Site Updates

2023

• Added a list of Megabucks jackpot hits.  Easy Vegas is the only site that has this.
• Added a list of large video screens in Vegas.
• New article: W-2G forms for gambling taxes
• Added a bunch of visitor statistics
• New article: How to Program a Slot Machine, and added a whole bunch of free par sheets (for slot programming)
• Updated the Strip map
• Created the only table-ized list of what gambling is legal / illegal in each state on the whole damn Internet

Q2/Q3 2022

• Who Owns Which Casino now includes a table showing all sales going back about 20 years
• Added list of Native American involvement to Who Owns Which Casino
• New article: Largest casino hotels in Vegas (by # of rooms)
  

Q1 2022

• Overhauled the blackjack strategy article.  It's now the best one on the whole Internet.
• Split off the info on card counting into a dedicated article, with more detail.  No one summarizes as well as I do.
• New article: Blackjack trends in Vegas
• New feature: The "see what used to be there" feature of the Strip map now works on mobile.
• New article: How to stay safe in Vegas (split off from the Vegas crash course)
• New feature:  Strip map now optionally highlights which properties are owned by MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment
• Overhauled the Is online gambling legal? article, listing all the new states that have recently legalized, and putting everything into an easy-to-browse table
• New article:  Top 10 things to do in Vegas  

Fall 2021

• New article:  Grand Canyon tour options
• New tool: Slot Machine Name Generator.  The "Ridiculous" flavor is hilarious!
• The list of Free Things to See in Vegas is now up to 99 things.

Spring/Summer 2021

• We finally have a Twitter account.
• New article: Worst of Vegas
• New article: What's special about each casino
• New article: Top ten free things to see in Vegas
• The list of free things to see & do in Vegas is now up to 63 things.
• Added Venetian to the Hall of Shame, for misleading about its triple-zero roulette
• New article: Vegas nickels-and-dimes you
• New article: Biggest Vegas jackpot wins
• Added a complete recipe for getting the lowest price on show tickets.
• Added 2020 company losses for the biggest casino groups in Vegas

Fall 2020

• Added how to deal with Bitcoin in my gambling taxes article
• New feature: Historical info on my map of the strip
• Added Fremont to my Hall of Shame.

Summer 2020

• New article:  Things to Do in Vegas
• New article:  Shopping in Vegas
  
• Started the Hall of Shame, to chastise the Sahara for baselessly suing local blog Vital Vegas.
• Overhauled the Who owns what? page (Las Vegas casino ownership), along with the timeline
• Overhauled the Is online gambling legal? article
• New article:  State-by-state penalties for illegal gambling

May 2020

• New article:  Is it legal to run affiliate ads for online casinos?

September 2019

• Added a Craps Rolls Generator.
• Rewrote the Betting Systems article from scratch
• Started the Betting Systems Tests page
• Added a Martingale System Tester.

August 2019

• VegasClick becomes Easy Vegas.
• New tool:  Roulette Odds Calculator
• New tool:  Roulette Number Generator (system tester)
• New article:  How much do dealers make?
• Created two new Vegas Strip Maps from scratch, retiring the old one.
• Added how much tips equals how much dealer and cocktail waitress yearly earnings to the Tipping Guide
• Added cheapest buffets to the Cheap Eats page

March 2019:  New article:  34 free things to do in Vegas.

October 2018

• Created a simulator to show how likely it is to hit different numbers in roulette after various numbers of spins.
• Created a simulator to show that RRbRbbbRbR in roulette is no more likely than RRRRRRRRRR.
• New article on how to calculate the house edge.
• New article:  8 ways to gamble smart.
  

August 2018

• Made a new page of suggested casino reforms
• New article: Why people gamble, and gambling addiction
• New article: Good Bovada Slots [Update, Jan 2021: Had to remove it because Bovada removed most of those slots, and I haven't had time to build a new list.]
• Separated the modern slots from old slots on the Mac casinos page
• Added how long it takes to hit a slot jackpot
• Added info about slot machine near-misses
  
• New article: mobile-friendly games at Bovada
• Made an app that generates random baccarat shoes, as well as a commission calculator
• Added the snazzy new mobile menus
• Made most of the rest of the site mobile-friendly
• Rewrote the Coin Pushers article
• Updated lots of content throughout the site

March 2018

• Completely overhauled my slot machines content, including these brand-new pages: how to play, returns & paybacks, the randomness principle, myths, B.S., jackpots, skill-based slots.
• Vegas casinos surprisingly unprofitable.

Summer 2017

• Slot machine malfunctions.  How and why slot machines sometimes screw up, causing players to think they've won the jackpot when they really haven't. 8/17
• Free drinks for low-rollers to end? 8/17
• Free parking on the strip going bye-bye 7/17
• Updated the coupons page 7/17
• New page: Best of Vegas. 7/17
• Several updates to the list of casinos. 7/17.

Summer 2015:

• Started to make the site mobile-friendly
• Updated lots of various content

Earlier

• Went through 1/4 of the site to make sure the info is up to date. 10/13
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• Vegas Strip Map.  After ten years, I finally got around to drawing my own map, and it's getting decent reviews. 12/10
  
• Airport Express bus.  Finally, a bus that goes straight from the airport to the South Strip! 12/10
• Coupons.  What self-respecting Vegas website would be complete without a page on coupons?  Well, here ya go. 12/10
• Gambling & Taxes.  Yes, gambling winnings are taxable, but you can deduct your losses.  Here's the full scoop. 12/10
• Overhauled the $30,000 betting system challenge 11/10
• All about taxis in Vegas  11/10
• Vegas Babysitters.  Who to call if you bring your kids to town.  See especially the "Parents Night Out" services which take kids to a rec center, mini golf, etc.  11/10
• Vegas News.  A new section, sporadically updated. 11/10
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• Myths & Facts in the movie "21", recommended by Micky Rosa himself!  3/08
• Completely redid the list of casinos  3/08
• Completely reorganized the Vegetarian Eats page
• Brand new page on Gambling 101
• Brand new page on Cheap Eats
• Completely overhauled the Comps page