Vegas Gang Podcast

Vegas Gang #15 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below.
This episode was recorded live at The Palms in Las Vegas, NV on August 16th, 2008. Our guest was Palms owner George Maloof. This also includes the podcasting Q&A featuring Hunter Hillegas, Steve Friess, Miles Smith, and Tim and […]

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Vegas Gang #14 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below.
This time we feature:
* Echelon Work Stoppage
* LVS and MGM Financials / City Center Financing
* Steve Wynn in the New York Times
* Mirage Renovation
Don’t forget the Podcast-a-palooza:
http://www.vegasgangpodcast.com/2008/07/vegas-gang-podcast-live-august-16th-vegas-podcast-a-palooza/
Play Now:
A direct link to the MP3 file is here:
http://media.ratevegas.com/vegasgang_20080807.mp3
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Vegas Gang #13 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below.
This time we feature:
* Wynn Financials and Conference Call
* The Sahara and Sam Nazarian
* Steve Wynn vs. Bloggers
* UNLV Casino Gaming Study
* Consolidation in the Gaming Industry
Don’t forget the Podcast-a-palooza:
http://www.vegasgangpodcast.com/2008/07/vegas-gang-podcast-live-august-16th-vegas-podcast-a-palooza/
Play Now:
A direct link to the MP3 file is […]

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Vegas Gang #12 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below.
This time we feature:
* Wynn Hires Tim and Tim / Wynn Early Financials
* Nevada and Illinois Post Bad Numbers
* Tropicana E.Coli Outbreak
* Don Barden / Pittsburgh
* MGM Mirage / Wynn Resorts Market Cap
Don’t forget the Podcast-a-palooza:
http://www.vegasgangpodcast.com/2008/07/vegas-gang-podcast-live-august-16th-vegas-podcast-a-palooza/
Play Now:
A direct […]

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Vegas Gang #11 is online. It should show in iTunes or you can play it here below.
This time we feature:
* Encore at Wynn Las Vegas Opening
* Cosmopolitan Sued Over Its Name
* MGM Mirage Using Social Networking
* Harrah’s Pays Debt With Debt
* Adelson Profiled in New Yorker
Some of the links that I was talking about at […]

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Welcome back for Vegas Gang #10. Thanks to all of our listeners - we’ve had a lot of fun over the past 10 episodes and we hope you’ll stick around - lots more to come.
This time we get into some of the economic stories and how they impact Las Vegas - expensive gas, depressed casino […]

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Vegas Gang #9 is now live.
In prep for this episode I came up with quite a few stories, honestly most of them pretty small - no big blockbusters… Some interesting stuff but no big, whopper item to sink our teeth into.
The story on Las Vegas logos is here: http://www.vegastripping.com/features/feature.php?feature_id=142&page=1
Well, we went through a lot of those […]

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This time around we have a special guest, local writer Steve Friess. Steve’s book “Gay Vegas” is the only gay-specific travel guide for Las Vegas. We talk about how Las Vegas markets to ‘micro’ communities and certain social subsets.
Beyond that, we go over MGM Mirage exploring splitting up, beating continuous shufflers, new Las Vegas entertainment and more.
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We’re back - only a couple of days late - I apologize for that. We’re back to the original gang this time around. I had a guest planned but my schedule got screwy so hopefully he’ll be on next time. Anyway, we covered a lot of interesting ground.
The Trop bankruptcy was breaking as we were […]

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Welcome back! Once again we have a guest and this time its a potential life and death issue. Is there a problem in the way the building safety standards are applied and practiced in Las Vegas? We have Fred Frazetta, the whistleblower responsible for bringing the issue of Harrah’s alleged non-permitted renovations to light.
We cover […]

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