Sin City that Never Sleeps
The high-octane rollercoaster that zig-zags its way around the exterior of the New York, New York Hotel & Casino is a fitting parallel to all the thrills (and sometimes chills) that dwell with its 84,000-foot gaming premises. Rocketing up, down, and all around its Manhattan skyline (and sometimes spinning you upside down), it’s an adventure that mimics the abrupt shifts in fortune that too often come with the Las Vegas experience.
4d2 min read
Ready to Rock
Take the Sin out of the City and you might arrive somewhere like the subtle contours of the Red Rock Casino & Resort. Shrouded in granite some fifteen miles westward from the strip (Summerlin South, Nevada), the Red Rock may be Vegas’ perfect concoction of a PG-rated gaming venue. Remove the electric sizzle, showman’s dazzle, and late-night debauchery and the Red Rock delivers a family-style backdrop for gaming fanatics of all levels and restrictions.
May 22 min read
O’Shea’s: Luck of the Irish Dwells Within
Around the same time the Berlin Wall came crumbling down, a nifty, little establishment cropped up in the heart of the Las Vegas strip. To the random passerby, the shamrock above its entranceway was the perfect invitation into its 30,000-foot premises. Yes, the luck of the Irish had dwelled within.
May 12 min read
A Touch of the Oxford Blues
There was a time when the rural state of Maine was simply known for unearthing clams and cracking lobster claws. But since 2012, the Pine Tree State has ditched monotony in the vibrant form of the Oxford Casino. Husked deep into the state’s heartland, the Oxford Casino provides the ideal escape from the tranquility of surrounding farmlands and harbor communities. Whereas New England gamers are long accustomed to the monstrosities of Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, the Oxford Casino
Apr 302 min read
The Green Monster of Las Vegas
Dissolving into a sea of 2,500 slots and video poker machines, boredom is hardly an adversary in these vibrant settings. Penny slots are in abundance for low rollers, while the High Limit sector delivers an array of $1,000 machines with payoffs in the upwards of a half-million buckaroos. Rollers of MGM’s progressive slots have been known to pull down gargantuan scores, as jackpots have stretched into the seven-figure variety.
Mar 272 min read
