MTM Vegas - Fun, Interesting & Absurd Sides of Vegas!

Subscribe to Ground News through our link and get 40% off their unlimited access Vantage plan at https://ground.news/MTM. See news from across the spectrum and get the entire picture on the news that shapes your trips and your wallet. Get your SafeTravels Mako sling pack. Secure your next Vegas trip and get 10% off with code MTM - http://milestomemories.com/go/mako-sling OYO has stopped serving alcohol for the second time in a year, and we have to ask how much lower the former Hooters can go. Steve Wynn returned to Las Vegas to tell the story of the Mirage, and one moment with Derek Stevens stole the night. Plus TI, Luxor and MGM Grand all turn 33 this year, Circa has a $250 bonus deal for Nevada locals, and Laughlin's new "Keep It Floaty" ads left us with a lot of questions. We also nerd out over the spiral escalators at the Forum Shops. Is it time to implode OYO and start over? Let us know in the comments. Episode Guide: 0:00 Someone actually riding on the Bellagio yacht 0:44 TI, Luxor & MGM Grand Turn 33 2:36 OYO Stops Serving Alcohol (Again) 4:28 Is It Time to Implode OYO? 6:55 Circa's $250 Promo for Nevada Locals 8:30 Laughlin's "Keep It Floaty" Campaign 11:06 GVR's New Pedestrian Bridge 12:48 The History of the Spiral Escalator 14:03 Steve Wynn's Mirage Talk 15:45 Derek Stevens Meets Steve Wynn 17:44 Steve Wynn's Legacy, Good and Bad 18:43 Final Thoughts Links OYO - https://x.com/jedirich_/status/2114194517792621046?s=20 https://x.com/VitalVegas/status/2113739439931564154?s=20 https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/off-strip-hotel-casino-temporarily-suspends-alcohol-sales-for-second-time-in-a-year-3904312/ Circa Offer - https://www.circasports.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CSNV-America-250-Rules-FINAL79.pdf Keep It Floaty - https://www.visitlaughlin.com/discover/articles/post/10-reasons-to-keep-it-floaty-in-laughlin/ Spiral escalator - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo7liyfR1dA&list=YS Wynn speech - https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/steve-wynn-explains-path-toward-opening-of-the-mirage-in-1989-3904329/ Wynn x Stevens - https://x.com/CircaLasVegas/status/2113495133450879252?s=20 Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community. 📧 Subscribe to our newsletter ▶️ Watch on YouTube 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🛍️ Merch 🌐 milestomemories.com

Get your SafeTravels Mako sling pack. Secure your next Vegas trip and get 10% off with code MTM - http://milestomemories.com/go/mako-sling Someone turned a $50 spin into a $5 million Dragon Link jackpot at Aria, and we wonder if anyone is disciplined enough to walk away after that. Rio's check-in lines are out of control, a popular local steakhouse showed up with chains on the door, and we have a Category 10 update that might change how you order there. Plus the Riviera site's surprise spot in the NBA arena race, the Venetian's new Metallica casino chips, and a wild Steve Wynn story that sounds like a movie. Then Shawn takes you inside Carrot Top's return to the stage at Luxor, a night nobody in that room will forget. Would you keep playing after a $5 million hit? Let us know in the comments. Episode Guide: 0:00 A Black Hawk Lands in a Vegas Desert Lot 0:37 A $5 Million Dragon Link Jackpot at Aria 1:48 Rio's Check-In Lines & a Half-Closed Food Hall 3:54 Category 10 Follow-Up: Skip the Souvenir Cup 5:44 Safe Travels: The Mako Sling Bag 6:57 Echo & Rig Padlocked Amid Unpaid Paychecks 8:49 Casino Royale's $1 Busch Light? 9:51 Hillary's Vegas Halloween Treasure Hunt 10:45 The Riviera Site in the NBA Arena Race? 12:06 The Venetian's Metallica Casino Chips 14:13 Steve Wynn's Return & the 1993 Kidnapping 16:21 The Lake Mead Barrel Victim Identified 16:54 Carrot Top's Comeback at Luxor 18:32 Why Carrot Top Is the Real Mr. Las Vegas 20:31 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community. 📧 Subscribe to our newsletter ▶️ Watch on YouTube 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🛍️ Merch 🌐 milestomemories.com Links can be found on this episode's Youtube video description for all stories.

