Here in Vegas we love to golf and, thanks to more than 300 days of sun every year, we can tee off year-round. Today’s Flashback Friday photo showcases the ultimate golf accesory - a nice pair of high-heeled pumps. Barbara and Sandy Meek gaze off into the distance on the 5th tee at the Desert Inn Golf [...]
The 2009 World Series of Poker main event games are underway at the Rio poker room. While other events have been going on since May 26, the main event – No-Limit Texas Hold’em – started July 3 and will winnow down more than 6,000 entrants to a final table of nine by July 15. Those players [...]
As a young kid growing up in Vegas, nothing screamed – “You have walked into a casino!” – more than the constant sound of coins plopping down into the metal hopper of a slot machine. Listening to the echoing sound of plunk, plunk, plunk reaffirmed you were a winner in Vegas, if nowhere else. And it was [...]
Each year more than 5 million visitors, 15,000 – 18,000 per day, take time out from gambling, clubbing and shopping to experience the floral extravaganza of one of five horticultural shows in the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Beginning with Chinese New Year in January and changing through spring, summer, fall and finally winter, the [...]
In honor of the 2009 CineVegas Film Festival (June 10 – 15), this week’s flash back is to the 1952 world premiere of “The Las Vegas Story” held at the Fremont Theatre in Downtown Las Vegas. The movie starred Jane Russell, Vic Mature and Vincent Price. The story revolves around Linda (Russell) and Lloyd Rollins [...]
Today we flash back to 1966 to take a look at gambling in Sin City, specifically a game surrounded in mystique – baccarat. Baccarat was brought to Las Vegas from the casinos of Havana, Cuba, in 1959 by John Scarne and Tommy Ronzoni. It was first played in the Deuville Room at the old Sands [...]
Barbie turned 50 this year (Girl, you don’t look a day over 21!) and to celebrate she’s taking a trip to Las Vegas. The iconic blonde is stopping by the Palms Las Vegas to enjoy her own specialty suite. Designed by Jonathan Adler, who also designed Barbie’s iconic mansion in Malibu, the 2,350-square-foot Barbie suite features: [...]
Today we flash back to 1974 and the height of Osmondmania with a picture of Donny and Marie Osmond performing at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino. This was not their first appearance in Las Vegas. When Donny was just 7, he (and his brothers) appeared onstage at the Sahara with Shirley Bassey. Donny and Marie [...]
Memorial Day marks the official kick-off of pool season in Las Vegas. While we like to think the concept of pool clubs, a place to party the day away surrounded by beautiful folks in swimwear, drink servers and floating gambling, is a relatively new concept, in reality folks have been bringing the party poolside in [...]
Dreamworks SKG announced today that it would be working in collaboration with Franco Dragone to create a live show based on its animated hit “Kung Fu Panda.” Las Vegas is quite familiar with Dragone’s work. He created and directed a number of landmark Las Vegas shows that helped changed the way Sin City thinks about [...]
