Cirque’s “O” Win’s Best of Show!

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Las Vegas travel guide VegasTripping.com has announced the winners of ‘The Trippies – 1st Annual Best of Las Vegas Readers Poll Awards.’

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) December 19, 2005 — Las Vegas travel guide VegasTripping.com has announced the winners of ‘The Trippies – 1st Annual Readers Poll Awards.’ Readers selected from five nominees in 14 categories, with voters hailing from nearly every continent. Categories included ‘best’ and ‘worst’ “Overall Joint,” “Food,” “Casino Tables,” “Slots,” “Video Poker,” “News Story,” “Implosion Rumor,” “Actress In A Las Vegas TV Show,” “Actor in a Las Vegas TV Show,” “Las Vegas Book,” “Entertainer,” “Show,” as well as “Biggest Vegas Pet Peeve” and “Las Vegas Person of the Year.”

The overall winner of the 2005 Trippies awards was Wynn Las Vegas, which won top honors in nearly every category it was nominated. The new Steve Wynn resort, Wynn Las Vegas tied another Wynn creation Bellagio for “Best Joint” honors after only 6 months since it’s grand opening. Conversely, the venerable Big Top on the Strip, Circus-Circus took home the dubious distinction of being “Worst Overall Joint” and “Worst Food”.

VegasTripping readers voted The Golden Nugget downtown as having the “Best Table Games” while Palms took “Best Slots” honors. Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport terminal brought the “Worst Slots in Vegas” Award in for a perfect landing. In the Entertainment category, Cirque du Soleil’s “O” (Bellagio) won “Best Show” as Mr. Las Vegas himself, Wayne Newton was voted “Best Entertainer”.

In addition to being the gaming capital of the world, Las Vegas is also known as the implosion capital of the world, and VegasTripping readers believe that “Ballys Las Vegas” should be spared the wrecking ball and medieval castle Excalibur (opened in 1990) should be imploded instead.

NBC’s “Las Vegas” swept the Vegas TV awards with nods going to Vanessa Marcil, James Caan and “Las Vegas” itself for Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Vegas TV Show.

Readers also selected “Rising Prices” as their biggest Pet Peeve of 2005. The days of cheap rooms and cheap eats are gone, replaced by luxury suites and couture dining served up by celebrity chefs.

The 2005 Trippies Awards were dedicated to the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson who’s seminal tome “Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas” won “Best Vegas Book” in a landslide.

The complete listing of Readers Awards winners along with VegasTripping.com Editor’s picks can be viewed at http://www.vegastripping.com/trippies2005

This years winners include:

Best Overall: (tie)
Bellagio
Wynn Las Vegas

Best Food:
Wynn Las Vegas

Best Casino Tables:
Golden Nugget

Best Slots:
Palms

Best Video Poker:
Barbary Coast

Best News Story:
Grand Opening of Wynn Las Vegas

Best Implosion Rumor:
Excalibur

Best Actress in a Vegas TV Show:
Vanessa Marcil

Best Actor in a Vegas TV Show:
James Caan

Best Vegas TV Show:
Las Vegas (NBC)

Best Book:
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas – Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Best Entertainer:
Wayne Newton (Stardust/Flamingo)

Best Show:
‘O’ – Cirque Du Soleil (Bellagio)

Biggest Vegas Pet Peeve:
Rising Prices!

Las Vegas Person of the Year:
Steve Wynn

Worst Overall:
Circus-Circus

Worst Food:
Circus-Circus

Worst Casino Tables:
Venetian

Worst Slots:
McCarran Airport

Worst Video Poker:
Rio

Worst News:
Condo Explosion on the Strip

Worst Implosion Rumor:
Ballys

Worst Actress in a Vegas TV Show:
Jean Scott (Frugal Gambler/Travel Channel)

Worst Actor in a Vegas TV Show:
David deMontMollin (American Casino – Discovery Channel)

Worst Vegas TV Show:
Dr. Vegas – CBS

Worst Book:
Resort City in the Sunbelt Las Vegas 1930-2000

Worst Entertainer:
Celine Dion (A New Day – Caesars Palace)

Worst Show:
A New Day (Celine Dion – Caesars Palace)

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