Vital Vegas Podcast

This action-packed episode is being simulcast on YouTube, the first and last time we're doing a video to accompany the podcast, so learn to live with disappointment. In addition to doing a news dump, we also interview Ted Hartwell, Director of Storytelling for the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling. They're the folks who put out the famed "When the Fun Stops" brochure that's being replaced with a refreshed version you may have seen in your favorite casinos. Other than that, it's the usual rambling and ranting. Look, it's better than listening to terrible auto dealership ads on the radio. Probably.

There's an expansive variety of suck in this special installment of the Vital Vegas podcast (yes, there is still a Vital Vegas podcast, wiseass). Don't say we didn't warn you.

We randomly clicked on a segment of this episode and the phrase we heard was "walking talking embodiment." Yes, it's been a while, but here's an episode of the podcast! We talk about A.I., interview the CEO and President of Rio, Patrick Miller, and talk about all the things that aren't happening with the A's, Bally's Corp. and the Tropicana site. Criss Angel and Brian Christopher also drop in, sorta.

This is our best episode, ever. Possibly because we're too busy to write a longer description.

Where have we been? Where have you been? We're back with a virtual walkthrough of the newest casino resort in town, Fontainebleau Las Vegas. We also chat with a Las Vegas couple, John and Kristina Mehaffey, who visited 93 casinos in less than 24 hours. You'll get the inside scoop you won't get anywhere else about all things Vegas, so strap in. Warning: Done incorrectly, strapping in can cause chafing or erectile dysfunction. Fair warning.

We blather, you play the show on 2x speed. Rude.

It's time for a virtual deluge of Las Vegas news and exclusive commentary about what's happening in the world's most exciting city besides Amsterdam. We took a little time off, so there's a lot to share. Not just the stories every other bonehead reports when they get a news release. The stories behind the stories and the stories hiding under the ottoman. The juicy stuff. The nitty-gritty. The scoop. Plus lots of wild speculation and fooltommery, which isn't a thing, but it will be, just watch.

As if the world weren't already full of words, here are more. Many of these are related to Las Vegas.

We love us some Fremont Street, so we interviewed one of the ringmasters of this popular downtown circus. Andrew Simon is the President and CEO of Fremont Street Experience. Simon talks about the destination's free concert series, along with some questions we hear often from Las Vegas visitors. There's also the usual rambling, about the Oakland A's and such, as well as a listicle about cheap eats on Fremont Street.

In what we claim is our briefest episode, ever, we talk about a former Bally's hotel tower, the Jubilee tower, being absorbed into Paris Las Vegas. As the kids say, serious scoop. There's also some news and a listicle, but we can't do everything well. We are a generalist. Just listen, then go to Twitter and give us a passionate opinion we can ignore because we are very busy and important.

In this completely inoffensive episode, we chat with the Director of Innovation at Station Casinos about STN Charms. We'll also get a construction update from Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel. We keep the rambling to a minimum for a change, so dive right in.

In this episode, we chat with Kenny Epstein, owner of El Cortez, a downtown casino with a vibe all its own. We get more insights from the General Manager of El Cortez, Adam Wiesberg. Plus, there's all the Vegas news and views you can stuff into your insatiable maw. Which would make a pretty good bad name.

We could not be less interested in describing this episode. Enjoy!

Don't act surprised it didn't take six months for us to do a new episode! This installment is jam-packed with all the usual nonsense, including a reminder we are too busy to write detailed descriptions of what's in a given episode.

We're back and as unlistenable as ever! In this episode, we catch up on the latest Vegas news, deftly sidestep a potential lawsuit and relive a $10,000 slot jackpot with no tax paperwork!

It's so much Vegas, if you lifted it, you'd get a hernia. In addition to the usual tripe, we've got an interview with Brian Christopher, the O.G. of slot influencers.

It's another WTF-filled episode of the podcast that's going to help make the world sane again. Actual results may vary.

Anything that happens in Las Vegas happens in this podcast, just ramblier.

As always, there's a lot of regaling in this episode. Mostly, about a surreal craps session with a high roller. We also aimlessly roam around New York-New York, providing a virtual tour and cavalcade of thoughts about this iconic Strip casino. We'd love to say it stops there, but we also talk how a focus on casino profit margins is ruining everything, along with the best magic shows in Las Vegas. Just listen, it's a podcast, it's not about reading.

Dive headlong into another excrutiating episode of the Vegas podcast once described as "a brisk kick to the earholes, but not in a good way." We chat with Amy Saunders about "Miss Behave's Mavericks" and a metric hell-ton of scoop, opinions and aimless meandering.

Vegas be kray. We'd go into more detail, but we're eating ice cream.

It's another whirlwind episode of the podcast you can't be truly fulfilled without. We've got interviews with Jonathan Jossel, CEO of Plaza, talking about some big changes in the works for this downtown casino. Next up is Derek Stevens, owned of Circa, The D and Golden Gate, as we chat about Sigma Derby, an old-school slot with a cult following at The D. There's also a metric buttload of scoop, Vegas news and more.

It's the usual nonsense, but recenter. Tons of scoop, a butt-load of news and an interview with someone who actually knows what he's talking about (Boss Cafe and Buddy V's Jersey Eats at Linq).

So much news. So much scoop. So much interviews. So much inproper grammar. So much Vegas.

What a holy hell-ton of Las Vegas you're about to get stuffed into your auditory orifices. We talk Tilman Fertitta's rumored new Strip casino, F1 in Vegas, concussionball trades, a new Vegas restaurant app called Neon Feast and more.

