Showing posts with label Fitzgerald's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fitzgerald's. Show all posts

Monday, October 19, 2015

360 Vegas Review: The D Hotel & Casino Fall 2014



Originally introduced to the market as the SunDance hotel & casino by Moe Dalitz, the D renovated the properties 2nd incarnation as the Fitzgerald from the bottom of the options barrel into something Fremont St desperately need, a cool option. You can feel the difference the moment you walk in the door. The energy is palpable, young and extremely alluring.  

When plans were announced and the name unveiled, shows like this venomously hated it. When we were told the name didn't have one meaning but 3; Downtown, its location in las Vegas, D, the nickname of new owner Derek Stevens as well as for Detroit, his hometown, it didn't help. The name and theme were called everything from unimaginative & dumb to the worst property name in Las Vegas history. We said that.  We were so wrong.

What Derek Stevens and company did to the Fitzgerald is nothing short of remarkable. It's hard to believe its even the same property. How someone was able to take that unique casino layout, erase all the bad memories it recalled upon first site and replace it with the vibe it has on the bones of the past is beyond impressive.  But its not just the casino.  The D has really nice renovated rooms that carry through the cool vibe the property exudes. It has some quality, all be it limited, dining options, low
limits and even vintage gaming options on the 2nd floor casino including the only surviving sigma derby machine on Fremont.  Simply 
put, The D is the best property in downtown Las Vegas today. 

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

E-39: Smash Back A Waiter



Random Vegas - Nevada’s slot base has shrunk from 217,221 machines in 2001 to 187,372 today.  That reduction means the state gets $9.9 million less in license fees per year (@unlvgaming)

Vegas Mate Review of the Week -John from Minnesota’s March 12th review of Monte Carlo - 4/5 chips

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This week’s winner iS @dribbleglass for his picture of the casino floor at M Resort.  This photo is specifically of a table games area at the property.  It also grabs a nice sampling of the rest of the casino floor and shows how beautiful the space is.  Personally, I don’t really like staying off-strip, even staying at places like the Rio.  Not because I don’t like them or think they’re cool places but because I feel like I’m out of the strip loop, like I’m missing the action.  That being said, I would totally entertain staying at M for a night or two.  I love this property.  I think it’s the nicest locals property I’ve ever seen.  If you have a car in Vegas, I highly recommend you check it out.

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

E-17: Triple Sac



Random Vegas - Slot manufacture’s commonly us the symbols 9, 10, J, Q, K and A as a way to quickly identify to players which symbols are worth more.  The call it symbol hierarchy. (@BurkeAndrew director of business development for American Gaming Systems (AGS))

Vegas Mate Review of the Week - Mike's Sept 26th review of Planet Hollywood - 5/5 chips

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This week's winner comes to us from @jaimem26 for his picture of Aria.  This pic is fantastic, high resolution and bright.  It’s an angled ground shot of the tower zoomed in to capture the ever photographically illusive Aria logo.  The blue & white glass really pops in the photo and has a glorious blue Vegas sky that almost matches and yet contrasts with the buildings colors.  For all the issues MGM has had with City Center, I think they have really beautiful buildings.

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