This week, Monday By the Numbers opens with a nod to Palace Station, which is celebrating a significant anniversary on Friday as a trendsetter among Las Vegas locals' casinos. A fireworks extravaganza is set for 9 p.m. Friday at the hotel, launching a monthlong celebration at Station Casinos properties.
Also in the mix: Garth, Trisha, Iron Mike and some cycling. Let’s roll the stats:
40: Years since Frank Fertitta Jr. opened The Casino, later to be known as Palace Station, on West Sahara Avenue (the exact date being July 1, 1976).
5,000:Square feet The Casino originally occupied.
100: Slot machines in The Casino.
1: Snack bar in The Casino.
1: Years before The Casino name was changed to Bingo Palace.
33: Years since the name of Bingo Palace was changed to Palace Station (approximately, as it was updated in November 1983).
26,000: Submissions in an open contest initiated by Fertitta Jr. for renaming of the casino as Palace Station, the winning suggestion made by one Claire Jarvis.
20: Hotels and gaming venues owned by Station Casinos, with the most recent acquisition of the Palms this year.
600: Employees at Station Casinos who have been with the company for at least 20 years.
4: Dates remaining for Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood at T-Mobile Arena, the next being July 2, 3 and 4.
2: Dates for Brooks at Yankee Stadium (July 8-9).
1: Style of outfits to be worn by Brooks and Yearwood in those shows, as all of them are being recorded for a concert film of the tour (and you have to wear the same attire throughout the full, edited film).
1: Likely contender for the nickname of the Las Vegas NHL franchise (Black Knights, the consistent favorite of team majority owner Bill Foley).
15,000: Season-ticket deposits for the Las Vegas NHL team, beginning play at T-Mobile in the 2017-18 season.
24: Dates added to Mike Tyson’s “Undisputed Truth” one-man show at Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club at MGM Grand.
30: Seconds that Marvis Frazier lasted before being knocked out by Tyson in 1986.
75:Minutes Tyson is onstage in “Undisputed Truth.”
47: Minutes a 12-round title bout lasts (including 1-minute breaks between each round).
14: Interviews conducted by Planet Hollywood headlining ventriloquist Paul Zerdin on Monday.
2: Hours he spent on those interviews.
300: Friends and family who showed up for a full run-through of “Baz – Star Crossed Love” at Palazzo Theater on Friday night.
600: Seats in that theater.
11: Scheduled performances of “Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical,” scheduled July 7-July 23 at Onyx Theatre in the Commercial Center (shows are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 5 p.m. Sundays, tickets $23 and available at www.onyxtheatre.com or 702-732-7225).
45: Minutes I spent on a stationary bike at Xcycle Studios at Boca Park on Saturday.
10: Minutes before I was soaked in sweat during the workout led by Jen Barnet (who co-owns the business with Ginger Melien).
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