It’s official. Harrah’s is acquiring Barbary Coast.
Harrah’s also has announced it is the target of a $15 billion buyout bid.
Five Hundy by Midnight 86: Openings, Closings, Rumors and Tangents
This week’s Las Vegas podcast includes:
- Miss Congeniality 2 opening clip
- Worst trivia ever
- Las Vegas Playboy Club opening
- Clint Holmes closes
- Rita Rudner opens
- Another MGM/Mirage headliner migrating to Harrah’s?
- Sheldon Adelson is greedy/driven
- Rolling Stone take on Las Vegas, loves crappy music
- Congress protects us from the evils of gambling
- Prince may be headed for Club Rio
- Renovations to begin with Harrah’s?
- Lady Luck by Paradise
Five Hundy By Midnight 10/1/06 (39:36 min, 36.4 MB)
Five Hundy by Midnight 85: Las Vegas City Council Okays Sleeping Near Poop
This week’s Las Vegas podcast includes:
- Kathy Griffin opening clip
- Sahara for sale
- Riviera closes Splash
- Tropicana gets TITO
- Las Vegas Wet
- Las Vegas City Council doesn’t mind whether you sleep near crap
- The long-awaited Harrah’s Las Vegas plan announcement
- Calls and e-mails
- Shifted Sound promo
Five Hundy By Midnight 9/24/06 (35:43 min, 32.8 MB)
Five Hundy by Midnight 84: Speculation Extravaganza
This week’s Las Vegas podcast includes:
- Harrah’s rumors
- Stardust showroom closer announced
- Listener first-time visitor tips
- Sigma Derby players: Pack your bags for Canada
- Royal Ascot game
- Revamp of RateVegas.com
- Award nominations for >Vegas Tripping
Five Hundy By Midnight 9/17/06 (40:45 min, 37.5 MB)
The Harrah’s Rumor Mill Keeps Churning
Norm Clarke reports that Harrah’s is on the verge of a corporate name change, Bally’s is set to become the Horseshoe and Prince will be headlining in Las Vegas soon. Norm has a great track record with this kind of stuff (although I’m still waiting for Aladdin/Planet Hollywood to follow through on his report more than a year ago that Motley Crue would be the hotel’s regular headliner).
Five Hundy by Midnight 83: Las Vegas First-Timers Must-Do List
This week’s Las Vegas podcast includes:
- Keno is still bad
- Stardust closing date announced
- Oscar wants a museum
- Billboard gets ripped off
- Our list of must-do items for first-time Las Vegas visitors
- “I think they’re mocking us.”
Five Hundy By Midnight 9/10/06 (32:13 min, 29.6 MB)