Vegas-n-more.com

The Fire of KA at the MGM Grand

Robb Cheuvront — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:38:35 +0000

Many times over the years my wife and I have walked on the raised street cross walk over the Las Vegas Strip on our way to the MGM Grand watching the KA promotion on the MGM Jumbo Tron saying to each other, “we’ve got to see that show!” We finally did last weekend and are we [...]

Hotels in Las Vegas - A Brief History

Guest — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:42:47 +0000

By Kylie Crosby Back in the early days of Las Vegas and long before it became one of the most popular tourist destination in the world, hotel choices were few and far between. Today, all that has changed. And it has changed in dramatic fashion. Each new resort that sprouts up on or near the Las Vegas [...]

Zumanity Continues Its Run at New York New York Las Vegas

Robb Cheuvront — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:59:47 +0000

On this trip to Las Vegas my wife and I were given the opportunity to see Zumanity the adult’s only show at New York New York. This is the second Cirque du Soleil we have seen together. This first was Love at the Mirage. The show definitely had all the elements you would expect from Cirque [...]

Monorail Breaks Down Missed Zumanity at New York New York

Robb Cheuvront — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:12:42 +0000

My wife and I went down and checked in for the Blog World Expo that begins tomorrow morning. We met up with a couple of friends and fellow bloggers from Denver, Brad and Jeannine. After we registered, all four of us met up for a bite to eat and at some drinks around 4pm. Betsi and [...]

Blog World Expo Las Vegas

Robb Cheuvront — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:50:40 +0000

Getting ready to head out to Blog World Expo in Vegas today. I hope to develop some good contacts from the blogging world and learn a few new things. Hugh Hewitt will be hosting his radio show from at the convention center. I would like to get a chance to meet him. We will be staying a Bally’s, one of our favorites hotels. We [...]

Las Vegas Monte Carlo Will Reopen Friday

Robb Cheuvront — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:35:27 +0000

Technorati Tags: Las Vegas,Monte Carlo Hotel The MGM MIRAGE says its Monte Carlo Hotel will reopen for guests, gaming and shows on Friday, February 15. In their press release Monte Carlo President Anton Nikodemus said, “After what can only be described as an incredible effort by the best team of employees and contractors in the business, the [...]

Las Vegas Casinos on Losing Side of Super Bowl

Robb Cheuvront — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:55:51 +0000

The sports books in Las Vegas are waking up with a bit of a hangover today. The Los Angles Times is reporting that the Casinos may have lost on 90 percent of the money line bets. A money line bet is a strait up bet that one team or the other will win the Game. [...]

The Cause of the Las Vegas Monte Carlo Fire Determined

Robb Cheuvront — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:13:59 +0000

Clark County fire officials have determined the cause of last week’s fire that damage the outside of hotel casino’s facade on the top floors and closed the hotel. As early suspected, a contractor working on the building accidentally started the fire with a cutting touch. Molten medal apparently touched off the two hour blaze. The contractors were [...]

Monte Carlo is Closed After Fire: What Now?

Robb Cheuvront — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:42:40 +0000

Clark County building officials say the Monte Carlo must remain closed until the burned facade on the upper floors is either secured or removed. High winds today prevented work from proceeding on the outside of the building. Now guests who have up coming reservations may be asking…. What happens now? Where do I stay? Will I [...]

High Winds in Las Vegas Delay Work on Monte Carlo

Robb Cheuvront — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:30:28 +0000

Work on repairing the damage from last weeks fire has been delayed. Officials at the Las Vegas Monte Carlo still don’t have a date for reopening the hotel. Since work could not go forward yesterday on the outside of the building, construction workers moved inside the building to help with repairing smoke and water damage to [...]