Encore Opening

Two of the better (if not best) Vegas website operators Hunter Hillegas and Chuckmonster have unveiled EncoreOpening.

Encore Opening is a website that continually refreshes with a gazillion photos and planned coverage of the sister property to Steve Wynn's signature Wynn Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

There is a countdown timer and tons and tons of current pictures with more to come.

Vegas Gang Podcast

Well, well, well, what do we have here? Another podcast baby!

This one is a collaboration of some very knowlegable new and old media Vegas folks headed and run by the venerable Hunter Hillegas and joined by David McKee from Las Vegas Advisor, Chuck Monster from VegasTripping.com, Dave Schwartz from the DieIsCast.com, and Jeff Simpson who writes for the Las Vegas Sun & In Business Las Vegas.

These guys dig in to the nuts and bolts of Casino design, Vegas Casino business, and a whole slew of topics relating to the city we all love. This is not so much a laugh fest like the This Ain't Iowa or Five Hundy By Midnight Podcast. It's more serious in tone and delivered with a businesslike attitude.

The podcast is done bi-weekly and the guest this week will be Christina Binkley, the author of 'Winner Take All'

Hunter Hillegas is the man behind RateVegas.com and the Two Way Hard Three Vegas Blog.

Here is the link-
Vegas Gang Podcast

Pocket Vegas

Pocket Vegas from Hunter Hillegas has links to Vegas info maximized for display on your cell phone, PDA, or iPhone.

From the site-
"Las Vegas Information For Your Cell Phone or PDA

Imagine this: you are in Las Vegas at Bellagio and you want to know if the Italian restaurant there is any good. In the olden-days you would need to find a computer and bring up the ever-trusty RateVegas.com and look it up... Well, no longer! As many folks these days have cell phones that can surf the Web or even BlackBerries that can do even more, we have developed a special version of our database for mobile phones and small screens.

Getting started is very simple! On your mobile phone or PDA, just use the built-in browser to go to the following URL:

http://cell.ratevegas.com

That's it! You will be taken to our special mobile site where you can look up the details on all your favorite Las Vegas hotels, restaurants and other attractions.

Las Vegas On Your iPhone!

There's no doubt that the iPhone is a great mobile platform. While the full Web site runs great on iPhone, we've developed a special interface that is optimized for the screen and works the way you would expect it to. Bookmark the following on your iPhone and get great Vegas info all the time:

http://www.ratevegas.com/iphone/