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Going Mobile with Comp City Slotsby Anthony Curtis

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It’s been almost four years since we opened the LVA Casino, the social-gambling component at LasVegas Advisor.com. We’d planned for it to become an integral part of our online presence and we got off to a good start with free daily tournaments that paid out valuable prizes and sometimes cash. But something happened along the way.

That something was technology. Although we had a decent model, the vehicle—the casino itself—didn’t hold up in comparison with other free-to-play gambling options. Much like the former LVA website, the casino was built on a platform that was fast losing relevance. And worse, it was Web-based. Playing casino games on a computer might feel slick to Baby Boomers, but it’s the equivalent of sending messages via fax for the younger generations. Hence, we’ve retired the LVA Casino and created a new product that competes with the best that are out there.

This month marks the release of our new mobile app, Comp City Slots. We’ve teamed with Free Slot Games of Las Vegas, a company founded by Knock-Out Blackjack author and devel-oper of the K-O Count, Olaf Vancura, to introduce a state-of-the-art slots and video poker playing environment with cutting-edge HD graphics and amazing gameplay and bonus features for both Android and iOS mobile platforms. In other words, we’ve built a fabulous gambling game that can be played on almost any phone.

Since this is a social-gambling ap-plication, you can play it for free. Just like all social-play apps, monetizing op-tions are involved, but you don’t have to pay a penny to download and play daily. True to its name, players can earn “Comp City Tickets” redeemable for real prizes like LVA products and travel perks from partners we affiliate with.

Everyone likes comps, but I be-lieve the gameplay is the grabber. Each of the nine different video poker games has a version that returns over 100%. Accommodating that objective required creating our own 100%+ schedules in a couple of spots, so some of these schedules can be played only on our app. Kinda cool. Full disclosure: You have to bet more to play the best schedules (that’s where the monetiza-tion potentially comes in), but it also means that experts can actually play indefinitely for free and climb to the top of the achievement leader boards.

The app is already live and can be downloaded for free for Android devices from the Google Play Store and will be available any day now from the Apple App Store. You’ll get 1 million coins upon download, another 2 million for joining the free VIP Club, additional coins distributed every couple of hours, and assorted specials though Facebook and other avenues. After the launch, we’ll begin work on adding new features, e.g., tournaments for prizes. Once you see the sophistication of this baby, you’ll get a feel for the possibilities.

CasinosFontainebleau—At long last,

the Fontainebleau has been sold. The hulking blue building on the north end of the Strip was sold to real estate-investment com-panies Witkoff and New Valley for $600 million. The 3,900-room Fontainebleau was originally built to near-completion for $2.8 billion before construction was halted in 2009. It was sold to Carl Icahn for just $150 million in 2010 and has sat empty and unattended to since then. No specific plans for the property were disclosed, although Witkoff indicates that there will be a name change and rebranding.

Golden Gate—According to plan, the Golden Gate closed for five days in late August for an expansion. Casino space was nearly doubled and the outdoor One Bar extended, along with other renovations. Contrary to what we reported last month, the neighboring La Bayou and the alley that separated the casinos were focal in the expansion and are now a part of the Golden Gate.

Palace Station—Station Ca-sinos has announced a second round of upgrades for Palace Sta-tion. Following the completion of its current $115 million renovation and expansion, an additional $76 million will be devoted to adding luxury movie theaters, a new pool complex, a restaurant, bar, and renovations of the sports book and poker room. Work has begun and is expected to be completed by the end of 2018.

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Greater VegasAnother development that I want

to touch on is the progress of our blog section at LasVegasAdvisor.com, Vegas with an Edge. In particular, LVA’s Deke Castleman has initiated a fasci-nating series titled “Greater Vegas” that delves into subjects we’ve rarely (if ever) covered. For example, recent posts covered the 1,000-year history of the Wheel of Fortune, a little-known desert oasis less than two hours from Las Vegas, and a state of the state on Basque restaurants throughout Nevada. (Really, Las Vegas doesn’t have a single one?)

Reno has two Basque restaurants: Louis Basque Corner (Anthony Curtis’ favorite) and the Santa Fe (my favor-ite). Carson City has one (Villa), while Gardnerville has three: J.T.’s (often voted best in the state), the Overland, and Carson Valley Country Club. Elko has two: the 117-year-old Star and Toki Ona (which means “Good Place”). But Winnemucca is the center of Nevada’s Basque heritage, with its annual festival and two restaurants: the Martin (which dates back to 1898 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places) and Ormachea’s.

It’s something different from us and there’s more to come. Next up, our new message boards. n

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Cosmopolitan—The Cosmopoli-tan will spend more than $100 million on upgrading its rooms. Only seven years since opening, and boasting what are among the highest-praised accommodations on the Strip, all 2,895 rooms at the Cosmo will be completely renovated to the tune of $34,000 per room.

Bally’s—Bally’s has announced that it’s adding a mini-golf, bowl-ing, and arcade attraction. The 10,000-square-foot complex will be built by Monster Mini Golf, which also

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Revenues—Nevada’s statewide gambling win was up 0.9% in June compared to the same month last year. The Strip win was up 1.7% and downtown was up 8.7%. The win was also up in the Balance of County (+5.8%), but down on the Boulder Strip (-15.1%) and in North Las Vegas (-11.1%). The month marked the end of Nevada’s fiscal year, during which a statewide $11.4 billion win was up 2.9%, the Strip’s $6.5 billion win was up 2.9%, and downtown’s $609 million win was up 10.7%.

Visitor volume was down 2.3% in June. Convention attendance was off 2.4%, due to 17.2% fewer meetings.

Airline traffic set a record with 4.2 million passengers, up 1.5% and a fourth consecutive month over 4 mil-lion. McCarran International Airport is projected to have the eighth-highest percentage growth in passenger boardings in the nation over the next 10 years, with this year’s 24.3 million passengers expected to grow to 30 million by 2027 for a 23.4% increase. Chicago’s O’Hare is projected to experience the greatest growth, with a 31.1% increase to 52.9 million pas-sengers.

Gambling in the U.S. and Beyond

New York—Resorts World Casino in Queens has announced a $400 million expansion that will include a 400-room hotel, four new restaurants, and retail. One of the busiest casinos in the world, Resorts World NYC at-tracts more than 10 million visitors a year. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2019.

California—Pala Casino Resort and Spa has announced a $170 million expansion that includes a new 349-room hotel tower that will bring its room

built the Kiss Mini-Golf at the Rio; however, the Bally’s version won’t be similarly themed. The intended loca-tion in the resort and an opening date weren’t divulged.

Emerald Island—Emerald Island in Henderson is expanding, adding more casino space and a players club lounge. The casino has grown in stages over the years, often by moving into nearby spaces previously occupied by other businesses, as it did with an adjacent barber shop in this instance. After the completion of the current ad-dition, plans call for extending the bar and adding kitchen space.

Westin—Following the closing of the Max Casino last month, the Lobby Bar and Savona Bistro restaurant at the Westin are now boarded up. Reports indicate that a new restaurant and fit-ness center (and we presume, a bar) are in the works, though no timetables have been announced.

Chinatown Plaza—A new retail plaza is planned for Las Vegas’ China-town area. An 80,000-square-foot complex named Shanghai Plaza will be built at Spring Mtn. and Arville, with an area behind a PTs the seem-ing most likely location. No timetable was disclosed.

