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Episode Description

This week sports and gambling were prevalent in the news as the NHL was the first major sports league to partner with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket. Also this week the FBI arrested a number of people regarding fixing games, individual prop bets and even mob run poker games. Is sports gambling too intertwined in our culture in 2025 and how should we deal with shadow gaming like prediction markets and sweepstakes casinos.

In other news a closed Vegas casino finally got its marching orders as it is set for demolition. We also discuss: $8 hand sanitizer, new $10 dining specials, an incredible Vegas sunset, robe gambling at 8am, GVR's AI granny, Derek Stevens' big buy, whether Vegas has original concepts, Glowfest & why Oyo is cutting their deposit policy.

Episode Guide

• 0:00 Gambling in your robe at 8am
• 0:47 Incredible Vegas sunset
• 1:32 Oyo cuts their deposit policy
• 3:08 Rio's $8 hand sanitizer?
• 4:27 Rio's $10 member food specials - Great deals
• 6:09 No original concepts in Vegas?
• 9:05 Eastside Cannery will officially be demolished
• 10:53 Glowfest lantern festival coming soon
• 12:32 GVR brings back the AI granny
• 14:05 Derek Stevens buy Golden Gate's land
• 15:28 NHL officially partners with prediction markets
• 16:33 Are prediction markets unsafe for consumers?
• 18:36 How do you keep sports safe from gambling influence?
• 20:28 Are individual prop bets a problem going forward?
• 23:40 Mob poker games & the future of cheating tech?

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