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This week President Biden continued his push for the passage of the Junk Fee Prevention Act. Specifically when it comes to Las #Vegas it aims to eliminate resort fees and severely limit ticketing fees. These types of fees have added up over the past few years. Will eliminating them make things cheaper or will it all be priced in?
In other #news #Durango Casino released details of their new 25K square foot food hall and it looks absolutely stunning. The famous Oyster Bar is coming as well. We also discuss the world’s worst bank robbers, how Vegas looks from a small engine aircraft, the best Super Bowl parties in Las Vegas and why Caesars Rewards is launching a travel portal.
Produced & Edited by: Shawn Coomer
0:00 Beautiful low altitude aerial of Las Vegas and Red Rock canyon
1:01 The worst bank robbers in the history of Las Vegas?
1:54 Neon Museum restores 23rd sign – Lido de Paris from Stardust
3:38 Durango casino reveals details of their 25K square food hall with 10 outlets
5:44 Caesars Rewards travel bundle launches – New travel options for members
7:10 MSG Sphere surprises with an earlier opening date than expected
8:37 Las Vegas Super Bowl parties for 2023
10:00 Junk Fee Prevention Act – Eliminating ticket & resort fees
12:13 Will eliminating resort fees actually make hotels cheaper?
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FYI, one of the robbers apparently without a prior record was released without bail…
Shawn/Mark, hi! I think those guys who robbed 9 banks in 20 days but they only got a return of $6,100 and jail time, are total losers
I think also that in the future the members of all the security teams in all the banks and casinos in LV should wear a MAGA hat. This would infuse fear and respect in all the potential bank and casino thieves over there.
Hey there Sean and Mark ‼️‼️
I feel like the greed has escalated so bad that it is ruining the country. A couple in California recently went to an ER to get some rabies shots. Their bill was $200,000. If we keep tolerating it and paying it, the prices for everything are just going to continue to skyrocket. If I think something is overpriced, I don’t buy it. There is so much price gouging going on because no one is stopping it. Theycan only charge what people are willing to pay. If everyone would stop indulging the greed, prices would go down.
We didn’t always have resort fees though, correct? And I do recall getting great rates on Vegas hotels 15 yrs ago.
I not going to Vegas for at least 4 yrs (my80th). I was a regular visitor since 1978 so I have experience it all. In 4 years a lot of this new construction will be over and maybe ,just maybe the world, airlines and Vegas will be a better place. I have seen this claw gambling game, ridiculous next it will be the original gambling game ‘Pinball machines ‘ but for real money, in Toronto, Canada the Casinos are like ole school, no kids,no dogs, no vagrants, no panhandlers and no tax on all winings, and the big draw , no Chris Angel, why would I want to leave that.
U2 will be opening the Sphere. Put what Bono said on the "Smartless" podcast and combine it with the super bowl spot… there's your 2+2.
Resort fees are kind of deceptive for comps booked by lower tier members. MGM and Caesars, the rewards programs I'm familiar with, don't charge resort fees at higher tier levels. However, comps are offered to their members in the lower tiers with the understanding that resort fees are charged. I would think that if casino resort owners are required to more transparent with resort fees, the effect will be that comps at lower tier levels will be hard to come by. I kind of liked seeing "Comp" or "Complimentary" even though I knew I would have to pay resort fees. Casino resort owners have not been forced to be more transparent with resort fees yet, and I doubt they will do so voluntarily. And guys, sorry it's taken me way too long to subscribe. Great channel!
I visit once or twice a year. Your show keeps me "in the know" for everything happening or things that may effect my visit. Keep up the great work. Love the knowledge and sly humour in every video.
4:22 This type of "Food Hall" with each place having its own identity with decor and seating customized/designed for each venue reminds me of going to the Grove in Los Angeles, which is a nice experience. Have either of you been there? Maybe you can see what I mean through online pictures. 10:10 and 12:10 I really liked seeing these hotel room tours as part of your video, playing in the background. It's nice to see and get a better idea of the options of rooms that are available in Vegas, because pictures can only do so much justice and it can be difficult sometimes to find good room tour videos online, even when searching on YouTube.
