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.

Five Hundy by Midnight 128: Octavius Maximus

/ Tim / 33 Comments

Las Vegas podcast #128 includes:

  • Pimp My Ride opening clip
  • Caesars Palace announces Octavius Tower and other renovations
  • Wynn’s Lure becomes new Blush nightclub
  • Golden Gate modernizes
  • Introducing Dear Tim and Michele
  • Listener calls about New Frontier closing, shows at Las Vegas Hilton, Planet Hollywood and Westin Casuarina, loose slots, the Golden Nugget pool, El Cortez and more
  • No show next week


Five Hundy By Midnight 7/22/07 (53:04 min, 48.7 MB)

Five Hundy by Midnight 127: Detheming Las Vegas

/ Tim / 12 Comments

Las Vegas podcast #127 includes:

  • Johan Santana and Bert Blyleven opening clip
  • New Frontier closes in a few hours
  • RoyVegas covers New Frontier closing
  • MGM Mirage dethemes Luxor
  • Caesars remodels Forum Tower
  • Potential Gold Spike owner wants to turn crack house into a boutique
  • New York New York shooting
  • Monorail numbers up, but not enough
  • Neon Museum Boneyard tours
  • Real World Las Vegas Reunited ends. Let the healing begin.
  • $50 Cirque du Soleil ticket deal
  • Listener calls about Stripburger, The Deuce, 7/7/07, Olives, Rapid Roulette, fruity drinks, Olives at Bellagio, sigma derby and much more


Five Hundy By Midnight 7/15/07 (61:01 min, 56 MB)