Monday, August 15, 2016

12/22/13 - The fountains of Bellagio are the 3rd most Instagrammed place in the US (@bellagio)

12/15/13 - On a reel slot machine, the black spot (without a symbol) is called a "ghost". (@POVblog)
12/6/13 - Hank Greenspun, founder of the Las Vegas Sun's first job in Vegas media was as Bugsy Siegel's publicist (vegasseven)

11/23/13 - Las Vegas has set multiple world records that have not been recognized by the Guinness world book of records including highest thrill rides (Stratosphere), most hotel rooms at one intersection (Tropicana and Las Vegas Blvd has 14, 762 rooms between Tropicana, MGM Grand, NYNY and Excalibur) and most simultaneous wine-bottle openings (308). (VegasSeven)
11/17/13 - The red discard trays at Vegas card tables are used as filters to catch cheaters using inks or "daubs" to mark cards (Pulse of Vegas)
11/10/13 - The wine wall inside Jean George's steakhouse at Aria contains approx. $1 million dollars in fine wine wins (@arialv)
11/3/13 - Blue Man Group uses more than 18 thousand marshmallows in their show per year (@bmgvegas)

10/27/13 - The infamous Lion's Share slot machine at MGM Grand, the slot that has been on their casino floor for close to a decade because Nevada laws state that the machine must pay out its top prize before it can be removed, will now be given to the person who eventually wins that progressive jackpot, currently listed at 2.3 million (@VitalVegas)
10/19/13 - Las Vegas has 21 of the country's 100 most profitable nightclubs with 7 in the top 10 spots earning more than $25 million a year. (RJ)