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Plaza Hotel Las Vegas to Re-Open September 1

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Vegas Plaza Hotel

The wait is nearly over. Owner Tamares Group started the renovations, opting to keep the hotel closed and do them all at once, and the results sound promising. Almost everything has been fixed up or completely redone top to bottom, and with the re-opening scheduled for September 1, the project is ahead of schedule. The Plaza was aided by some items coming at a discount from the shuttered Fountaineblau project that helped the budget for the renovation. In a time when the tourism and economy of Vegas is starting to pick back up, the Plaza is targeting the typical Vegas crowd to convince them that the Plaza has changed. It will reopen with a new casino floor, lounges, and several restaurants, including a steakhouse named for former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman. Don’t forget to check out our hotels page for all the information on every hotel in Vegas. We wish the Plaza the best of luck.

Venetian and Palazzo Las Vegas Earn Five-Diamand Ratings

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Vegas hotel Palazzo

The Venetian and Palazzo Vegas hotels have each earned the coveted AAA Five-Diamond awards for excellence in hospitality, service, and excellence in providing customers with the best experience possible. For the Venetian, this is the fifth year in a row, and for the Palazzo, the third. We love being treated well at the hotels we stay at, so these are two to watch out for. What does a company that’s just won an award for hospitality do? Give back, of course! From August 22-26, guests and visitors alike will have the opportunity to go on a scavenger hunt of sorts to discover a diamond hidden somewhere different each day throughout each resort. Contestants must follow The Palazzo on Twitter at @PalazzoLasVegas and The Venetian at @VenetianVegas to receive the resorts’ clues posted daily. Don’t forget to follow @vegashipster on Twitter while you’re at it, and click the links for for deals on 5-Star rooms at the Venetian and great rates at Palazzo Vegas as well.

Vegas Gaming Revenue Jumps 16 Percent in June

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Bellagio Vegas Gaming

Even in an uncertain economy, Las Vegas continues to grow. In the month of June, statewide gambling revenue jumped 16 percent. This was the second straight month of increases of 10 percent or more, and the largest since February 2010. Most of the revenue came from high-spending baccarat players, so it sounds like more people need to head to our gambling section and check out How to Play Baccarat. Slot machines and table games also saw a significant increase, pointing to a recovery of the Vegas area as a whole. We’re happy to see that Vegas is doing well, and if you want to head out there and get going with the gambling, we have a deal for you at the Bellagio.

Caesars Palace in Vegas to Open Famed New York Steakhouse

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Vegas Old Homestead Caesars

One of the longest-running restaurants in America will have a new home on the Strip in Vegas, as by the end of 2011, Caesars will house Old Homestead steakhouse. The restaurant has been around since 1968. This version will seat 250 people and is 16,000 square feet. It will be designed to feature items reflecting the East Coast history of Old Homestead. It will replace Nero’s, which was located near the Colosseum theater. They are famous for being too much to eat in one sitting and promoting the four food groups–beef, beef, beef, and beef–while challenging patrons with items such as a 32-ounce ribeye. Old Homestead does have some prior experience feeding gamblers, as the Atlantic City location proves. For a place to stay while you pig out, check out our great deal on hotels. While you’re waiting for December and the grand opening, be sure to look at Caesars’ page on our site too.

Riviera in Vegas Brings Back Bingo

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Las Vegas Bingo at the Riviera

After a four-year absence from the Vegas gaming scene, the Riviera is bringing bingo back to the fold. After exiting Chapter 11 on April 1, the new Riviera is under new management and launching a complete revamp of many areas, including the bingo room. This isn’t your traditional chips and white cards setup, however, as the Riviera is targeting all audiences, particularly the males age 20-40 demographic. Now, the bingo machines are electronic, with players having the choice of using fixed monitors or hand-held devices. Gone are the days of only the older crowd playing–the Riviera says bingo is for everyone. Better yet, the big games will move to a bigger area and the bingo room is projected to break even at the least.

Other hotels are following suit.The Plaza will also reopen on August 24 with a $150,000 bingo tournament as well, and a waiting list that has grown to 160. If you’re looking for Vegas gaming at its finest, look into information on the Riviera, as well as checking out Plaza info.