Interstate 11—The first 2.5-mile stretch of the new Interstate 11 has opened. The flyover that’s accessible to southbound travelers on U.S. 93 makes for a faster trip to Boulder City. It’s a small part of a huge freeway project planned to eventually run from Mexico to Canada.

The Arch—Plans have been ap-proved for a 30-acre 754-unit apart-ment complex on Las Vegas Blvd., several miles south of the Strip near M Resort. The complex, called The Arch, would include retail and office com-ponents. The developers say the first phase could be completed by 2019.

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The complete steak dinner at Ellis Island remains at #1 this month. The filet-cut sirloin comes with soup or salad, choice of potato, and green beans and is served 24/7 for $7.99. To get that price you have to print out two coupons from an EI kiosk, the second after playing at least $5 in any slot machine with your club card inserted.

Back on the list at #9 is the lunch comp at either of Las Vegas’ two Crown & Anchor bars. This one had some competition from a new version of another previous Top Ten comp deal at Jackson’s bar (see gambling), but the C&A deal is the better of the two. Play $20 through a machine and get anything on the menu free. Hours are 8 am-2:30 pm at the east location (Tropicana/Maryland Pkwy.) and 11 am-3 pm at the west (Spring Mtn./Decatur). If you miss lunch, the offer is extended for appetizers until 6 pm on the east and 7 pm on the west.

It’s football season, and the $500,000 “Pick the Pros” free contest from Boyd Gaming returns to the list at #10. Every year contests come and go and there are reasons that some are better than others depending on what you’re looking for. But this one consistently offers the best combination of entertainment value and convenience, plus there’s no risk to play. Get a minimum of three entries by swiping your B Connected players card on a kiosk at Gold Coast, Suncoast, Orleans, Sam’s Town, Fremont, California, or Main Street Station for a shot at $30,000 every week. Must submit picks before the kick-off of the week’s first Sunday game. See gambling for a complete rundown of this year’s contests.

Removed from the list this month are the show & dinner deal at Golden Nugget and the $500 loss-rebate at the M, both of which have been discontinued.

Notes: The shrimp cocktail at Skyline (#2) is served at the main bar. Michelob in the bottle is $1 and draft Coors Light is 75¢ at Casino Royale (#3). The $1.49 bacon or sausage & eggs breakfast at Klondike Sunset (#4) is served every day in Sarah’s Kitchen from 7 to 11 am. The 5¢ beers (#5) at the Flamingo are served in the Margaritaville Casino area’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar from 5 to 6 pm. Get a ticket to the Mac King Comedy Magic Show and a drink for $14.98 by asking at the players club booth (#6). The hot dogs at South Point (#7) are sold from a cart in the sports book from 10 am until they close down the cart around 5 pm. Hooters’ $1-minimum blackjack game (#8) runs 24/7 in the pit; naturals pay even money on bets of $1-$5.

Steak Dinner • Ellis Island • 24 hours • $7.99

Shrimp Cocktail • Skyline • 24 hours • $1.49

Beer • Casino Royale • 24 hours • $1

Breakfast • Klondike Sunset • Daily • $1.49

Draft Beer • Flamingo • Daily • 5¢

Mac King • Harrah’s • Tues.–Sat. • $14.98

Hot Dog • South Point • Daily • $1.25

$1 Blackjack • Hooters • 24 hours • Free

Lunch Comp • Crown & Anchor • Daily • $20 buy-in

Football Contest • Boyd Casinos • Weekly • Free

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count to 845. A pool and entertainment complex are also planned.

Japan—A tenuous casino situa-tion in Japan is causing the major U.S. companies to grow leery of govern-ment regulations that they fear will inhibit the gambling business there. Debates underway prior to the drafting of gambling legislation address several issues, including the allowable size of the gaming floor, the tax structure, and even limits on how often locals will be allowed to visit the casinos.

South Korea—Gongzi Jeju Ca-sino has opened on Jeju Island, a semi-autonomous South Korean prov-

ince that’s home to multiple casinos that are open to foreigners only. The 40,000-square-foot casino floor has 45 table games, but only 25 slots.

Online—Maine and New Jersey have passed bills to regulate and tax daily fantasy sports, bringing the total to 16 states that have legalized DFS. New Jersey was an important cog, as online gambling of all types continues to grow in the state. Online gambling revenue was up 18.5% in July and is up 26.6% year-to-date.

Gambling in the MediaThe band The Killers played a

pop-up concert in front of Caesars Palace last month, portions of which were shown on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!.”

The band was promoting its new al-bum “Wonderful Wonderful.” Both the band and Kimmel are originally from Las Vegas.

Caesars Palace was the location for an episode of “Ray Donovan” that aired in August. Also getting screen time was Pahrump’s Sheri’s Ranch.

Pahrump got more coverage as a primary location in the series “Get Shorty.”

One of ESPN’s new podcast episodes in its “30 for 30” series is titled “A Queen of Sorts” and covers the Phil Ivey/”Kelly” Cheung Yin Sun baccarat saga (LVA 6/14). Gambling Wizards author Richard Munchkin and gambling writer Michael Kaplan are both interviewed. n

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DININGBuffet News

What’s left to be done that can set a buffet apart from the rest? We keep wondering and the casinos keep finding ways. The latest comes from the Feast Buffet at Red Rock, where they’ve added a “Well & Being” station. It’s an area for health-conscious diners that features “vegan, paleo, low-carb, high-protein, raw foods, gluten-free, and super foods that are Ph balanced and rich in antioxidants and omega 3 and 6 balancing.” Cool idea.

The water damage from a fire-pipe leak in July continues to affect the Spice Market Buffet at Planet Holly-wood. The buffet selection has been significantly reduced, along with the prices that are now $4-$8 less than normal at $15.99 for breakfast, $16.99 for lunch, and $22.99 for dinner. We also received a recent report that the Member Rewards Book coupon isn’t being accepted, so inquire before you go.

After several years as one of the few Strip casinos without one, the Tropicana is adding a buffet. Built into the space that was previously the Beach Café, the Beach Buffet is expected to open near the end of this year.

ReviewsRedwood Steakhouse (Califor-

nia)—Though it’s been newly remod-eled with a half name change, the Redwood Steakhouse (no longer the Redwood Bar & Grill) is what it’s always been—a good downtown steakhouse that’s priced better than its Strip counterparts. We’re talking a flat iron for $27 and a bone-in ribeye for $38. That sure beats sixty bucks on the Boulevard. But when you come right down to it, there’s only so much you can say about this or that steakhouse when pricing is similar. Maybe there’s a better cut of a T-bone somewhere, but how many can really tell the difference? What we really like is when we find an item that’s just plain better than it is at

other places and we found one at the Redwood. French onion soup. If you like rich and cheesy, you’ll get it here. It’s $8 and worth going for all by itself.

Charlie’s (Wynn)—Built into the new sports book at Wynn Las Vegas is Charlie’s Bar + Grill, which replaces the Zoozacrackers deli. Most sports books have walk-up counters where you can order fast and get back to your spot in the book, but there’s no counter at Charlie’s. It’s all table service, though you can order to go from the bar. Burgers are $13-$18, sandwiches are $14-$19, and even soups and salads are $12-$19. We tried a California chicken sandwich with avocado. It was quality, but for $17 (while having to sweat the one-hour free-parking grace period)? Nah, next time we’ll hit up a locals sports book deli. By the way, Charlie’s is named for legendary casino host Charlie Meyerson.

