Living in Las Vegas, Dave’s home since 2001.
I guess this is what’s going to become of the Cosmopolitan. from the LV Sun: Hilton Hotels Corp. of Beverly Hills, Calif., said Tuesday its creating an eclectic brand called Denizen Hotels and is working to bring that brand to Las Vegas and other major destinations. "Denizen Hotels, a lifestyle brand that will attract business […]
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haphazard world, life in vegasSheldon Adelson’s drive to find America’s most boring city notwithstanding, most people agree that Las Vegas’ tourist strategy might need a little tweak. Should the town emphasize value, or carefree fun? It’s a serious question. Here’s one approach that I don’t think we’ll be dusting off anytime soon: Las Vegas, home of weapons of mass
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life in vegas, news about gamblingSome of you might remember how, in Back to the Future II, Biff owned a casino that was an obviously-redressed Union Plaza. I’m sure there are people out there who can’t look at the Plaza today without thinking about Biff and his sports almanac. Well, I was perusing the photo archives when I found this,
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life in vegas, news about gamblingPromising a new course that nevertheless begins and ends where the old one did, Elite Racing has just announced the 2009 Rock n Roll Las Vegas Marathon: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series Hits the Streets of Vegas The rockin’ mix of running and music will be all aces along the Las Vegas strip. Register
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life in vegasThey’re turning down the lights on the Strip, and it has nothing to do with not being able to pay the electric bill. From the LVRJ: Planned marquee outages on the Strip come along about as often as Megabucks jackpots. And like many of those slot-machine fortunes, lights-out events on Las Vegas Boulevard typically don't
In the past year we’ve heard talk of lowering the gambling age to 18 and allowing strip clubs in Strip casinos. Now comes another trial balloon: legal prostitution in Las Vegas. From the LV Sun: In these tough budgetary times, the chairman of a key state Senate committee is willing to consider the world’s oldest
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life in vegas, news about gamblingAs more people have less cash, many of them are turning to bartering goods and services. It’s a bold leap back to the Iron Age for America’s formerly fastest-growing metropolis. From the LVRJ: According to a craigslist spokeswoman, the site has seen a "significant growth in our bartering section as craigslist users get creative to
Dave’s thoughts on the opening of Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.
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life in vegas, news about gamblingI would never make light of animal cruelty and believe that no punishment it too harsh for someone who likes to torture kittens, but you’ve got to admit this is pretty droll, what with the winsome look on the kid’s face and all.
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life in vegasNow that my quads have pretty much stopped hurting, I can offer a few thoughts about the Las Vegas Marathon 2008 and where it should go from here. These photos of the official race t-shirt and finisher’s medal give you an idea of how minimalistic the race was this year. Just look at that shirt–no
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life in vegasI had a pretty good marathon run on Sunday, and now that I’ve had a little time to think about it, here are some thoughts on running down the Strip. The headline is an allusion to the venerable “Strip Walk” feature over at Two Way Hard Three. Even though we ran only about 4 of
It’s apparently official: Devine Racing will be out of the Las Vegas Marathon after this Sunday’s run. From the LV Sun: Devine will not manage the race after this year. A company that operates successful marathons across the country is taking over. San Diego-based Competitor Group Inc. thinks it can eventually draw as many as
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haphazard world, life in vegasIf you want to ask a favor of a friend or relative who owns a body shop in Las Vegas, do it tonight. Thanks to a quarter inch of rain or so, the streets are literally strewn with wrecks and fender benders today, including one that, were it not for a fortuitously-placed streetlight, probably would
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life in vegasI like to educate the public, so here’s my message for today: the weather has changed in Las Vegas. It’s cold now. Not Edmonton cold, but Las Vegas cold. That means, for now, nighttime temps in the 40s and a high of maybe 70 in the afternoon. So if you’re coming to Vegas, pack appropriately.
I consider it my duty to send my best wishes for Nevada Day cheer to all of my fellow Silver Staters, and to educate all non-Nevadans about this glorious celebration of…Nevada. Here’s a quote from James W. Hulse’s The Nevada Adventure: A History: We who live in Nevada are likely to forget what a strange
Just to give you an idea of what I’m working with, I wanted to post this letter from my Homeowners’ Association. It’s probably no better and no worse than most HOAs, but they went a little “nuts” with the “quotation marks” and capitalizing Common Nouns. You’ve really got to click and read the whole thing–it
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life in vegasWe’re having a great talk next Thursday night down at the library. It’s been on the gaming.unlv.edu schedule for a while, but I thought it would be nice to offer a friendly reminder: "There Were Few Solid Facts to Get in the Way": Popular Perceptions of Bugsy Siegel as Founding Father of Las Vegas A
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life in vegas, news about gamblingI really think that they get Las Vegas street names by randomly picking words out of a dictionary without checking to read the definition. Why else is there really a “Bombastic Court” on the west side? View Larger Map Would you want to live at an address that proclaimed you to be “marked by or
It’s not every day that you read an editorial bashing the place you work, and your colleague’s mental acumen and productivity. Well, if you work at UNLV it might be. First, a social work professor throws his peers under the bus by complaining that their work isn’t being published in enough indexed journals. Then he
Everyone knows that Las Vegas has changed in the past 30 years. It’s hard to come it with a good, descriptive name for the process, though. “Disneyfication” gets thrown around a lot, and it comes close, but it’s not perfect. “Corporatization” sounds bland enough to describe it, but it’s almost too bland to use. But
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