Skyjump in Vegas Stratosphere- The Ultimate Free Fall

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“It’s the only sky jump in North America and the highest in the world. SkyJump is a controlled free fall, similar to a vertical zip line. The launching pad is located on the 108th floor of Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas, 855 feet above the Las Vegas Strip. Jumpers are harnessed in and attached to a cable that is connected to a descender machine. Guide wires keep the skyjumper on course and on target. Just before reaching the rapidly approaching ground, the skyjumper is slowed down for a controlled and safe landing.” (courtesy Skyjumper Web Site)

If this description doesn’t get you excited for a thrill-seeking adventure, nothing will. For $109, you can tempt fate and drop from the Vegas Stratosphere, with higher packages including DVDs and wristcam DVDs of the event, with plenty of merchandise all around. If you want to go again, the price drops to $49. If you chicken out, you can even get a Chicken Out Voucher that is transferrable to someone else, to save them the trouble of mocking you. If you plan on staying at the Stratosphere, take the plunge! Be sure to check out our Attractions Page for more information on all the Vegas attractions!

The Playboy Club in Las Vegas Opens at The Palms

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Vegas is all about the new and exciting experience, and nothing quite defines that Las Vegas experience like The Playboy Club. Vegas gaming and nightlife come together in one wild atmosphere, hosted by The Palms. Nine blackjack tables and one roulette table are there for your enjoyment, and we even heard there may be some bunnies there…doors open at 9pm daily. Check out our page on The Playboy Club and The Palms’ Site for more!

Get Down and Dirty with the New Vegas Theme Park

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(Courtesy ) Las Vegas has always enabled folks to live their dreams (if only for a short time). If operating heavy equipment happens to be one of those dreams, Vegas’ newest attraction has you covered. Dig This provides the opportunity drive one of five heavy duty earth-movers, including a pair of Caterpillar D5 track-type bulldozers and three Caterpillar 315CL hydraulic excavators. For $400, anyone over the age of 14 can rent these beasts for a three-hour session around the Dig This lot after a thorough 30 minute safety briefing. All machines are equipped with safety devices, and there is plenty of room for you to play around! If interested, check out the Dig This Web Site.

Fuse InTune Earbuds Review

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InTune Earphones

Intune Earphones

While we were at CES 2011 we came across Fuse Intune Earphones.  Since we lost a set of earbuds on the flight out were were inclined to stop at every earbud dealer.  After our stop at the Nvidia booth, we found a very nice display from Fuse.

Fuse has different brands of earbuds, from the “Skullcandy” kid friendly to the colorful.  It is not uncommon for people to buy the best looking earphone with out even listening to them.

After perusing their wares, we found the InTune brand, which tunes their earphones to the type of music you listen to.  They have Pop/Easy Listening, Jazz/Classical, Rock/Blues/Country, and Rap/Hip Hop.  Each set has a different driver that is designed for that type of music.  The packaging helps you define which earphones best suit your genre by a graph of the sound curve on the box.

We listened to them all many times over.  They all produced different sound curves.

What we realized during our listening experience is that we do not listen to one type of music.  The Pop/Easy Listening had too much mid range, the Jazz Classical didn’t have an tonality, the hip hop had too much bass and not enough highs.  Our end result was to get our hands on the Rock/Blues/Country Version because they best fit all of our listening needs.

The rock/Blues/Country had the best overall sound and the EQ setup was just a little bit of a smiley face, the way we like it.

The cable doesn’t keep any shape, which is good.  I wrap my earphones around three fingers and push the jack through and that is how I leave them until next time.  The cable is a bit sticky, not like glue or tacky, but you cannot pull them out of your pocket very easy.

The downside to all the earphones, is that they have a hard time getting set in your ear.  I noticed, I reset the earbud in my ear at least once if not twice during a listening session.  They also feel heavier so that may be the problem with having to re-seat them.  The longer you wear them, you get used to them, but I felt like I needed a break from them after a long session.

Currently I use them for writing and listening to music and they are now my go to earphones, or the ones I do not wish to lose, so I keep them in a safe place.

Overall we found these earphones to sound better than the Logitech earphones we looked at earlier in the day, and we even went back to the Logitech booth to compare.

One thing we did mention to the Fuse company was their packaging did not set them apart and it would be hard to compete against the flashier type of advertising.  But with a $24.99 price tag, they are worth the purchase.