even. That makes the feat of walking the whole way more impressive still.
