{"podcast":{"title":"MTM Vegas - Fun, Interesting & Absurd Sides of Vegas!","slug":"mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793","podcast_index_feed_id":4143793,"rss_url":"https://mtmvegas.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://milestomemories.com/vegas-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/5/7/0/f570da63d1ea10c55f2e77a3093c12a1/Copy_of_Copy_of_MtM_Vegas_intro_Expirmental_2_3.jpg","author":"Miles to Memories","episode_count":392,"summary":"The show about Las Vegas from the people who love Las Vegas! Shawn and Mark cover the fun, interesting and absurd sides of Las Vegas while keeping you up to date on all of the latest news and happenings. Shawn is a 30 year local and Mark brings the tourist perspective, having visited Las Vegas 2-3 times per year for his entire adult life. Our MtM Vegas news show is released twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays and you can also watch it along with all of the visuals on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/milestomemories Enjoy!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T06:19:12.850537+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793"},"episode":{"title":"MGM & Caesars Are Leaving Wall Street — The New Era of Las Vegas + Rio's Questionable Buffet!","slug":"mgm-caesars-are-leaving-wall-street-the-new-era-of-las-vegas-rio-s-questionable-buffet","published_at":"2026-06-03T14:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793/mgm-caesars-are-leaving-wall-street-the-new-era-of-las-vegas-rio-s-questionable-buffet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793","url":"https://mtmvegas.libsyn.com/mgm-caesars-are-leaving-wall-street-the-new-era-of-las-vegas-rios-questionable-buffet","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mtmvegas/MTM_Vegas_Jun_3_26_audio.mp3?dest-id=2909189","summary":"Save big on Vegas with Las Vegas Advisor — get 10% off a membership with code MTM (new members, affiliate): lasvegasadvisor.com I went on vacation and they sold Las Vegas. Live from Montenegro this week because the news would not wait — both of the Strip's biggest operators are heading toward going private. Barry Diller's People Inc. (the former IAC) has put a non-binding, all-cash offer on the table to buy the 73.9% of MGM Resorts it doesn't already own at $48.30/share — an ~$18 billion deal — and take the company private. Pair that with the Caesars / Fertitta Entertainment take-private we covered last week, and Las Vegas may be entering a brand-new era owned by the billionaire class instead of Wall Street. Is that good or bad for the guest experience? I make the case. Plus: the Cromwell has officially reopened as the Vanderpump Hotel (new lampshades, the Gigolo cocktail garden, and why it's still the best Caesars property to base yourself at), the Rio's new $27 buffet that's drawing comparisons to a highway motel breakfast, and a little Star Trek: The Experience nostalgia. Episode Guide: 0:00 They sold Vegas while I was gone (live from Montenegro) 0:25 Cromwell is officially the Vanderpump Hotel 1:44 Inside Vanderpump: the Gigolo bar & saved Cromwell chairs 2:50 Best Caesars property to base at — comps, parking, rates 3:30 The \"headless man\" at Park MGM 3:47 Star Trek: The Experience & the onion ring tower mystery 4:31 Rio's new buffet: the Hyatt Globalist breakfast backstory 5:24 $27 for THIS? Rio vs. the Carnival World Buffet 6:46 Hyatt keeps letting standards slip 7:08 The big one: two Strip giants going private 7:42 Barry Diller's People Inc. bids $48.30/share for MGM 8:50 Hornbuckle stays — what the deal needs to close 9:44 Why Diller wants MGM 10:28 Big picture…","meta_description":"Save big on Vegas with Las Vegas Advisor — get 10% off a membership with code MTM (new members, affiliate): lasvegasadvisor.com I went on vacation and the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":970,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793/episodes/mgm-caesars-are-leaving-wall-street-the-new-era-of-las-vegas-rio-s-questionable-buffet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas-4143793/mgm-caesars-are-leaving-wall-street-the-new-era-of-las-vegas-rio-s-questionable-buffet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}