Fremont Street Mystery Las Vegas Club Baseball Player

At the west end of Fremont Street is The Las Vegas Club.  This building has been on Fremont Street since at least the 1930's.  On the front of of the building there is a statute of a baseball player swinging a bat.  I was curious as to who this player was.  I went into the Club and began asking around about the ball player.  No one knew who the play is.  I went on the Web and search without success.  So if you know who the player is, drop me an email. 

Indian Arts & Craft Store Fremont Street Experience El Portal Las Vegas

Located at 310 Fremont Street under the Fremont Street Experience canopy is an Indian Arts and Carfts Store.  The building located at this site was originally built in the 1920 as a movie theater.  Later it was converted to a store.  There are all manner of decorative item with Native American themes to be purchased.  In addition there is a large selection of native American jewelry for sale.

Binions vs Golden Nugget Poker Tournaments - The Battle of the Blinds

I decided I wanted to play in a poker tournament on Friday so I went down to Fremont Street to check out the action.  I have been playing cash games at the Golden Nugget and decided to look into their tournament offerings.  I was in the area at about 6 p.m. and the Nugget had a tournament starting at 7 pm.  For $105  you get 8500 chips.  The levels are 20 minutes.  I then went across the way to Binion's and looked into their offerings.  Also starting at 7 pm, Binion's has a tournament for $75 wherein you get 7500 chips and the levels are 20 minutes.  So it came down to a battle of the blinds.  Binion's wins hands down.  The first three levels are identical.  After that the Nuggets blinds start to sky rocket. Here's a break down

                                  Binion's                                                            Golden Nugget

Level 4                    $150/300                                                                   $200/400
Level 5                    $200/400                                                                   $300/600
Level 6                    $300/600                                                                   $500/1000

Level 7                    $500/1000                                                                 $1000/2000
Level 8                    $800/1600                                                                 $2000/4000
Level 9                    $1000/2000                                                               $3000/6000
Level 10                  $1500/3000                                                               $5000/10000

As you can see there is quite a difference between the blind structures in the two tournaments.  The dollar for chips ratio is better at Binion's.  Binion's is clearly the better deal

Country SuperStars Tribute Show Golden Nugget Fremont Street

I have always wanted to see Garth Brooks in concert. Now that he has retired, that's not likely to happen. So I decided to go to The Country Superstars Tribute Show at the Golden Nugget on Fremont Street. I put my disbelief on hold and just let the show take me away. In no time at all was singing along with Garth and a host of other country stars. The best part of it all was that with the dinner buffet it only set me back about $35. Great deal

The Nancy Rayguns; The 1980's Alive and Well on Fremont Street

If the 80's was your decade and that is the music that makes up the sound track of your youth, then make your way down to Fremont Street.   The Nancy Rayguns will help you with that flashback grasshopper and transport you to where you really long to be.  The show starts at 9:00 p.m. on the 3rd steet stage. 

Planned Commuities

Thanks for the article from Isaiah Gaines
For the past five years, my husband and I have lived in a planned community. We wound up here because we both thought we wanted a new construction home near a larger city. This has not proven to be what we wanted at all. We thought we would adjust to having neighbors within shouting distance but we didn’t. In a nutshell, we found out that privacy was way more important to us than a brand new house. So we are moving back to the country. We know we are giving up some of the conveniences of city living—grocery stores on every corner, lots of restaurants nearby and shopping for anything you want and/or need close by. However, we are convinced the beauty of living in the middle of 4 acres without neighbors right out our back door will be worth it. The biggest drawback would be limited access to technology—internet access, good cell phone service and cable TV. We used http://www.wildbluedeals.com/ to get great internet service and satellite TV solved another problem. Since good cell phone service was out of our control, you’ll just have to email me if you need to chat!

Plaza Hotel Set to Reopen in September.

At the west end of Fremont Street anchoring the Fremont Street Experience is the Plaza Hotel.  It has been undergoing a 35 million dollar renovation.  In June the held a job fair to fill over 700 positions.  No one can remember when the hotel was updated last.  So it was due.  The room furnishing came at a bargain in that they were slated for the stalled Fontainebleau project.  More lounges have been added and the entire casino has been gutted and replaced.  I've heard that you can get a room for about $44 a night.  Great deal for a brand new Vegas Hotel