Stardust had the best sports book.
No the resort fees when you have comp rooms is whats BS. Comped plus resort fees is BS! As marketing it's fine just not with comps.
Hawaii is trying to pass a law to charge hawaii residents a 30% tax for traveling to Vegas & they want to ban commercials advertising las vegas😅
If the resorts would simply add the resort fee into the quoted room rate people wouldn’t feel abused. The price of a room is the price, period.
The mob Days around Vegas gone so corporate no more hold the pickles hold the lettuce special orders don't upset us all we asked is that you let us have it your way now it's only a hope dream fantasy and Illusion like that kid show the land of the Lost
Resort fee should be optional
Solution all The hotels must keep the avg same price from year pre ious with a max cap of $29.95 not 0$49.95 for resort fees
I will be at Stadium Swim at the Circa to watch the Superbowel, cant wait!!!!
Here in the Uk I’ve never seen a resort fee, you see the total price and book. Also, I’ve never understood why you can’t just include the tax on goods in shops like we do here in the Uk. It makes life so much easier knowing the total instead of hoping you have enough $$$🇬🇧
Hidden fees just disappoint, I prefer to get the full price up front with no tacked on surprises later.
Those gougey, rapey Ticketmaster fees are just making them hated, bad for the brand, bad PR. This is why I have VOIP-my phone costs $7 mo. no hidden fees, overages and evil onerous contracts. Give me the all inclusive costs up front please.
President balloon for brains has no clue that he can’t run private companies.. that’s beyond fascism that’s totalitarianism.
Caesars will offer terrible prices unless you have lost a ton at their properties.
I've earned my parking and resort fee waivers! Greater disclosure is fine, but don't DMV my Vegas!
Robbers got about 5 handpays!🤣
I'm impressed with the Durango Food Hall, that's why I tagged you guys on Instagram.
I think one of the biggest problems with the resort fee is that it’s usually a lie. The property will state that it has certain amenities covered by a resort fee, but in reality, the amenities don’t exist or they’re very poor or just negligible and yet they still say the resort fee is for horrible Wi-Fi. I do think that if they get rid of resort fees that they will just roll the prices forward. Hopefully getting rid of resort fees will make the true price of a hotel room in Las Vegas reflect the real value of the experience.
We come to various MGM resorts a few times a year when we get the rooms comped and free play offers. We do have to pay the resort fees. Caesars, Venetian, Wynn, Treasure Island and Resort World just offer us reduced rates, no comped rooms. I wonder what the 'no resort fees' world of comps will look like.
Howdy Boys . What a pair of dopes those bank robbers were. Definitely need some training lol. The that’s a lot of boobs comment about the Lido show was hilarious. I’m Diamond with Caesar’s and Gold with MGM and haven’t paid resort fees in years . If they roll them into the room rate it will be interesting to see what perk if any they give us instead. Great discussion as always gentleman 😎😎😎
Shawn, I agree on the fees. I'd rather see the fully disclosed cost advertised rather than a $99 room that suddenly becomes $169 at checkout. Also, I hope the bill can do something about Ticketmaster. It was a huge mistake to allow them to buy Live Nation.
I believe that the Sphere will be 24ft taller then the Globe in Stockholm, Sweden (Avicii Arena)
These guys seem to be lying about the fees.
Many of the fees are taxes that go to local government to pay for things like baseball parks and football stadiums.
Another crooked thing about this is when the stadiums are paid off, the local officials fail to retire the tax.
No resort fees is great for comped rooms , because it is truly free. Once resort fees is charged, then the hotel tax kicks in too. Off the strip on Freemont street, like the D and Circa has no resort fees , so my comped room is truly free !