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Las Vegas Music Residencies: Smooth as Silk Sonic 

April 14, 2022 Ron Donoho 0

Up and down the Strip, top performers, like Silk Sonic, are booked into theaters for extended show runs. It’s not a new phenomenon—but it’s become wildly popular and almost de rigueur at casino resorts.  […]

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Las Vegas Casinos

Circa Las Vegas’ Stadium Swim: March Madness & Super Bowl 2022 Reservations Open

November 29, 2021 Ron Donoho 0

If you have the bankroll, now is the time to make reservations for the 2022 Super Bowl and the opening tournament rounds of the NCAA College Basketball Championship at Circa’s Stadium Swim in Las Vegas.. […]

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Las Vegas

Great Space: Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

September 21, 2021 Ron Donoho 0

Branson’s casino-resort is just the fifth property to open under the Virgin Hotels banner. With 1,500 room, its nearly boutique sized by Vegas mega-resort standards. […]

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San Diego

Big-Money San Diego Poker Tournaments Return to Area Casinos

August 15, 2021 Ron Donoho 0

High stakes poker tournaments offering hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes come back to San Diego casinos in September. Both Jamul Casino and Sycuan Casino Resort will host hundreds of players in events scheduled just days apart. […]

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San Diego

Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay Signals New Era for Chula Vista Tourism

June 22, 2021 Ron Donoho Comments Off on Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay Signals New Era for Chula Vista Tourism

Seem unusual to rent a tiny home within an RV Resort? Consider the additional benefit of two other disparate but proximal attractions–Living Coast Discovery Center and Seven Mile Casino. […]

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San Diego

Bo Jackson, $100K Poker Tourney Coming to Jamul Casino

May 12, 2021 Ron Donoho Comments Off on Bo Jackson, $100K Poker Tourney Coming to Jamul Casino

Multi-sport-superstar Bo Jackson will headline the All-Star Block Party at Jamul Casino. The annual event also features the preliminary to a $100K-guarantee poker tourney. […]

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Casinos

San Diego Poker Tournaments: $300K MSPT Tour Coming to Sycuan Casino

April 15, 2021 Ron Donoho 9

Big-payout San Diego poker tournaments are back. A $200,000 guaranteed prize pool is the main-event payout when Sycuan Casino Resort host the Mid-States Poker Tour starting April 29. […]

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Las Vegas

My Old World Movie Night at NoMad Las Vegas

March 24, 2021 Ron Donoho 9

The NoMad Las Vegas is not a secret but its existence isn’t exactly common knowledge. This upscale, residential-feel hotel exists in the top four floors of the Park MGM. […]

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Las Vegas

Returning to Las Vegas in 2021

March 20, 2021 Ron Donoho 15

I’m revisiting the Las Vegas Strip during the long weekend previously owned by March Madness crazies and witnessing a mini resumption of normality. […]

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Las Vegas

March Madness 2021 at Miracle Mile Shops & Beyond

March 18, 2021 Ron Donoho 1

Las Vegas March Madness 2021 is all about turning every possible restaurant into a mini hoops-viewing party spot. Even at the mall. […]

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