Wednesday morning, January thirty first, twenty twenty four. It is the Beating the Book Podcast. It's Gil Alexander, the thirteenth Countum thirteenth Annual Vegas Lifestyle Pod, A Man's Guide to Sin City. Cannot believe I've been doing this for thirteen years. My god, this is a tradition unlike any other. It is the one non sports podcast that we do here on this feed, and it might be the single most popular, which probably should tell me something about all the sports stuff. But on the show today, this is a megapod. This is a Beating the Book Podcast trivia question. Who's the only person to appear on the megapod at least once every year since his inception? The answer to that is Mark Meltzer. Meltzer like Seltzer, everybody who joins us for the Lifestyle Pod every year. Hello, sir, how are you?

Wednesday morning, January thirty first, twenty twenty four. It is the Beating the Book Podcast. It's Gil Alexander, the thirteenth Countum thirteenth Annual Vegas Lifestyle Pod, A Man's Guide to Sin City. Cannot believe I've been doing this for thirteen years. My god, this is a tradition unlike any other. It is the one non sports podcast that we do here on this feed, and it might be the single most popular, which probably should tell me something about all the sports stuff. But on the show today, this is a megapod. This is a Beating the Book Podcast trivia question. Who's the only person to appear on the megapod at least once every year since his inception? The answer to that is Mark Meltzer. Meltzer like Seltzer, everybody who joins us for the Lifestyle Pod every year. Hello, sir, how are you?

I'm wonderful? How are you?

I'm wonderful? How are you?

I'm good? At Meltz Vegas on Twitter. Correct where do people find your stuff most often these days? Because you're splintered.

I'm good? At Meltz Vegas on Twitter. Correct where do people find your stuff most often these days? Because you're splintered.

Most often on during weekdays PLAYUSA dot Com and then travel stuff on the weekends or pretty much randomly whenever he's in the mood to post something over at travel zork dot com. Travel Zork the most recent thing outside of regular Vegas news, I did forty eight hours at Fountain Blue, which we can talk about forty eight consecutive hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Most often on during weekdays PLAYUSA dot Com and then travel stuff on the weekends or pretty much randomly whenever he's in the mood to post something over at travel zork dot com. Travel Zork the most recent thing outside of regular Vegas news, I did forty eight hours at Fountain Blue, which we can talk about forty eight consecutive hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Oh Man and live to tell about it. And the other guests, by the way, Todd and Will not on the Vegas Live Style because they don't live in Vegas, so they felt like they didn't have much to offer. But this guy does for sure. You know him as the only back to back Hilton Super Contest winner. Back in the day he cashed it millions. This year he cashed of course in Survivor as well, helping out Greg Jones entry. But what you may not know is that he's the greatest Vegas hacker there is as well in terms of getting you the most bang for your bu or not even spending a buck here in Vegas. Steve Fezick joins.

Oh Man and live to tell about it. And the other guests, by the way, Todd and Will not on the Vegas Live Style because they don't live in Vegas, so they felt like they didn't have much to offer. But this guy does for sure. You know him as the only back to back Hilton Super Contest winner. Back in the day he cashed it millions. This year he cashed of course in Survivor as well, helping out Greg Jones entry. But what you may not know is that he's the greatest Vegas hacker there is as well in terms of getting you the most bang for your bu or not even spending a buck here in Vegas. Steve Fezick joins.

Us, you know, I got to do a shout out to Anthony Curtis because I kind of learned from from Kurt that he was the king at getting the really good deals, and even with this Las Vegas Advisor, that would be my first tip is you have to absolutely get your fifty I guess his fifty dollars membership, and you get this cubeon book with all this two for ones and freebies and some maze and match plays and the like, and you literally could just come if you're like live in Nebraska and come to Vegas and burn through the book all like for four days. I don't think there's any cupons for font Blue, but there's plenty of other good stuff.

Us, you know, I got to do a shout out to Anthony Curtis because I kind of learned from from Kurt that he was the king at getting the really good deals, and even with this Las Vegas Advisor, that would be my first tip is you have to absolutely get your fifty I guess his fifty dollars membership, and you get this cubeon book with all this two for ones and freebies and some maze and match plays and the like, and you literally could just come if you're like live in Nebraska and come to Vegas and burn through the book all like for four days. I don't think there's any cupons for font Blue, but there's plenty of other good stuff.

Yes, all right, So how this works is we will get when we were younger, when we were eleven twelve years ago doing this, we talked about nightclubs and Ace would come on here and talk about strip clows. By the way, Ace couldn't be here. Ace, I talked to him yesterday or texted with him yesterday. Apparently Marco's brother passed away, and so Ace is going to that. So our condolences to Marco Dangelos. So Ace can't be on this podcast, even though he wanted to be, to sort of harken back to his old shtick that we used to do here. But we'll talk about restaurants, about sports books. But we always start this and we'll get to Steve's hacks. But we also we always start with for those mark who are interested in coming to town for the super Bowl or for March Madness. I feel like it, you'll correct me if I'm wrong. Here, I feel like we have entered a whole noother world where, like again, pick your year eight years ago, we're like, yeah, my gosh, you a little more here. Now it's like exorbitant, beyond belief.

Yes, all right, So how this works is we will get when we were younger, when we were eleven twelve years ago doing this, we talked about nightclubs and Ace would come on here and talk about strip clows. By the way, Ace couldn't be here. Ace, I talked to him yesterday or texted with him yesterday. Apparently Marco's brother passed away, and so Ace is going to that. So our condolences to Marco Dangelos. So Ace can't be on this podcast, even though he wanted to be, to sort of harken back to his old shtick that we used to do here. But we'll talk about restaurants, about sports books. But we always start this and we'll get to Steve's hacks. But we also we always start with for those mark who are interested in coming to town for the super Bowl or for March Madness. I feel like it, you'll correct me if I'm wrong. Here, I feel like we have entered a whole noother world where, like again, pick your year eight years ago, we're like, yeah, my gosh, you a little more here. Now it's like exorbitant, beyond belief.

That is true, and that's true of pretty much everything. So everything in Las Vegas is more money.

That is true, and that's true of pretty much everything. So everything in Las Vegas is more money.

You know.

You know.

I remember being able to get a beer on the Vegas Strip for five bucks. That's now ten bucks. If it's cheap, thirteen bucks on average, you know. So you're looking at more expensive everything. And this with the large events f one, super Bowl, anything else, March Madness, whatever you have, they're just going to jack up the prices because they know that people are coming here and they're gonna splurge because it's there. Maybe they're one big expense for the years.

I remember being able to get a beer on the Vegas Strip for five bucks. That's now ten bucks. If it's cheap, thirteen bucks on average, you know. So you're looking at more expensive everything. And this with the large events f one, super Bowl, anything else, March Madness, whatever you have, they're just going to jack up the prices because they know that people are coming here and they're gonna splurge because it's there. Maybe they're one big expense for the years.

Give me the example, what you texted me yesterday from Caesar's for the super Bowl.

Give me the example, what you texted me yesterday from Caesar's for the super Bowl.

So for the super Bowl, we're looking super Bowl is insane because when I moved here first about twelve years ago, you could wake up early, go to sportsbook, have a seat, reserve your spot for the day. Yes, whether it's super Bowl, March Madness, whatever it is. You could do that.

