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Random Vegas Wynn’s Le Jardin project planned for Atlantic City just before Mirage Resorts merged with MGM was referred to as a supped-up Mirage with an estimated $1.35 billion price tag TwitPic of the week I miss the days when Vegas marquee signage had to be constructed out of giant pieces of steel and crafted into works of art. There was time when marquees were as unique as the properties they represented. Back when lightbulbs told stories and readerboards told all. The International, the city’s first megaresort with over 1500 rooms opened as the largest resort in the world. And with it came an equally large marquee sign shared by @Sclark2636 at its most iconic, with Elvis’ name blasted across it and with the International tower in the background. News Book Update 360 Vegas Vacation 15 RSVP Zero Bond Social Club Cherry Rewards…

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E-521: 360 Vegas Live 1:21:11

10 days ago1:21:11

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Random Vegas March 19th, 1931, the state of Nevada re-legalized gambling in an attempt to recover from the great depression TwitPic of the week It’s 1988 and I’m currently in grade school while this marvelous display of Vegas existed. On the left we see the Desert Inn, all shinny after her exterior renovation. Just beyond that is the Sands and in the distance we see Caesars Palace. Which brings us across the street to see the Frontier and in front of that is the Silver Slipper. This is the view south of the Stardust. It’s the eve of the Mirage opening which would change everything and caused the eventual demise of all these properties. Accept Caesars but she would be radically transformed in a decades time. Another great pic from @Summacorp News TravelZork.com Amplified Coming…

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E-520: Soda Stream Saga 54:36

17 days ago54:36

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Random Vegas There are an average of 315 weddings per day in Vegas (@vegas_only) TwitPic of the week It’s a glorious sign that is given depth and size when you see people standing next to it, shared by @Vegas_Visual . The Mint sign, one of the all-time great neon signs in Las Vegas. It runs a close second of the Dune turret marquee as those most missed from the landscape. The Mint was absorbed into Binion’s Horseshoe in 1989. A part of the sign still exists to this day, viewable from the staircase up to Whiskey Liquor up. Unfortunately, the Neon Museum wasn’t established until 1996 so it wasn’t saved for posterity. News 360 Vegas Book Out Backstreet Boys Sphere Residency Flamingo New Go Pool Plans Alexxa @Paris…

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E-519: Hillbillies 1:08:18

24 days ago1:08:18

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Random Vegas In 2024, it’s reported that at least 16 people experienced a malfunction while playing a slot machine nullifying a jackpot. As a result, it’s projected that $1.3 million was lost. TwitPic of the week Something about grass in the desert just seems lush, high end. Probably because it doesn’t exist in nature so rich people will it to survive in the desert climate. Here we see it at classic Caesars Palace sporting said vegetation thanks to @Vegas_Visual . I’m surprised more chairs aren’t occupying the space. You would think that would be prime real estate. I can’t stop staring at those Sarno blocks. While I think the property looks better today, I can’t help but romanticize what she used to look like. News 360 Book Update Wrestlemania Vegas Sphere of Oz Museum of Ice Cream El Cortez Renovation…

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E-518: Random Sign Museum 1:06:24

5 weeks ago1:06:24

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Random Vegas Before he designed Bellagio, Wynn had fully developed, different plans for the land formerly home to the Dunes. Plans were to build a boutique hotel with intimate spaces, 2 hotel towers, one with 230 suites and two 7-story towers housing 461 rooms each He even planned to leave room for two future towers to be built Wynn believe if he pulled this off, it would be the death of the mega resort Wynn’s creative side was unsatisfied and after some guidance, scrapped them and started over with plans to reinvent the game again TwitPic of the week There was time when north strip was the center of the action in Las Vegas. Desert Inn, Frontier, Silver Slipper, Stardust, Silver City, Riviera, El Rancho, Slots A Fun, Circus Circus and the Sahara lorded over the area for decades. Today it's trying to resurrect its glory days with new additions Resorts World and Fontainebleau, but the location is currently a liability. This week we get a snapshot of the area as it existed in 1985 thanks to @_GrandPaD and comparing the density with today’s landscape is almost an unfair comparison. Today large chunks of land exist in between properties making it unappealing to pedestrian traffic. Specifically, the area is challenged by the still vacant lots that are the Frontier and Riviera. The former a casualty of the real estate explosion the strip underwent in the early 2000s and the later another victim of the ever-growing reach of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Crystal ball time, will north strip ever be where the center of the action is again? It isn’t likely even once people build on these parcels but that doesn’t mean it can’t become another hub of activity for the city that continues to evolve at all costs. News 360 Vegas Vacation 15 Details…

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E-517: Blue Canister 1:05:18

6 weeks ago1:05:18

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Random Vegas Despite using the motto “Est. 1952”, Atomic Liquors didn’t open until April 17th, 1954 (@summacorp) TwitPic of the week It’s one of the last super pylons in operation in Vegas and one of the best uses of neon ever. The Rio marquee is a gem that should be celebrated by all. Thankfully new ownership restored it and incorporated LED into the sign instead of replacing it with a large square TV screen as has become the norm in the Vegas skyline. This week’s winner by @Summacorp is not of the recently refurbed sign but of the classic sign with a readerboard. Regardless its a spectacular sign of animated neon that should be appreciated while we have it. News Book Update War Machine Returns 7 Shows to see in 2025 MGM Renovations…

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E-516: Experimental Holes 1:09:34

