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Dine Drink Vegas Episode 49: How the Tables Have Turned

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In Episode 49, John and Bill- shocker!- have different opinions on the Golden Gate's decision to eliminate table games while keeping the Poop and Pour. We also read the news about As baseball a little bit differently than Scorr at Vital Vegas. The Drink of the Day is the Paper Airplane, which crosses the Luxury Lounge/Baller on a Budget Barrier. Come travel with us!

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Drink of the Day

The Paper Airplane, invented in 2008 by famed New York bartended Sam Ross as a variation on The Last Word, a classic cocktail we haven’t gotten around to yet


Ingredients:

  • 3/4 ounce bourbon
  • 3/4 ounce Aperol
  • 3/4 ounce Amaro Nonino Quintessentia
  • 3/4 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed

    • Shaken and served up, garnished with a lemon peel


    Main Story

    According to Scott at Vital Vegas, the Golden Gate on Fremont Street is removing all of their live table games in favor of electronic table games. Dealers are being offered table game roles at Circa or D, and also have the option of other roles at Golden Gate.


    We have thoughts

    (John explains why he is for this)

     

    News Items

    • According to the Las Vegas Review Journal and other sources, they have started to pour actual concrete at the As construction site. It is tied to foundation work on the project. In seemingly related news, Scott at Vital Vegas tweeted a photo Saturday morning of the unfinished stadium in Sacramento where they poured concrete in 1989.

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      • According to KSNV, Lake Mead water levels are going back down after a better stretch the last couple of years. They are 7 feet lower than 2023 and 2024, and it is presently projected to reach its lowest level ever recorded in 2027.

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        • In a reminder that Las Vegas and its suburbs is a place where real people actually live when they aren’t on vacation, Fox 5 reports that Summerlin South Little League defeated Lone Peak Little League from Alpine, Utah 6-3 to advance to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is the third year in a row that a team from Las Vegas made it that far.

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          • According to the New York Post, tipping is down drastically in Las Vegas. Some servers are saying it is down by half, blaming various causes. One cocktail waitress said she used to average 80 cents a drink and now averages 10. A supervisor at Pinxbox donuts said he used to get $200 a week in credit card tips and now gets between 100-150.
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