Las Vegas podcast #177 includes:

• SNL opener
• Here it is—audio of the big Vegas Podcast-a-Palozza event. We had an unbelievable afternoon and will be babbling about it on the next show. Enjoy the awkwardness of our show with a live audience. We sure did.
• Call us at (702) 866-9494

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 8/16/08 (51:31 min, 47.3 MB) or subscribe.

Las Vegas podcast #176 includes:

• Rock of Love opener
• CityCenter construction workers drink on the job
• Sir Galahad’s closes
• Luxor steakhouse is TENDER
• Andre’s renovates
• Another burger joint heads for Venetian
• Eating Las Vegas
• Mexitalia X-Press
• Best of Vegas
• Listener calls
• Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza
• Coverville 500
• Call us at (702) 866-9494

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 8/10/08 (42:04 min, 38.7 MB) or subscribe.

Las Vegas podcast #175 includes:

• Pinky and the Brain opener
• Boyd postpones Echelon
• CityCenter financing delay
• Trump lays off 73
• Flamingo plastered with Donny and Marie
• Roseanne leaves Sahara
• Venetian announces The Real Deal
• Bally’s dumps shared-revenue slots
• Star Trek machines introduce adaptive gaming
• Listener calls: MGM Grand service, Pussycat Dolls, Imperial Palace penthouse suite, pornslappers, Planet Hollywood room themes, Circus Circus manor rooms, Matt Dusk, drink service, kids in Las Vegas, Palms Place and much more
• Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza
• Call us at (702) 866-9494

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 8/3/08 (65:45 min, 60.4 MB) or subscribe.

Las Vegas podcast #174 includes:

• All You Can Eat Paradise opener
• Cosmopolitan update
• Sahara plans
• CityCenter retail
• We get sidetracked by All In: The Poker Musical, rumors of Mariah Carey in negotiations to play at Planet Hollywood, and bad tattoos.
• Listener calls: Harrah’s New Orleans, pornslappers vs. timeshare drones, Bette Midler show review, Snackus Maximus, price shopping for hot dogs, WSOP, Sexy Tat or Trashy Tat, fishy smell at Golden Gate and much more
• Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza
• Call us at (702) 866-9494

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 7/20/08 (61:46 min, 56.7 MB) or subscribe.

Las Vegas podcast #173 includes:

• Made in America opener
• How Tim and Tom will change Wynn Las Vegas
• Bodies’ move to Luxor
• Tropicana has water issues
• BLT Burger opens at Mirage
• Beware of hotel reservation promo codes found on Web forums
• Using cell phones in sports books may be OK soon
• Another Las Vegas people-watching game
• Contest: Send your best location for people watching in Las Vegas to submit@bestofvegas.com by July 28. Include your name, address, phone number and e-mail address for a chance to win tickets to see V: The Ultimate Variety Show at Planet Hollywood.
• Listener calls: WSOP, Rio’s Show in the Sky, hangover prevention, Planet Hollywood, Arizona casinos, The Time at Flamingo, Treasure Island and much more
• Vegas Podcast-a-Palooza
• Call us at (702) 866-9494

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 7/13/08 (55:46 min, 51.2 MB) or subscribe.

Join Five Hundy by Midnight, Vegas Gang and The Strip at 4 p.m. on Aug. 16, 2008, at The Lounge at Palms for the first-ever Vegas Podcast-a-palooza. We’ll be recording our shows live on stage and fielding audience questions. It’ll be the most fun Palms has seen since Trichelle moved out.

Las Vegas podcast #172 includes:

• George Carlin opener
• Cab fares increase
• George Carlin dies
• Stage Deli closes
• Hangover kills and other listener e-mails
• New Yorker hangover cure article
• Listener calls: Raos, Bouchon, Jersey Boys, bacon, Purple Reign, Peppermill, Big Elvis, Lion’s Share, WSOP, manpris and much more
• Call us at (702) 866-9494

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 6/28/08 (61:05 min, 56.1 MB) or subscribe.

Las Vegas podcast #171 includes:

• Dennis Miller opener
• Hats! The Musical closes
• Purple Reign performs at Harrah’s Carnival Court
• Encore’s Web site is up; reservations accepted
• Cosmopolitan gets sued
• Christian Audigier: The Nightclub coming to Treasure Island
• More about the economy and Las Vegas
• Listener calls: 808 at Caesars closes; Goldfish slots rule; slot clubs are confusing; roulette wins us money; Palazzo is good but the shopping center is a cluster; Hooker Alley has moved; hangover remedies are necessary; LeReve makes people pee; and much more
• Call us at (702) 866-9494

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 6/22/08 (54:33 min, 50.1 MB) or subscribe.

After much demand, I have finally put together a page cataloging the many popular Las Vegas people-watching games we’ve discussed on the show. The list is likely incomplete, so e-mail me with those I forgot.

Las Vegas podcast #170 includes:

• 7 Days opener
• Hooters sale is off
• Rio iBar goes high-tech
• Michael Jackson/Las Vegas Hilton rumors heat up (again)
• Raw Talent Live at Sahara sounds lame
• It’s easier to peel Toni Braxton from the side of a building than from a Web site
• Second City Las Vegas closes Aug. 1
• Contest reminder
• MGM Mirage finds life on the Web beyond hotel Web sites
• Corporate tweeting the Zappos way
• Twitter
• O’Shea’s has a Web site: who knew?
• Listener calls: Las Vegas celebrity sightings, taking us to task, gambling in Washington, Florida and Connecticut, former Barbary Coast reports, slot clubs, Sigma Derby tournament report, Las Vegas Hilton rooms, Coke vs. Pepsi, blue tape at Palazzo and much more
• Call us at (702) 866-9494

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 6/15/08 (77:07 min, 70.7 MB) or subscribe.