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Las Vegas News, Reviews, Deals, Coming Attractions and Vintage Vegas segments that look at the people, resorts and events in history that make Las Vegas the greatest. WARNING: the host enjoys doing the show and laughs a lot as a result. If you don’t like that, don’t listen. We don’t care.
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E-479: Let Me Save You
Random Vegas
The office of Sam “Ace” Rothstein and the Tangiers sports book in Martin Scorsese’s Casino was filmed on the site of an unopened casino at the Jockey Club (Vintagelasvegas.com)
Vegas Pic of the week
This is a photo I didn’t even know existed and it blew my mind when I found it, like I’m sure it’s going to blow yours. It’s a picture of the Dunes, mid-evolution from a motel to a high rise. I found it at vintagelasvegas.com. Here we still see all the original façade with the Diamond of the Dunes behind it under construction. It wouldn’t be much longer before the sultan was relocated to the golf course, just off the freeway. That is until he caught fire due to an electrical short or something, I can’t remember. I’m just psyched that this picture exits and I can share it with all of you. Also, it’s not lost on me that this picture isn’t breathtaking it’s just a moment in time I’m grateful we have.
News
Downtown Beer Festival
A’s partnering with Neon Museum
Hollywood 2.0
Flat Rate Cabs
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PCP - Vintage Benny Binion
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Benny Binion is a Vegas legend. Many of the policies and procedures he put in place to run his casinos are standard operating procedure today. Making everyone feel like they were someone was the key to establishing loyalty and more importantly, return business. At Binion’s, you knew you were getting a good gamble with a fair shake.
For more information about Benny Binion, check out the following
lvstriphistory.com
The Players: The Men Who Made Las Vegas
The First 100
Sharks in the Desert
I Do My Own Damn Killin'
Blood Aces
Pinterest
BattleBorn Pins
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E-478: Microscope Scrotum Analysis
Random Vegas
Many of YESCO’s contracts for the signs it manufactured were lease agreements that included service contracts for the life of the lease. When the lessee eventually removed the sign, the contract stipulated that it be returned to YESCO which either recycled the signs parts or retired the sign to a designated boneyard lot at the outskirts of Las Vegas (Spectacular – A History of Las Vegas Neon)
Vegas Pic of the week
This week’s winner from VintageLasVegas.com is another snapshot in time of Vegas under development. Specifically, the Mint and Lucky Casino. The date is April 18th, 1963 and the Mint tower has broken ground behind the casino at the bottom of the picture. Right across the street, in between the Golden Nugget and Nevada Club, Lucky Casino is installing their record-breaking marquee frontage that will reach 160 feet tall once complete. It would only have the crown of tallest sign in the city for a year before the Dune’s 180-foot Super Pylon was built on the strip.
News
Tropicana Stadium
FSE Free Concert Series
360 Vegas Discord
ABC store Sign
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E-477: Incestious
Random Vegas
In the late 1940s, the state of Nevada’s slogan was “If you can’t do it at home, come to Nevada”. (Spectacular – A History of Las Vegas Neon)
Twitpic of the week
Icons, paired together in a beautiful union. The Sands cylindrical hotel tower, the classic, original, Sands egg crate marquee with the name Frank Sinatra on it as the headliner in the Copa Room. For a time, it didn’t get any more iconic than these brands together. @Summacorp shared a lovely photo of this moment in time, specifically Nov of 1966, just after Caesars Palace opened
News
Smoke and Mirrors
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E-476: Personal Notes
Random Vegas
In 2003, Las Vegas tried to buy a commercial slot during the Super Bowl to promote tourism to the city. The NFL stepped in, citing a contract that allowed it to reject any ad related to sports betting, even though the spot didn’t include any overt references to gambling (Forbes)
Twitpic of the week
It’s amazing to think that today, this is all Circa. The Las Vegas Club, Golden Goose, Glitter Gulch and Sassy Sally, shared by @_GrandPaD, gone. Granted Sassy Sally was Mermaid’s at the time of her demise but that’s beside the point. The point is look how much things change in Vegas, all the time. On a side note, this is the best picture I’ve seen showing that Vegas Vickie and Sassy Sally are not the same thing. The typical POV shot of Sally’s and this area makes it almost look like Vickie is sitting on top of the Sassy Sally sign, hence the misconception that Vickie used to be Sally.
News
Super Bowl Success
Tropicana Stadium
F1 2024 Improvements
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PCP - 360 Vintage LOST Vegas E-1: Moon Hotel and Casino
This is one of those projects that I would have loved to see make it to the strip; and who knows, we may still get it one day. Yes a space theme has failed before in Las Vegas but come on, it was Bob Stupak behind it. Just like Luxor before it, I wonder how long those themed attractions will last. Another problem with a space themed resort is how quickly things can look dated. $5 billion dollars is a crazy price tag for a concept that is clearly targeting the middle class. Only time will tell if this concept comes to market but considering its Vegas, I wouldn’t bet on it.
Customer Reviews
M Big
Okay but turn your volume up can’t hear you. I have an I phone and can here other podcasts but not yours!
Very enjoyable
Love the podcast. It gives me the Vegas I need. I don’t get to Vegas as much as I’d like so they give me my fix on everything Vegas.
Thank you Karen and the other two guys.
Jk All three are equally awesome.
Long time listener….first time writer
Ok - I really try not to miss an episode but a couple of things will eventually drive me away. Karen has so much hate for so many things in Vegas. If she does not share the same interests as the topic, maybe throttle back a little. What makes Vegas work is people like me travel to Vegas about 6-8 times a year for the events and experiences. It’s ok to not agree with everything of course - resorts and promoters make bad bets - but changing your mindset and being more positive is much better for the listener - I promise. And not to dump on Karen - but we can almost get drunk if we take a shot for every time she corrects Tony (and wrong a lot) - maybe don’t feel the need to jump in all the time.