Thank you to Bilt for sponsoring this episode! Start earning rewards on rent and mortgage payments when you sign up at https://biltrewards.yt.link/jXA8EIH Get your SafeTravels Mako sling pack. Secure your next Vegas trip and get 10% off with code MTM - http://milestomemories.com/go/mako-sling Donnie Wahlberg was on a private jet that ran out of runway at Harry Reid and ended up in the fence, and the details are wild. Cashman Field just hosted its final game with 1,000 homes on the way, and a Walmart heiress's group just added a Raiders power player in the race for the Vegas NBA team. Clark County is now telling tourists they don't have to tip, Mötley Crüe is coming back to Caesars, and one regular says the Vegas club scene feels softer than ever. Plus Wynn's new Cliff House restaurant and a slot feature that lets you gamble your win on red or black. Would you go double or nothing on a jackpot? Let us know in the comments. Episode Guide: 0:00 The Vegas Lean 0:31 Cashman Field's Final Game 1:23 The Foundry: 1,000 Homes Coming Downtown 2:29 Cashman Field's Place in Vegas Sports History 3:10 Walmart Family Leads NBA race 4:49 Safe Travels: The Mako Sling Bag 6:01 Donnie Wahlberg's Jet Runs Off the Runway 7:19 New "Tipping Is Not Required" Signs on the Strip 8:53 From Smut Peddlers to Showgirls 10:20 Mötley Crüe's Fourth Vegas Residency 12:04 Bilt: Earn Points on Rent & Your Mortgage 13:04 Are Vegas Clubs Struggling? 14:48 Atomic Golf's $59 Deal Review 15:53 The Steakhouses You Say John Curtas Missed 17:11 Cliff House Opens at Wynn Golf Club 18:46 Double-or-Nothing Slot Machines 19:32 Video Poker's Old Double-Up Feature 21:36 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community. 📧 Subscribe to our newsletter ▶️ Watch on YouTube 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🛍️ Merch 🌐 milestomemories.com Vegas lean - https://x.com/RickD_GK/status/2111956705303056484?s=20 Final game at Cashman - https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/soccer/las-vegas-lights-fc-loses-last-sport-game-ever-played-at-cashman-fields-3901761/ Cashman replacement - https://newsroom.lennar.com/2026-10-15-Lennar-Breaks-Ground-on-The-Foundry,-Expanding-Opportunity-for-Attainable-Homeownership-in-Downtown-Las-Vegas#assets_all NBA frontrunners - https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/nba/nba-las-vegas-expansion-bid-process-leader-emerges-3901491/ Private jet - https://www.instagram.com/reels/DeqNWE0sYLB/ Tipping - https://x.com/CommishNaft/status/2111532420193566928?s=20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WJeG7og8e8 Motley Crue - https://newsroom.caesars.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Mtley-Cre-to-Play-The-Colosseum-at-Caesars-Palace-March-19-April-3-2027/default.aspx Cliff House - https://www.newsroom.wynnresorts.com/en/wynnlasvegas/cliff-house-at-wynn-las-vegas-to-debut-october-2/s/07c58315-ab6e-466a-9210-4634586b67a0 Red or black - https://x.com/LasVegasLocally/status/2111181762718318832?s=20

