It’s a common sight on casino floors: patrons jumping from slot machine to slot machine before eventually hunkering down at a game that’s due for the next big payout. But can players really tell the difference between the house edge on one gam…
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Beyond the brink: A look at recent animal extinctions
For better or worse, Homo sapiens have left their mark on the world. So much so that those in charge of our history are considering replacing Holocene—the label for our current geological period spanning the past 10,000 years—with Anthropocene, a term…
Golden Knights’ William Carrier had a better season than you remember
William Carrier is a bruising power forward who stumbled his way into some goals last season, but his league-leading hits-per-game and physical presence is the extent of …
Lauren Bradley appointed as Realistic Games’ head of commercial and account management
Realistic Games announced it has promoted Lauren Bradley.
Grand Traverse Resort & Casinos selects Konami’s SYNKROS Casino Management System
Konami Gaming, Inc. announced that its SYNKROS system has been selected by Grand Traverse Resort & Casinos to power casino enterprise management across Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel and Leelanau Sands Casino & Lodge.
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats bring a heavy-rock rainbow back to Psycho Las Vegas
Frontman Kevin Starrs says he’s looking forward to catching The Original Misfits and proggy Portland band Danava. “I think they’re the best hard rock band in America.”
Native American tribe claims nuclear waste can’t be stored on its land
More than 150 years after the first treaty between the Western Shoshone and the federal government was signed, the two nations disagree on the outcome—the Shoshone say they never turned over their land.
Psycho Las Vegas brings the noise to Mandalay Bay
After three years at the Hard Rock Hotel, the event—built loosely around heavy, psychedelic and metallic music—makes the move to Las Vegas Boulevard, becoming the first major music festival to inhabit a single Strip resort.
Your watering schedule is changing for fall; tech can help you save
Almost all water used indoors in Southern Nevada is recycled, making outdoor water conservation a primary concern year-round. According to the Southern Nevada Water Authority, about …
Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite talks Psycho fest, nostalgia and Stevie Ray Vaughan
“We’re working on a soundtrack for a show. It’s quite heavy, a lot of it. The thing we were working on today was more plaintive and kind of beautiful, but I think most of it’s pretty harsh.”