MTM Vegas - Fun, Interesting & Absurd Sides of Vegas!

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BTS took over Vegas for four sold-out shows over Memorial Day weekend. Clark County locked in F1 through 2037, Casino is leaving Netflix at the end of the month, and the Golden Knights are up 3-0 in the playoffs. Plus MGM's new Drink Las Vegas festival, a visit to the Raiders Bar at M Resort, some serious Quark's Bar nostalgia, and whether non-smoking casinos are ever going to catch on.

What we cover:

• BTS returns to Vegas — sold-out shows, Memorial Day crowds
• Casino (1995) leaving Netflix May 31 + The Runner recommendation
• F1 approved through 2037 — same course, same headaches
• Golden Knights up 3-0 over the Avalanche
• MGM Drink Las Vegas — new food & drink festival Sept 24-27
• Raiders Bar & Grill at M Resort — food, comps, and $11 clam chowder
• Quark's Bar & Star Trek Experience — warp core breach, onion ring towers, themed dining nostalgia
• Top Gun/Maverick Bar coming in 2028
• Smoking casinos — are we going backwards?

Episode Guide:

0:00 BTS Returns to Vegas 0:35 Casino Leaving Netflix + The Runner 3:13 Vegas Vacation Shout-Out 3:30 F1 Approved Through 2037 6:03 Golden Knights Playoff Run 6:51 MGM Drink Las Vegas Festival 8:57 Raiders Bar & Grill at M Resort 11:22 Quark's Bar & Star Trek Experience 15:00 Top Gun Bar Coming 2028 15:25 Smoking Casinos — Going Backwards?

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Key Links:

• F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix through 2037 — https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/motor-sports/formula-1/f1-las-vegas-grand-prix-recognized-as-annual-event-through-2037-3826370/
• MGM Drink Las Vegas (Sept 24-27) — https://www.drinklasvegas.com/
• Las Vegas Advisor (code MTM sponsored) — https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/shop/products/lva-membership-platinum/?ref=MTM
• Quark's - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhDA0ri4ntc
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKXeF3XqkG0
• Gold coast/smoking - https://www.vpfree2.com/video-poker/recent-updates
• https://x.com/john_mehaffey/status/2059126954792718602?s=46

Episode Description

EDC Las Vegas is expanding to two weekends, and the money around the festival keeps getting harder to believe. Shawn and Mark talk about the $4,400 official EDC hotel package at Virgin, the roughly $215K Saturday-night spend one guest posted online, and why Vegas only needs a few whales to change the math for everyone else.

They also cover Primm's upcoming July 4 closure, the Primm family's attempt to find a path forward, the sad housing situation for workers, and the only half-joking idea that EDC should just buy Primm. Other topics include Golden Tiki's new food and drink menu, Circa's Father's Day package, the Colorado Belle's uncertain future, Four Queens' aggressive shower, and the myth that Strip pedestrian bridges were built to funnel tourists into casinos.

Episode Guide

• 0:00 Vegas commercial, Golden Knights & cold open
• 1:10 Were Strip pedestrian bridges built to funnel people into casinos?
• 2:32 Four Queens renovated shower gets weird
• 4:03 Colorado Belle left out of Golden/VICI deal
• 5:47 Circa's Father's Day package
• 7:24 Golden Tiki rolls out new drinks and food
• 8:49 Criss Angel and Alice Cooper return
• 9:26 EDC expands to two weekends in 2027
• 10:31 $4,400 for the official EDC hotel
• 12:09 The $215K EDC night
• 14:30 Primm closing, the Primm family responds
• 17:34 Could EDC save Primm?

Links

• Do you like Shrimp - https://x.com/LasVegasLocally/status/2057246854816116770/video/1?s=46
• Bridge myth - https://www.casino.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-strip-pedestrian-bridges-were-built-to-funnel-tourists-into-casinos/
• Four Queens tour - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcX4RB4DsFU
• Colorado Belle - https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/this-closed-laugtlin-casino-was-left-out-of-1b-sale-leaseback-deal-3825737/
• Circa Father's Day - https://www.circalasvegas.com/fathers-day/
• Golden Tiki - https://neon.reviewjournal.com/dining-out/golden-tikis-new-menu-full-of-light-bites-heavy-pours-photos-3335565/
• Criss Angel - https://www.facebook.com/CrissAngel/videos/4540008069613443/?rdid=y5lbeuyThuVfsPHs#podcast
• EDC 2 weekends - https://x.com/EDC_LasVegas/status/2056931482887971222?s=20
• EDC Hotel - https://x.com/m6drop/status/2057107814452166966/video/1?s=46
• EDC $209K - https://x.com/m6drop/status/2057098255536951747?s=46
• Saving Primm - https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/tourism/primm-family-eyes-return-to-better-days-in-quiet-casino-outpost-3826340/

Heart Attack Grill has closed in downtown Las Vegas after 15 years, and its goodbye statement took a flamethrower to modern Vegas. Shawn and Mark talk about whether the restaurant had a real point about Vegas pricing out the middle class, or whether the whole thing was one last over-the-top bit from a place built on excess.