So for the super Bowl, we're looking super Bowl is insane because when I moved here first about twelve years ago, you could wake up early, go to sportsbook, have a seat, reserve your spot for the day. Yes, whether it's super Bowl, March Madness, whatever it is. You could do that.

Now just because your butt was in the seat.

Now just because your butt was in the seat.

First right, first come, first serve. There are still a few sports books like that South Point, for example, but there's not many. If you're on the Strip and you want to go to Caesar's Palace to watch the Super Bowl, it's gonna cost you five hundred bucks. And that's not even in the sports book. That's seating behind the sports book bar, like by the entrance to Omnia Can.

First right, first come, first serve. There are still a few sports books like that South Point, for example, but there's not many. If you're on the Strip and you want to go to Caesar's Palace to watch the Super Bowl, it's gonna cost you five hundred bucks. And that's not even in the sports book. That's seating behind the sports book bar, like by the entrance to Omnia Can.

And the hack was that you would get up at eight am, you stumble to the sports book and you just say reserved for Steve Fessik, and you just put a sheet of paper down, and then you'd come back at like like eleven, and someone would be sitting there like, that's my that's my seat.

And the hack was that you would get up at eight am, you stumble to the sports book and you just say reserved for Steve Fessik, and you just put a sheet of paper down, and then you'd come back at like like eleven, and someone would be sitting there like, that's my that's my seat.

I'm Steve Fessi. Yeah, it says reserve studio exactly. That used to be. So this used to be the case. Because we talked again for years, I think about when we did this ten years ago. This is how it used to be for those of us of a certain age who were young when we were in the early two thousands and the hard Rock was the biggest place in town. We used to say on this podcast, it's like if I was all my buddies drink, but I was the guy who got up first thing in the morning to rehab right, and I threw a towel down on four lounge chairs, and those were a lounge chairs for the rest of the day. Think how old that makes me sense?

I'm Steve Fessi. Yeah, it says reserve studio exactly. That used to be. So this used to be the case. Because we talked again for years, I think about when we did this ten years ago. This is how it used to be for those of us of a certain age who were young when we were in the early two thousands and the hard Rock was the biggest place in town. We used to say on this podcast, it's like if I was all my buddies drink, but I was the guy who got up first thing in the morning to rehab right, and I threw a towel down on four lounge chairs, and those were a lounge chairs for the rest of the day. Think how old that makes me sense?

Just so you know, at an MGM property, you have to reserve those online if you want to get it. Just a lounge chair, not even a cabana or something nice and fancy, a lounge chair just to lay in and read a book. Oh, it'll only cost you about twenty bucks. But there is now a.

Just so you know, at an MGM property, you have to reserve those online if you want to get it. Just a lounge chair, not even a cabana or something nice and fancy, a lounge chair just to lay in and read a book. Oh, it'll only cost you about twenty bucks. But there is now a.

Charge for that, So five hundred dollars.

Charge for that, So five hundred dollars.

At Caesar's for the Super Bowl and the Cromwell as well as the same thing there, it's about four hundred and fifty dollars, and then there's an admin fee of another I believe it forty to sixty somewhere in between there.

At Caesar's for the Super Bowl and the Cromwell as well as the same thing there, it's about four hundred and fifty dollars, and then there's an admin fee of another I believe it forty to sixty somewhere in between there.

At least in the case of the Cromwell, which, for those who don't know, is a sort of boutique hotel on the corner of Flamingo in.

At least in the case of the Cromwell, which, for those who don't know, is a sort of boutique hotel on the corner of Flamingo in.

The that's about twenty seats, has about twenty seats.

The that's about twenty seats, has about twenty seats.

At least you're right there and the screens are right in front of you, and it's cozy, and it's twenty used to be the Barbary Coast used to be the Barbary Coast.

At least you're right there and the screens are right in front of you, and it's cozy, and it's twenty used to be the Barbary Coast used to be the Barbary Coast.

And then Bill's, oh yes, Bill's a gamblin hall in between.

And then Bill's, oh yes, Bill's a gamblin hall in between.

Then Bill's a gamblin hall in between. Barbarie Coast is what the gamblers remember it as with Vacaro and all those guys back in the day. So the five but at Caesar's five hundred dollars, not even to sit in a seat. There's a sports bar as markets are going behind the sports book and then against the wall basically against the Bobby Flay place or.

Then Bill's a gamblin hall in between. Barbarie Coast is what the gamblers remember it as with Vacaro and all those guys back in the day. So the five but at Caesar's five hundred dollars, not even to sit in a seat. There's a sports bar as markets are going behind the sports book and then against the wall basically against the Bobby Flay place or.

What is you're in the hallway is in the hallway, so you know when you walk toward like walk around toward the forum shops.

What is you're in the hallway is in the hallway, so you know when you walk toward like walk around toward the forum shops.

So isn't the average person You and I are both East Coast guys, our buddies who would always fly into town for like big events. They'll never come again for this kind of shit, will they.

So isn't the average person You and I are both East Coast guys, our buddies who would always fly into town for like big events. They'll never come again for this kind of shit, will they.

I honestly don't know the economy today, people are spending so much money on so many things that I just I don't know, I don't know what people are making, you know, and I don't know where we'll see. I guess is the right answer. March Madness is the same price March Mandess a little more, and it's per day, So if you're looking at per data, per half day. It depends on what you book. So you could book one session, you know, the early games or the late games. You could book the entire day. You could book fan caves, you know, for over ten grand for a group of you know, twelve to fourteen people. It really depends on where you are. And you know, there's two different ways to look at reserving a chair and you know, getting the most bang for your buck. Place Lake Caesars Palace, you're going to get a few beers, a futuring tickets for domestics that will probably cost you about thirty dollars. Whereas if you go to Circa and you're and some other places, if you're reserving a spot, that also that'll includes your food and beverage, so you know you're getting at least something back for your money other than a you know, and thank the few drinks.

I honestly don't know the economy today, people are spending so much money on so many things that I just I don't know, I don't know what people are making, you know, and I don't know where we'll see. I guess is the right answer. March Madness is the same price March Mandess a little more, and it's per day, So if you're looking at per data, per half day. It depends on what you book. So you could book one session, you know, the early games or the late games. You could book the entire day. You could book fan caves, you know, for over ten grand for a group of you know, twelve to fourteen people. It really depends on where you are. And you know, there's two different ways to look at reserving a chair and you know, getting the most bang for your buck. Place Lake Caesars Palace, you're going to get a few beers, a futuring tickets for domestics that will probably cost you about thirty dollars. Whereas if you go to Circa and you're and some other places, if you're reserving a spot, that also that'll includes your food and beverage, so you know you're getting at least something back for your money other than a you know, and thank the few drinks.

This is where it's come man.

This is where it's come man.

So here's what here's how to combat it.

So here's what here's how to combat it.

Here we go.

Here we go.

You have to become a VIP at a casino. So what you need to do is you need to get really good at one thing sports betting, online poker, video poker, or blackjack. All our beatable games. Video poker is kind of more be it's beatable with cops, all right, it's like ninety nine point six percent. So I just looked at the Bob Dancer. By the way, it's it's kind of like a thesis you have to if you actually try to learn how to play. Even the jacks are better, a relatively easy game to play, but it's like, oh, penalty cards, you got to game. You got that king ten suited, but you see a nine or a jack, you know you got to get rid of that ten. You otherwise if if you just have a bunch of blanks, you keep the king on the ten. But the bottom line is you stack stuff. So you like, you play your video poker and you get your VIP status, and you play during a weekend with a giving away a car and other stuff, and so you be sure to get that trip comped. You can play boatload video poker and you're gonna get double and triple credit and you're immediately gonna become a diamond in one weekend. And now once you're a diamond, now we're starting to style a little bit because now it suddenly gets a whole lot easier. As an example, like get Caesars, which about drinks. I need a free drink them at Caesar's Palace.

