The Monte Carlo tower of the Riviera went boom and LV Revealed was there. We have video, and we'll put it up on the web site as soon as we can get it converted to an appropriate format. We were impressed with the show the LVCVA put on. The fireworks were quite impressive. Also, the implosion itself seemed to go by the numbers. Next up: The Monaco tower in August.

Today’s announcement that Monte Carlo will be redesigned as two hotels — Park MGM Grand and NoMad Las Vegas — keeps a promise by MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren to refrain from naming properties for international tourist destinations. “We are not going to name it something from somewhere else. Those days are over,” Murren said April 6 after a ribbon-cutting marking the opening of T-Mobile Arena. “This is Las Vegas; we are at the top of the list of entert