“You winning?” Branson asked? “Yes!” said the guest. The 60-year vaudevillian entertainer Doc Phineas Kastle is part of this atmospheric entertainment lineup.īranson approached a guest at a multi-play video poker machine, “Do you work here?” On the trail … is “Master of Keys” #RJNow /02cDOtQxoxīranson beamed while chatting up casino guests, presenting antique, skeleton-style room keys and coupons for such specials as $200 F&B credits at Virgin restaurants or Élia Beach Club, or bottles of champagne, complimentary hotel stays, free flights on Virgin Airlines.Īll the while, he was tailed by a cast of models dressed as something of a glam-rock band. The billionaire entrepreneur wore a cherry-red trench coat, working the casino with a jaunty gait befitting a circus ringmaster. The founder of Virgin Group, an island owner prone to flights of fancy, has some Jackie Gaughan or Sam Boyd in him.īranson was the Master of Keys at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Friday morning, trumpeting the resort’s “Unstoppable Weekend” official opening party.
(John Katsilometes/Las Vegas Review-Journal) to the Las Vegas legends who came before him, Richard Branson wants to play among the stars.īut he’s not above walking the casino floor while reviving some vintage Vegas hospitality. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson is shown at a Virgin Hotels Las Vegas craps table, Friday, June 11, 2021.