You have to become a VIP at a casino. So what you need to do is you need to get really good at one thing sports betting, online poker, video poker, or blackjack. All our beatable games. Video poker is kind of more be it's beatable with cops, all right, it's like ninety nine point six percent. So I just looked at the Bob Dancer. By the way, it's it's kind of like a thesis you have to if you actually try to learn how to play. Even the jacks are better, a relatively easy game to play, but it's like, oh, penalty cards, you got to game. You got that king ten suited, but you see a nine or a jack, you know you got to get rid of that ten. You otherwise if if you just have a bunch of blanks, you keep the king on the ten. But the bottom line is you stack stuff. So you like, you play your video poker and you get your VIP status, and you play during a weekend with a giving away a car and other stuff, and so you be sure to get that trip comped. You can play boatload video poker and you're gonna get double and triple credit and you're immediately gonna become a diamond in one weekend. And now once you're a diamond, now we're starting to style a little bit because now it suddenly gets a whole lot easier. As an example, like get Caesars, which about drinks. I need a free drink them at Caesar's Palace.

All right, Well, you can go to.

All right, Well, you can go to.

Crap State when just buying for a thousand dollars and don't don't don't play, don't bet anything. You can bet the pass line, but it's like fifty dollars to play crabs. Just pretend to say I'm analyzing, you'll have I'll have an Apple martini, and no one will say anything on a crowded crap stab.

Crap State when just buying for a thousand dollars and don't don't don't play, don't bet anything. You can bet the pass line, but it's like fifty dollars to play crabs. Just pretend to say I'm analyzing, you'll have I'll have an Apple martini, and no one will say anything on a crowded crap stab.

But you can just do that. So that's one easy way to drink for free.

But you can just do that. So that's one easy way to drink for free.

Or you obviously can go to a bar at a lot of places, put one hundred dollar in the machine and you really play two hands, and then playing video poker and you can get free drinks. But when you're a seven star, then it gets so easy. Walk into sports books like I'm a seven star, okay, and they'll just print you out four tickets.

Or you obviously can go to a bar at a lot of places, put one hundred dollar in the machine and you really play two hands, and then playing video poker and you can get free drinks. But when you're a seven star, then it gets so easy. Walk into sports books like I'm a seven star, okay, and they'll just print you out four tickets.

Although I will say with these, with this seating like seven stars doesn't don't shay them anymore.

Although I will say with these, with this seating like seven stars doesn't don't shay them anymore.

Yeah, you're not going to be able to get a seat. And I think you got to go off strip. I think Mark correct me if I'm wrong.

Yeah, you're not going to be able to get a seat. And I think you got to go off strip. I think Mark correct me if I'm wrong.

Bold. I think Boulder Highway.

Bold. I think Boulder Highway.

You go to a Sam's down or you go to an Arizona Charlie's.

You go to a Sam's down or you go to an Arizona Charlie's.

You go to a place like that, and I think you're not gonna have to do.

You go to a place like that, and I think you're not gonna have to do.

You could even have a great sports book experience. Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock. They both have very nice books, free complimentary seeds, first come, first serve the way we grew up with it, So that is available. Like I said, South Point to another one. Palms has an underrated sports book that doesn't charge, so if you want to go there as well. But there's also all these viewing parties. You know, these watch parties that are all encompassing. You know, where you get your food, you're drink, you know for the three hours of the game, maybe a couple hours in advance.

You could even have a great sports book experience. Green Valley Ranch, Red Rock. They both have very nice books, free complimentary seeds, first come, first serve the way we grew up with it, So that is available. Like I said, South Point to another one. Palms has an underrated sports book that doesn't charge, so if you want to go there as well. But there's also all these viewing parties. You know, these watch parties that are all encompassing. You know, where you get your food, you're drink, you know for the three hours of the game, maybe a couple hours in advance.

You know what circu charges for the Super Bowl in marsh Madness.

You know what circu charges for the Super Bowl in marsh Madness.

I was it was locked up when I went to check. But it's it's it's it's not cheap.

I was it was locked up when I went to check. But it's it's it's it's not cheap.

What occurs to me on all this though, I use my buddy Tommy and DC as sort of the barometer for all this stuff. Right, Tommy and all our buddies in DC, we used to meet for years and years and years in Vegas when I lived in Cali and they live in d C. And you know the look you have breaking news behind you, it's always hockey. The It curs to me that someone like Tommy, and I think he represents most people that don't live in Vegas will hear this and they'll say, yeah, but I'm not coming to Vegas to go off the strip to some place to watch the Super Bowl. I'm just not. And so their whole attitude is going to be I either just suck up the cash and spend it on the strip or I don't come at all.

What occurs to me on all this though, I use my buddy Tommy and DC as sort of the barometer for all this stuff. Right, Tommy and all our buddies in DC, we used to meet for years and years and years in Vegas when I lived in Cali and they live in d C. And you know the look you have breaking news behind you, it's always hockey. The It curs to me that someone like Tommy, and I think he represents most people that don't live in Vegas will hear this and they'll say, yeah, but I'm not coming to Vegas to go off the strip to some place to watch the Super Bowl. I'm just not. And so their whole attitude is going to be I either just suck up the cash and spend it on the strip or I don't come at all.

My friends are the exact same way. Yeah, And they're great references for us that are sort of in the middle of this every day. You know that it's good to get the mindset of the visitor, which we are not. It's great to have those kind of references.

My friends are the exact same way. Yeah, And they're great references for us that are sort of in the middle of this every day. You know that it's good to get the mindset of the visitor, which we are not. It's great to have those kind of references.

We're too close to the sun, but they keep us grounded on that because I do think like even when you know, I always suggested them. I was like, you got to go to Circus Sportsbook. You gotta go to so this is on a normal weekend. You got to go to Circus sports Book. And they went once and they loved it and it's amazing and they thought it was awesome. And then afterwards I'm like, oh, so you think you'll come to Circle again. No, no, I'll just go to Strip.

We're too close to the sun, but they keep us grounded on that because I do think like even when you know, I always suggested them. I was like, you got to go to Circus Sportsbook. You gotta go to so this is on a normal weekend. You got to go to Circus sports Book. And they went once and they loved it and it's amazing and they thought it was awesome. And then afterwards I'm like, oh, so you think you'll come to Circle again. No, no, I'll just go to Strip.

You know, it's not just my friend similar again. Yeah, they went there, like, wow, this is great. It's a large sports book stadium to swim is fantastic, it's beautiful. We're going to go to El Cortes for a half hour. We're going to burn through two hundred bucks and play six or three to two blackjack for a half hour. Say that we're a downtown walk from one end over to the plaza and then that's their downtown experience. Yeah, you know, maybe a little pit stop somewhere on the way, but yeah, where.

You know, it's not just my friend similar again. Yeah, they went there, like, wow, this is great. It's a large sports book stadium to swim is fantastic, it's beautiful. We're going to go to El Cortes for a half hour. We're going to burn through two hundred bucks and play six or three to two blackjack for a half hour. Say that we're a downtown walk from one end over to the plaza and then that's their downtown experience. Yeah, you know, maybe a little pit stop somewhere on the way, but yeah, where.

