This Week in Gambling

We’re checking out the Badlands online slot, a medium volatility game with 6 reels and 40 lines from our friends at Revolver Gaming. One unique aspect of this slot is the Wild Side feature, where the Buffalo Wild symbols expand sideways across the reels. Even better, there are 8 levels of Free Spins where the sixth reel can transform into all Sticky Wilds! While landing three or more scatters will raises your bonus level! Prepare yourself for an extraordinary journey deep into the heart of North America with the Badlands online slot. Step into this thrilling game where bison, moose,…

The 2024 WSOP has crowned a new champion after a long and arduous battle during the Main Event. Jonathan Tamayo is from Humble, Texas. That’s a suburb of Houston, where we grew up. So we were already proud of him just for making the final table. But he did more than that. He made history this week by etching his name into the annals of the WSOP and bringing the bracelet back to Texas… where it belongs (although, we may be a bit biased)! Tamayo secured the 2024 WSOP Main Event title after a thrilling heads-up battle against Jordan Griff….

Are you ready for Anyma at the Las Vegas Sphere this New Year? December could be spectacular, as the perfect culmination of technological forces arrive when Afterlife presents Anyma ‘The End of Genesys,’ a captivating and unique event, presented by Live Nation. The original performance was scheduled for the evening of December 31st. However, due to overwhelming demand, two new dates have been added on December 29th and 30th. Operating at the compelling intersection between art, technology, and music, Anyma—a genre leader heralded for his critically-acclaimed albums Genesys and Genesys II, as well as his high-caliber live shows–is the multidisciplinary…

Why are Las Vegas room rates predicted to rise more than average this year? And how can the average traveler save when visiting Sin City? We’ve got the reasons for the predicted price hikes this summer, and some suggestions for how to visit Vegas on a budget! Tropicana Las Vegas officially closed back in April, and this week the Mirage is shutting their doors as they transition to the Hard Rock. And believe it or not, both Caesars and MGM are set to profit from these resort closures. This week, Bally’s applied for an implosion permit from Clark County officials,…

There’s been a lot of talk about the rising costs of a simple Las Vegas vacation. Over the years, Sin City has slowly lost its reputation for inexpensive travel. Gone are the days of the cheap buffets, and now there’s talk of hotel room rates going up again. But hey, that’s what happens when a city begins adding major attractions like the Grand Prix and Super Bowl, brings in professional sports teams, and builds world class venues like the Sphere. Our friends at Nerd Wallet recently took notice of these changes as well, and they were kind enough to put…

Watch the Year of the Sphere celebration as the Las Vegas Sphere marks the one year anniversary of lighting up Sin City! The show runs through off many of the amazing displays that The Sphere showcased during its first twelve months in operation, and remembers the bands who performed there. All of this is choreographed to music with an accompanying Vegas drone show! The Las Vegas Sphere has released a video for the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Exosphere, first lit up on July 4th of 2023. The all-new Year of the Sphere video content is set to…