7 weeks ago1:09:34

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Random Vegas While down compared to the record-shattering levels tied to last year's inaugural F1 race, monthly ADR this year saw the 2nd highest record for the month of November. (@MeltzVegas) TwitPic of the week It’s an iconic look at Caesars Palace, with the Sarno blocks lit up in teal shared by @LasVegasLocally . It’s at least 1989 because the Mirage is open. This aesthetic would be replaced with the more authentic Greco roman architecture the property has today, inspired by the design used on the Palace tower, which opened in 1998. But this one has a charm to it. I mean how many properties go through an enhanced retheming. Caesars is an iconic brand around the world and both of her iterations are deserving of the designation. News CyberTruck Attack Death by Slot Gaming Revenue King’s Bar Temporary Closing…

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E-515: Hymen 1:02:16

9 weeks ago1:02:16

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Random Vegas Although argon gas was used as often as neon, the lighting method assumed the name “neon” to refer to the light produced by either gas. (Spectacular – A History of Las Vegas Neon) TwitPic of the week It’s the heart of the strip that simultaneously has the best view in all of Vegas available to guests of the north facing strip at Cosmopolitan, shared by @Vegas_Visual . This is a picture that often gets submitted for Twitpic of the week but often gets passed over because I see this view all the time. And while it is fabulous, it can’t win every week. But this week’s photo, taken in what looks like panorama captures the whole view as the eye gets to see it with Cosmopolitan, Bellagio and Caesars Augustus and Octavious towers in the shot. I love everything about this picture and the real-life trek that this is this area of the strip. News New Years Fireworks New in 2025…

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E-514: Dunes Pool 1:15:34

10 weeks ago1:15:34

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Random Vegas Downtown Las Vegas has 6 of the world’s largest. ( Vegasexperience.com ) World’s largest slot machine in Slotzillla (also the busiest and most successful urban zipline in the world) World’s largest keno board at 100 feet long outside of the D, World’s largest pint glass at Hennessey’s Tavern at 85 feet tall World’s largest working fire hydrant at 15 foot tall on Fremont East, across from the Western World’s largest fire-breathing praying mantis at Container Park World’s largest mechanical neon sign is Vegas Vic at 40 feet tall, although his mechanical parts haven’t worked since 1991 TwitPic of the week The year is 1964 and the Dunes is rocking in all her glory in the arial photo shared by @summacorp . Aside from the Diamond of the Dunes hotel tower and the turret marquee the thing that really gets my attention here are all the cars parked right up front. Something that used to be common on the strip when the properties primarily catered to automobile visitors. There are still remnants of this time in Vegas today just repurposed. I’m thinking specifically about Horseshoe and Caesars Palace. It’s a time in Vegas we are fond of because it inspired all the classic super pylon marquees we know and love. News 360 Vegas Book Update El Cortez’s $20 million refresh FTC Bans “Junk Fees”…

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E-7 Mail Bag 1:25:32

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E-513: #FUF1H8R 1:01:47

12 weeks ago1:01:47

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Random Vegas Las Vegas is the number 1 wedding destination in the US and the 2nd in the world behind Istanbul. TwitPic of the week It’s a time whose lamentation has been well documented on this show. The evolution of Fremont St into the Fremont St Experience, shown here, in development by @Summacorp . Say what you will about the results, progress is sexy. Here we see the roads tore up as they are redeveloped into pedestrian walkways. Like getting a room with a view of the AC units, I appreciate these behind the scenes glimpses of progress in motion. Evolution is what made this city the place it is today and development captures that journey. News 360 Book Update F1 in Vegas Murrenization Returns Stratosphere Projection Mapping…

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E-512: Just the Tip 1:21:19

14 weeks ago1:21:19

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Random Vegas It cost the Harris/Walz campaign $900,000 to advertise on the sphere for a week (@_GrandPaD) TwitPic of the week Black and white photography is simply beautiful and inspires thought. This week’s winner by @Vegas_Visual shows off the Dunes in all her glory including the turret marquee, the Diamond of the Dunes hotel tower and the Dome of the Sea restaurant in stunning black and white. While a simple google search would reveal what the place looked like in color it’s more fun to imagine it. Truth is color takes some of the romance out of it, not like the elegance of black and white. News 360 Vegas Book Update Senor Frogs Closing Dirtiest Casinos Excalibur Wrongful Death…

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E-511: Marquee Mark 59:12

15 weeks ago59:12

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Random Vegas There is a scene in the 1979 movie Melvin & Howard that shows someone driving down the strip, past Flamingo and headed south. If you look close, when they get to the MGM marquee, Universal Pictures, the production company behind the film, covered up their rival MGM’s name from their unremarkable marquee. ( @summacorp ) TwitPic of the week She isn’t the newest or the prettiest but is Circus Circus really that bad? The answer is yes, she’s always been that way even when she first opened back in 1968. But when you’re a well-run property that prints cash why would you listen to the noise. This week @ATXVegasFan shared a picture of the property that for some reason I’m drawn to because it's still a Vegas property and it has a history. That’s apparently all you need for me to show you some love, even if your ownership doesn’t do it. News 360VV15 update…

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E-510: Circus Circus Maximus 47:13

16 weeks ago47:13

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Random Vegas The original monorail was only a joint venture between MGM Grand and Bally’s. It opened in June of 1995. In the early 2000 it expanded to become the Las Vegas Monorail ( vintagelasvegas.com ) TwitPic of the week It isn’t anything historic except that it was the first incarnation of the Caesars Palace sign, shared by @summacorp . You can tell because it only uses 3 of the 4 pillars on the sign. Future versions added more sign boards and eventually grew to encompass 6 pillars of signage. It was never the tallest or the grandest, it’s just a great POV of a magnificent sign that captured my imagination. News 360VV15 Update Virgin Strike Tallest hotel proposed…

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E-509: Caesarrado 1:04:52

17 weeks ago1:04:52