The Plaza and The Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas are doing an offering called The Wiseguy Getaway.
The package offers guests a minimum two-night stay at the Plaza, two tickets to The Mob Museum, an appetizer at Oscar’s Steakhouse during happy hour, and an exclusive autographed photo of former mob attorney and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman.
The Plaza’s glass-domed restaurant, Oscar’s Steakhouse, was featured in the classic mob movie “Casino” and is named after Goodman, who was the master visionary of The Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement.
Many of the menu items at Oscar’s Steakhouse pay homage to Goodman’s infamous familiars, such as No Nose’s Mob Meatballs, Crazy Phil’s Onion Soup and Joey C’s Filet Mignon.
“From being in ‘Casino’ to the gangster Oscar Goodman once represented, the Plaza is uniquely tied to this captivating element of Vegas history, so creating Wiseguy Getaway with The Mob Museum made perfect sense,” Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel said in a statement. “The drama and intrigue of the mob era continues to fascinate our guests, so we believe this new hotel package will be very popular.”
Stays must be booked by December 26, 2026 and must be booked by December 28, 2026. Rates, which vary, start at $91 per night before tax.
Off-Strip casino resort that rents cabins for a cause
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas is using its pool as a fundraising platform this summer with Cabanas for a Cause, a three-month initiative to benefit local nonprofits.
On the first Monday in June, July and August, a Las Vegas nonprofit will sell private pool cabanas for $99 at the hotel casino off the Strip, with all proceeds going directly to the organization. This year’s partners include Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation (June 1), Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada (July 6) and HELP of Southern Nevada (August 3).
Andrew Pittard, vice president of food and beverage at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, said the program blends “community, hospitality and purpose” and gives guests an easy way to support local causes while enjoying a day at the pool.
Cabanas accommodate up to eight guests and must be reserved by emailing the resort’s marketing team at marketing@vhlv.com.
Guests should note that the cabana rental fee does not apply to food and beverage minimums.
Strip destination debuts new LED sign
The Linq Promenade has debuted its fully renovated 130-foot digital signage frame, completing a top-to-bottom overhaul that brings new LED technology to one of the Strip’s most visible signs.
Construction of the three-sided structure began in March and concluded on Friday with the official debut. The upgraded marquee now features expanded viewing areas on the south-facing and pedestrian sides, along with structural improvements designed to support future programming.
The new display, managed by media company Spotlight Outdoor, delivers more than 4 million impressions per week, according to Geopath-audited data.
The operators of The Linq Promenade said the marquee reflects its ongoing investment in the district.
WC game
A gaming industry analyst expects $3.3 billion to be wagered on the World Cup, which begins next month.
Deutsche Bank gaming analyst Steven Pizzella wrote in a research note on Monday to investors that based on betting on the last 2022 World Cup of $1.6 billion and tracking soccer bets in each state in November and December that betting would expand significantly from the last time the global tournament was held.
Pizzella said the expected increase is based on an increased number of matches in this year’s tournament, an expanded adult population with access to legalized sports betting, a time zone-home market premium since the event is held in North America as opposed to the Middle East in 2022 and growth in the number of first-time players.
“We believe our base case is modestly above investor expectations, from our calls, and could be a near-term catalyst for digital stocks,” Pizzella wrote.
He said he expects a “bull case” estimate of a $4.1 billion handle and a “bear case” estimate of $2.5 billion to bet.
February’s Super Bowl LX produced a handle of $1.76 billion in revenue, up nearly 27 percent from the previous year’s game.
Suspicious betting
The rise in popularity of prediction markets has resulted in an increase in suspicious trading this year, Reuters reported on Monday.
The increase in suspicious bets comes as trading volumes in the prediction markets have increased, at a time when the platforms are taking more steps to crack down on insider trading after facing heat from lawmakers.
Since the start of this year, Kalshi has investigated and flagged more than 400 suspicious trades, more than double the number of trades the platform investigated, opens new tab all of last year, two sources familiar with the matter said. One of those sources added that some had been flagged to the derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, without giving details. The CFTC did not respond to a request for comment.
Similarly, Reuters reported, Polymarket has also seen a significant increase in the volume of trades flagged as suspicious since the beginning of this year, a third source said, without giving details.
“In the world of corporate insider trading, it is often relatively easy to identify the parties with access to material non-public information who may be trading in violation of the law,” said Stanford Law School Professor Joseph Grundfest, who is a former commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission. “However, the corresponding data is often very difficult or impossible to collect in the context of some prediction markets.”
