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Champ Cars Coming To Vegas

Sunday, January 7th, 2007

Champ Cars are the Formula 1 cars of the American racing circuit, and they are enjoying immense popularity thanks to the number of street races that are being organised. Last year the cars tore through the streets of San Jose, and in the past the likes of Long Beach and Denver have also hosted street [...]

Las Vegas Museum – To Be A Gangster Or Not To Be A Gangster That’s The Question

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

The debate over what the focus of a new $30million museum proposed for Las Vegas should be, rages on. The debate centres around whether the museum, which is scheduled for completion in early 2008, should focus on the organized-crime figures that helped turn the city into a gambling Mecca.
The ‘Mob Museum’, as the project is [...]

Nevada Gaming Commission

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Anyone who has ever gambled at legally regulated brick ‘n mortar casino knows there are strict laws in place ensuring that fair odds are being offered, payouts are being properly handled and a minimum payout percentage is being met on the various games. Just as important as it is to never gamble at an online [...]

Macau beats Las Vegas as the world’s top gambling destination

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Official figures show that the gross revenue from the gaming sector in Macau, China at the end of the third quarter of this year exceeded those of Las Vegas by US$433 million, making the Chinese territory, the world’s biggest gaming and gambling centre.
By the estimates of leading Vegas-based leisure industry consultancy Globalysis, Macau is just [...]

Online Gambling at Crossroads in Nevada

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

Despite gambling being at the forefront of society and the state’s Gaming Control Board being strict enforcers of the rules, there seems to be a contradiction growing within this gaming world. Although Nevada are strict when it comes to most gambling rules, they seem rather subdued when it comes to online gambling for money, which [...]

Stratosphere to open ‘Roller’ Disco?

Thursday, June 1st, 2006

It seems that the Stratosphere is finalising plans for the replacement of its record-breaking roller coaster High Roller, which shut last December. It was initially thought that the coaster would be replaced by a newer and supposedly ‘scarier’ ride, in keeping with the hotel’s other thrill rides atop their hundred-story complex. However, it now appears [...]

Spending a Vacation in Las Vegas

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

So far we invited you to gamble, visit resorts, museums and other “normal” activities while visiting the Sin City. How about trying some out of the ordinary new ideas? By that I mean visiting the Hoover Dam and take a tour of a factory.
After 9/11, security concerns changed a little the experience of visiting Hoover [...]