Read Market Watch here for how VICI is funding the buy of Harrah’s Las Vegas land.Ħ) Aristocrat Gaming is buying up social casino Big Fish out of Seattle for $990M, read LVRJ here. Remember VICI Properties is NOT owned by Caesars Entertainment, it’s the REIT that is owned by the creditors that was created as part of the CEOC emergence from bankruptcy. Dice sliding it’s called seems to be making a comeback and after this arrest I’d say anyone doing this will be caught and put in jail with monetary penalties.ĥ) Caesars is doing something interesting, after remarking last week that they were using their $2B in cash to purchase those Indiana Racinos, suddenly this week they announce they are selling the land under Harrah’s Las Vegas to VICI Properties for $1.14B to help purchase those same racinos but also acquiring the land out back of Harrah’s/LINQ to build out the new convention center (may be sold back to VICI after completion). Wonder how long that took to get to almost a million?Ĥ) You do NOT want to be arrested for cheating at craps, a Georgian (country not state) was arrested at the Flamingo for dice cheating, read LVRJ here. The jackpot resets back to $200K and will build up. Congratulations mystery winner! Read LVRJ here. Ironic that the Las Vegas Mandalay Bay shooter used to own a condo up there in that exact building.ģ) Now onto more fun stuff, Harrah’s had a Wheel of Fortune hit on a $1.25 bet for $939,255 on Nov, 17… IGT reports it late as the winner remains anonymous. Possible mental issues reported, read LVRJ here. However it’s freaking chilly up there and no one was on the street and SWAT rescued the girl and got the perp. A lot more info on LVRJ here.Ģ) Not to be outdone by Las Vegas, a possible ASSHAT clone occurred up in Reno, as a man kidnapped a woman and then started shooting at the main drag in Downtown Reno from a high rise condo.

Up until now there has been some gun crime in the area, but on Fremont Street itself under the canopy? Isolated or not if that was during the busier time frames on Fremont Street there would have been possibly a lot more injured. ġ) So now there has been a gun death on Fremont Street outside of Four Queens, a man in his 20’s was shot and killed (single shot) after an argument broke out near Four Queens at 2:20 am on 11/29 between about a half dozen people, read LVSun article here. Hey all, BigAZMarty here with this week’s news about our favorite place, Las Vegas! Bear with me as some of this has been covered in the Las Vegas Junkie Podcast as well but hey here we go!.

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