Get a $230 gift card after making a $500 payment iwth Melio (affiliate) - https://milestomemories.com/go/melio/ Luke Combs' Category 10 is finally open in the old Margaritaville space at Flamingo, and one look at the drink menu has Mark ready to riot over souvenir cups. Bojangles just brought a full bar to the LINQ Promenade, Sbarro and a Taco Bell sidewalk café are crowding Harmon Corner, and the F1 build is already squeezing traffic. It was also a big week in court, from the Tupac case sentencing to a would-be juror getting booted from the flamingo trial. Then John Curtas drops his list of the best steakhouses in Las Vegas, and one local favorite catches some serious shade. Plus, the Venetian is building a 275-suite hotel inside a hotel with a private Dolce&Gabbana pool. Would you pay $24 for a beer if it came with the cup? Episode Guide: 0:00 Crazy Circa arrest 0:40 Category 10's Souvenir Cup Drink Prices 3:26 Sbarro and Taco Bell Crowd the Harmon Corner Sidewalk 5:19 The First Bojangles With a Full Bar 6:25 F1 Construction and Strip Bypass Bridges 7:55 First Friday Put on Hold 10:00 Juror Booted From the Flamingo Trial 11:14 40 Years to Life in the Tupac Case 13:38 John Curtas' Best Las Vegas Steakhouses 15:07 The Steakhouses "Not Better Than Golden Steer" 17:22 Milano: The Venetian's 275-Suite Hotel Within a Hotel 19:29 Is the Venetian Vegas' Most Complete Resort? 21:00 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community. 📧 Subscribe to our newsletter ▶️ Watch on YouTube 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🛍️ Merch 🌐 milestomemories.com Arrested mid-spin - https://x.com/S1ickes/status/2109132422998888799?s=20 Category 10 - https://x.com/vegasrevealed/status/2110575233270968591?s=20 https://x.com/VitalVegas/status/2110595421982908504?s=20 https://x.com/seventensuited/status/2110569335676969377?s=20 Taco Bell Live Mas - https://x.com/Mic_VegasSphere/status/2110421296064667692 https://www.instagram.com/p/DDaSOw1ybZG/ Sbarro - https://x.com/seventensuited/status/2080841602906636799?s=20 Bojangles - https://x.com/seventensuited/status/2107984170219929885?s=20 F1 traffic - https://x.com/jedirich_/status/2109846024412098852?s=20 First Friday - https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/first-friday-puts-las-vegas-event-on-pause-after-fatal-shooting-3900154/ Flamingo trial - https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/potential-juror-out-after-profane-remark-about-accused-flamingo-abuser-judge-says-3899666/ Tupac verdict - https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/man-who-orchestrated-killing-of-tupac-shakur-to-learn-his-sentence-3899543/ Top steakhouses - https://x.com/eatinglasvegas/status/2109813001914298791?s=20 Milano Suites - https://www.venetianlasvegas.com/hotel/the-palazzo/milano.html

Get a $230 gift card after making a $500 payment iwth Melio (affiliate) - https://milestomemories.com/go/melio/ For the first time in franchise history, the Vegas Golden Knights failed to sell out a home game, just months after a run to the Stanley Cup Final, and we get into what changed. The remnants of Hurricane Rachel also turned the road behind the Linq back into a river. Plus the overnight jackpot promo a poker pro says paid him $200,000 in 11 days, why Vegas airport needs Bangkok's rideshare system, the new PWHL team's desert jerseys, and a viral video calling Downtown Summerlin the worst downtown in America. We also check out Encore's renovated rooms and AREA15's surprise pitch for the NBA arena, then put our official prediction for the winning arena site on the record. Which Vegas NBA arena site do you think wins? Let us know in the comments. Episode Guide: 0:00 The Linq River Returns 0:31 Hurricane Rachel Soaks Las Vegas 3:04 The Golden Knights' Sellout Streak Ends 5:49 Why Vegas Airport Needs Bangkok's Uber System 7:54 The Promo That Paid a Poker Pro $200K in 11 Days 10:34 PWHL Las Vegas Shows Off Its Jerseys (No Name Yet) 11:43 Is Downtown Summerlin the Worst Downtown in America? 13:35 Summerlin's First High-Rises & Wolfgang Puck at the Four Seasons 15:36 Melio: $230 Gift Card After a $500 Payment 16:24 Encore's Renovated Rooms 18:56 AREA15 Pitches an NBA Arena 21:18 Our Official Vegas NBA Arena Prediction 22:07 Final Thoughts Want more MTM Vegas? Get our exclusive weekly aftershow and join the community. 📧 Subscribe to our newsletter ▶️ Watch on YouTube 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🛍️ Merch 🌐 milestomemories.com Rain - https://x.com/reporterjanedav/status/2109307072450113668?s=20 https://x.com/jedirich_/status/2109321154368561663?s=20 Golden Knights woes - https://sinbin.vegas/why-i-believe-the-golden-knights-9-year-sellout-streak-ended/ Uber fix - https://x.com/SoCal360/status/2108372534857175240?s=20 Table 1 Alan Kessler - https://x.com/Table1Vegas/status/2108330346882412851?s=20 PWHL - https://x.com/pwhl_lasvegas/status/2108204766077796638?s=20 DTS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN9E6bWFhAY&list=YS&index=2 New towers in Summerlin - https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/housing/next-chapter-for-summerlin-high-rise-condo-project-in-works-for-las-vegas-community-3897433/ New Encore room - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV4Ft6I1F44 Area15 Arena - https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/nba/area15-developer-pitches-las-vegas-nba-arena-within-city-limits-3899038/