This week’s Las Vegas podcast includes:

• Boyd sells South Coast
• World Series of Poker main event begins at Rio
• Phil Hellmuth should keep his day job
• Sports guy articles about Las Vegas
• Monkey Poker Dome update
• Harrah’s slot finder
• Voice mail messages about Atlantic City, the Las Vegas mayor and the Podcast Awards
• Jimbo?
• Thanks for the Podcast Award votes

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 7/30/06 (39:15 min, 36.1 MB) or subscribe.

This week’s Las Vegas podcast includes:

• Podcast Award nomination
• Flamingo room review
• Video poker and Alien penny slots
• Las Vegas freebies
• We ate well
• Barbary Coast disappointments
• Big Elvis show review
• Slater hangs out at New Frontier
• Free lightning show over the Las Vegas Strip
• Lame celebrity events at Pure

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 7/26/06 (43:41 min, 40.1 MB) or subscribe.

Thanks to you, our dedicated listeners who nominated us, Five Hundy by Midnight is a finalist for the Podcast Awards in the Travel category. We were surprised, excited and extremely honored by the news. Thank you all! Congratulations to fellow podcasters (and Five Hundy listeners) at My Marilyn and The Big Show, which are nominated in other categories.

Final voting begins on July 28 and ends on Aug. 11. Please throw us a vote each day during the voting period. It would be really fun to win. We appreciate all of your support.

Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting that Boyd Gaming has agreed to sell South Coast to Michael Gaughan, former Coast Casino owner. Gaughan, who is leaving Boyd to operate South Coast, sold Coast Casinos to Boyd two years ago and, from what I understand, still called the shots at the Coast properties. I can’t help but wonder what this move will mean for the other Coast properties.

Update: Las Vegas Business Press provides additional details.

This week’s Las Vegas podcast includes:

• Hanging in the Las Vegas diamond lounges
• Meeting listeners at Barbary Coast and O’Shea’s
• Partying at Wynn Las Vegas with Hunter and Mike E
• Best urinals in Las Vegas
• Adios Las Vegas by Walt Hudson

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 7/23/06 (46:07 min, 42.4 MB) or subscribe.

This week’s Las Vegas podcast includes:

• Tim and Michele ride the Las Vegas monorail to the Las Vegas Hilton
• Photos of monorail trip and Las Vegas Hilton visit

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 7/15/06 (38:57 min, 35.8 MB) or subscribe.

This week’s Las Vegas podcast includes tons of Vegas-related book recommendations, including:

• Murder in Vegas
• CSI novels
• Void Moon
• Dice Angel
• Money Shot
• Bringing Down the House
• When the Mob Ran Vegas
• Stripped: Twenty Years of Secrets from Inside the Strip Club
• Candy Girl
• Jackpot! Harrah’s Winning Secrets for Customer Loyalty
• Positively Fifth Street
• Super Casino
• 24/7: Living Up and Doubling Down in Las Vegas
• The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas
• Casino Gambling the Smart Way
• American Casino Guide
• Lyle Stuart on Baccarat
• Frugal Gambler
• More Frugal Gambling
• The Man with the $100,000 Breasts

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 7/7/06 (34:19 min, 31.6 MB) or subscribe.

Las Vegas Business Press is reporting the rumor that Harrah’s may trade Rio to Boyd Gaming in exchange for Barbary Coast. Harrah’s really wants that Barbary land, so it’s possible. Still just a rumor though. We’ll keep you updated.

If that weren’t enough excitement for the day, a listener (thanks, Honolulu G-man) reports that Headlights and Tailpipes at Stardust has closed without notice. First Avenue Q and Hairspray close early, and now this. Shocking.

This week’s Las Vegas podcast includes:

• Five Hundy on MySpace
• O’Shea’s update
• Harrah’s changes Diamond in a Day requirements
• Harrah’s downgrades Las Vegas promotion (again)
• See sharks in Las Vegas for $6
• Wet and Wild property on the Las Vegas Strip sells for $450 million
• Listener calls about Las Vegas strip clubs, Caesars restaurants, Las Vegas Strip construction, celebrity sighting at Mirage, topless pools and more
• Meet us in Las Vegas
• Thanks for your podcast award nominations

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 7/4/06 (37:37 min, 34.6 MB) or subscribe.