The Orleans
The Deal
Pigskin parties
September 29th, 2011
Maybe the Vegas football parties aren’t quite what they used to be—especially for Monday Night Football—but there are still several interesting plays out there. Free food is always a good place to start, and this year both Sam’s Town and the Suncoast will give you one free hot dog and a draft beer just for showing up at their respective MNF parties. Read more »
Stage
Best of the B-Boys
Dancers from around the world come to Vegas to battle in the Olympics of hip-hop
July 21st, 2011
When Howard and Karen Schwartz traveled to Tokyo more than 10 years ago, they noticed large crowds gathered to watch street dancers perform on sidewalks. Inspired, Howard and his wife wondered, “What if we could be able to have the whole world enjoy that talent and creativity?” So they created Hip Hop International, and started by producing a stateside hip-hop competition. Read more »
Empire of Laughs
Big Al’s Comedy Club is little Joe’s next step in conquering Vegas stand-up
June 16th, 2011
Joe Sanfelippo is not just a fan of comedy; he is a student of the business of comedy. He’s always looking for an angle, an opportunity to present something different. If there is a need, he looks to fill it. Read more »
Review
Grandma Lee
June 16th, 2011
The cantankerous sailor-mouthed coot is definitely not someone whom you’d want sitting across from you at Thanksgiving dinner. Which is, naturally, what makes the comedian so hilarious. Read more »
The Deal
Deals on dogs
May 26th, 2011
If there’s an Old Faithful of casino deals, it has to be the hot dog. While 99-cent shrimp cocktails and $1.99 breakfasts are all but extinct, for some reason the joints can still see their way clear to selling hot dogs at bargain prices—$2, $1, even 75-centers are still out there. Read more »
Music
Vintage Va-va-va-voom
The Orleans goes retro with Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender
April 21st, 2011
The Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender is all about bringing that elusive ’50s-style back to life (with a modern twist, of course). Devotees from around the world—8,000 are predicted this year—will come to celebrate all things rockabilly, with more than 50 bands, burlesque performances, vendors, a dance competition, fashion shows, pin-up beauty contests, tiki pool parties and more. New this year is Burlesque Bingo: Every time a bingo number is called, a piece of clothes comes off. Read more »
The Deal
Notes from the Advisor
March 3rd, 2011
How would you like to go to at least one casino or bar every day? I don’t mean just walking in to make a delivery; I mean going there to drink, eat or even gamble? Not only do I do that; it’s my job. Every month I go on my own whirlwind tour of casino visits so I can try—or sometimes just look at—as many different things as I can in preparation for compiling that month’s issue of the Las Vegas Advisor. I’ll bet you have no idea how many old things change and new things pop up in a city like this, but I’ll give you a taste: Read more »
