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This week Wynn was in the news for everything outside Vegas as they made a huge purchase in a new for them market. They also were dealt a big setback in their pursuit of a NYC casino when the Town Board voted against their proposal. Is Wynn's Hudson Yard project dead in the water and will they ever build Wynn West in Vegas?

In other news Venetian and Hyatt have now started their parnetship but it isn't as good as we had hoped. We also discuss Rio's 34th birthday, the old hotel room "ick", a new Olympic Village project, Peter Luger's lunch deal, Downtown Grand raising prices, transparency in the gambler influencer space and Venetian's wicked social media dance.

• 0:00 Binion’s Gen Z video bloopers
• 0:42 Kenny Chesney Vegas Sphere residency
• 1:50 Psychedelic Sphere looks
• 2:52 Las Vegas is dry!
• 3:39 Golden Gate turns 119 - Oldest hotel in Vegas
• 4:42 Golden Gate’s limited edition hoodie
• 5:26 Voodoo Lounge reopening at Rio
• 6:51 Cartzilla - Giant shopping cart Vegas tour
• 8:25 Luxor electrocution lawsuit
• 10:00 Senor Frogs has exited Treasure Island
• 11:24 A look at Barcode Burger
• 12:20 Genting Palace Buffet - Best buffet value in Vegas?
• 13:47 Taking food out of a buffet - Do you do it?
• 15:30 Bellagio’s Lunar New Year Display has arrived
• 16:56 Fontainebleau changes parking policy - Less grace period
• 18:31 Did Fontainebleau make a mistake with this new parking policy?

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Episode Description:

As a reminder you can watch this show as well at: http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories

This week Wynn was in the news for everything outside Vegas as they made a huge purchase in a new for them market. They also were dealt a big setback in their pursuit of a NYC casino when the Town Board voted against their proposal. Is Wynn's Hudson Yard project dead in the water and will they ever build Wynn West in Vegas?

In other news Venetian and Hyatt have now started their parnetship but it isn't as good as we had hoped. We also discuss Rio's 34th birthday, the old hotel room "ick", a new Olympic Village project, Peter Luger's lunch deal, Downtown Grand raising prices, transparency in the gambler influencer space and Venetian's wicked social media dance.

• 0:00 Venetian’s “wicked” social media dance
• 0:42 Rio turns 34 - First all suite Vegas hotel
• 1:33 The old hotel bed cover “ick”
• 2:33 Wynn purchases high-end Crown London casino
• 3:44 Wynn’s NYC casino project hits a big roadblock
• 5:36 Huge shakeups at the Raiders
• 6:38 Hylo Park begins construction - Replacement for Texas Station & Fiesta Rancho
• 9:07 The myth of Circus Circus flying elephants
• 10:42 Bellagio’s Conservatory boneyard
• 12:12 Peter Luger’s prix fixe lunch menu
• 12:59 Taste of Hakassan menu - A deal?
• 14:02 Downtown Grand raises price of hot dog deal & cuts good video poker
• 15:55 Transparency from slot influencers - Tracking losses?
• 17:57 Troubling issues with the gambler influencer space
• 19:00 Venetian and Hyatt begin partnership - Good or bad?
• 20:44 Both Vegas Hyatt hotels are all-suite and renovated

Each week tens of thousands of people tune into our MtM Vegas news shows at http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories. We do two news shows weekly on YouTube with this being the audio version. Never miss out on the latest happenings in and around Las Vegas!

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Episode Description:

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This week we finally got the gaming numbers for November, 2024 and they aren't great as expected. While the declines are less than we saw with room rates, numbers are down from 2023. We take a look at the numbers going back to 2021 to see what the impact of F1 is and whether the race should be back past year 3.

In other news Durango has announced the beginning of construction on their anticipated phase 2. It has been cutback significantly, so what exactly are they building and when will it be open? We also discuss the top Sphere visuals of the year, Lenny Kravitz' possible residency, Virgin's strike woes, the old Circus Circus tram and bungee, problems at Wolfgang Puck, another casino floor robbery and how a Dutch couple is looking to set a world record for visiting the most casinos in 24 hours.

• 0:00 Vegas celebrating Elvis’ 90th birthday
• 0:51 Fontainebleau’s strange social media post
• 1:56 World record attempt - Visiting the most casinos in 24 hours
• 3:23 Another casino floor “robbery” video
• 4:33 The Virgin Culinary Union strike is getting ugly
• 6:49 Dropicana construction is over budget & won’t be done on time
• 8:01 Circus Circus’ abandoned tram & the old “Strataflite”
• 9:43 Anyma at the Sphere - Most incredible visuals yet?
• 10:43 Possible Lenny Kravitz residency at the Sphere?
• 11:36 Top 10 fan favorite Sphere exterior displays
• 12:38 Wolfgang Puck at MGM Grand shutdown for health violations - Reopen now
• 13:33 Longest running Vegas attraction is closing on January 15
• 14:31 Sam Boyd Stadium sold - What is its future?
• 15:35 Main Street Station closes off second floor displays
• 16:48 Durango announces much smaller phase 2 expansion
• 18:43 November gaming numbers are in - F1 was not a success
• 20:30 Is all of the inconvenience worth these numbers?
• 21:43 Will F1 return to Las Vegas after year 3?

Each week tens of thousands of people tune into our MtM Vegas news shows at http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories. We do two news shows weekly on YouTube with this being the audio version. Never miss out on the latest happenings in and around Las Vegas!

Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at podcast@milestomemories.com.

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