July 23rd, 2008
After several months of construction the new nightclub Wasted Space opened inside the Hard Rock Hotel this week. It’s a joint venture by motocross star Carey Hart, brothers Joel and Benji Madden of the rock band Good Charlotte and NY Yankee Jason Giambi.
They’re billing it as the “anti-club” which I can only assume means that […]
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July 19th, 2008
The long partnership between the Star Trek: The Experience and the Las Vegas Hilton has come to an end. Rumors had been around for a while that negotiatons to keep the exhibit at the Hilton were not going well and it was officially announced that ST will be closing September 1.
While not a Trekkie myself, […]
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July 15th, 2008
The final table for the 2008 WSOP Main Event is set. After the final 27 participants were set the other day they played down to the final nine last night.
Here’s the final nine and their chip counts:
1 Dennis Phillips 26,295,0000
2 Ivan Demidov 24,400,0000
3 Scott Montgomery 19,690,0000
4 Peter Eastgate 18,375,0000
5 Ylon Schwartz 12,525,0000
6 Darus Suharto 12,520,0000
7 […]
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July 10th, 2008
The latest gourmet burger restaurant opened up inside the Mirage. It’s called BLT Burger and it located just inside the south entrance. It’s located where the tiger habitat used to be. They closed it last year in order to make room for the new restaurant.
It was a bit of a controversial move as the tiger […]
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July 7th, 2008
For some reason I’ve yet to understand the famous statue of casino mogul and Las Vegas pioneer Benny Binion has been moved from it’s 20 year home at the corner of Casino Center Blvd and Ogden Ave. in downtown to a spot inside the South Point casino outside the equestrian center.
The only connection I can […]
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