They also cover Travis Pastrana riding through Boulder Station, the Caesars/Omnia jump debate, Plaza's Wiseguy Getaway package, Commonwealth's redesign, Gaudi Bar returning at Sunset Station, EDC bottle service prices and Sphere Abu Dhabi.

Episode Guide

• 0:00 Pastrana rides through Boulder Station
• 0:50 Heart Attack Grill closes downtown
• 4:00 Plaza's Wiseguy Getaway package
• 5:44 Commonwealth and The Laundry Room get a new look
• 7:25 Did they actually jump Caesars?
• 9:23 Why Vegas land is so expensive
• 10:36 Gaudi Bar returns at Sunset Station
• 12:16 EDC bottle service prices get wild
• 13:53 Sphere Abu Dhabi and Sphere Vegas profits

Links

• Boulder Station ride - https://x.com/lasvegaslocally/status/2056072006538530970?s=46
• https://x.com/LasVegasLocally/status/2056078988548907022?s=20
• https://www.instagram.com/p/DYc1pzYvTR9/?hl=en
• Plaza Wiseguys - https://booking.plazahotelcasino.com/promo?propertyCode=1408&accessCode=WISE
• Commonwealth - https://neon.reviewjournal.com/dining-out/iconic-downtown-las-vegas-bar-unveils-its-redesigned-look-photos-3335393/
• Land sales - https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/federal-government-squeezing-builders-developers-by-sitting-on-land-in-las-vegas-valley-experts-say-3797260/
• Gaudi bar - https://x.com/sunsetstation_/status/2055851881394848183?s=46
• https://x.com/SunsetStation_/status/2056418635120529746?s=20
• EDC bottle menu - https://x.com/globaldancegde/status/2056122039300407651?s=46
• Abu Dhabi Sphere - https://investor.sphereentertainmentco.com/press-releases/news-details/2026/YAS-ISLAND-TO-BE-HOME-OF-SPHERE-ABU-DHABI-A-NEW-GLOBAL-ICON-FOR-IMMERSIVE-ENTERTAINMENT/default.aspx

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Vegas had a huge weekend: OMNIA Dayclub opened at Caesars Palace, Colby Raha brought the fountain jump back, and EDC pushed through a windy final night. Shawn also covers the latest casino chip deadlines, Station Casinos food court upgrades, the Vegas Loop's next milestone and the push to keep F1 in Las Vegas through 2037.

What we cover:

• OMNIA Dayclub and Skybar opening at Caesars Palace
• Colby Raha's Caesars Palace fountain jump
• EDC weekend, including wind-related stage and ride issues
• Plaza chip retirement and the Cromwell-to-Vanderpump chip transition
• New food court options at Red Rock and Green Valley Ranch
• Vegas Loop's Paradise extension and possible F1 debut
• Clark County's push to approve the Las Vegas Grand Prix through 2037
• The LVCVA's F1 sponsorship rising to $10 million per year

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Caesars jump, EDC winds and F1 tease
• 0:16 OMNIA Dayclub opens at Caesars Palace
• 0:53 Colby Raha jumps the Caesars fountains
• 1:17 EDC parade, fireworks and wind issues
• 2:15 Plaza chip retirement and Cromwell chip switch
• 3:58 Red Rock and Green Valley Ranch food court upgrades
• 5:23 Vegas Loop's Paradise extension for F1
• 7:47 F1 extension push through 2037
• 10:16 LVCVA payments rise to $10M
• 11:59 EDC vs. F1: which event works for Vegas?
• 12:20 Vegas Loop, F1 and the long Vegas future

Links:

• Caesars Palace OMNIA Dayclub jump announcement
• Colby Raha jump coverage
• EDC wind coverage
• Plaza and Vanderpump chip changes
• Red Rock food court quick eats
• Randy's Donuts at Red Rock
• Nielsen's Frozen Custard at Green Valley Ranch
• Vegas Loop Paradise extension
• Clark County F1 extension vote
• LVCVA/F1 sponsorship coverage

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A viral Rio elevator video turned into one of those Vegas nightmare stories everyone has imagined. In this episode we also cover Allegiant buying Sun Country, Omnia Dayclub opening at Caesars Palace, bad AI Vegas maps, Circa's Slotapalooza, Resorts World comps and Vegas adding even more sports.