Steak & Lobster (O’Aces)—One of the best steak & lobster bargains in town is at a bar. On Fri-days, O’Aces serves a com-plete dinner for $19.99. The big selling point here isn’t just the impressive size and quali-ty of the lobster tail. It’s that it comes with two of them!

The steak also rates and the meal comes with choice of potato and veg-etables (no salad). It’s served 10 am to 10 pm (unless they run out) at the Decatur/Trop location only.

Bootlegger—At the end of the review of “The Dirty at 12:30” (see entertainment) is a note about parlaying with a bite at The Bootlegger. In reality, you can parlay The Bootlegger with just about anything, because it serves food 24/7. There are more menus in this place than seem prudent—break-fast menu, bar menu, late-night menu, late-night bar menu, etc.—but that almost guarantees that there’s always a deal on something. We did late-night calamari for $12 and a shrimp cocktail with three giganticus shrimps for $14 ($4.67 apiece, but worth it).

The Bootlegger is located at 7700 Las Vegas Blvd. S., about two miles north of South Point. Join the players club

and get the good sign-up bonus de-scribed in gambling, then grab a cocktail, listen to a live lounge show, and take in the rest of a pretty cool joint.

Dining NotesPing Pang Pong

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Two tails with this steak

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Dining continued

Gold Coast showroom. The Angry Butcher at Sam’s Town

is advertising an $18.99 prime rib din-ner, served daily from 4 to 6 pm.

B&B Burger & Beer at the Venetian will close Sept. 30. It’s one of several restaurants from Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich’s B&B Hospitality Group, which will next open Eataly at Park MGM (the renamed Monte Carlo) in 2018. A replacement for B&B Burger & Beer has not been announced.

After opening with the casino in 1994, Garduño’s is closing at Fiesta Rancho. It will be replaced by a res-taurant and entertainment concept out of California called Culichi Town, specializing in Sinaloa-style Mexican cuisine. With the Palms location clos-ing a couple years ago, no Garduño’s outlets remain in Nevada.

Hooters Mad Onion is closed for renovation.

The Gambler’s Café has closed. The café was located inside the Gambler’s General Store, which was recently sold, and will be replaced by Dough Dough’s Hawaiian Café. An opening date hasn’t been announced.

Local Corner—Marché Bacchus French Bistro and Wine Shop2620 Regatta Drive, Suite 106, 702-804-8008

We’ve had an odd relationship with Marché Bacchus. It’s one of the most acclaimed non-casino restaurants in town, a perennial “Essential 50” selection (and even a Top 10 pick in the 2013 edition) of Eating Las Vegas, and a place where we’ve had outstanding experiences. But for some reason, every time we visited before making it the Local Corner, we ran into a clunker. Clunkers happen—this time we went in for a taste and there were no clunks.

Marché Bacchus deals high-end French cuisine, but it’s not overly ex-pensive. Entrées are mostly in the $30s, though it’s all a la carte and portions are smallish (so you’re probably adding on). There’s nothing wrong in our book with paying for a good meal in an idyllic lakeside setting. Or you can get the meal and setting for $19.95 with the lunch special, available Mon.-Fri. from 11 am to 3:45 pm., which comes with choice of entrée, an appetizer or dessert (couples can do one of each), and a glass of wine. Outside of the special, the best things we’ve had here are the soups (all tremendous), any steak dish that can be prepared rare, the Prince Edward Island mussels for $21, and the fantastic escargot for $12, plus the crème brulée ain’t no slouch.

Note the “Wine Shop” in the name. That’s the big banger in this play. You can purchase your dinner wine from the shop and they’ll open and serve it to you for $10 above retail. That means great dinner wines at half to a third of the price of almost any fine restaurant in town—huge. On top of everything, owners Jeff and Rhonda Wyatt are hands on. Hours are 11 am to 9:30 pm daily (10 pm Fri. and Sat.). It’s a little ways out on the northwest side of town, but you’ll get to see the neat little Desert Shores community.

Chile Addiction, Las Vegas’ west-side source for New Mexico-style cuisine, has closed.

Review“The Dirty at 12:30”

South PointSaturdays 12:30 am

Free

Formerly known simply as “The Dirty,” this free show runs every Sat-urday morning starting at 12:30 am (30 minutes after midnight) in the casino’s Grandview Lounge. When it began in 2013, it was hosted by Gabe Lopez and Ralphie May, the latter of whom now has his own gig at Harrah’s. Lopez remains as the producer and acts as emcee for the classic four-act (including Lopez) comedy-club format.

It’s tough to give a blanket en-dorsement to a comedy club of any

kind, because they’re only as good as the comedians on stage that night. But you can judge a club based on the talent level that performs regularly, and “The Dirty at 12:30” brings in some big names from outside the local ranks. On the night we checked it out, the headliner was Chris Porter, well-known in comedy circles. Following two acts that were themselves good enough to headline, Porter did a solid 45 minutes, pushing the show to a 2 am conclusion. Does the content live up to the name? To some degree—it’s an adult show all the way—but it’s not over-the-top blue. This is pure late-night entertain-ment the way it used to be in this town.

Remember, this is South Point, so you know that drinks at the bar are

ENTERTAINMENTaffordable (starting at $4 for a Bud). The combination of a good free show with cheap drinks draws a big and loyal crowd—many of whom are regulars, known as “Dirty Birds”—that packs the lounge and impacts the seating consideration. If you’re forced to stand outside at the bar, you can still see and hear the show. But for maxi-mum effect, you really need to get a seat inside. That requires showing up about an hour prior to show time to stake out seats or a table. Several of the South Point restaurants are open past midnight, so you can grab dinner before if you like. Or parlay with an earlier trip to the nearby Bootlegger for appetizers and gambling (see dining).

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SEPTEMBER9/1–9/3 • HartBeat Weekend 2017 Cosmo • $49–$4159/2 • Farruko • MBay • $65 9/2 • I Love The ’90s • MBay • $52.769/2 • Idina Menzel • Palms • $64–$1499/2 • Jerrod Niemann Santa Fe Station • $9.55–$359/2 • Larry Carlton • Aliante • $30–$509/2 • Martin Nievera M Resort • $41.99–$55.999/2 • TOTO w/Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Red Rock • $40–$809/2–9/3 • Bruno Mars Monte Carlo • $160.55–$1,518.499/2–9/3 • Rob Schneider Tropicana • $39.95–$69.959/2–9/3 • Rod Stewart Caesars Palace • $49–$2509/2 & 9/9 • Melissa Etheridge • Palms • $40–$909/3 • Iliza Shlesinger • Mirage • $55.99 9/3 • Michael Bolton Cannery • $49.95–$99.459/6 & 9/13 • Jeff Dunham Caesars Palace • $49.50–$79.509/8 • Lifehouse & Switchfoot MBay • $36.24 9/8 • Luis Fonsi • Palms • $45–$859/8 • Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels Golden Nugget • $20.71–$107.919/8 • Pole Show LA • MBay • $35–$1259/8 • SZA w/Ravyn Lenae Hard Rock • $25 9/8–9/9 • Bill Maher • Mirage • $70–$909/8–9/9 • Jerry Seinfeld Caesars Palace • $82.50–$1659/8–9/10 • Jim Breuer • South Point • $40–$509/9 • Aaron Lewis • MBay • $35–$559/9 • Frankie Moreno Suncoast • $19.95–$39.959/9 • Jonathan Lee Monte Carlo • $71.56–$181.659/10 • Eli & Mariano • Venetian • $55 9/12 • Across the Pacific • Orleans • $25/$359/12 • Reverend Horton Heat • MBay • $23 9/12 • Smack Down Live • T&M • $20–$1249/12–9/23 • Ricky Martin Monte Carlo • $54.59–$3259/13–9/24 • Carlos Santana • MBay • $99.50–$3009/14 • Lil Yachty • Brooklyn Bowl • $35–$509/14 & 9/17 • Gloria Trevi vs. Alejandra Guzmán Caesars Palace • $60.50–$2519/15 • Alejandro Fernández T–Mobile • $69–$2259/15 • Blue Oyster Cult Golden Nugget • $31.61–$140.619/15 • Catfish and the Bottlemen Brooklyn Bowl • $25/$459/15 • Franco Escamilla Hard Rock • $39.50–$300

