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Monorail Breaks Down Missed Zumanity at New York New York

Robb Cheuvront — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:12:42 +0000

My wife and I went down and checked in for the Blog World Expo that begins tomorrow morning. We met up with a couple of friends and fellow bloggers from Denver, Brad and Jeannine. After we registered all four of us met up for a bite to eat and at some drinks around 4pm. Betsi and [...]

Blog World Expo Las Vegas

Robb Cheuvront — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:50:40 +0000

Getting ready to head out to Blog World Expo in Vegas today. I hope to develop some good contacts from the blogging world and learn a few new things. Hugh Hewitt will be hosting his radio show from at the convention center. I would like to get a chance to meet him. We will be staying a Bally’s, one of our favorites hotels. We [...]

Las Vegas Monte Carlo Will Reopen Friday

Robb Cheuvront — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 06:35:27 +0000

Technorati Tags: Las Vegas,Monte Carlo Hotel The MGM MIRAGE says its Monte Carlo Hotel will reopen for guests, gaming and shows on Friday, February 15. In their press release Monte Carlo President Anton Nikodemus said, “After what can only be described as an incredible effort by the best team of employees and contractors in the business, the [...]

Las Vegas Casinos on Losing Side of Super Bowl

Robb Cheuvront — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:55:51 +0000

The sports books in Las Vegas are waking up with a bit of a hangover today. The Los Angles Times is reporting that the Casinos may have lost on 90 percent of the money line bets. A money line bet is a strait up bet that one team or the other will win the Game. [...]

The Cause of the Las Vegas Monte Carlo Fire Determined

Robb Cheuvront — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:13:59 +0000

Clark County fire officials have determined the cause of last week’s fire that damage the outside of hotel casino’s facade on the top floors and closed the hotel. As early suspected, a contractor working on the building accidentally started the fire with a cutting touch. Molten medal apparently touched off the two hour blaze. The contractors were [...]

Monte Carlo is Closed After Fire: What Now?

Robb Cheuvront — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:42:40 +0000

Clark County building officials say the Monte Carlo must remain closed until the burned facade on the upper floors is either secured or removed. High winds today prevented work from proceeding on the outside of the building. Now guests who have up coming reservations may be asking…. What happens now? Where do I stay? Will I [...]

High Winds in Las Vegas Delay Work on Monte Carlo

Robb Cheuvront — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:30:28 +0000

Work on repairing the damage from last weeks fire has been delayed. Officials at the Las Vegas Monte Carlo still don’t have a date for reopening the hotel. Since work could not go forward yesterday on the outside of the building, construction workers moved inside the building to help with repairing smoke and water damage to [...]

Las Vegas Monte Carlo Clean Up Has Begun

Robb Cheuvront — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:32:30 +0000

A General contractor has been hired and crews are beginning the process of cleaning up after the fire at the Monte Carlo on the Las Vegas Strip last Friday.It is considered safe to enter the hotel now at the 26th floor and below, but the hotel has not been re-opened as of today. The outside facade was [...]

Monte Carlo in Las Vegas is On Fire

Robb Cheuvront — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:52:40 +0000

The Monte Carlo is currently burning. The fire started about 2 hours ago and is under control. I am watching the fire live on KTVN Channel 13 in Las Vegas. From the TV feed, you can see the fire fighters hanging out windows on the top five floors and putting out the fire. The Fire is [...]

Cold Time in Vegas

Robb Cheuvront — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:16:32 +0000

Seems like it has been a bit since I last posted. My bad. We took a trip to Vegas last week for my 50th birthday. This was an all comp trip for the most part. We stayed at the Flamingo. As I have mentioned before, we have a Harrah’s Total Rewards card. We earned Platinum status last [...]