Grand opening of the Planet Hollywood Casino

This weekend is the grand opening of the Planet Hollywood Casino. They had bought the Alladin Casino a couple of years ago & revamped the whole place. I have to be honest, I was sceptical when I heard about PH having a casino here. I figured it’d be a cheezy Hollywood theme like the restaurant chain. […]

Unusually warm November for Las Vegas

We’ve had some really nice weather lately and let me tell you, it’s been nice! It’s unseasonably warm, even had a couple of days we tied or broke record temperatures! I spent most of my life in South Florida & I’m not a big fan of winter. It’s supposed to cool off this week though, just in […]

Goodbye to the New Frontier.

The New Frontier Hotel was imploded on Tuesday Nov. 13. It had been closed since July. It was the last of the “Old School Vegas” joints left. It’s sort of sad to see the old places go but there’s always something new coming. It’s not going to be missed as much as the Sands & the […]

Welcome to Mark’s Vegas!

Hey there! Welcome to my blog. My name is Mark & I live in the fabulous city of Las Vegas. I’ve lived in several places in my life & without a doubt Vegas is the most interesting, varied & just plain fun place I’ve ever been. I’ve lived here just over 4 years now & […]