9/15 • Marco Antonio Solís MBay • $79.21–$276.509/15 • Miguel Bosé • Palms • $74–$1849/15 • Ricardo Arjona • Cosmo • $89/$999/15–9/16 • Aries Spears • Aliante • $20–$359/15–9/16 • Enrique Iglesias Caesars Palace • $50–$3509/15–9/16 • Gabriel Iglesias • Mirage • $70/$809/15–9/16 • Louie Anderson • Red Rock • $49 9/15–9/16 • Mana • MGM Grand • $51–$4509/15–9/17 • Frankie Avalon South Point • $50–$609/16 • Bob Saget Brooklyn Bowl • $34–$1009/16 • CCR • Cannery • $34.95/$44.959/16 • George Benson Sunset Station • $20–$459/16 • Jonathan Butler SLS LV • $39.50–$89.509/16 • Kesha • M Resort • $26 9/16 • Marc Anthony • MBay • $79–$2499/16 • Pepe Aguilar • Cosmo • $49 9/19–10/7 • Céline Dion Caesars Palace • $95–$1009/20 • Magpie Salute Brooklyn Bowl • $27.50/$329/20–9/30 • Il Divo • Venetian • $54.13–$4959/20–10/7 • John Fogerty Wynn LV • $59.50–$1,1009/21 • Zakk Sabbath • Hard Rock • $25/$499/21–9/24 • Kathleen Dunbar Hard Rock • $15/$609/22 • Impractical Jokers MGM Grand • $49.12–$159.139/22 • Jefferson Starship Golden Nugget • $31.61–$118.819/22 • Morgan Heritage Brooklyn Bowl • $15–$759/22–9/23 • Daniel Tosh Mirage • $70.99–$106.999/22–9/23 • iHeartRadio Music Festival T–Mobile • $168.50–$822.509/22–9/24 • Lettermen • South Point • $35–$459/23 • Danzig • Brooklyn Bowl • $35–$509/23 • Engelbert Humperdinck Orleans • $59.95–$79.959/23 • Jay White is Neil Diamond Suncoast • $19.95–$39.959/23 • Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers SLS LV • $39.50–$89.509/24 • Overkill, Crowbar, Havok Brooklyn Bowl • $25/$309/28 • Andy Mineo • Hard Rock • $25/$609/28 • Motionless In White Brooklyn Bowl • $23/$259/29 • Bill Burr Monte Carlo • $44.95–$81.659/29 • Bruce Campbell • Hard Rock • $33 9/29 • Chuck Negron Golden Nugget • $20.71–$107.91

9/29 • Freddie Jackson Texas Station • $20–$509/29 • Imagine Dragons T–Mobile • $29.50–$99.509/29 • Jay Leno • Mirage • $70.04–$90.049/29 • Scott Stapp • Brooklyn Bowl • $35/$409/29–10/1 • Crystal Gayle • South Point • $50–$609/29–10/8 • Tape Face • Flamingo LV • $65.95/$1069/30 • Andrew W.K. Brooklyn Bowl • $20/$229/30 • Depeche Mode w/Global Spirit T–Mobile • $39.50–$1759/30 • Eddie Money • Silverton • $34/$599/30 • EllisMania • Hard Rock • $35–$559/30 • Ruff Ryders • Monte Carlo • $45–$4009/30 • Tiffany Haddish • Mirage • $41/$519/30–10/1 • REO Speedwagon Orleans • $69.95–$89.95OCTOBER10/1 • Apocalyptica • Hard Rock • $35–$8510/1 • The Green • Brooklyn Bowl • $22–$3510/4 • Chronixx • Brooklyn Bowl • $22/$2510/4–10/21 • Billy Idol • MBay • $79.50–$149.5010/5 • Post Malone Brooklyn Bowl • $30/$3510/5–10/8 • Erik Myers • Hard Rock • $15/$6010/6 • Guess Who Golden Nugget • $42.51–$140.6110/6 • Jon Bellion Brooklyn Bowl • $29.50–$49.5010/6 • Kings of Leon Hard Rock • $59.50–$40010/6 • Megadeth • Palms • $40–$9510/6 • Nas • Cosmo • $32 10/6–10/7 • Amazing Johnathan • Red Rock • $45 10/6–10/7 • Jon Lovitz & Dana Carvey SLS LV • $49–$8910/6–10/8 • Tower of Power • South Point • $55–$6510/6–10/21 • Rascal Flatts • Venetian • $62–$16810/7 • Ali Wong Monte Carlo • $36.24–$82.1110/7 • King of the Cage • Cannery • $30 10/7 • Maxwell • Cosmo • $27.50 10/7 • Queensrÿche and Skid Row Sunset Station • $25–$5010/7 • Wayne Brady • Mirage • $50–$7010/7–10/14 • Incubus • Hard Rock • $49.50–$20010/8 • Damian Marley • MBay • $30–$4010/8 • Sebastian Maniscalco Caesars Palace • $39.50–$9510/11–10/28 • Diana Ross • Wynn LV • $60.50–$29610/11–11/4 • Elton John Caesars Palace • $55–$50010/12 • Father John Misty Brooklyn Bowl • $37.50–$6510/12–10/15 • Dean Napolitano Hard Rock • $15/$6010/13 • Gary Lewis & The Playboys Golden Nugget • $20.71–$118.8110/13 • The Church • Brooklyn Bowl • $25/$30

HEADLINERS AND EVENTS


A D V A N C E P L A N N E R

• After one month of higher prices, tickets for “Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club” at MGM Grand have gone back to previous pricing of $46.50-$68.50.

• After one month of higher prices, tickets for David Copperfield at MGM Grand have gone back to previous pricing of $94.55-$251.05.

• After one month of higher prices, tickets for JABBAWOCKEEZ at MGM Grand have gone back to previous pricing of $63.44-$128.85.

• Black Magic Live has moved from the Tommy Wind Theater to Ron Decar’s Event Center downtown; tickets are $68.51/$79.06 ($22 less than at Wind).

• 50 Shades! The Parody closes at Bally’s on Sept. 11.

