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Welcome to MtM #Vegas – Our weekly look at the cool #news and happenings in Sin City.
The Global Gaming Expo happened this week in Las Vegas and Shawn was there to cover all of the latest technology coming to a casino floor near you. Among the coolest things we saw were a new robot that is set to take over the count room plus tunnels full of slot machines. What do you think of them?
We also discuss the brand new Durango casino approved for Las Vegas. Where will it be and who is building this new casino? Plus Resorts World is offering targeted offers through their app, MSG Sphere gets an update completion timeline, Wynn demotes our status, Circa is still matching and Martha Stewart is bringing a restaurant to the Vegas Strip!
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Episode Guide:
0:00 Welcome to MtM Vegas
1:50 G2E recap – Robotic count room and slot tunnels – Cool new casino tech at the Global Gaming Expo
5:25 Technology and adding efficiencies to casinos
7:50 More Circa status match confirmation and Wynn rolls back matched status for some members
11:12 Draft Kings announces big expansion with unique office campus in Vegas
13:11 Hard Rock will not be buying Planet Hollywood in Vegas – Where could they buy/build
14:55 – MSG Sphere Update – When will it be finished?
17:37 – Resorts World Las Vegas making targeted offers through their app
19:15 – How casino apps will be the future and why you’ll have to buy in to their cashless tech
20:50 New Durango hotel and 100K sq ft casino is approved and being built in Vegas
22:37 Martha Stewart bringing restaurant concept to Vegas alongside Lisa Vanderpump, Nobu and Gordon Ramsay
24:00 Bally’s rebranding to Horseshoe and how Caesars got the horseshoe name (edited)
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Another great show. Thanks. Leaving for Vegas tomorrow.
thank god the robots are gonna save us from having jobs or money thanks machines lol
wynn is revoking cause alot of non gamblers are abusing the status match with the easy way to get a ceasers platinum without gambling also using the wording led there not doing screens just light show like u see on London eye at night. also resort world is aggressively matching comps even mid range gambler offers they matched my 25 freeplay and 50 resort credit and free rooms from mgm usually casinos don't match mid range gamblers so they must be hurting
Love listening to you guys. Great info. Stay safe. Karen
Funny…the soft-count robots and reducing staffing…staffing is already reduced! And oddly, the new Draft Kings location is across the street from the new Stations Durango Casino at I-215 and Durango. And Stations still has 3 closed casinos too (Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, Texas Station). Can't count The Palms because they sold it.
Love the channel and podcasts. Any word on how long the mask mandate will last?
Thanks Shawn and Mark! I've heard they might be removing the indoor mask mandate in a few weeks any truth to that rumor?
Rebranding Ballys makes sense, though I don’t think Horseshoe would mesh well with neighboring Paris. Now that the old Monte Carlo theme disappeared with the change to Park MGM, maybe Ballys could use a Monte Carlo design to go with Paris. That, however, doesn’t match well with the Bazaar shops fronting the Strip, unless they renovated those shops to resemble a European village/market.
I’m surprised no-one has created a red, white & blue, hyper-patriotic USA themed hotel. Ballys is already aiming for the middle and low end market visitors that would embrace that theme.
For a show at Ballys, I’m surprised no one has developed a show tied in with American Idol or the Voice. Get a revolving cast of winners/finalists/standout performers: you won’t have to pay them the big $$$ and the staging costs should be minimal.
For some reason, in this video Mark looks like Pear from Annoying Orange. 😁
Hey guys! I know you didn’t talk about the Cosmo takeover in this video, but I’m hoping to get a little help with what to do with my Identity Points before MLife takes them over. I’m headed to Vegas on Monday and have about $300 in Cosmo Identity Points. Should I spend everything at Cosmo this trip before the takeover? Or do you think Identity Points will transfer over to MLife Express Comps? I play at MLife, so I’ll use the money if it’s transferred. I’m just wondering if you have any suggestions on how to get the best bang for my buck. Thanks and keep up the great content! Can wait to see the next video about the expo show!