My guys are like, I just put me in the middle of the action with the most girls and that's how.

My guys are like, I just put me in the middle of the action with the most girls and that's how.

Yeah, that's that's really the tour. So it's it's difficult for the value seeker that wants that as well, and that's what I try to find, you know, where those little places that you can find some special things that I think Steve is going to be very helpful with that kind of information.

Yeah, that's that's really the tour. So it's it's difficult for the value seeker that wants that as well, and that's what I try to find, you know, where those little places that you can find some special things that I think Steve is going to be very helpful with that kind of information.

If they want to come from March Madness, they should be booking it now.

If they want to come from March Madness, they should be booking it now.

Yes, the so there are two group Facebook groups that I follow for all of this information. Big Game Vegas for the Super Bowl. It might be a closed group right now, but they'll let anybody in. They just want to weed out spammers. And then March Madness in Las Vegas, those exact words. They have all of the parties, all the sports books, all the prices, but the members have been here before so they can share, you know, what the experience was at those parties, at those sports books.

Yes, the so there are two group Facebook groups that I follow for all of this information. Big Game Vegas for the Super Bowl. It might be a closed group right now, but they'll let anybody in. They just want to weed out spammers. And then March Madness in Las Vegas, those exact words. They have all of the parties, all the sports books, all the prices, but the members have been here before so they can share, you know, what the experience was at those parties, at those sports books.

Before we get to your Vegas hacks here, since we're talking about sports books, let's just say on any weekend, let's not talk about Super Bowl and March Madness there, but just in terms of where are the nicest, where are the best sports books in town? We'll do the bricks and mortar and then we'll actually do the apps part of it. The bricks and mortar circa is a number one. We all agree yes, Circa Sports, which is in downtown Las Vegas. It's the biggest sports book in the world. It's known for two things. It's known for stadium Swim, which is the pool which has a makeshift sports book by proxy out there as well and screens, and then the actual bricks and mortar in house. It's the greatest sports book in the world. The whole hotel is around the sports book, if you will. That's a number one I would say the sexiest ones on the strip. Just in terms of the screens, the win is pretty tough to beat with its sort of like stock market, midtown Manhattan kind of feel to it. I'm trying to think besides the wind, like, what is the uh, what's the hottest looking one? I mean, Cosmo has beautiful screens, but it's small. Cromwell has nice but it's small.

Before we get to your Vegas hacks here, since we're talking about sports books, let's just say on any weekend, let's not talk about Super Bowl and March Madness there, but just in terms of where are the nicest, where are the best sports books in town? We'll do the bricks and mortar and then we'll actually do the apps part of it. The bricks and mortar circa is a number one. We all agree yes, Circa Sports, which is in downtown Las Vegas. It's the biggest sports book in the world. It's known for two things. It's known for stadium Swim, which is the pool which has a makeshift sports book by proxy out there as well and screens, and then the actual bricks and mortar in house. It's the greatest sports book in the world. The whole hotel is around the sports book, if you will. That's a number one I would say the sexiest ones on the strip. Just in terms of the screens, the win is pretty tough to beat with its sort of like stock market, midtown Manhattan kind of feel to it. I'm trying to think besides the wind, like, what is the uh, what's the hottest looking one? I mean, Cosmo has beautiful screens, but it's small. Cromwell has nice but it's small.

I think you got to go with the iconic Caesars and even Mirage.

I think you got to go with the iconic Caesars and even Mirage.

Caesars is iconic, Yes, Mirage too.

Caesars is iconic, Yes, Mirage too.

Wow, the Mirage. The screens they are very very they're fading very fast. They're getting down to that Blaggio level, which is amazing that the MGM is not updated the screens at Blaggio forever.

Wow, the Mirage. The screens they are very very they're fading very fast. They're getting down to that Blaggio level, which is amazing that the MGM is not updated the screens at Blaggio forever.

Do you remember when the Bolagio was the place to be for It was.

Do you remember when the Bolagio was the place to be for It was.

Just incredible, no doubt, And part of it when the Bolaggio built the two new towers, it got overcrowded. So it used to be you'd walk through there and you'd see the Chiluly stained glass, and you'd see and and go to the Blaggio Boom free, the fountains free, spectacular, the atrium you walk through spectacular free, you see the stained glass spectacular free. There's three things right there that I would go there to see. And then I walk into a new resort. I don't want to pick on anyone, like the Fontflau and how they f't it all up and there's like nothing. There's like one like panel of things that like you like like like flows and there's a cool chandelier. Well you know what, there's a cool chandelier at Cosmo and it's better.

Just incredible, no doubt, And part of it when the Bolaggio built the two new towers, it got overcrowded. So it used to be you'd walk through there and you'd see the Chiluly stained glass, and you'd see and and go to the Blaggio Boom free, the fountains free, spectacular, the atrium you walk through spectacular free, you see the stained glass spectacular free. There's three things right there that I would go there to see. And then I walk into a new resort. I don't want to pick on anyone, like the Fontflau and how they f't it all up and there's like nothing. There's like one like panel of things that like you like like like flows and there's a cool chandelier. Well you know what, there's a cool chandelier at Cosmo and it's better.

Yeah, let's talk about Found Blue for a segment, because Okay, we talked Steve you famously on Twitter. I did as well on a numbers game and on the po not so much on the podcast, but on a numbers game. F one was a just a disaster. If you're a local if you live here as beautiful as it was the night of the actual race, and it was gorgeous to look at it. It was a great postcard for the city of Las Vegas.

Yeah, let's talk about Found Blue for a segment, because Okay, we talked Steve you famously on Twitter. I did as well on a numbers game and on the po not so much on the podcast, but on a numbers game. F one was a just a disaster. If you're a local if you live here as beautiful as it was the night of the actual race, and it was gorgeous to look at it. It was a great postcard for the city of Las Vegas.

They made our lives horrible for six months one point three billion impact. I'm still waiting to see the breakdown of where the gaming revenues and the room revenues and the enhancement to the economy is bringing, because I've heard all types of businesses say, you know, look, our business was down thirty percent because no one came to us anymore. Yeah, you know, just in that corridor.

They made our lives horrible for six months one point three billion impact. I'm still waiting to see the breakdown of where the gaming revenues and the room revenues and the enhancement to the economy is bringing, because I've heard all types of businesses say, you know, look, our business was down thirty percent because no one came to us anymore. Yeah, you know, just in that corridor.

It feels like places like the Win The Win, which were on brand with F one as like a really wealthy brand. They made out well. But you're right, most of the properties like a New York and New York let's just say they didn't get shipped from this event.

It feels like places like the Win The Win, which were on brand with F one as like a really wealthy brand. They made out well. But you're right, most of the properties like a New York and New York let's just say they didn't get shipped from this event.

But no, but god, they got the disruption and their employees like all showed up twenty minutes late for work every day because their commute was an hour from Summerland instead of twenty eight minutes.

But no, but god, they got the disruption and their employees like all showed up twenty minutes late for work every day because their commute was an hour from Summerland instead of twenty eight minutes.

So we thought after half one and by the way, it's a ten year contract, these get broken all the time. We expected to go on I don't know what, one or two more years and then it'll go away. That's the convension. Who knows you're you're not, you're shaking like you don't don't know.