HEADLINERS AND EVENTS10/13–10/14 • Daniel Tosh • Mirage • $70.99–$106.9910/13–10/28 • Ringo Starr Planet Hollywood • $69–$19910/14 • Bob Dylan • Cosmo • $39/$5910/14 • Evanescence • Palms • $45–$9510/14 • Frankie Moreno Suncoast • $19.95–$39.9510/14 • Janet Jackson • MBay • $99–$19910/14 • The Weeknd T–Mobile • $39.75–$175.7510/14 • Theresa Caputo Monte Carlo • $41.74–$114.6810/14–10/15 • Marshall Tucker Band Orleans • $29.95–$49.9510/15 • The Script • Cosmo • $27–$20610/18 • Interrupters and SWMRS Hard Rock • $16/$2510/19 • Stone Sour • MBay • $39.50–$13510/19–10/25 • Tape Face • Flamingo LV • $65.95/$10610/20 • Dennis DeYoung Golden Nugget • $31.61–$140.6110/20 • Nothing More • Hard Rock • $17/$2510/20 • Run the Jewels Brooklyn Bowl • $35–$5510/20–10/21 • Ron White • Mirage • $70.04–$9210/20–10/21 • Yesterday and Today South Point • $20–$3010/21 • Billy Gardell • GVR • $25–$5510/21 • In This Moment Brooklyn Bowl • $29.50–$4910/21 • PIXIES • Cosmo • $25 10/21 • Tegan and Sara Palms • $36.24–$72.9410/21 • Manhattans • Cannery • $34.95 10/22 • Arcade Fire • MBay • $26–$8510/22 • Joe Bonamassa Caesars Palace • $89–$19910/22 • Dream Awards Suncoast • $29.95–$49.9510/25 • HANSON • MBay • $40–$21510/27 • Hollywood Undead • Palms • $30–$5010/27 • Johnny Rivers Golden Nugget • $31.61–$162.4110/27 • Steven Wright • TI • $59.95/$65.9510/27–10/28 • Bill Maher • Mirage • $70–$9010/27–10/28 • Marilyn Manson MBay • $59.50–$73.5010/27–10/28 • Trey Anastasio • Brooklyn Bowl • $85 10/27–10/29 • Man In Black • South Point • $20–$3010/27–10/29 • Widespread Panic Monte Carlo • $59.63–$35010/27–11/4 • Jon Lovitz & Dana Carvey SLS LV • $49–$8910/28 • Brooklyn & Bailey • Hard Rock • $25 10/28 • JAY–Z • T–Mobile • $58–$1,49810/28 • Restless Heart and Shenandoah Tropicana • $29.95–$59.9510/28 • The Whispers • E. Cannery • $22.95 10/28–10/29 • Temptations Orleans • $49.95–$69.95

10/29 • Steve Martin & Martin Short Caesars Palace • $49.95–$175NOVEMBER11/1 • Capturing Pablo Brooklyn Bowl • $30–$7511/1 • LANY • Hard Rock • $20/$3511/1–11/5 • PBR World Finals T–Mobile • $180–$5,00011/1–11/12 • Carlos Santana • MBay • $99.50–$30011/1–11/19 • Tape Face • Flamingo LV • $65.95/$10611/3 • Bayside • Hard Rock • $23 11/3 • Bill Engvall • TI • $59.95 11/3 • Jay & The Americans Golden Nugget • $20.71–$118.8111/3 • Tenors • GVR • $22–$5511/3–11/4 • Live and Let Die Orleans • $29.95/$39.9511/3–11/4 • Rita Rudner • Red Rock • $45 11/3–11/4 • Tim Allen • Mirage • $65.39–$87.1911/3–11/5 • Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers South Point • $45–$5511/7 • Blues Traveler • MBay • $29.50 11/7 • John Michael Montgomery Golden Nugget • $31.61–$140.6111/7–11/25 • Céline Dion Caesars Palace • $95–$50011/8–11/25 • Cher • Monte Carlo • $55–$47511/10 • Buckinghams Golden Nugget • $20.71–$118.8111/10 • Whoopi Goldberg • TI • $57.18/$98.0511/10–11/11 • Daniel Tosh • Mirage • $70.99–$106.9911/10–11/12 • Stayin’ Alive • South Point • $30–$4511/11 • Frankie Moreno Suncoast • $19.95–$39.9511/11 • Peter Cetera • Tropicana • $49–$8011/15 • I Prevail • Brooklyn Bowl • $24/$2711/16 • Propagandhi • Hard Rock • $21–$4511/16–11/19 • Joe Walsh • MBay • $99–$35011/17 • Guns N’ Roses • T–Mobile • $64–$25511/17 • Herman’s Hermits Golden Nugget • $42.51–$140.6111/17–11/18 • Ray Romano & David Spade Mirage • $90–$12011/17–11/19 • Donny Edwards • South Point • $25–$3511/18 • Boney James SLS LV • $37.50–$109.5011/18 • Great White and Slaughter Tropicana • $29.99–$59.9511/18 • World Fighting Championship E. Cannery • $25 11/22 • Molotov • MBay • $35 11/22 • Periphery • Brooklyn Bowl • $25/$3011/24 • Eric Burdon & the Animals Golden Nugget • $31.61–$162.4111/25 • Ana Gabriel • Palms • $60–$16011/29 • Reba, Brooks & Dunn Caesars Palace • $59.50–$20511/24–11/25 • Jim Jefferies • Mirage • $60/$7011/24–11/26 • Chubby Checker South Point • $45–$55

SHOW NOTES

See inside wrap (pg. 13) for “Weather,” “Room Rates,” and “Key Dates.”


Notes• Mike Tyson Undisputed Truth—ROUND 2 opens at MGM Grand on Sept.

7 and runs through November 19; tickets are $69.85/$91.65 with meet & greet tickets available for $282.44.

• Lionel Richie–All the Hits has added 14 dates at Planet Hollywood, playing Nov. 30; Dec. 6, 8-9, 13, 15-16; and March 7, 9-10, 13, 16-17, 20; tickets start at $59 base.

• Paul Shaffer, the longtime musical director for David Letterman, will play Cleopatra’s Barge at Caesars Palace Dec. 21-23, 28-30; Jan. 4-6; tickets start at $49 base.

• A new interactive attraction, “Fear the Walking Dead Survival,” has opened at the Fremont Street Experience. The walk-through experience features a “combination of motion rides, mazes, and interactive video games.” Tick-ets start at $30.

• Not that he needs a paying gig after his mega-money-match with Floyd Mayweather, but Conor McGregor has landed one as a nightclub host. No kidding. McGregor has signed on for a two-year residency hosting post-fight parties at Encore nightclubs.

• According to the Tommy Wind Theater website, the theater is closing and Tommy Wind will be moving to a new location. No further details have been announced.

See the advance planner for dates, prices, and additional show updates.

Entertainment continued

Dinner DearthSpeaking of old-time Vegas,

another staple of another time, the dinner show, has taken a hit. Though they’re rarely available in any form, two buffet-and-show options are now off the board. Frankie Moreno and Clint Holmes have both concluded their runs at the Golden Nugget, ending a deal that was good enough to make the top ten (Moreno will play the Suncoast on Sept. 9, Oct. 14, and Nov. 11 and Holmes is at the Smith Center’s Cabaret Jazz Sept. 27, Oct. 29, Nov. 8, and Dec. 8-9). And the magic show Jarrett & Raja, which also combined a dinner buffet with a show, is closing at Hooters. The two dinner shows that remain are Tournament of Kings at Excalibur and Marriage Can Be Murder at the D.

