"A themed resort that runs free, daily noon lessons teaching popular table games such as roulette, craps, and blackjack—an easy, structured introduction for newcomers to casino play." - Elizabeth Rhodes Elizabeth Rhodes Elizabeth Rhodes is a senior editor at Travel + Leisure, covering everything from luxury hotels to theme parks to must-pack travel products. Originally from South Carolina, Elizabeth moved to New York City from London, where she started her career as a travel blogger and writer. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"The iconic pyramid has been wrapped as a Doritos chip as part of a major branded takeover; the stunt ties into a Doritos sweepstakes in which fans can snap a photo of the pyramid on Snapchat to enter to win a Super Bowl ticket. The promotion also includes a physical activation — a branded slot machine that will appear on Fremont Street on February 9 and again at the Super Bowl venue on February 11 to give away the Dinamita-flavored chips." - Janna Karel
"Located inside the Luxor Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, this 15,000-square-foot drinking-and-entertainment hybrid pairs a full bar with about 20 oversized, interactive recreations of childhood games. Highlights include a Bop-It–style setup with tires to kick and wheels to spin, a wall-sized Perfection, a Simon that fits eight players, a balancing beam blocked by swinging poker chips, and a dart game featuring a giant cactus. Other attractions are a two-player anagram face-off with foam letters, a box labyrinth big enough for 12 people, and an Operation-style color-matching bone puzzle. Guests scan badges to track points on leaderboards and redeem prizes. The venue admits visitors as young as 15 during daytime hours but enforces a 21+ policy after 5 p.m.; tickets start at $37 for all-day access, with drinks (cocktails, canned beverages, frozen slushies) and bites such as mini pigs in a blanket and sliders available as add-ons." - Janna Karel
"This Las Vegas Strip property is among eight MGM Resorts locations included in a tentative five-year union contract that the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 called historic. The contract, which must still be ratified by union members, is said to deliver unprecedented wage increases, workload reductions for guest-room attendants, mandated daily room cleanings, enhanced safety protections, expanded technology/AI contract language, and the ability for union workers to support non-union staff seeking to unionize. The tentative agreement helped stave off a major strike that had been scheduled just before the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix; full terms have not yet been published." - Janna Karel
"Staff at this property are still negotiating and could be affected by a large hospitality walkout; employers are weighing contingency plans while the union presses for major wage and benefit increases and stronger contractual limits and supports related to automation and worker safety." - Janna Karel