So we thought after half one and by the way, it's a ten year contract, these get broken all the time. We expected to go on I don't know what, one or two more years and then it'll go away. That's the convension. Who knows you're you're not, you're shaking like you don't don't know.

I don't think so. I think that enough people that pay the coffers, that employee enough people that MGM or MGM resorts when Venetian, those companies did make enough money and they pay enough employees here, they pay enough in tax dollars that I think their their voices stand a little bit louder. So I would not be surprised your your thoughts are are fair, given you know everything else that happened to it, you know, but does it twenty percent speak louder than the eighty percent? That's really the question. And I kind of hedged towards the casinos where they seem to get what they want.

I don't think so. I think that enough people that pay the coffers, that employee enough people that MGM or MGM resorts when Venetian, those companies did make enough money and they pay enough employees here, they pay enough in tax dollars that I think their their voices stand a little bit louder. So I would not be surprised your your thoughts are are fair, given you know everything else that happened to it, you know, but does it twenty percent speak louder than the eighty percent? That's really the question. And I kind of hedged towards the casinos where they seem to get what they want.

I'm gonna disagree because I've spoken to like the casino employees and they're so distraught over this. And I see the revenues and maybe it's slightly higher for the for the elite places. So but an MGM only has a few elite places and then the rest of it's like the New York New York et cetera. I'm gonna go to the Clark County Commissioner and Jim Gibbons, and here's I am certain that there's relationships with these construction companies and the people actually doing all this work and making their lives miserable, that those people are making a whole bunch of money, and there's a tie.

I'm gonna disagree because I've spoken to like the casino employees and they're so distraught over this. And I see the revenues and maybe it's slightly higher for the for the elite places. So but an MGM only has a few elite places and then the rest of it's like the New York New York et cetera. I'm gonna go to the Clark County Commissioner and Jim Gibbons, and here's I am certain that there's relationships with these construction companies and the people actually doing all this work and making their lives miserable, that those people are making a whole bunch of money, and there's a tie.

Into the commission.

Into the commission.

And I've actually famously said I could become mayor in this town.

And I've actually famously said I could become mayor in this town.

I could run from here that on that one.

I could run from here that on that one.

Promise, on the one time we'll eliminate f one racing on the strip, that no other promises int your life. Anyone who works on the strip or visits the strip would say, of course, I'm voting for you, even though you say stupid things on Twitter.

Promise, on the one time we'll eliminate f one racing on the strip, that no other promises int your life. Anyone who works on the strip or visits the strip would say, of course, I'm voting for you, even though you say stupid things on Twitter.

That's right. It could be a one policy guy.

That's right. It could be a one policy guy.

But I talked to my buddy Nick, who was running as a council member, and he educated me. He says, Steve, the mayor has nothing to do with this. It says all the Clark County Commission's decision. And you know what, if they have relationships with some of these local construction companies, which I'm sure they do, what's that what's that line to like you all the rest of you are just guests in my town.

But I talked to my buddy Nick, who was running as a council member, and he educated me. He says, Steve, the mayor has nothing to do with this. It says all the Clark County Commission's decision. And you know what, if they have relationships with some of these local construction companies, which I'm sure they do, what's that what's that line to like you all the rest of you are just guests in my town.

Yeah, just remember giving and for guests here.

Yeah, just remember giving and for guests here.

To further sort of support your points. The set up time for the first F one race was nine months. Yes, the future is only three months. So when you're looking at construction companies, maybe having a little bit too much influence in the first year, maybe that goes away is there's less time spent building out the track.

To further sort of support your points. The set up time for the first F one race was nine months. Yes, the future is only three months. So when you're looking at construction companies, maybe having a little bit too much influence in the first year, maybe that goes away is there's less time spent building out the track.

I'm gonna set. I'm gonna set the over under at two at three and a half total number of F one races that happen here, so two more tops, I think.

I'm gonna set. I'm gonna set the over under at two at three and a half total number of F one races that happen here, so two more tops, I think.

And people were miserable and people who came in August there was so much construction.

And people were miserable and people who came in August there was so much construction.

The tourists were miserable.

The tourists were miserable.

That they're that they're like literally like I arrive at the airport and it's taking me like thirty eight minutes but to get to but you know.

That they're that they're like literally like I arrive at the airport and it's taking me like thirty eight minutes but to get to but you know.

But you know what the issue with that is that the average daily rate for hotel rooms went up. Hucket been seen did not go down.

But you know what the issue with that is that the average daily rate for hotel rooms went up. Hucket been seen did not go down.

But it went down. It they thought it was going to be here, it was.

But it went down. It they thought it was going to be here, it was.

It was huge. It was They broke records in November for room rates. The Super Bowl is going to break records for room rates. Again, but it's only for three days. The experience is only enhanced for three days. And I know, but the month for the month. When you're looking at corporations, they're looking at quarter revenue. So what your what your what you're talking about? I think there's apples and oranges here.

It was huge. It was They broke records in November for room rates. The Super Bowl is going to break records for room rates. Again, but it's only for three days. The experience is only enhanced for three days. And I know, but the month for the month. When you're looking at corporations, they're looking at quarter revenue. So what your what your what you're talking about? I think there's apples and oranges here.

But how can you attribute I'm going to go apples to apples? How can you attribute November one revenue to be? How can you say F one helped enhance that when the race was was November you know, nineteenth.

But how can you attribute I'm going to go apples to apples? How can you attribute November one revenue to be? How can you say F one helped enhance that when the race was was November you know, nineteenth.

I agree, they they the game. The Gaming Commission does not break it down by day. They break it down by month.

I agree, they they the game. The Gaming Commission does not break it down by day. They break it down by month.

Well there's a reason for.

Well there's a reason for.

That, and I know that, and and and also the bottom line is like the rising tide lifts all boats. Like like you guys were mentioning, people have all this there's all this loose money that's running around. The economy is good and people like just across the board are spending more and more money. So of course the revenue went up in Vegas in the fall. You know what, it would have gone up if they would have canceled like three conventions.

That, and I know that, and and and also the bottom line is like the rising tide lifts all boats. Like like you guys were mentioning, people have all this there's all this loose money that's running around. The economy is good and people like just across the board are spending more and more money. So of course the revenue went up in Vegas in the fall. You know what, it would have gone up if they would have canceled like three conventions.

I mean people were still gonna come. It was also go off F one because it happened, all right, but it was also the weekend of how those crosswalks, right, They they covered all the crosswalks, so god forbid, you could catch a glimpse of their silly race if you were just a tourist walking on the strip or across the strip, and then on top of that, shood you away aggressively if you dared even linger for a second to see if you could get catch a glimpse of it. It was just what's the opposite of pitch perfect? Assholeish? That's what it was.

I mean people were still gonna come. It was also go off F one because it happened, all right, but it was also the weekend of how those crosswalks, right, They they covered all the crosswalks, so god forbid, you could catch a glimpse of their silly race if you were just a tourist walking on the strip or across the strip, and then on top of that, shood you away aggressively if you dared even linger for a second to see if you could get catch a glimpse of it. It was just what's the opposite of pitch perfect? Assholeish? That's what it was.