VR at MGM“MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Las

Vegas and Zero Latency, the irrefut-able world-leader in location-based free-roam Virtual Reality (VR) entertain-ment, will introduce Las Vegas’ first multi-player free-roam VR experience inside LEVEL UP gaming lounge on 8 September.”

That’s direct from a press release announcing an attraction that we’re not completely tuned into. MGM is appar-ently jumping in with both feet in the meshing of virtual reality and casino entertainment, and will soon unveil some VR wildness at its new LEVEL UP gaming lounge. If you’re into VR (and “irrefutable world leaders”), MGM Grand will be the place to go. It’s our job to tell you about it first. Maybe we can explain it later.

TaylorMade Happy HourTaylorMade Golf Experience is

a cozy little par-3 course and driving range located on the Strip just south of Mandalay Bay. It had some of its thunder stolen with the opening of TopGolf at MGM Grand, but it remains an entertainment gem among in-the-knowers. TaylorMade is a big-time

budget-saving alternative to an outing at TopGolf in general, but the best play is to go for the happy hour that runs daily from 4 pm to close. For $25 per person, you get a round of golf, one bucket of balls, two drinks, and a cart. Night golf is fun out there and you can hang with the cool ‘tenders in the Flight Deck bar till around midnight.

Bars and Happy Hours(Note: These types of deals can

change quickly. Call to verify.)Mandalay Bay has a resort-wide

happy hour on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 pm till closing, with drinks and appetizers running $4-$10. It’s similar to inclusive HHs that run at Cosmo-politan and Red Rock, where you can move from place to place within the same resort. Some of the food spe-cials at MBay include oxtail crostini at Libertine Social ($5), crab Louie cups at Stripsteak ($6), black-cod lettuce cups at Kumi ($9), and bacon-wrapped sliders at Aureole ($10). We’re there!

B&B Ristorante at the Venetian has a daily happy hour from 4 to 6 pm that features $9 “chicchetti.” Translation: traditional Italian side dishes.

Ellis Island is running “Bottomless

Mondays” from 10 am to 2 pm, with unlimited Mimosas and Bloody Marys for $12, along with breakfast specials and live music.

The otherroom in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace has happy hours daily from 3 to 6 pm and 10 pm to close, with $5 draft beer and $5-$8 appetizers and sandwiches.

Bert’s (formerly Davy’s Locker) has a 24/7 special of two domestic beers or well drinks for $3.

At Charlie’s Bar at the Wynn, a draft Stella Artois is $10.29. At Chada Street, a Hitachino Red beer is $8.66. At Jackpot Bar and Grill, a Tito’s Vodka is $7 and a Heineken is $5. At The Bootlegger Bistro, a draft Peroni is $6.50. In Flight Deck at TaylorMade Golf Experience, a draft Stella is $6. In Grandview Lounge at South Point, a Heineken is $5 and a Bud is $4. At Prince, a Stella is $4.32. At Irene’s, a Shock Top is $4.25 and a Coors Light is $3.25. At Winchell’s Pub, a Heineken is $4. At Putters Warm Springs, a Bud is $3.75. In Holo Holo at the California, a Heineken is $3.

Notes: A soda at Gold Coast’s Is-land bar is $2. The best play at Irene’s is the draft PBR for $2.75. n


Football ContestsThere’ve been a fair amount of

changes in the football-contest line-up this year. Most significant is the addition of Westgate’s SuperContest Gold, the new highest-entry-fee option at $5,000.

At press time, 14 contests had been announced. All have entry deadlines of Sept. 9 or 10, except for Golden Nugget (9/5). The contests are separated by “Pay” and “Free.” The list and brief analyses appear below.

Pay—Contests in the Pay category require you to pay an entry fee. The season-long prizes are dominant, meaning you either have to be a lo-cal or arrange for a proxy to get your picks in every week. All return 100% of the entry fees or better, except the SuperContest, which takes 8% out of the prize pool (bonus money added recoups some of the shortfall, but it’s still well below the take-out).

The contests are listed in order of the amount of the entry fee.

Westgate “SuperContest Gold”: entry $5,000; winner-take-all.

Golden Nugget “Friday Football Showdown”: entry $2,000; top 16 play-ers after 12 weeks play head-to-head down to a winner; the contestants discuss their selections at 2 pm Fridays on 1100 AM and 100.9 FM.

Westgate “SuperContest”: entry $1,500; prize depends on entries and $30,000 added and awarded in two increments of $15,000 to leaders at four and eight weeks; enter by 9/4 (4 pm) to qualify for an added $15,000 three-week mini-contest at the end of the season; maximum entries two per person.

William Hill “College Pick ’em”: entry $500; prize depends on entries and $25,000 added for hitting 70%; maximum entries four per person.

William Hill “Pro Pick ’em”: en-try $25; buy four and get one free; $300,000 guaranteed and $100,000 bonus for 200 or more winners; maxi-mum entries 15 per person.

Station properties “Last Man Standing NFL”: entry $25; buy four and get one free; winner-take-all ($75,000 guaranteed); $135,000 bonus for win-ning this and college contest.

Station properties “Last Man Standing College”: entry $25; buy four and get one free; winner-take-all ($40,000 guaranteed); $135,000 bonus for winning this and NFL contest.

Analysis—If you can’t play every week, you shouldn’t enter these. The pay contests are heavily skewed to-ward the season prizes, so missing even one week is crippling. The single exception is the Will Hill Pro contest, which distributes a lot of its prize money in weekly rewards. It’s also the least expensive entry fee, but even then, playing part-time isn’t recommended. Another consideration is how you’d feel if you lost your whole investment. If that would bother you excessively, avoid these. Pay contests tend to have top-heavy prize structures, mak-ing them high-variance. That means that even if you’re one of the better players, you’re still an underdog, and usually a big one, to make the money. They’re great when you score, but the droughts can be dreadful. The most dramatic example of this is the $5K-entry SuperContest Gold, where only the winner will get paid.

The biggest changes are in the Golden Nugget’s Showdown, where there will be 16 finalists rather than 8. The primary effect is to spread the prize money around, which most will consider a positive change (though top pros will likely feel differently). They’ve also further narrowed the window for submitting each week’s picks in an ongoing effort to diminish the strategy of playing “stale numbers,” meaning fixed pointspreads on the contest card that have moved significantly in live betting during the week. It will affect the strategy marginally, but also make it less convenient for everyone to get their picks in each week (FrankB has written two good blog posts on this

GAMBLINGsubject that can be read at Gambling WithAnEdge.com).

The Will Hill college contest is also paying more players, with 10 making the money this year rather than three. The maximum number of entries has been raised from three to four, so it now costs up to $2,000 to play this one.

In spite of the changes, we rate GN’s Showdown and Will Hill’s Col-lege as best bets for profit potential. However, the SuperContest will have the biggest first prize by far and win-ning it will yield the greatest back-end potential (the winner will have instant name recognition) as sports betting garners more and more attention in the gambling world.

Free—Seven free contests have been announced so far, more than in recent years. Some showed up late, so details are sketchy, and others will pop up after this issue goes to press. Check our “Football Contests” page at GamblingWithAnEdge.com for com-plete information and updates.