What an exciting aural adventure you're about to embark upon. In this episode, we interview the head of the Enforcement Division of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, James Taylor, about a manhunt for a gambler who won $230,000 at TI and didn't know it. Then we pivot to a chat with Vinny Guadagnino, star of "Jersey Shore," about his third stint in Chippendales at Rio. All that, plus various and sundry scoops and news and listicles and, praise be, the mask mandate is done. Whatever a "sundry" might be.

What a ribald extravaganza we have in store for you. Not this episode, of course, this episode is lame. But down the road sometime, gird your loins for an extravaganza.

We're pretty sure this is our first episode of 2022 and would love to say it's vastly better than previous episodes, but it's pretty much the same crap all over again. Luckily, Las Vegas is awesome and makes up for it in some small way.

There's so much to say, so little interest in saying it again here. Just listen.

In this installment of the podcast, we've got some big news to share! Plus the regular kind. And we also talk about crappy tipping and must-try restaurants and random scoop about everything Vegas. Sober. Which is weird.

What an action-packed installment of the podcast we don't have the energy to describe other than to say there's lots of Las Vegas involved.

Carrot Top isn't just hilarious and a fixture on The Strip, he's also an awesome interview. We've also got a metric hell-ton of scoop, because if we didn't, you'd be listening to Joe Rogan or whatever. It's all the Vegas you need, plus some extra WTF you probably don't need, but listen, anyway. It's free.

What a hoot we're having with the dog and pony show this week. There's an interview with the co-owner of Virtualis, a VR experience at Area 15, and the usual assortment of news and opinions, including several that border on the coherent. The listicle is "10 Casino Terms That Mean Something Else in the Real World."

What an action-packed episode we have for you! We also have no energy to write a description. You'll survive.

It's another episode where we overpromise and underdeliver! So much Vegas news, so little preparation for the podcast. We did, however, chat with Wynn Resort mixologist Mariena Mercer Boarini. She invented the Verbena at Cosmo, so 'nuff said. This time, she's talking about the new Overlook lounge at Wynn. There's also two listicles this week, so gird your loins.

We're back with another disappointing installment of the podcast named "Best Las Vegas Podcast, Ever" by us. We chat with Banachek, star of a new mentalist show at Strat, and Ross Mollison, the genius behind some of the best shows in Las Vegas (including "Absinthe" and "Opium." We also do news and share incredibly useless facts about the MSG Sphere.

It's another cavalcade of Las Vegas news, much of it you won't hear anywhere else. Big stories, small stories, there's even one story with a lazy eye and a limp, it's all here.

This time around, we fill your cavities with food scoop galore, including exclusive chatter about a major restaurant shake-up at Paris and Bally's. Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart are in, Martorano's is out, Drew Brees is in, Toby Keith is out, a Vanderpump lounge is in at Paris, the Laurel Lounge is out. Also out at Bally's, Buca Di Beppo and Tequila Taqueria. We chat with Jonathan Michaels of Sightline (yes, again) about Resorts World's new cashless system, Dan Coughlin about the fried rice at 8 East (at Circa) and Manny Saldana about Taqueria Ktrina at Pawn Plaza. Also, Caesars Entertainment is removing table games across its Las Vegas casinos, and we've got the skinny. There's more, but we aren't here to type things, we're here to disappoint you with our podcast, so have at it.

What a show we've slapped together! It's all the scoop your ears can stomach, plus interviews with the new executive chef of Al Solito Posto and a rep from "Legends at Concert" at Tropicana. Get your fill of Vegas up in here.

This episode is as spectacular as the opening of Resorts World. Your results may vary. By $4.3 billion. We talk opening, and interview a Sightline executive (the folks behind the cashless gambling software at Resorts World). Then, we do the best interview with comedy-magician Mac King that has ever existed.. Plus news and a listicle and the usual rambling.

So much Vegas, including inside skinny about Downtown Grand, Ellis Island's new tiki lounge, Dueling Axes at Area 15 and 10 tips to get you more slot jackpots!

We took a ride in Elon Musk's Vegas Loop and it was awesome. Plus all the normal crap you're sick of hearing, but it's Vegas, so that makes it slightly less annoying.

We are a podcast, not a podcast description writer. We interview Piff the Magic Dragon, the creative director of Omega Mart at Area 15 and more.

Brothels are back and we've got all the scoop from "Cat House" star Air Force Amy, just about the most famous sex worker in the history of Vegas. Also, exclusive news about the sale of Plams to the San Manuel tribe. Plus, all the news you can abuse before your next visit.

It's a hell-ton of Vegas! We chat with the G.M. of M Resort about the new Raiders Tavern & Grill, the owner of the new Pinball Hall of Fame, the owner of The 35 Cinema and take a victory lap because our lawsuit is finally resolved (hint: we beat their ass).

We bring the earfood.

Let's talk Vegas recovery, Omega Mart at Area 15, a new Circa sportsbook at Tuscany, the demise of Plaza's Greyhound station and how famous we reportedly are.

We've got interviews with Virgin Las Vegas CEO Richard Bosworth and Tim Arnold, head honcho of the Pinball Hall of Fame, and a slew of Vegas scoop and news. We also share our platform should we ever run for Governor. Yeah, right.

This is part two of our cavalcade of exclusive interviews with Circa's VIPs, including two V.P.s and all the folks involved with Circa's five restaurants. We also chat with Ross Mollison, producer of "Absinthe." We've got a review of Tailgate Social at Palace Station, and other goodies to keep you connected to Las Vegas during these "fluid" times.

This is the episode with only great news! Sound impossible? Wrong. First, we take some glee in the fact we beat a billionaire's ass in court. Sahara's baseless lawsuit against us was dismissed and we're in the mood to celebrate. We're also celebrating the opening of Circa Las Vegas. We snagged interviews with co-owners Derek and Greg Stevens, and also chatted with YESCO, the company that renovated Vegas Vickie.