Yeah. The different thing if you look at the NFL and the way they're treading Las Vegas, and I think we would probably move on from this. But the way they're treating Las Vegas, they're treating it so much better than the Corporation of F one did, and F one needs to take notes and get more involved so they can at least and they should be explaining how they're and why they're doing things. And they really look for a cash grab, it seems like for that first year, but they really have to get back into it. The NFL is planting trees around the city that they beyond the Allegiance Stadium where the game's going to take place. Just to involve themselves with the community. They're putting on events for charities and things like that. They're doing so much more for Las Vegas than F one did. And if one really needs to look in the mirror, and it just the way they try to do businesses of corporation.

Yeah. The different thing if you look at the NFL and the way they're treading Las Vegas, and I think we would probably move on from this. But the way they're treating Las Vegas, they're treating it so much better than the Corporation of F one did, and F one needs to take notes and get more involved so they can at least and they should be explaining how they're and why they're doing things. And they really look for a cash grab, it seems like for that first year, but they really have to get back into it. The NFL is planting trees around the city that they beyond the Allegiance Stadium where the game's going to take place. Just to involve themselves with the community. They're putting on events for charities and things like that. They're doing so much more for Las Vegas than F one did. And if one really needs to look in the mirror, and it just the way they try to do businesses of corporation.

And just when we thought F one was going to be the worst thing, along comes the final construction and the finally the opening of the Fountain Blue, which is what twenty years in the making since they started construction on this. Now the Fountain Blue is an iconic Miami hotel. Those who Miami remember, you know, will know the Fountain Blue as this great hotel on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach and it's awesome. But they have a casino now in what you know the Strip. For those who are somewhat familiar with Vegas, the northern part of the Strip is generally considered to be the win or let's say, Resorts World, and the win on that side. The win is a dog leg right from south to north if you're in golf terms, and the north part is the win and the southern part is Mandalay Bay. That's generally considered the Strip. I know we call the south point tip of the Strip, but we were just joking around. So that's it. But if you go north of the win, it then becomes this no man's land area all the way to the stratosphere and it is considered not a wonderful Now people are like, what do you mean. It's just north of it. No one goes there, and that's where the Fountain Blue is. And Stevie, I'll let you start, which is when a new casino happens, like Derek Stevens. We're here at the d which is owned by Derek Stevens. He also owned Circa. He was pitch perfect when he opened Circa, ingratiating himself in every way to not only the customer, but also to all of the old Vegas heads that have been here for decades before him, because he had to combat, let's face it, you're all our guests here kind of attitude that exists here. God, could the Fountain Blue have done any things worse?

And just when we thought F one was going to be the worst thing, along comes the final construction and the finally the opening of the Fountain Blue, which is what twenty years in the making since they started construction on this. Now the Fountain Blue is an iconic Miami hotel. Those who Miami remember, you know, will know the Fountain Blue as this great hotel on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach and it's awesome. But they have a casino now in what you know the Strip. For those who are somewhat familiar with Vegas, the northern part of the Strip is generally considered to be the win or let's say, Resorts World, and the win on that side. The win is a dog leg right from south to north if you're in golf terms, and the north part is the win and the southern part is Mandalay Bay. That's generally considered the Strip. I know we call the south point tip of the Strip, but we were just joking around. So that's it. But if you go north of the win, it then becomes this no man's land area all the way to the stratosphere and it is considered not a wonderful Now people are like, what do you mean. It's just north of it. No one goes there, and that's where the Fountain Blue is. And Stevie, I'll let you start, which is when a new casino happens, like Derek Stevens. We're here at the d which is owned by Derek Stevens. He also owned Circa. He was pitch perfect when he opened Circa, ingratiating himself in every way to not only the customer, but also to all of the old Vegas heads that have been here for decades before him, because he had to combat, let's face it, you're all our guests here kind of attitude that exists here. God, could the Fountain Blue have done any things worse?

Yeah?

Yeah?

And you know across the board, So starting out, Steve Wyn told you how to build.

And you know across the board, So starting out, Steve Wyn told you how to build.

A parking garage.

A parking garage.

All right, So if you go into Treasure Island or you know, the wind and it's just laid out right. So the font blue parking garage is laid out completely wrong. You can't one. You don't even know where to go if you didn't. But I did my homework. I knew turn on Elvis Presley Drive. So I get into the South parking. Then I get screwed because I park and I consider myself not to be, you know, a genius or or a stupid person. I'm like somewhere along I usually and most places can walk once I park the car and find the casino without like literally I don't know which way to go. There's no signage, there's no nothing, and so I'm getting progressively angrier and angrier, and finally I figure out how to go, and it's like there's these fire doors and I'm like, I feel like I'm in the old Cortel's downtown.

All right, So if you go into Treasure Island or you know, the wind and it's just laid out right. So the font blue parking garage is laid out completely wrong. You can't one. You don't even know where to go if you didn't. But I did my homework. I knew turn on Elvis Presley Drive. So I get into the South parking. Then I get screwed because I park and I consider myself not to be, you know, a genius or or a stupid person. I'm like somewhere along I usually and most places can walk once I park the car and find the casino without like literally I don't know which way to go. There's no signage, there's no nothing, and so I'm getting progressively angrier and angrier, and finally I figure out how to go, and it's like there's these fire doors and I'm like, I feel like I'm in the old Cortel's downtown.

You know.

You know.

It's like it's like why did Why is this like the worst parking garage on the strip. And they finally break through. I'm like, Okay, now I'm gonna enter the casino.

It's like it's like why did Why is this like the worst parking garage on the strip. And they finally break through. I'm like, Okay, now I'm gonna enter the casino.

Nope.

Nope.

Now it's like the registration area and there's and I've already walked a third of a mile and I'm still a fourth of a mile from the casino. So you know, right off the bat, I'm in. I'm agitated, I'm angry. It's like, how can they spend four billion dollars and not put a sign to tell Dumbo me how to get into the casino. And you know, it's funny how places you talked about getting all the social influencers everyone to do positive reviews. This is documented in the book Super Casino when when they opened up the Luxor, they screwed it up and they didn't comp the taxi get cab drivers like to the shows and the like, so everyone bad amount the Luxu. This is nineteen ninety three and now we're in twenty twenty four and these guys still screwing it all up across the board.

Now it's like the registration area and there's and I've already walked a third of a mile and I'm still a fourth of a mile from the casino. So you know, right off the bat, I'm in. I'm agitated, I'm angry. It's like, how can they spend four billion dollars and not put a sign to tell Dumbo me how to get into the casino. And you know, it's funny how places you talked about getting all the social influencers everyone to do positive reviews. This is documented in the book Super Casino when when they opened up the Luxor, they screwed it up and they didn't comp the taxi get cab drivers like to the shows and the like, so everyone bad amount the Luxu. This is nineteen ninety three and now we're in twenty twenty four and these guys still screwing it all up across the board.

You stayed there, Mark, I did.

You stayed there, Mark, I did.

I so I My experiences have been a little bit different, but not entirely different with the garage. When I went there the first the day it the day after it opened the because it opened at midnight, so I went the next day. I parked as soon as I could because I heard car stories.

I so I My experiences have been a little bit different, but not entirely different with the garage. When I went there the first the day it the day after it opened the because it opened at midnight, so I went the next day. I parked as soon as I could because I heard car stories.

Of getting out right like it, So I.

Of getting out right like it, So I.