What we cover:

• 17 people trapped in a Rio Las Vegas elevator
• Omnia Dayclub opening at Caesars Palace during EDC weekend
• Allegiant completing its Sun Country acquisition
• Mandalay Bay's huge two-bedroom panoramic suite
• Circa's Murphy bed rooms and Slotapalooza return
• Resorts World, MGM and Caesars summer comp offers
• AI Vegas maps that get almost everything wrong
• Women's pro hockey expansion reportedly coming to Las Vegas

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Four Queens leg cup cold open
• 0:33 Rio elevator nightmare goes viral
• 3:23 EDC weekend and Omnia Dayclub opening
• 4:59 Allegiant buys Sun Country
• 7:02 Mandalay Bay panoramic suite tour
• 7:52 Circa Murphy beds make too much sense
• 9:28 Circa Slotapalooza returns downtown
• 10:40 Mark's new Resorts World comps
• 11:50 MGM and Caesars summer comp offers
• 12:37 Bad AI Vegas maps
• 14:19 Women's pro hockey coming to Vegas

Links:

• Las Vegas Advisor membership — https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/shop/products/lva-membership-platinum/?ref=MTM
• MTM Vegas YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@mtmvegas MTM Vegas podcast — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas/id1574194686
• MTM Vegas Patreon — https://www.patreon.com/cw/MtMVegas
• MTM Vegas newsletter — https://milestomemories.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=39c6737d725a04fea73324680&id=1e73edd8c8
• MTM Vegas merch — https://mtmvegas.shop Rio elevator - https://x.com/lasvegaslocally/status/2054829995118530709?s=46&t=B9kWNUIY21TRZnc8tXrfRQ
• Four Queens cup - https://x.com/4QueensLV/status/2054690765649969649
• Omnia tour - https://x.com/m6drop/status/2054409172964540750?s=46
• MB suite - https://x.com/kerrybilicki/status/2050648934041972797?s=46&t=B9kWNUIY21TRZnc8tXrfRQ
• Murphy Bed - https://x.com/kerrybilicki/status/2053201863974293724?s=46&t=B9kWNUIY21TRZnc8tXrfRQ
• Slotapalooza - https://www.circalasvegas.com/slotapalooza/
• Maps - https://x.com/stripstumble/status/2054306011004150001?s=46
• https://x.com/StripStumble/status/2053833743870345455?s=20
• PWHL - https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2026/may/13/professional-women-s-hockey-league-expands-to-las-vegas-and-hamilton-ontario-with-2026-27-season-debut

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No Doubt has officially arrived at Sphere, and Shawn and Mark break down the falling oranges, the fan reaction and the band's odd little Vegas history. They also talk early-evening nightlife for Gen X and Millennials, the push for more cannabis-friendly Vegas spaces, AREA15's new Eye Dropper ride, Vanderpump Hotel's Bravo show and the latest fight over the best pizza in Las Vegas.

What we cover:

• No Doubt at Sphere and their first Vegas show at the Shark Club
• A nightclub built for people who want to dance and still be in bed on time
• The cannabis debate around Vegas resorts and social consumption
• AREA15's new Eye Dropper ride and the district's growing attraction lineup
• Vanderpump Hotel getting a Bravo limited series
• Interblock's AMUSE casino games and the nostalgia angle
• The City of Las Vegas 1980s documentary
• Double Zero, Red Dwarf and Yukon Pizza in the Vegas pizza rankings
• Paris Las Vegas rooms, pool noise and the Versailles Tower caveat

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Robots are already helping each other
• 0:25 No Doubt finally arrives at Sphere
• 1:41 The early nightclub Vegas needed
• 3:17 Should cannabis expand inside Vegas resorts?
• 4:57 AREA15 gets the Eye Dropper
• 6:00 Vanderpump Hotel gets its Bravo show
• 8:19 New casino games from Interblock
• 10:02 Las Vegas in the 1980s
• 11:27 Double Zero after the oven change
• 13:17 Yukon Pizza joins the Vegas pizza fight
• 15:34 Paris Las Vegas room review
• 18:18 Versailles Tower and blackout curtain hacks

Links:

