It’s may not be Las Vegas, but casino implosions in other cities are cool too. Atlantic City experienced its first casino implosion tonight when the Sands fell to make room for a shiny new Boardwalk resort. See the video here and here.
Author: Tim
Five Hundy by Midnight 137: A Meaty Episode
Las Vegas podcast #137 includes:
- The Simpsons opening clip
- Best Vegas song ever
- Update on permit woes at Rio and Harrah’s
- More cameras on Las Vegas Boulevard
- New Las Vegas Monorail stats
- Golden Nugget expands
- Listener calls about timeshare sales idiots, El Cortez, Las Vegas Hilton rooms, Caesars Palace construction and more
- USA Today/Forbes article on Las Vegas buffets
- Beginner steak advice finally pays off
Five Hundy By Midnight 10/14/07 (53:40 min, 49.3 MB)
Busted: Harrah’s Renovation Shortcuts Extend Beyond Rio
During this week’s podcast, we speculated that if Harrah’s skirted Clark County’s permit regulations for renovations at Rio, they probably did the same at some of their other properties. Well, today comes news that 600 of the rooms at Harrah’s Las Vegas have been closed as a safety precaution as part of an internal investigation into the company’s remodeling practices. Most noteworthy is the revelation that “several larger remodeling projects at Harrah’s on the Strip took place without the necessary permits.” No word yet on what other Strip properties may be affected.
UPDATE: Clark County officials are now defending their role in this mess.
UPDATE 2: The story continues to unfold, as the county inspector get reassigned.
Five Hundy by Midnight 136: All About Manholes
Las Vegas podcast #136 includes:
- Oceans 13 opening clip
- The bacon song
- Rio is unsafe
- What’s next at Wynn Las Vegas? Let it be Cats!
- Gay Vegas
- Beneath the Neon
- Resident Evil Extinction
- Las Vegas season five premier
- Build it Bigger, Imagine The Beatles in Love and Viva Laughlin
- Listener calls
Five Hundy By Midnight 10/7/07 (57:38 min, 52.9 MB)
I Sound Like I’ve Been Gargling Sand
I’ve been battling a cold all week and don’t have much of a voice right now. Thus, no show this week. We have a couple Las Vegas books and TV shows to talk about, but nothing that can’t wait until next week. Thanks for your patience.
Five Hundy by Midnight 135: Is OJ in Some Sort of Trouble?
Las Vegas podcast #135 includes:
- Jimmy Kimmel opening clip
- Our ship comes in
- OJ makes Palace Station famous
- Do we really need another Hard Rock Cafe?
- More hotel ads
- New Las Vegas game shows
- Classic signs make a comeback
- Lady Luck owners explore Fremont connection
- Listener calls
- The Trippies return
- Harrah’s cuts Total Rewards diamond benefits
- H&M opening date
- MGM Grand’s West Wing Bar
- Circus Circus gets its own players club
Five Hundy By Midnight 9/24/07 (59:26 min, 54.6 MB)