Parked literally maybe ten cars from the from the entrance exits, because I'm like, I'm like, I can't be dealing with this, so and then you know, the walk is kind of similar to the Venetian lengthwise from the parking garage. That part was was not so annoying when I did stay there, though, I valeted. They have a great valet service, but you got to pay for it. Even if you're on the middle level, you can only get complimentary valet of their rewards program if during the weekday. If you're on the upper middle level, you get it free every day, but it will cost you fifty bucks otherwise.

Parked literally maybe ten cars from the from the entrance exits, because I'm like, I'm like, I can't be dealing with this, so and then you know, the walk is kind of similar to the Venetian lengthwise from the parking garage. That part was was not so annoying when I did stay there, though, I valeted. They have a great valet service, but you got to pay for it. Even if you're on the middle level, you can only get complimentary valet of their rewards program if during the weekday. If you're on the upper middle level, you get it free every day, but it will cost you fifty bucks otherwise.

I believe the biggest thing is, though, is that when you start a property here, when you open a property, you want to do it the Derek Stevens way. You want to ingratiate yourself both to locals into the city.

I believe the biggest thing is, though, is that when you start a property here, when you open a property, you want to do it the Derek Stevens way. You want to ingratiate yourself both to locals into the city.

Let's say, kid on a very important point with the luxur and the parking garage two different things. Derek does a great job ingratiating himself with the right shair drivers to get good word of mouth. They hold events, They've held events for them in the past, they held events for them, so they know where to drop people off, where to come. They gave them gift baskets, very very smart intelligently to do it. Also, garag Mahal, the name of the parking garage for Circa, is spectacular and easy to get in and get out. The horror stories I've heard with Fountain Blue are people parking on the upper levels and taking two hours to get out of the garage, just on a regular night.

Let's say, kid on a very important point with the luxur and the parking garage two different things. Derek does a great job ingratiating himself with the right shair drivers to get good word of mouth. They hold events, They've held events for them in the past, they held events for them, so they know where to drop people off, where to come. They gave them gift baskets, very very smart intelligently to do it. Also, garag Mahal, the name of the parking garage for Circa, is spectacular and easy to get in and get out. The horror stories I've heard with Fountain Blue are people parking on the upper levels and taking two hours to get out of the garage, just on a regular night.

By the way, let me just interject by saying I didn't intend to start the show with all the negative with the high price of Super Bowl and with that one and with Fountain Blue, we have one more negative thing, but we're gonna get to all the good stuff after that. But the biggest thing about that is the opposite of deer. Right. So you build a property like when the when Virgin opened, Let's use that as an example. Virgin opened. Hard Rock was this iconic place for those of us when we were young with the Lagoon Pool and that's where we went in this offstrip and then the hard Rock which is going to be at the Mirage here now the building that is the Mirage coming up in the future, whether they're going to have that iconic guitar in the middle of the strip, or not remains to be seen. Now. The first renderings had this massive guitar, but the hard rock became virgin. The virgin quote unquote opening was one of the most depressing things ever. Mark and I were there. I all of the ghosts from the past hit me and I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. They just basically put lipstick on the hard rock. Was an awful opening, but the Fountain Blue took it one step further. They just showed up and they're like, we're gonna charge thousands of dollars for you get a table at our crappy sports book, and we're gonna charge like minimums. Right. Why did they think they could just show up and do that?

By the way, let me just interject by saying I didn't intend to start the show with all the negative with the high price of Super Bowl and with that one and with Fountain Blue, we have one more negative thing, but we're gonna get to all the good stuff after that. But the biggest thing about that is the opposite of deer. Right. So you build a property like when the when Virgin opened, Let's use that as an example. Virgin opened. Hard Rock was this iconic place for those of us when we were young with the Lagoon Pool and that's where we went in this offstrip and then the hard Rock which is going to be at the Mirage here now the building that is the Mirage coming up in the future, whether they're going to have that iconic guitar in the middle of the strip, or not remains to be seen. Now. The first renderings had this massive guitar, but the hard rock became virgin. The virgin quote unquote opening was one of the most depressing things ever. Mark and I were there. I all of the ghosts from the past hit me and I wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. They just basically put lipstick on the hard rock. Was an awful opening, but the Fountain Blue took it one step further. They just showed up and they're like, we're gonna charge thousands of dollars for you get a table at our crappy sports book, and we're gonna charge like minimums. Right. Why did they think they could just show up and do that?

So the try to get in the mindset of the people that are operating in whether it's whether it's right or wrong, the one they're fired or the ones that's yes. Exactly, four people for Big currently four executives are gone. They have a new president. I believe that has to go before the Nevada Gaming Control Board to get approved.

So the try to get in the mindset of the people that are operating in whether it's whether it's right or wrong, the one they're fired or the ones that's yes. Exactly, four people for Big currently four executives are gone. They have a new president. I believe that has to go before the Nevada Gaming Control Board to get approved.

They opened a minute ago.

They opened a minute ago.

So here's here's what happened. And I look at this property similar to the to the way I looked at the Cosmopolitan when it first opened. They're trying to create an atmosphery or of luxury in their minds. They're offering in a luxury product on par with win Now. Now, now, whether or not we agree with that, just get in their mindset and try to understand the way they why they're doing what they think is the right thing for their business. So when the Cosmo opened, that was a similar thing. They wanted to go for the young, rich people luxury property, and they did that for about four or five years, maybe without ever making profit. Then they sold the property, hired a new person to oversee the company from MGM Resorts, Bill McBeth I believe was his name, and he flipped things around. He moved the sports book from the first from the second floor to the first floor, removed a bunch of slot machines. The video poker bar at the sports book makes more money than the one hundred and fifty slot machines that used to occupy the area. Restaurant. Point right, every people, But it took them five years to get to that point, is what I'm trying to say. And today now i'm GM owned it, and who knows what's going to happen.

So here's here's what happened. And I look at this property similar to the to the way I looked at the Cosmopolitan when it first opened. They're trying to create an atmosphery or of luxury in their minds. They're offering in a luxury product on par with win Now. Now, now, whether or not we agree with that, just get in their mindset and try to understand the way they why they're doing what they think is the right thing for their business. So when the Cosmo opened, that was a similar thing. They wanted to go for the young, rich people luxury property, and they did that for about four or five years, maybe without ever making profit. Then they sold the property, hired a new person to oversee the company from MGM Resorts, Bill McBeth I believe was his name, and he flipped things around. He moved the sports book from the first from the second floor to the first floor, removed a bunch of slot machines. The video poker bar at the sports book makes more money than the one hundred and fifty slot machines that used to occupy the area. Restaurant. Point right, every people, But it took them five years to get to that point, is what I'm trying to say. And today now i'm GM owned it, and who knows what's going to happen.

I understand all of that.

I understand all of that.

So all that to say, they're trying to create something that I don't know that there's a need, want, or or budget for.

So all that to say, they're trying to create something that I don't know that there's a need, want, or or budget for.

They're dumbos.

They're dumbos.

They're dumbos because anyone who walks through the Winn or the Encore, the beauty, yes, and the and just the little details, the parasol down bar, it's a place I want to spend and lose all my money.

They're dumbos because anyone who walks through the Winn or the Encore, the beauty, yes, and the and just the little details, the parasol down bar, it's a place I want to spend and lose all my money.

Yeh see, Steve, the win in the Encore is still the only place in town where when I enter it, I still feel like I don't live here and I'm on vacation.

Yeh see, Steve, the win in the Encore is still the only place in town where when I enter it, I still feel like I don't live here and I'm on vacation.

