The Vegas Tourist

Mark Anthony's Guide to Las Vegas and Beyond

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Ask: From Vegas Chauffeur to Vegas Tour Guide

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[arve url="https://youtu.be/L7Pium6hw68" title="From Las Vegas Chauffeur to a Las Vegas International Tour Guide" /] With all this downtime, I am starting to get back into the website and do some clean up as well as catching up on website projects. The one project I would like to start again is my series of "Ask The Vegas Tourist". Answering your questions not only about Las … [Read more...] about Ask: From Vegas Chauffeur to Vegas Tour Guide

Saying Good Bye to the Riviera

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Vegas'  fans and fanatics are all atwitter as Tuesday morning gets closer and the first of two planned demolitions of the Riviera Hotel and Casino happen.  At 2 am on Tuesday the Monaco Tower will be leveled.  The Monte Carlo Tower will go in August or late in September after the removal of asbestos. This will be the first Las Vegas Strip implosion in nine years.  The last one … [Read more...] about Saying Good Bye to the Riviera

The Riviera’s Doom Date?

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After sitting vacant for a year, being part of a new big-screen action movie and the focus of intense curiosity on the Las Vegas Strip, it looks like the historic Riviera is set for its first implosion. It's not been officially released, but the usual sources have come out to say the first of two implosions will be the Monte Carlo Tower on June 14 at 2am.  The second, the … [Read more...] about The Riviera’s Doom Date?

The Riviera Demolition Begins

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[arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Ojb7_UPQE" title="The demolition of the historic Riviera casino begins" description="The Riviera Resort is being demolished. " /] How time flies! It's been almost a year since we last stepped into the historic Riviera Casino Resort to say our Good Byes.  Once closed, it followed a Las Vegas tradition of being brought back to life … [Read more...] about The Riviera Demolition Begins