Mandalay Bay

FHBM #989: Pre-Christmas Trip Adventure Recap

/ Tim

Las Vegas podcast #989 includes:

  • George of the Jungle 2 opener
  • Become a Five Hundy Patron, get bonus stuff
  • Vanderpump Hotel exterior plans
  • Hope Road hiatus
  • Laugh Factory returns
  • Excalibur Tiki Bar opens
  • Fontainebleau extends free parking
  • IRS raises slot jackpot threshold
  • Luxor renovates pools
  • Sphere plans pedestrian walkway revamp
  • Encore plans poker room split
  • Stalled project for sale
  • Latest trip report and reviews, including Cosmo Lanai Suite stay, assorted slow week observations, Christmas bars ranked, Hard Shake, Via Via pizza, Famous Foods, Bouchon, Brooklyn Bowl, Caspian and other Vegasy stuff we saw and did
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494
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Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 12/28/25 (86:0825min, 107.1 MB) or subscribe.

FHBM #987: Fast Food Bonanza

/ Tim

Las Vegas podcast #987 includes:

  • Pluribus opener
  • Become a Five Hundy Patron, get bonus stuff
  • Nomad becomes The Reserve
  • Bingo returns to the Strip
  • Resorts World rolls out Club 66 VIP option
  • Fontainebleau expands bartop video poker hours
  • Sand Dollar Downtown is closing
  • Hogs & Heifers pop-up
  • Another holiday bar
  • Skyvue Memorial Basic-Bitch Fast-Food Plaza and Heart-on Resort update
  • Two-story Five Guys plans
  • Paradox Museum is gone
  • Phish returns
  • Hilary Duff sells out
  • Netflix orders promising Vegas casino series
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494
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Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 12/7/25 (33:28 min, 43.5 MB) or subscribe.

FHBM #983: Getting Festive

/ Tim

Las Vegas podcast #983 includes:

  • Letterkenny opener
  • Become a Five Hundy Patron, get bonus stuff
  • No more Cosmopolitan ice rink
  • Flanker gets Christmasy
  • Sand Dollar Downtown Christmas bar details
  • Mayfair is revamping entertainment
  • Carbone Riviera marketing nonsense
  • Walk-Ons closes
  • Redhead Burger coming to Venetian
  • Harmon Corner adds outdoor mid pizza
  • Picanha Steak coming to downtown
  • Caesars poker room moves back
  • Fontainebleau and MGM tier accelerator promos
  • Marc Anthony residency
  • No Doubt and Kelly Clarkson add shows
  • More listener spite gambling tales
  • Listener calls about David Copperfield, Sphere and other Vegasy stuff
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494
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Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 11/9/25 (40:38 min, 52.1 MB) or subscribe.

FHBM #978: Spite Gambling

/ Tim

Las Vegas podcast #978 includes:

  • T100 Triathlon opener
  • Become a Five Hundy Patron, get bonus stuff
  • Bally’s details
  • August tourism stats
  • Neon Festival music lineup
  • Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce return
  • Emmitt’s closing
  • Diner Ross revamps
  • BOA return date
  • More Illenium and Carin Leon Sphere shows
  • Queen rumors
  • Styx returns
  • Terry Fator closes
  • Zayn limited engagement
  • Comedy wine tasting thing
  • Trip reviews and observations: Yo Yeti slots, spite gambling, LAS airport TSA touchless, Zoox app fail, Resorts World online checkin fail, Resorts World Famous Foods ordering fail, Wizard of Oz at Sphere
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494
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Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 9/28/25 (64:09 min, 80.3 MB) or subscribe.

FHBM #968: Feeling Lousy but Feeling Great

/ Tim

Las Vegas podcast #968 includes:

  • Charles Barkley opener
  • Become a Five Hundy Patron, get bonus stuff
  • Hard Rock responds
  • MGM extends tier accelerators
  • Kelly Clarkson postpones
  • Dolly announces shows, sells out immediately
  • Lots more summer deals
  • XPot and Electra renovations
  • Mandalay Bay Vinyl Room plans
  • Ace Dragon Wok at TI
  • The Parabounce dream is officially dead
  • Tim and Michele trip report about: pre-casino wins, big video poker hits and a few other Vegasy things with lots more to come on the next podcast
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494
Play Las Vegas Podcast

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 7/6/25 (54:55 min, 69.3 MB) or subscribe.

FHBM #962: Frankenstein’s Casino

/ Tim

Las Vegas podcast #962 includes:

  • That ’90s Show opener
  • Become a Five Hundy Patron, get bonus stuff
  • Resorts World Theater renovation plans
  • Venetian Summit Showroom renovation plans
  • Room remodel updates
  • Final Backstreet Boys shows
  • Beyonce responds
  • Daphne’s planned for DCR space
  • Cathedrale is closing
  • Mr. Chow’s is closing
  • Fontainebleau opens La Cote to all, changes pool seating model
  • Resorts World shuffles leaders again
  • Tesla returns to HOB
  • Dear Tim & Michele
  • Call us at (702) 866-9494
Play Las Vegas Podcast

Direct download of the podcast: Five Hundy By Midnight 5/11/25 (41:17 min, 52.9 MB) or subscribe.