Las Vegas podcast #138 includes:
Five Hundy By Midnight 10/21/07 (34:15 min, 31.5 MB)
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.
Las Vegas podcast #137 includes:
Five Hundy By Midnight 10/14/07 (53:40 min, 49.3 MB)
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.
Las Vegas podcast #136 includes:
Five Hundy By Midnight 10/7/07 (57:38 min, 52.9 MB)
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.