Las Vegas
The Plaza Hotel & Casino announces Las Vegas Days Rodeo children’s coloring contest to celebrate western culture and history

In conjunction with the Las Vegas Days Rodeo taking place Nov. 10-11 at the CORE Arena in downtown Las Vegas, the Plaza Hotel & Casino is again sponsoring a children’s coloring contest as part of the event’s commitment to celebrating the history of Las Vegas and western culture. Local students in grades kindergarten through six are encouraged to download, print out, and hand color a scene entitled “Chuck Wagon, the original food truck.”
Prizes for first, second and third place will be awarded to students in each grade division (K-1, 2-3, 4-6) and their teachers. Prizes will include gift certificates from Cowabunga Vegas, the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, Pop Up Pizza, Sunbuggy, and more. Winning artwork will be featured at the rodeo.
Submissions are due Wednesday, Nov. 1 and winners will be notified by Friday, Nov. 3. Entries can be submitted online by completing an entry form and uploading a quality photo or scan of the hand-colored page at the official website.
Sponsored by the Commission for the Las Vegas Centennial and the Plaza Hotel & Casino, the Las Vegas Days rodeo is fully sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association. It will feature bull riding, barrel racing, team roping, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, saddle bronc riding, breakaway, and bareback riding, with prize purses totaling $40,000. Admission is free but RSVP is recommended online. The Las Vegas Days Rodeo also features related western-themed events, like mutton busting and a Whiskerino contest as well as a historical exhibit area.
The mission of the Las Vegas Day Rodeo is to bring the community together to celebrate the spirit of Old Las Vegas, including those who shaped the city’s history and those who are working to preserve the western lifestyle while looking toward the future. Details about the Las Vegas Days Rodeo, associated events, and sponsorships are at the official website.
AI
UNLV’s PGA Golf Management University Program partners with Las Vegas-based AI technology company Evenplay to study the effects of rewards on skill level

There’s a timeless adage from NBA great Allen Iverson: “Practice?!” But now, almost ironically, AI (that is, Artificial Intelligence) will be helping us replicate big-time pressure in that very scenario.
Evenplay, an AI technology company based out of Las Vegas, has created a patented golf simulator application that creates challenges for all skill levels, with the intention of improving play performance through the use of cash rewards.
“What we have is a machine-learning algorithm that takes all of your shot data and says, ‘What are you going to do next from 175 yards?,’ and creates targets personalized for your skill level with money on the line,” said Sameer Gupta, co-founder of Evenplay. “If you practice with pressure, you’re probably going to get better faster.”
UNLV has partnered with Evenplay, taking on the task of studying the impact of rewards on skill level, and how well this experience translates the gains from practice into practical use on the real course.
“It sounded like a good opportunity to build a relationship and a bridge with this company,” said Chris Cain, director of the PGA Golf Management University Program within UNLV’s Harrah College of Hospitality. “And to see if we can continue to advance off-course golf, improve diversity in the consumer base, and think a little bit differently and daring, which is what UNLV’s all about.”
Upping the Ante on Research
The ability to create a feedback loop – one where you practice in the same conditions as when something’s on the line – is the goal: replicating the jitters that come from staring down a big putt, and then training yourself to handle the pressure before you step onto the course.
Evenplay does this by paying out money depending on the shot, using rewards as a way to create real stress in a controlled setting.
“What we have is a turn-key stress generator,” said Gupta. “Our model projects a thousand shots from every distance, with a target drawn where about half of your shots should be capable of landing. We’ve taken a skill-based activity and are able to predict what you will do next.”
The study at UNLV uses a more controlled version of the wagers. Randomly selected participants will receive various payouts such as lesson or UNLV Gift certificates based on their group assignments and the level of contributions to the study.
“This is a skill-based gaming application that allows someone to make a bet and have fun doing it,” said Cain. “What we’re doing at UNLV is seeing if the variable payouts influence program retention – do they play longer or more often? Does this also influence skill improvement? Wouldn’t it be cool to have some sort of technology in place that actually uses gaming as a way to positively influence skill improvement?”
The study is made possible through UNLV’s Sports Innovation Institute (SII), and the College of Hospitality’s Center for Golf Management, in collaboration with the university’s International Gaming Institute. The SII acts as a hub for all of the faculty who do research in sports, enabling them to work together to find solutions to problems and advance the commercialization of products fitting that criteria.
“With Evenplay’s expertise, as well as the Sports Innovation and the International Gaming institutes, that trifecta makes for a pretty special partnership here in Las Vegas,” Cain said. “There are thousands of data points in every swing that UNLV is looking forward to analyzing to see if this really changes the way we practice.”
Growing the Game
It’s no secret that the game of golf is expensive and often exclusive. The National Golf Foundation estimates the cost of a full round at a public course in the U.S. was $43 in 2023. That’s just getting on the course. When you add hundreds and thousands of dollars into equipment costs, training, and lessons, the financial barrier to entry becomes quite imposing.
“There are about 120 million people interested in the game and only 45 million participating,” said Cain. “Technology’s going to help close that gap, and being able to take lessons without being on the golf course will be part of the future, making it more inclusive, accessible, and affordable.”
Improving the accessibility of the game is one of the desired outcomes for the research, potentially showing a greater translation of the skills developed in a simulator using Evenplay to the course itself.
“It’s winter right now – nobody’s taking swings on green golf courses in Chicago,” said Gupta. “All of those players are using simulators indoors. We’re growing the amount of people who can engage with golf by changing how often people can meaningfully play the sport at all times of the year.”
Changing the game doesn’t end with golf. The patent for Evenplay features a baseball player swinging a bat, and the plan is to roll into bowling next. Its partnership and ongoing study with UNLV is only expediting the interest in this potential shakeup to the practice session.
“The ability of UNLV to effectively structure a relationship with the PGA is very impressive and unique in the market,” said Gupta. “And bringing that knowledge to a private company like ours is essential to our growth.”
The results of Evenplay’s efficacy in providing measurable improvement to player skill will be shared as the study concludes later this year.
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FBM
FBM® Slots Delight Casino Enthusiasts at OIGA Trade Show