Station properties (including Fi-estas, Wildfires, El Cortez) “Gridiron Glory”: 1 entry per week, $750,000 guaranteed; no season prize; $10,000-$15,000 per week; play all 17 weeks to qualify for separate playoff and Super Bowl contests with an additional $100,000 total in prizes.

Boyd properties “Pick the Pros”: 3-5 entries per week (depending on club level); no season prize; $30,000 per week, winner take all.

Wildfire properties “College Foot-ball Clash”: $500 weekly and trip to Rose Bowl for season-long winner.

Rampart “Red Zone to Riches”: 1 entry per week, 1 additional entry can be earned with casino play, $500 first prize and 17 places paid weekly; Ford truck for first, $5,000 for second, and prizes up to 15th place for season winners.

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percentage of winners.Hard Rock “Gridiron Maiden”: 1

entry per week, weekly prizes of $1,000 in free-play.

Silverton “Go Long! Weekly Foot-ball Challenge”: There was a late an-nouncement that Silverton is running this contest with weekly and season prizes.

Analysis—Any contest that charg-es nothing and gives away something is worth entering. Even if you enter and never play, you’re not out anything, but the more you do play, the more value you rake. Additionally, all of these can be played at any point of the season for a shot at weekly prizes.

Station’s Gridiron Glory and Boyd’s Pick the Pros are both un-changed from last year. These are the two most played contests in history, with so many players each week that you almost have to go perfect to cash. But that can happen even if you’re picking blindfolded, so they’re worth the effort (see top ten for more on Pick the Pros). If you play Gridiron Glory and put your picks in at a Wildfire, you can play College Football Clash at the same time.

The Rampart contest changes every year and this year it’s added some good season prizes that might make it a worthwhile play, given the likelihood that the field will be small.

As stated earlier, these are just the major free contests. Several more will show up at casino kiosks, local bars, and online. Most don’t offer a lot of value, so play them only if they’re completely free. Klondike Sunset, Longhorn, CasaBlanca/Virgin River in Mesquite, the PT’s Pubs, O’Aces, and Irene’s all ran weekly contests last year.

New BooksFour new race & sports books have

opened (or are about to). The redesigned book at Wynn Las

Vegas (see the cover) is big, shiny, and has a significantly altered look from the original. It features a 137-foot LED video wall (with 21 million pixels)

Gambling continued and another 35 TV monitors. “Betting desks” are equipped with USB ports and power outlets. The redone bar looks into the book and would be a cool place to set up if they comped for video poker (see VPL&F).

The new Encore sports book is also open. It’s an understated effort, but previously Encore had no sports book at all. Located in a small area in the center of the casino, there’s no giant screen here, but 21 TVs and a seating area.

The Cromwell has also opened a smaller book, with 50 seats and a 32-foot LED video wall. If you count Wynn/Encore as a single property, Cromwell was the only casino on the Strip without a sports book until now.

Rampart is debuting a new sports book the first week of September that’s built into the former location of JC’s Irish Pub. The 6,000-square-foot book will feature a 50-foot LED screen, 80 TVs, a new bar and lounge, and a deli. It’s not clear whether or not the former sports book will be a part of the new space, but the positioning suggests that it might be.

Missing the Opening On the other side of the coin, it

looks as though two high-profile addi-tions to the football-betting landscape won’t be completed in time for the start of the NFL season. One is the sports book at Klondike Sunset. We stopped in to check and the anticipated book is far from game-ready. It will be run by William Hill when completed, but it doesn’t look like that will happen by opening weekend. The other is Cae-sars Entertainment’s mobile-betting

app, which is now shooting for a mid-September release.

Mayweather/McGregorIt’ll probably be some time before

a betting event revisits the wild line swings that occurred leading up to the Floyd Mayweather/Conor McGregor fight.

Although a look-ahead line of -2700 (bet $2,700 to win $100) was posted on Mayweather, the line opened at a much lower -1100 after the fight was announced, then immediately plummeted on huge McGregor betting. Resistance was met at -500, but even when the expected late money came in on Mayweather, relentless McGregor money pushed the line down (briefly) to below -400. It closed around -550 in most places, with a take-back of about +400 on McGregor.

Lots of stories appeared in the me-dia about the books being unbalanced and in dire jeopardy with a McGregor win. But the reality is they chose their position. While the ticket counts hugely favored McGregor, the bets on May-weather were significantly larger, with evidence they were as much as 40 times more on average (ESPN reported that at one point the average size of a bet on McGregor at the Westgate was $212, while the average size of a bet on Mayweather was $8,036). Even with that dynamic, the public was overbet-ting the McGregor side and the books were willing to accept the exposure for what they considered a massive overlay in their favor. Had they wanted more Mayweather money, they would have moved the line down to get that action. There used to be a lot more of this type of “taking a position” on the part of sports books. It happens to a lesser degree today, but this op-portunity was too strong to pass up.

And guess what? They were right! With the official results still being tabulated, it’s a sure thing that the books had a big day. It was easily the heaviest-bet fight ever, generating a handle that’s now expected to exceed $100 million. That’s a Super Bowl number! While only one $1 million+


At Charlie’s Bar in the new sports book at the Wynn, the lowest denom is $1 and they still don’t comp drinks to players. The best game is 9/6 Triple Double Bonus Poker returning 98.15%, with the other schedules all 97-percenters. No thanks!

According to the online database vpFREE2, Joker Wild has removed its 9/6 Jacks or Better games. The ca-sino continues to offer several good schedules, including 10/7 Double Bonus (100.17%) from 25¢ to $1, 9/6 Double Double Bonus with a $1,199 RF (99.40%) for 25¢, and 8/5 Bonus Poker (99.17%) from 25¢ to $2.

The Bootlegger deals 7/5 BP (98.01%) from 25¢ to $1, and from 3 to 6 pm and midnight to 3 am, quad 5-Ks spins the bonus wheel. Join the players club and get $50 in free-play after playing $200, which is one of the juicier welcome bonuses in town.

McMullan’s Irish Pub has a play-$20-get-$20 promo on Tuesdays from 2-7 pm and a play-$20-get-$10 sign-up bonus.

Bert’s bar has a $20-for-$20 sign-up bonus, but it’s for locals only.

Steiner’s on Las Vegas Blvd. S.

has a play $120-get-$20 sign-up bonus. It’s weaker than most, but still positive. The best game at Steiner’s (and also McMullan’s and Bert’s) is 6/5 BP.

The $8K royal flush at Round-ers Buffalo (LVA 9/16) is soon to be history. The new route operator is dialing it back, but at this writing the last $8K (plus progressive change) remains to be hit.

Bob Dancer’s free video poker classes run on Wednesdays in the Silverado Lounge at South Point—beginner classes are at noon and intermediate at 2 pm except where otherwise noted. Must be 21. Topics are Advanced 9/6 Jacks or Better at noon and Advanced 9/6 Bonus Poker Deluxe at 2 pm (on 9/6, first class a prerequisite for the second); 9/6 Double Double Bonus Ultimate X, one class only at noon (9/13); NSU Deuces Wild (9/20); 9-4-4 Deuces Bonus Poker (9/27). Be sure to check out Bob’s weekly Tuesday column and the Thursday “Gambling With An Edge” podcast, with Bob and Rich-ard Munchkin, both at GamblingWith AnEdge.com.