I played Dune at the Palazzo. 20 bucks and I was over it ! Lol. Looks cool though . Thanks for the best updates fellas ! Cheers ! 🍻
I am gonna say I am not the only person who heard "Unbanked" for the first time here.
The robotic count machine is pretty cool! It looks like a proper industrial control system which would be a good tech job servicing that. I'm sure the casinos will try to push those wages down though!
Robot Bartender, Robot money counter. California already has stupid slot machines with mobile pay (Viejas) and Pechanga casino as had the buffalo rap around slot for awhile. It caught our eye for sure but we didn't play cuz it was Buffalo Grand
I just saw that there will be a new Dream hotel across from Mandalay Bay. Can't wait to hear more about that. That "show" at Bally's is probably one of the shows offered in the "travel package" somebody called to sell me. Warning, there's a company calling and claiming they work for Caesar's and offering a 3 night hotel, "gambling money" and 6 free shows and a $200 dinner for $399. What they don't tell you is that resort fees aren't included, a 90 minute presentation is required, the gambling money is freeplay at Casino Royale and the dinner is a voucher of some sort. I had to stalk them to get the promised refund within 7 days if you read the fine print and don't like the offer. They bill as Las Vegas Vacation Club. I don't know if you have heard about this one.
As an fyi on the Wynn birthday credit, I was not staying at Wynn and was able to use it at Tableau with no issues.
To my knowledge all Caesars entertainment properties are free to park for locals. If not, their credit card offers free parking and no fee for said card. MGM properties are similar. Three hours free for locals, and free parking with their no fee credit card. If one does not have good enough credit to obtain these cards, maybe one should not be gambling. That’s my hot take.
got my first chance to go to Resorts World on Wed., it was my birthday on Tuesday and when I put my new card in it gave me a birthday offer, I had to pick a box, my usual thinking is hey maybe they will give me 10 dollars or so, but no to my shock it was for 186 dollars worth of free play, I quickly tuned that intro real money which was awesome, this is the kind of thing that will def make me want to come back, hats off to them.
Keep up the good work on informing all of us that cant be out there all the time. I can't waIt to get bacvk out there
Even another casino was just approved south of Mandalay Bay, that being Dream Las Vegas. Should Willy Bank build his casino where the Riviera stood? Yes! The only twisted hotel tower in Vegas if you’ve never seen Oceans 13.
This is how the love for Vegas slowly dies!!! Tech and bad cheesy entertainment
Stayed at Virgin this past weekend. I signed up for the players card and played some slots. Couple days ago I received an email for $15 free play and any 3 free nights till 12/25/21.
Until mask mandate is removed my crew will not go to Vegas
Is anyone smell another Casino to be built near Airport. The Dream Las Vegas Casino hotel
that will be an interesting spot for the new casino. Defiantly looks like Aliante.
Do you know if you park at Circa, then status match, will parking be free at that time?
You still can’t match status from Wyndham to Cesar’s correct??
Appreciate the updates!
You guys have covered it all!! Plenty of info as always 🇬🇧
VR slots next !
I do want the ability to use my crypto on a table, and cash out into crypto.
You guys are very entertaining to what🙂!
Love your guys show!
Looking forward to that G2E Video!!
Does Mark live at a hotel?
I ate at Gordon Ramzi " free comps $200.00 " and I would never eat there if I had to pay. The portions were so small for the price that you knew you were getting ripped off. Cool if you can get a free meal. Or you hate money.
Cool vid as always
Robotic counters make skim even easier, not harder, the biggest issue mobsters faced was the people and the feds getting someone in the count rooms, with the robots the skim could be automatic, completely invisible and no way to catch.
I think Bally's really missed the mark when they redid their entrance. It looks like a flea market in the front and the entrance is very awkward. The front could have been a lot better. The inside isn't seamless either. Maybe they are going to redo that whole casino and front area. It could just get incorporated into Paris and be one since they already share parking. The way it is just doesn't work.
If you could get mark to laugh at his own joke a little more often, that would be great.
You can only wonder what Wynn is going to do with the land surrounding the MSG thunderdome?