Hello From Las Vegas! – We pushed my column early last week to members, as it had important information about the pending strike at most Las Vegas hotels. In it, we gave the lengthy real dirt on what would happen, what wouldn’t happen, what to expect, and some “must do” tips if visiting during a hotel strike here.
We are happy to report that both Caesars Entertainment (Total Rewards) and MGM Resorts (Mlife) have settled with the union. Come rain or shine, union members will get a 2.7% pay raise each year for the next five years. Details have yet to come out about what was agreed to regarding the other concerns they were voicing.
When this happens, the rest of the smaller/independent properties usually fall into line. Hence, highly unlikely we’ll see any disruption unless one of the independent operators wants to try to bust the union at his hotel. This happened a couple of decades ago as the last strike stretched on for many years at The Frontier. So, with some of this still up in the air, (members) don’t delete that special report I sent out last week.
We’ll be back to my normal column next week.
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Barry Manilow is ready to take a chance again on Las Vegas. The Grammy, Tony and Emmy Award-winning singer and songwriter announced today on CBS’ “The Talk” that he’s returning to the Vegas stage next month at Westgate Las Vegas for a new production show dubbed “Manilow Las Vegas: The Hits Come Home.”
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There’s a time and a place for Taco Bell — that time is 2 a.m. and that place is the drive-thru from the backseat of an Uber — but authentic Mexican food is an entirely different experience. An authentic Mexican restaurant serves tortillas that don’t come from a bag and offers tacos with toppings that aren’t just ground beef and shredded cheese.
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- 5 Bars In Las Vegas With Great Craft Beer Selections – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
In the Facebook post, Ted tells our members which two of these are suggested for visitors, and gives additional tips about them. - Five Restaurants To Try For Afternoon Tea This Weekend In Las Vegas – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Meet The Newest Lounge With A Sky-High View Of Las Vegas – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Sapporo In Las Vegas Serves Sushi On A Conveyor Belt, Robots – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
A Wynn Las Vegas bettor won $150,000 on a $500 futures bet placed on Justify at 300-1 odds in February to win Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. The wager was made four days before Justify won his first race Feb. 18 at Santa Anita Park.
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For the first time in 20 years, passengers boarded a train Friday connecting Boulder City to Henderson. Gov. Brian Sandoval squatted down and took a few whacks at a chrome spike on a stretch of track that finally bridges a gap created two decades ago between the Southern Nevada cities.
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- You No Longer Need A Snorkel To See This Las Vegas Ghost Town
- The Mob Museum’s New Speakeasy Lets You Imbibe In The Prohibition Era – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Star Wars Virtual Reality Opens To Great Fanfare In Vegas – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- 4 Wackiest Ways To Get Around Las Vegas – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Don’t Gamble? Choose Your Own Las Vegas Adventure
- Vegas Flight Can Serve As A Gateway To Death Valley National Park
- Las Vegas Resorts Relying More On Non-Gaming Options, Expert Says – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- 10 Things No One Tells You About Las Vegas – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Must See Places On Your Next Las Vegas Trip
- Dantes View At Death Valley Reopens After Renovations
We’re doing a slightly different Members Mania this week. In our Members Only Facebook Group, I recently posted an article about the top spots to do traditional afternoon tea here in Las Vegas. And, also noted that even if someone isn’t so much a “tea and finger foods” person, these might be places to take note of as more quiet respites from the din and clatter that can be Las Vegas. We had some great members chime in with their thoughts.
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There was a time when Palms was the hottest place in Vegas. Opened in 2001, celebrities like Britney Spears and Michael Phelps famously partied there and it’s been featured on reality TV shows from Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” to MTV’s “Real World: Las Vegas.”
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- Bally’s Las Vegas Completes $125 Million Renovation In New Resort Tower – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Las Vegas’ Mandarin Oriental To Become Waldorf Astoria In August – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Developer Has Plans For 777-Room Casino Hotel In Downtown Las Vegas – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Plans Call For New Wall To Honor Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting
- Las Vegas Organization Seeks Funding For Permanent Healing Garden Wall
- New RJ Documentary Looks At 6 Las Vegas Shooting Survivors — Video
- Witness Reports Give Insight Into Las Vegas Shooting
- ‘Babe, I’ve Been Shot’: Surviving Las Vegas Shooting
- ‘I’m Not Gonna Lay Here And Just Get Shot’: Survivors Recount The Terror And Chaos Of The Las Vegas Massacre
- Plans Call For New Wall To Honor Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting
- Lyft Puts 30 Self-Driving Cars To Work In Las Vegas – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Here Are 10 Surprising Places In Las Vegas To Say “I Do” – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Are Hotels And Outdoor Concerts Any Safer Since The Las Vegas Attack? – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Home Sweet Home: Top 5 Hottest Zip Codes For Buying & Selling In Las Vegas – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Las Vegas Home Prices Soar In April Compared To Last Year – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Semi Truck Carrying $800K In Dimes Crashes Off I-15 Northeast Of Las Vegas – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- How To Pack And Prepare Your Smartphone For Traveling This Summer – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Mount Charleston Cabin Lists For $939,000 — Video – Members: Read Ted’s Take on this story, and add your own comment or question for us
- Las Vegas Paramedics Certified To Enter Active-Shooter Scenes
- Las Vegas Airport Is Streamlining Security Screening
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In the wake of the aftermath of issues surrounding Steve Wynn and his stepping down from the resort he founded, Wynn Resorts has embarked on a new employee-focused media campaign. This is fitting given that Wynn Resort employees are regarded — top to bottom — as pretty much the tops of any huge resort in town.
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