Video Poker Lost and Found

hit for $727,000 on a Wheel of For-tune Double 3X4X5X Pay Multiplay machine. It was a 25¢ game, but a 12-credit bet ($3) was required to be eligible for the jackpot.

A local woman won $747K while playing a Buffalo machine at Ellis Island.

A California woman hit for $1.6 million on a $1 Wheel of Fortune Pink Diamonds machine at McCarran Air-port. It was the third airport jackpot since May, with the prior two hitting for $933K and $500K.

The Megabucks jackpot was hit for $11.8 million at the Fremont on a Megabucks Double 3X4X5X Pay game.

Gambling NotesLottery—The Powerball lottery

was hit for $758.7 million, the second-

largest U.S. lottery jackpot and the largest single-ticket winner in history. The winner chose the one-time payoff, so she’ll get $480.5 million. The winning ticket was sold in Massachusetts with the numbers 6, 7, 16, 23, 26, and the Powerball 4.

Cubs Breakage—A large number of sports bets on the Chicago Cubs to win last year’s World Series went uncashed at the 180-day expiration. Some 20%-30% of winning tickets were never presented, as bettors kept them as mementos of the victory. The breakage is a nice little bonus for the books, but it doesn’t have a major im-pact—most of the bets were in the $25 range. This phenomenon also shows up in other sports, e.g., Belmont Stakes tickets on American Pharoah when he won the Triple Crown. n

Gambling continued

bet was reported during the last Super Bowl, there were six for this fight, all on Mayweather, and still the books were heavy on McGregor action.

In an interesting aside, bookmaker and master marketer Paddy Power paid bets it had on Mayweather a couple of days before the fight. Paddy Power is an Irish company, so you might think they’d be backing Mc-Gregor, but patriotism goes out the window where money is concerned. A Paddy Power spokesman explained, “[We’re doing it] because we checked, and only one of them is a boxer.”

Station Casinos has put up a line on a rematch, with Mayweather the -600 favorite.

Deals DownA few good deals went south last

month, led by the discontinued $500 loss-rebate promotion at the M. The only offer available there now for new club members is a $25 restaurant comp when you sign up and play at least one hour on any table game—a decent incentive given plentiful $5- and $10-minimum tables. Also discontin-ued was the $50-for-$50 promo on Mondays at Jackpot and the $150-for-$150 sign-up bonus at Ichabod’s Lounge. Some new finds are listed in “VPL&F.”

New Instacomp at Jackson’s

Jackson’s bar on W. Flamingo, previously of the Top Ten rated free-prime rib-for-$100-coin-in instacomp, has a new offer. Play $100 on Friday and get a comped 10-ounce ribeye & shrimp dinner the following Tuesday. This is a smokin’ gambler’s deal that doesn’t need too much explanation, but you can get all the details on this promotion in LVA 7/17. The offer good through Sept. 29.

JackpotsIt was a good month for slot jack-

pots. An unidentified player at Palazzo

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Raiders SeatsPrices haven’t been released

yet for Las Vegas Raiders tickets, but some information about the cost of the right to buy them has. Prospective season-ticket buyers must first purchase a PSL, which stands for “personal seat license,” for each seat they want to buy. It’s a one-time fee that doesn’t include the cost of the tickets themselves, parking, or anything else. The aver-age cost of a PSL will be $4,000, with lesser seats likely going for $500-$1,000 and premiums for as much as $50,000 per. At least you have till 2020, the first year the Raiders play here, to think about it.

Marked Cards?In another turn for the Phil Ivey

baccarat dispute in Atlantic City, it’s reported that Borgata is suing the Gemaco playing card company for the $10.1 million lost. Borgata con-tends that Gemaco sold them cards knowing that they were “marked.” Hard core!

Last FridayLas Vegas’ Arts District has

its First Friday. Now Henderson has “Last Friday, Just Add Water Street.” On the last Friday of every month, a street festival featuring food, art, and music will be held on Water Street, Henderson’s main thoroughfare.

Stones Exhibit“Exhibitionism—The Rolling

Stones” rolls into the Palazzo on September 23 and runs through January 31. Described as “highly immersive and interactive,” more than 500 personal items from Roll-ing Stones band members will be on display with the highlight being a back-stage-to-on-stage 3D experi-ence. Tickets start at $36.50.

LAST SECONDFLASH

DealsSilverton Rewards Club members

above the Silver (lowest) tier get 2-for-1 buffets on Tuesdays in September. Silver members have to earn 50 points ($50 coin-in) for the same deal.

Get a commemorative T-shirt and free cake & champagne at the grand opening of the Rampart race & sports book on Sept. 6 at 6 pm.

MiscellaneousThe recent attacks around the

world involving motor vehicles driv-ing into pedestrians have intensified discussions about installing protective bollards along the Strip. However, there’s been no decision to either in-crease the number of bollards or hasten the timetable, which currently calls for the work to begin in October. The barriers will be similar to those already in place at the major Fremont Street Experience intersections. Also on Fremont, protective “K-Rail” barriers have been placed in key spots where pedestrians are potentially vulnerable. Local artists will decorate the barriers, which will stand till permanent security features are installed.

The Yermo Border Protection Station, well known to frequent travelers on I-15 from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, is being replaced with a similar station located only about seven miles past the Nevada state line. And while it seems that there’s rarely any-one present to conduct inspections, 882 shipments were turned back last year. Construction on the new $47 million facility is expected to begin in September and conclude in 2019. The current station will continue to operate in the interim.

Las Vegas-area taxi revenue was down again in July, due to the com-petition from ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft. Ridership was down 10.8% and revenue was down 11.3%. Year-to-date the declines are 13.3% and 13.5%, respectively.

Above average snow melt in

FAST TRACKWyoming, Colorado, and Utah along with the lowest downriver demand in 25 years have combined to keep Lake Mead safe from a federal water-short-age declaration. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation projects that Lake Mead will avoid a shortage in both 2018 and 2019. Lake Mead’s surface level is expected to rise at least five feet by the end of this year.

Here’s something that we didn’t know. According to the “Road Warrior” column in the LV Review-Journal, it’s illegal in Nevada to hang any item off your car’s rearview mirror that might block your view of the road. This could include dangling necklaces, gradua-tion tassels, rosaries, air fresheners, and handicap placards. Police say they are reasonable about what they flag and will often just issue a warning, but displaying any of these items is techni-cally a misdemeanor that can draw up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail.

A performance of Britney: Piece of Me at Planet Hollywood was inter-rupted when a man rushed the stage and had to be subdued by security. No one was harmed.

An investigation by Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Ad-ministration (OSHA) of the fatal crash at the SpeedVegas track in February resulted in fines totaling $16,000, but none of the violations were deemed to have caused the accident. The fines were related to fire prevention and lack of written safety procedures, essentially an exoneration of direct culpability in the crash.

The infamous Clown Motel in Tonopah is for sale. Home to 600 clown figurines, built next to a cemetery, and known for frequent paranormal occurrences, it seems like the perfect opportunity for an aspiring innkeeper. The asking price hasn’t been divulged.

Las Vegas’ Bishop Gorman has been ranked the #4 high school football team in the nation by USA Today after finishing in the #1 spot for the past three years. n

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