Vegas Gang Podcast

We discuss: * Harrah’s ‘Street O’ Shops’ * Monte Carlo Hotel 32 * Financial Reporting * Random Banter and more… Feel free to leave your comments below. If it’s a question that you want asked on the show, please make … Continue reading →

Rich Moriarty from Union Gaming is our guest. We discuss: * Harrah’s and Station LBOs * May 2009 Gaming Figures * Las Vegas Sands Re-Starting in Macau * Crystals Retail Update: I mis-spoke during the show, indicating that Station filed … Continue reading →

We are back with a new show! We discuss: * MGM Mirage Expands to Egypt * Tropicana Atlantic City Sells to Ichan * Fontainebleau Files Chapter 11 * City of Dreams Opens on Cotai Also, check out WinoTripping.com and Vegas … Continue reading →

Happy to be back after a little bit of a break. Lots to talk about, as always. We discuss: * MGM Mirage Pulls a Rabbit Out of its Hat * Fontainebleau May Not Be Totally Screwed (we’ll see) * UNLV … Continue reading →

Our special guest is casino expert Bill Zender, author of Casino-ology, a collection of his writings over the past several years. Zender was also a guest on Dr. Dave’s excellent UNLV podcast. We discuss: * Game Protection and the Future … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #30 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. In this episode: * February 2009 Gaming Numbers * Listener Questions Play Now: A direct link to the MP3 file is here: http://media.ratevegas.com/vegasgang_20090409.mp3 … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #29 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. In this episode: * Casino Photography Rules * MGM Mirage vs. Dubai World * Tropicana / Chapter 11 * Las Vegas Sands in … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #28 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. In this episode: * Macau Update with George * Bill Weidner Leaves Las Vegas Sands * Economic Update: Cannery+Crown, M Resort Play Now: … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #27 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. In this episode: * Boyd Offers to Buy Station Assets * Wynn Resorts Q4 2008 * iPhone Card Counting Software Makes the Rounds … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #26 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. In this episode: * Atlantic City * Las Vegas Economic Woes * Tropicana Re-Brands as Value Property (!) * City Center’s Harmon is … Continue reading →

This special audio excerpt is an Encore Las Vegas ‘design roundtable’ featuring both the heads of Wynn Design and Development and the outside consultants they selected to help create the resort. It was recorded live during Encore ‘media week’, January … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #25 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. In this episode: * Harrah’s Suspends Caesars Palace Tower * LVS v. ELAD v. WYNN * Rumors Swirling Around The Mirage Sale * … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #24 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. In this episode: * The Trippies are announced this weekend. * Encore Las Vegas Opens – EncoreOpening.com * MGM Mirage Sells Treasure Island … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #23 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. In this episode: * Mirage Volcano Reborn (Photos: here * Encore Suites at Wynn Las Vegas Opens December 22nd – http://www.encoreopening.com * Nevada … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #22 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. This is a special episode, focusing on the annual G2E gaming conference. Also, please consider voting for us in the Trippies! Play Now: … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #21 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. This time around we cover: * Terry Lanni to Leave MGM Mirage * Las Vegas Sands Financial Woes Continue * Should the Nevada … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #20 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. This time around we cover: * Trippies 2008 * Gaming Stocks Slide * Bellagio Turns 10 To Little Fanfare * How MGM Mirage … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #19 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. This time around we cover: * Plaza vs. Plaza * Wynn Resorts Preliminary 3rd Quarter + Encore * Harrah’s + Chapter 11? * … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #18 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. This time around we cover: * Las Vegas Web Roundup * Tropicana Resorts Update * Adelson Lends to Sands * Sports Book Betting … Continue reading →

Vegas Gang #17 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below. This time around we cover: * Economic Update * Kansas Update * Strip Clubs in Strip Resorts? * Mega-Resort Designs of the Future? … Continue reading →