• Robocars - https://x.com/LasVegasLocally/status/2053621196730835279?s=20
• No Doubt - https://x.com/seventensuited/status/2052416120054059074?s=46&t=B9kWNUIY21TRZnc8tXrfRQ
• https://x.com/BlairG_YVR/status/2052456997711143032?s=20
• https://x.com/BlairG_YVR/status/2052287566104109225?s=20
• Happy Hours LV - https://thehappyhourslv.com/#events
• Eyedropper - https://x.com/gregathy_g3/status/2053549622183047441?s=46
• Vanderpump reality - https://neon.reviewjournal.com/tv/lisa-las-vegas-bravo-adds-vanderpump-hotel-series-3334821/
• New ETGs - https://x.com/CircaLasVegas/status/2053263749528563741 https://x.com/InterblockNews/status/2054547211480965349?s=20
• City of Las Vegas decades - https://t.co/1gY0WUCbQ5

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Primm is closing forever, Buffalo Bill's will not reopen and another piece of roadside Vegas history is disappearing. Shawn and Mark talk through the July 4 closure, the worker housing timeline and why this one hits harder than a normal casino shutdown.

The show also covers a rumor about MGM Resorts closing its remaining Las Vegas buffets, the new Totally Awesome Bar & Arcade at MGM Grand, Flamingo's newly opened space after Carlos'n Charlie's was torn out, the return of Lotus of Siam's original location, the Evel Knievel Experience, the Mob Museum's expansion and Vegas' summer fireworks plan.

Episode Guide

• 0:00 Vegas gives away gas in California
• 0:32 Record heat hits Las Vegas
• 1:18 Primm is closing forever
• 4:01 MGM buffet closure rumor
• 6:27 Vanderpump Hotel crest update
• 7:19 Lotus of Siam original location returns
• 8:42 Totally Awesome Bar & Arcade opens at MGM Grand
• 10:53 Carlos'n Charlie's removal opens up Flamingo
• 12:51 Caesars projects and Evel Knievel Experience
• 14:37 Mob Museum expansion moves forward
• 16:06 Vegas' summer fireworks plan

Links

• Miles to Memories
• MTM Vegas Patreon
• Gas giveaway - https://x.com/lasvegaslocally/status/2052778489942872303?s=46
• MGM buffets - https://x.com/vitalvegas/status/2052880793161310646?s=46
• Vanderpump crest - https://x.com/cinamongirl/status/2052498174301143249?s=20
• Lotus of Siam - https://x.com/eatinglasvegas/status/2052769057196093569?s=46
• Bonus Round Awesome Bar - https://mgmgrand.mgmresorts.com/en/restaurants/bonus-round.html
• https://x.com/seventensuited/status/2052585033526091796?s=46
• Flamingo update - https://x.com/seventensuited/status/2052197766110298410?s=46
• Evel Knievel - https://neon.reviewjournal.com/kats/evel-knievel-museum-to-land-in-las-vegas-this-summer-3334640/
• Mob Museum - https://themobmuseum.org/press_releases/the-mob-museum-acquires-adjacent-land-parcel-expansion-of-museum-footprint-to-enable-future-growth/
• Summer fireworks - https://press.lvcva.com/news-releases/this-summer-in-vegas--expect-fireworks/s/7b79b330-488c-4caf-83fc-f5ee435dd52a?cat=news-releases

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Mark Davis built the most Raiders-looking house imaginable — and a drone video shows just how wild it is. We've got fresh Vanderpump Hotel updates, the In-N-Out at BLVD is almost open, and Hard Rock has quietly made a big change. Plus $10 tattoos, Dolly Parton cancels her residency, Mark's Boulder City road trip, and the March 2026 Vegas numbers that look great on paper but tell a more complicated story underneath.

What we cover:

• Mark Davis's $14M Raiders-style mansion from above
• Vanderpump Hotel gets its crest and chandelier upgrades
• BLVD's rooftop In-N-Out is almost ready to open
• Hard Rock guitar tower topped off — blue glass going up
• $10 tattoos at Coolsville in the Arts District
• Dolly Parton cancels her Las Vegas residency
• Renting a car from Paris Las Vegas
• Bagel Mania, Hoover Dam, Willow Beach and Boulder City
• Bighorn sheep at Hemenway Park
• March 2026 Vegas numbers — visitors up, conventions up, baccarat carrying the strip