Yeah, whereas I'm amazed. I walk in the font Blue and I'm sorry. It's like it's like New York, New York. It has nothing.

Yeah, whereas I'm amazed. I walk in the font Blue and I'm sorry. It's like it's like New York, New York. It has nothing.

It has the ambiance of a Miami airport. In nineteen seventy three.

It has the ambiance of a Miami airport. In nineteen seventy three.

I walk into the high Limit room limit five hundred dollars, three hundred dollar, three hundred dollar minimums, not one person gambling. I asked them, you know, like I'm in high limit rooms rooms all the time. The circuit at, by example, has one hundred dollars and five hundred tables. They even open up some fifty dollars tables when they're slow, and I'm like, why don't you have some lower tables and they said, oh, well, well my boss said that that it has to be a three dollar minimum. And I'm like, well, your boss is an idiot, and no one is going to gamble here and he or she will be the next one fired.

I walk into the high Limit room limit five hundred dollars, three hundred dollar, three hundred dollar minimums, not one person gambling. I asked them, you know, like I'm in high limit rooms rooms all the time. The circuit at, by example, has one hundred dollars and five hundred tables. They even open up some fifty dollars tables when they're slow, and I'm like, why don't you have some lower tables and they said, oh, well, well my boss said that that it has to be a three dollar minimum. And I'm like, well, your boss is an idiot, and no one is going to gamble here and he or she will be the next one fired.

So again thinking about their mindset again, not not my the way I would do things, but the way they're looking at is they want to have an exclusive customer that is not walking over from Circus Circus, you know, or from New York, New York. They want that.

So again thinking about their mindset again, not not my the way I would do things, but the way they're looking at is they want to have an exclusive customer that is not walking over from Circus Circus, you know, or from New York, New York. They want that.

Again, none of those people are gonna are gonna go there. They're all agree Mark and understanding that though that shows such a lack of knowledge of their lay of the land. Yes, right, Like it's like that it doesn't take that long for them to realize, oh, we're not exactly in the best part of the strip. We're that's not gonna succeed. So even if that's in their mindset, how can that be in their mindset after like ten minutes.

Again, none of those people are gonna are gonna go there. They're all agree Mark and understanding that though that shows such a lack of knowledge of their lay of the land. Yes, right, Like it's like that it doesn't take that long for them to realize, oh, we're not exactly in the best part of the strip. We're that's not gonna succeed. So even if that's in their mindset, how can that be in their mindset after like ten minutes.

And I don't even like Resorts World, but I like it way better than the font blue.

And I don't even like Resorts World, but I like it way better than the font blue.

So that's exactly that customer. They're looking for that that maybe.

So that's exactly that customer. They're looking for that that maybe.

You give them more comps than they can be an RFB, you know with you, and maybe they have to pay it when they're gonna go to Resorts World because it's a better location.

You give them more comps than they can be an RFB, you know with you, and maybe they have to pay it when they're gonna go to Resorts World because it's a better location.

At least it's a little bit closer to you know, to this. You can just walk across the street. Is there. I'm with you, all right, last negative thing, and before we get to the good stuff, I can.

At least it's a little bit closer to you know, to this. You can just walk across the street. Is there. I'm with you, all right, last negative thing, and before we get to the good stuff, I can.

Tell you a lots of good stuff about Funtain Blue. If you want a good stuff, give us good So everyone there is great, very nice people, very nice staff. They plucked some of the best people from the strip, so that's a good thing. Fair during prices. I think I paid sixteen dollars for an Angel's Envy. Cocktails are somewhere between sixteen and twenty, which is fair for the strip. Food was decent, as I shared with you yesterday, Pappy Steak, the over the top club steakhouse mark. That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in my life. But people are loving it. And they're not influencers, are not paid people. They're just people that are going for that vibe. Meanwhile, I went downstairs to the normal traditional steakhouse dons. It was good. It was good. It was expensive, but it was good.

Tell you a lots of good stuff about Funtain Blue. If you want a good stuff, give us good So everyone there is great, very nice people, very nice staff. They plucked some of the best people from the strip, so that's a good thing. Fair during prices. I think I paid sixteen dollars for an Angel's Envy. Cocktails are somewhere between sixteen and twenty, which is fair for the strip. Food was decent, as I shared with you yesterday, Pappy Steak, the over the top club steakhouse mark. That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in my life. But people are loving it. And they're not influencers, are not paid people. They're just people that are going for that vibe. Meanwhile, I went downstairs to the normal traditional steakhouse dons. It was good. It was good. It was expensive, but it was good.

Mark sent me this whole video from a place called Poppy Steak. Pappy Pappy, I've seen it. Yeah, yeah, I would be screaming at them, give me my goddamn steak already, like stop with the show, give me my steak. But you're saying you could do that. Yeah, so, Rich, I can a fort one thousand dollars old steak.

Mark sent me this whole video from a place called Poppy Steak. Pappy Pappy, I've seen it. Yeah, yeah, I would be screaming at them, give me my goddamn steak already, like stop with the show, give me my steak. But you're saying you could do that. Yeah, so, Rich, I can a fort one thousand dollars old steak.

Honestly, that is what they do. It's like the five hundred dollars somebody you've referenced this the other day. To me, it's like the five hundred dollars that they used to have at the Paris Burger place, you know that kind of thing. It's it's you don't have to get that. But if you're one of those people that does enjoy bottle service at a club where they, you know, run around with sparklers and have your name on on a placard, that that's there for you.

Honestly, that is what they do. It's like the five hundred dollars somebody you've referenced this the other day. To me, it's like the five hundred dollars that they used to have at the Paris Burger place, you know that kind of thing. It's it's you don't have to get that. But if you're one of those people that does enjoy bottle service at a club where they, you know, run around with sparklers and have your name on on a placard, that that's there for you.

Okay.

Okay.

So you know, my experience there was was totally fine. I was very open to it. It was very crowded because it was forty eight hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but as a jew. Those are the assignments say you get.

So you know, my experience there was was totally fine. I was very open to it. It was very crowded because it was forty eight hours on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but as a jew. Those are the assignments say you get.

Why aren't you, by the way, why aren't you doing like the the Instagram thing like these guys like these guys like why can't you do a video? And at the end of it, everyone to go Vegas MACKI MA.

Why aren't you, by the way, why aren't you doing like the the Instagram thing like these guys like these guys like why can't you do a video? And at the end of it, everyone to go Vegas MACKI MA.

Yeah, I got no time for that.

Yeah, I got no time for that.

You got no time for that? Okay, last negative thing. This is back to the sports bett well, no, back to the sports better and then I promise you will get some good stuff apps the average sport it's better. Who's familiar with the apps? In New Jersey or in Illinois or whatever state you're betting in and you're coming to Vegas for doesn't have to be the Super Bowl March maadis maybe just a random NFL week And the expectation is is that you're going to have a similar experience and to this date and we're doing this at the end of January twenty twenty three, just a market to this moment that ain't that ain't reality like our First of all, nothing is on a computer. It has to be on your phone that's here in Nevada. So that's the first difference. The apps are generally horrific Caesar's up until this moment. Caesar is just making a change now, so the jury's still out. But up until this moment, the Caesar's Nevada app is the most frustrating app on God's Green Earth BETMGM. Nevada has just changed to a new BETMGM. The outlook looks good, but we're a little too soon, like the date of this podcast is a little too soon to actually have proper judgment on either of those.