FBM® made a strategic stop on the road to Las Vegas by exhibiting the Jí Hǎo Link and Mythic Link
slots at the OIGA Trade Show. The event took place in Oklahoma on August 13th and 14th, bringing together over 3,000 attendees, including visitors, exhibitors, and guest speakers, to celebrate the casino industry.
Following its debut in 2023, FBM returned to the OIGA Trade Show this year. The event gathered various key players from the American casino scene for three days of intense networking and reflection on the industry’s latest trends. As part of its ongoing consolidation in the US market, FBM showcased its slot games under the Jí Hǎo Link and Mythic Link
product lines at booth 942.
Casino gaming enthusiasts attending OIGA had the opportunity to explore the entertaining experiences offered by ten different slot games over two days. Golden Lóng, Fortunate Héping
, Eternal Fènghuáng
, and Great Weiyan
from the Jí Hǎo Link
line were available to try on the Auria casino cabinet, while Eternal Kingdom
, Ancient Tropics
, Golden Voyage
, Nature’s Paradise
, Eternal Kingdom Origins
, and Golden Voyage Origins
from the Mythic Link
line were displayed on the Galaxy II casino machine.
The outcome of the OIGA Trade Show was positive, as the products exhibited sparked networking sessions between Mike Medlin, Sales & Operations Manager at FBM, and the event attendees. Players and operators shared favorable feedback on the portfolio of casino games and cabinets showcased, opening promising prospects for future expansion in the US market.
Next stop: G2E Las Vegas
The presence at the OIGA Trade Show provided a significant boost for the upcoming steps in FBM’s calendar. The FBM Group is continuing its intense preparation for G2E Las Vegas, where it will unveil new products for both the land-based and online casino segments. See you soon at Booth 2848!
Clark County
Clark County residents can bring a friend for free to next week’s Super Bingo $160,000 tournament at the Plaza Hotel & Casino, May 6-8

Home to downtown Las Vegas’ only bingo room, the Plaza Hotel & Casino is offering Clark County, Nevada residents who register to play in next week’s Super Bingo tournament the opportunity to bring a friend for free.
Happening Monday, May 6 through Wednesday, May 8 in the Plaza’s expansive ballroom, Super Bingo is expected to draw nearly 1,000 people from the local Las Vegas valley and across the country and Canada for the opportunity to win big playing fun-filled games of bingo over two days, with a $50,000 super coverall both days while socializing with like-minded bingo players.
Bingo-only registration is $160 per person, and Clark County residents who register can bring a friend for free. Registration is available online at https://www.plazahotelcasino.com/bingo/super-bingo-registration/. Hotel-and-bingo packages start at $300 for a four-night stay with no resort fee.
All Super Bingo players receive one 6-on paper pack for both days, two daubers, free drinks via an open bar at all sessions, boxed lunch both days, and $10 in free slot play after the first day’s session.
The Plaza’s Bingo room offers six daily bingo sessions at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. and is located on the 3rd floor. By parking on the third floor of the Plaza’s self-parking garage, guests have convenient and direct access to the Plaza’s bingo room and parking is validated for bingo players.
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