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This week we got our first look inside of #Fontainebleau Las #Vegas as construction progresses on the newest megaresort on the Strip. They still have a long way to go to meet their end of 2023 opening, however the property is starting to look nice & the carpet looks oh so good!
In other #news Horseshoe’s renovation moves along with the announcement of a new Guy Fieri restaurant and a Game of Thrones attraction. We also discus old school “Big Bertha” slots, Cosmo’s switchover to MGM Rewards, MSG Sphere’s screens testing and a positive update from Primm Valley casino.
Produced & Edited by: Shawn Coomer
0:00 The Queen Machine – A Big Bertha type slot ahead of its time
1:12 MSG Sphere exterior screens are now testing
2:25 When will Cosmo switch over from Identity to MGM Rewards?
3:20 Is Cosmo getting run down under MGM ownership?
4:58 Horseshoe renovation continues – New Guy Fieri restaurant announced
7:07 New Game of Thrones ride & attraction coming to the Strip
8:41 Ethel M Cactus Garden Valentine’s Day display
9:54 Primm Valley mall update – A positive development
10:48 First look inside of Fontainebleau Las Vegas
13:35 Will Fontainebleau be generic or special to Las Vegas?
14:42 Ushering in the new era of Vegas – The old “new” properties are just old now
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Host – Shawn Coomer – @MtM_Vegas
Host – Mark Ostermann – @DetroitMark
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strange I've always found Aria better maintained and much cleaner than Cosmo having stayed in both many times, I preferred the fountain view rooms and service in Cosmo, but otherwise…
I've been going to Vegas for 15 years and when I got where I had a hard time walking I started doing Fremont Street
Fontainebleau is really going to be another game changer and not be like Virgin it’s been sitting so long I guess we’ll find out
Mark was mentioning at the beginning about the coins dropping into your cups I'm older I missed the by you in the mermaid see y'all next time have a great week
High ceilings is a must . That's why I'm not a fan of past/ present wynn casinos/hotels
Maybe Ethel M can change up their display by offering a Chris Angel show at the end of the tour.
i wasn't aware that was such a short walk from Horseshoe/Ballys to Ellis Island!
Awesome as usual
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Have a good one
i'm still pessimistic of FountainBleau ever opening. Hope I'm wrong.
I Love carpets as well 😝
i remember when Guy Fieri tried out for a slot on Food Channel
Great video guys !
I've never eaten at any of Guy Fieri's restaurants, I may have to go try one when I'm back in Vegas this spring. Definitely excited about Fontainebleau, from those photos, it appears they're making it look similar to the one in Miami Beach. I've stayed at that location many times when I go down to South Beach and really enjoyed my time there.
As noted in the opening I miss the coins in and out of the old slot machines. However I do remember how hard it was to collect and cash in the coins especially the nickel machines. If you hit for any medium size prize you would have two or three buckets of coins to redeem. So for the smaller domination coin machines I like the change to ticket in And out. But I would love to see say a dollar operated slot machine still use coins or tokens to hear and feel the thrill of the coins dropping into your tray. However just like everything else I doubt we will ever see it again due to the labor and the cost of physically needing to count the coins verses the simple paper receipts used today.
Shawn “rug tug” Coomer
Mark “squishy poop” Ostermann
I want to stay at the Fontaine blue.
I think Fontainebleau is gonna make it to opening day before another recession hits.
Hope the carpet matches the drape 😁
Wait too see what Mark think’s /says when he finds out c. Angel will be preforming at Fountainbleau !!😈🤬🙈👿🥶🤮
If you keep this up you will have 100 K subs in no time! Great channel guys 👏
Of course Fontainebleu is empty! Carl Icahn emptied that place out. Wouldn't be surprised if he liquidated the electrical outlet covers.
We stayed in strip view room at Monte Carlo when they were driving the beams into the ground for City Center. All we heard was the banging the entire time. Think MGM updated the insulation for the hideous Park? 😀😁🤣
ABOUT TIME WE GOT A DATE FOR THE COSMO CONVERSION! I thought I was going to have to call Criss Angel and have him work his magic to make this happen. I just hope my comps/rewards with MGM will help offset some of the costs of Cosmo cause that would be SWEEEEEET!
RIP cosmo drink ticket system. Some people weren't fans, but I always got more than I needed for their specialty drinks.
I like casino carpet also, except when rolling my suitcase
Went to Cosmo the first time since Covid as I had a free room. It was not as elegant as I remember, smelled like cigarettes, filled with people, and not worth going anymore. Very disappointing experience. I’m ride or die with Wynn. Btw, love the podcast being separated to two days.
I wasn't impressed with the trash can nachos…not a re-buy for me. Guy Fieri loved being at UNLV and graduated in 1990 with a BS in Hotel Management. I wonder how much of Dropicana will be completed by Superbowl 2024. What a headache.
Excited for FB !!! I hope they give it a unique Vegas vibe
I can't wait to see Fontainebleau when it opens up. And even though I do enjoy Resorts World very much, I don't think that's the direction Fontainebleau is gravitating toward. I think theirs will be more of a cross between Wynn and Vdara: both undoubtedly very luxurious resorts that appeal to deeper-pocketed clientele, but different in the sense that Wynn still can be pretty lively and gregarious with their share of nightlife and the Lake Of Dreams show, whereas the Vdara is more intimate and appeals to those who want to be right at the heart of Vegas but not necessarily smack dab in the action: of which conventioneers make up a sizable chunk of that demographic. So maybe the Vdara comparison doesn't inspire the most confidence (even though I love that resort) because it doesn't feel as quintessentially Vegas and is more introverted, but Wynn definitely has that Vegas touch with the waterfalls, the Lake Of Dreams show and their loud and proud nightlife which does inspire confidence in my mind.
What is interesting about the Fontainebleau is that the original, famed Miami Beach resort opened all the way back in 1956, so it's kind of amusing that you were waxing poetic toward the end of this episode about what were the fresh faced resorts of the late 80s through mid 90s now becoming the elder states-resorts of the Strip and being intrigued as to which of this new generation of resorts will leave the most lasting influence and legacy………………..and Fontainebleau is kind of both worlds in a sense: with over 65 years of history and counting under the original resort's belt and also being on the National Register of Historic Places, and only now preparing to open its second-ever resort right in Vegas. I don't know, I just feel that gives the whole conversation an additional fascinating wrinkle.
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Are you all affiliated with Vital Vegas? Watching your show was just like reading their Twitter page. lol
Sphere reminds me of the Death Star at the moment. Hopefully doesn’t suffer the same fate! 🧨
The hotels around that sphere better have some bad ass block out blinds! That sucker is going to turn night into day! 😂
Thank you for all the great new info!!
The MSG Sphere's video screen will be incredible when it is done. I can't wait to see humongous advertisements on it (I'm kidding) but I hope they are in good taste 😂