Five Hundy by Midnight 133: The Show With No Transitions

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Las Vegas podcast #133 includes:

  • So You Think You Can Dance opening clip
  • Harrah’s arena
  • MGM Mirage’s new investors
  • Is Dubai a country?
  • Jimmy Buffett’s music makes people shoot each other
  • New Frontier implosion
  • Spamalot VIP packages
  • Las Vegas Monorail discount extended
  • Planet Hollywood grand opening
  • Tangerine reprieve
  • Light becomes The Bank
  • OPM becomes Love and Money
  • Trader Vic’s sounds pretty damn cool
  • Jay Z announces 40/40 Club at Palazzo


Five Hundy By Midnight 9/8/07 (31:17 min, 28.8 MB)

Five Hundy by Midnight 132: A Bold Choice, Sir

/ Tim / 26 Comments

Las Vegas podcast #132 includes:

  • Melrose Place opening clip
  • Trip wrap-up
  • Flamingo deluxe room
  • Video poker deteriorates, Top Gun, Reel Gems, Filthy Rich 2 and Goldfish slot reviews
  • Our first Cirque experience
  • We dig Planet Hollywood
  • Planet Dalies, Paris and Planet Hollywood breakfast buffets, Stripburger, Fix and Stack
  • Miracle Mile update
  • Listener meet-ups
  • Storerotica
  • Topless pools
  • Las Vegas Strip beer pong
  • Walt Hudson: Adios Las Vegas
  • Trip photos


Five Hundy By Midnight 9/2/07 (66:38 min, 61.2 MB)

Five Hundy by Midnight 131: Seeing Red

/ Tim / 28 Comments

Las Vegas podcast #131 includes:

  • Gambling in Las Vegas opening clip
  • Tropicana postpones redevelopment
  • Another security scare on the Strip
  • Pam Anderson sticks around
  • Siegfried and Roy tell all
  • Book review: Las Vegas Little Red Book
  • Listener calls about downtown video poker, roulette and blackjack advice, Main Street Station Brew Pub, Gems Wild Tiles, Jay White as Neil Diamond, Planet Hollywood valet parking, Luxor, show discounts and more
  • Travelzoo show discounts


Five Hundy By Midnight 8/19/07 (65:53 min, 60.3 MB)

Imperial Palace Isn’t Going Anywhere Soon

/ Tim / 12 Comments

Since recording show #129, a couple news items caught our attention.

Since HET acquired all of the property on the east side of the Strip from Harrah’s to Paris, everyone has been awaiting the company’s “master plan” for redeveloping their holdings. Everyone assumed Imperial Palace would be the first to go. Well, don’t expect an implosion of IP anytime soon. A blurb at the bottom of today’s Inside Gaming column indicates Harrah’s is converting Imperial Palace to the Total Rewards players club—a sure sign IP will be around for awhile.

The Las Vegas Strip was the site of yet another shooting yesterday when a couple people got capped at Caesars Palace. The Las Vegas hotel and casino industry is pretty good at sweeping these stories under the rug quickly, but when multiple incidents occur over just a couple months, questions about safety on the Strip are sure to increase.