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 Mark Davis's Raiders-style mansion
• 0:34 Vanderpump Hotel updates
• 1:38 BLVD's new In-N-Out
• 2:54 Hard Rock's big change
• 5:23 $10 tattoos in Las Vegas
• 6:49 Dolly Parton cancels Vegas residency
• 8:49 Renting a car from Paris Las Vegas
• 10:24 Bagel Mania before the road trip
• 11:19 Hoover Dam and the bridge view
• 12:09 Willow Beach day trip
• 13:52 Boulder City bighorn sheep
• 15:02 March 2026 Vegas numbers
• 17:18 Airport traffic, gas prices and Spirit cuts

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• Mark Davis Mansion - https://x.com/nfl_dovkleiman/status/2050399374912704573?s=46
• In N Out - https://x.com/SoCal360/status/2051519386247463025?s=20
• Vanderpump - https://x.com/VitalVegas/status/2051619255914020875?s=20
• https://x.com/VitalVegas/status/2051603310873104600?s=20
• Hard Rock glass - https://x.com/seventensuited/status/2051393181082927288?s=20
• $10 tattoos - https://youtube.com/shorts/U8XwrXOflQg?si=PEgEZ5I8Lodp2ftD
• Dolly Parton - https://www.instagram.com/p/DX7If9QJNgu/
• NV gaming revenue - https://www.gaming.nv.gov/contentassets/a33ba6284fa04aac891eba2bc6f26489/mrrmar2026.pdf
• LVCVA stats - https://assets.simpleviewcms.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/lasvegas/ES_Mar2026_694e1b95-0a3a-4a05-8cea-da25814ff458.pdf

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MTM Vegas - Monday Solo Show

Hard Rock's Guitar Hotel has officially topped off on the former Mirage site, giving Las Vegas its clearest look yet at one of the Strip's next skyline-defining projects. Shawn breaks down the tower milestone, the latest A's ballpark construction progress and the giant Caesars Palace screen now lighting up one of the busiest corners in town.

The show also heads south to the abandoned SkyVue smokestacks site, which has sold for $70 million and may become an 874-room hotel-casino with a floating restaurant and heart-shaped LED facade. Plus the Eagles add more Sphere dates and Spirit Airlines shuts down after years of cutbacks in Las Vegas.

Episode Guide

• 0:00 Hard Rock tops off, Spirit disappears and SkyVue returns?
• 2:01 Caesars Palace turns on its massive new screen
• 2:49 A's ballpark construction takes shape
• 4:02 SkyVue smokestacks site may finally come back to life
• 7:32 Eagles add more Sphere dates
• 8:33 Spirit Airlines shuts down

Links

• Topping Off - https://x.com/AC2Vegas_Danzis/status/2050297017176633353?s=20
• Caesars sign - https://x.com/KerryBilicki/status/2050331206823403756?s=20
• A's ballpark - https://x.com/mickakers/status/2050271045488386143?s=20
• Heart hotel - https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/las-vegas-failed-ferris-wheel-site-sells-to-developer-who-plans-new-hotel-casino-3795044/
• Spirit LAS - https://x.com/LASairport/status/2050674010556612931/photo/2

Episode Description

Downtown Las Vegas still has a few places that feel like old Vegas, and Four Queens might be one of the best examples left. Shawn and Mark share what stood out during their behind-the-scenes tour, from the renovated North Tower rooms and massive mini fridges to Whiskey Licker Up, Hugo's Cellar and the hidden Mint history inside Binion's.

They also talk about The STRAT turning 30, KISS bringing a land-based Kruise to Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas sportsbook consolidation, Panevino, The Hat, Randy's Donuts and Ping Pang Pong at Gold Coast.

Episode Guide

• 0:00 Skateboarding Vegas attorney
• 0:34 The STRAT turns 30
• 2:05 KISS Kruise lands at Virgin Hotels
• 3:23 Vegas sportsbook consolidation
• 5:01 Panevino, The Hat and new local food spots
• 6:56 Ping Pang Pong and Gold Coast throwback vibes
• 10:26 Four Queens tour
• 12:25 Renovated rooms, no resort fees and huge fridges
• 14:07 Four Queens bathroom and shower system
• 15:45 Homegrown design and the Mint tower
• 17:01 Whiskey Licker Up and hidden Mint history
• 18:33 Hugo's Cellar and old school value
• 20:04 Why Four Queens and Binion's feel different
• 22:01 Haunted Hotel Apache and downtown social media

Links

• Las Vegas Advisor Coupon Book
• KISS Kruise: Land-Locked in Vegas
• Four Queens North Tower Rooms
• Panevino Italian Grille
• The Hat Las Vegas Opening
• Ping Pang Pong at Gold Coast
• Miles to Memories Vegas