Best Casinos with Live Entertainment

Half the fun of a great casino experience is taking in some unforgettable entertainers. We’ve found some of the best live entertainment options at casinos from around the country for when you need a break from the cards. Whether you’re into discovering rising local talent or seeing the most popular names in comedy or music, these casinos offer a range of venues that host small and big stars.

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Our Featured Panelists

Aly Walansky writes regularly about food news and trends. She has been a food journalist for over twenty years and has covered everything from budget shopping to recipes to culinary travel content for national publications that include the Food Network, Southern Living, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, The Kitchn and more. She was ranked among top 10 journalists of 2023 and top 10 freelance journalists in 2024, as well as #1 food journalist of 2022, by Muck Rack. Follow her at alywalansky.substack.com.

Ava Roxanne Stritt is a top authority on luxury travel and is called the most influential person in the world regarding spa travel. Followers of @SpaTravelGal will tell you she is responsible for transforming the idea of a spa day into a wellness adventure! Her passion for unique experiences has carried her around the world from “taking the waters” in Europe’s thermal spas to hiking waterfalls in the rainforests of Ecuador for a massage surrounded by hummingbirds. She is the founder of Spa Travel Gal and a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and Wellness Tourism Association.

Dynie Sanderson is a “Wanderous” gal who loves to travel the world and experience regional wines and cuisine. When not on her global adventures, she lives among the breathtaking rolling vineyards of the lush Napa Valley. She is the former Publisher and Editor of GuestWest Magazine and Food and Flavor Editor for Napa Valley Life Magazine. The Digital Publisher of NapaFoodGalTravels, she contributes to a variety of luxury digital and print publications. She is also a member of SATW, IFWTWA, BATW and NATJA. You can follow Dynie’s adventures on her website, on Facebook and on Instagram.

An award-winning contributor to luxury lifestyle and travel magazines, Laurie Jo Miller Farr specializes in deluxe hotels and destination marketing. Based in New York City, she is a dual US/UK citizen, having spent half a lifetime in London. Formerly serving as the tourism promotion director for the city’s official tourism boards in both NYC and Boston, she recently relocated from San Francisco, where she edited a weekly travel newsletter and co-hosted a podcast. Follow her @lauriejmfarr.

Melissa Garcia, known as the ConsumerQueen, is a full-time content creator with over 20 years of experience helping people save money and make savvy decisions. Her mission is to teach others to save where they can so they can spend on what they love. Melissa shares the best products to make life easier and also owns RoamingMyPlanet and The Oklahoma Homesteader, where she continues to inspire and educate her audience.

Shannon DalPozzal began her travel writing adventures exploring her home state of Louisiana, expanding her journeys around the US. Soon she spread her wings and traveled to exotic destinations such as Malaysia, Bali, Thailand and Qatar. Shannon has appeared on Good Morning America, Lifetime Television Network, BBC Radio and various news outlets worldwide, sharing cruise and travel information with viewers and readers. She recently relocated to Coastal Maine with her husband, renovating a 1950’s cottage into a rustic elegant hideaway, hosting guests from around the globe. Her next book is set for release in the fall of 2023. Learn more at shannondalpozzal.com.

Susan Lanier-Graham is founder and publisher of Wander WithWonder, an award-winning online travel journalism magazine. She has authored more than 75 books and hundreds of magazine articles while traveling the world over the past three decades. Susan’s work has appeared in a variety of publications, including various AAA publications, TravelandLeisure.com, Hotels.com, Modern Luxury, WHERE publications, Fairmont.com, Marriott.com and more. Susan is a member of Society of American Travel Writers, International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association, and North American Travel Journalists Association. She is also a Certified California Wine Appellation Specialist.

Newsweek contributors speak from a variety of backgrounds and offer expertise in a wide range of subject areas.