Welcome to MtM #Vegas your source for the latest Las Vegas tips, #news and reviews! This week we’ll discuss Sheldon Adelson following his passing at the age of 87. How did Adelson and his Las Vegas Sands company have an impact on Las Vegas and the gaming industry as a whole. What is the future of the #Venetian and Palazzo now that he is gone and when will their newest resort (Londoner) open in #Macau?
We also discuss the news that Rio isn’t going anywhere. The vintage hotel’s owner has asked for a gaming license and plans a monster refresh. Plus the NBA may be coming to Las Vegas but it won’t be cheap and a brand new 1960’s throwback hotel is coming to the Vegas Strip. Will it work and when will business travel return?
0:00 Welcome to MtM Vegas
1:49 Sheldon Adelson has died
2:58 How Adelson built the biggest gaming company in the world
4:12 Las Vegas Sands is huge in Macau and Singapore
5:22 Why Sheldon Adelson had a massive impact on the Vegas community
7:25 Las Vegas Sands debuting The Londoner Resort in just a few weeks
8:45 Who is going to buy Venetian & Palazzo Las Vegas?
10:50 Planet Hollywood is a better fit for the Hard Rock brand.
14:02 Current Las Vegas Covid restrictions are extended another 30 days
14:35 Rio Las Vegas isn’t going to be torn down for a baseball stadium?!?
15:40 A monster refresh is coming to Rio
17:08 Possible NBA expansion coming to Las Vegas
19:30 Why an NBA team will be successful in Vegas
20:54 A new 700+ room throwback hotel is coming to Vegas
22:19 How this new non-gaming hotel will be unique
23:10 Is business travel going to return to Las Vegas
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37 comments
Coomer! Keep up the great work!
I'm glad he's gone he was trash
RIP Adelson. I worked at the Venetian, opened it up in 1999. Only came face to face with him in the back of the house elevators. Gave his employees great benefits. Never really seemed to smile tho. Good times.
Thank you to our hosts Shawn and Mark. Always learn from you guys. Greatest respect for the late Sheldon Adelson. I was there at L V during Comdex and it was huge.
Palazzo has always been one of my favorites. Customer service and room quality is so good.
Great video Shawn and Mark!!! Thanks and keep up the great work!
Are you dudes the very definition of arm chair quarterbacks???
Maybe Hard Rock could purchase the old Fountainbleu/Drew building. I'd like SOME ONE to get on it and FINISH the f*#%ing thing.
Love your show
The NBA's dive into hard left-wing politics has really turned off alot of people and I would not go even with free tickets. People watch sports and entertainment to escape the problems of the world and in their lives and they just want to have a good time for a few hours and be entertained. I see the value of the NBA shrinking big time and Vegas would be a massive loser in trying to support this. The NBA All-Star game years back that Vegas had is a prime example of why you would avoid the NBA and the crowd it attracts.
Shawn and mark sorry for Sheldon. Here's my question about nba expansion in Vegas first of all thanks for responding with my comment about my future September 2021 vacation and possibly flamingo hotel stay I appreciate it ok so the nba Vegas question is Will they share the same arena with Vegas Golden Knights at T Mobile Arena???? What's are your thoughts Shawn and Mark
Big Vegas fan here from just outside Detroit. Recently found your channel and just wanted to say that it's fantastic! Always great info in these videos and I dig all the update & walking tour videos too.
I hope the new Rio management can overcome the age, location and size of the property. A place like that needs consistent refreshing to attract Vegas visitors. I'm not confident it will make financial sense to keep it as a gaming property. I want to be wrong
Don't know how the numbers will pencil out for the owners of a new NBA franchise, but Vegas will be the definite winner if a new team comes there. A lot of people just need any new excuse for a trip to Vegas… I can see out of town NBA fans saving their local ticket purchases for a trip or two per season to Las Vegas. Plus it keeps Vegas expanding as the entertainment capitol of the world
Sooooo rio room tour 2025 🤷♂️
Great info as always guys thanks!
Thank you. Adelson was a true visionary. I hope the company's new leadership can follow in his footsteps. I worked in the Yamaha booth (guitars – keyboards) back in the early-mid 90's at CES – great memories.
Thanks for the updates! I think the Cosmo was for sale before Covid. Do you know any updates about that?
Sheldon was a great man, he changed Vegas, he helped many thousands of people and he was a great American.
$2.5, Vegas yes, Sea., not a chance. Bring it baby, do not use T Mobile… Build an arena on the north end near the Strat.
Is Mark Davis leveraging for an NBA team to come to Vegas?
I read that the Boring company in their future planned expansion would have a stop at the Rio/Palms. That would help in the access to Strip access. Maybe they will reinstate the shuttle with the new owners /management. God knows they won't do worse than CET. I keep harking back to the days before CET when the Rio was an such an original property.
Unlike you 2 Adelson had political convictions that were considered very important
For its contributions to entire societies, he made something out of his life to benefit hundreds of thousands that he employed, just look at you two, failures in life that live in one bedroom apartments and only have the IQ to make stupid videos and survive from the few cents you tube sends your way.
And you dare to even express an opinion?, what exactly qualifies you to?.
Really low class podcast or whatever you call what you are pretending to do.
Did I keep it civil?,.
Very informative as usual!! Good to see the Rio gets a mention and hopefully it’s turning around now. 😷🇬🇧
Shawn, Mark – very informative as usual. Keep up the good work.
See you two later,
Steve
MLB; if you build they will come, 2023 hopefully, NBA sooner
As far as basketball, either the N.O. Pelicans, or the Minnesota Timberwolves. I got intel the T'Wolves are folding. I think it'll be for the 2023-24 NBA season if this happens.
No we don’t want nba crime has already risen since the raiders came to town.
I may have missed it, but what is happening with the Palms?
On my top 10 list top 2 will always be Rio and The COSMOPOLITAN.
Rip Sheldon. Great man and Republican.
Where will the WSOP be held now?
Something to remember regarding a potential NBA franchise.
For $500 million, you got a very good NHL team that went to the Stanley Cup finals their first year.
The last time the NBA expanded, teams protected 8 players. Not many teams go 8 deep with their roster. So for 5x the expansion fee, what are you getting? The bottom of the bench? How many teams from the last round of NBA expansion are doing well? What has their track record been over their history?
NBA expansion feels like the owners trying to cover losses while selling people a garbage team. Classic bait and switch scam.
How bad Vegas is no chance NBA. Vegas needs strip to come back and I just dont see it for years
I just stayed @ Rio 1-14-21 I didn’t think it was bad. They could use some more time with re-opening and some more patronage. The views of the strip from my suite were fantastic. Will be great when they open the Masquerade tower.
Have Blackstone buy the Venetian and have the Marriott run it like they do with the cosmopolitan
NBA is NOT coming to LV anytime soon. Seattle still waiting 20+ years
Wynn resorts also pay from March to June thru pandemic