Venetian's Successful Rebirth, Flamingo's New Carpet, Top Restaurant in Vegas & A's Tariff Problem!

Dec 9, 2025

 

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Episode Description

This week Venetian's head went before Nevada regulators for his gaming license. During his time he spoke about the successes of the property following $1 billion in investment from owner's Apollo and VICI. Has private equity improved this iconic resort, how have they done it differently and why is Venetian one of the most complete resorts in the world?

In other news the A's have released the completion date for their ballpark, but they also seemingly have a tariff problem. We also discuss: the opening date for Eggslut at Rio, Voodoo's Christmas popup, the top restaurant in Vegas, top 5 Vegas tacos, Excel World Championships, Flamingo's new carpet and what will replace Sand Dollar over at Plaza.

Episode Guide

• 0:00 Excel World Championships return to Vegas!
• 0:40 Flamingo’s renovations have started plus new carpet
• 2:10 Eggslut at Rio announces opening date
• 3:11 Voodoo Lounge transformer for Christmas
• 4:25 Restaurants for an enemy follow up
• 6:37 Top 1K restaurants in the world - 4 in Vegas
• 7:57 Applied Analysis new contract - Conflicts of interest?
• 9:44 A’s construction schedule released - Tariff problems?
• 11:12 Plaza’s Sand Dollar replacement - Hogs & Heifers!
• 12:12 Top 5 tacos in Las Vegas?
• 13:03 Disco Show saying goodbye - Closing permanently
• 14:43 Venetian’s best year ever?
• 16:45 How Apollo has infused fresh life into Venetian
• 17:57 Why the Sphere was such a score for the Venetian

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