Vegas Day Drinkers - Episode 42 - Throwing Cecils and Vegas 86'd On The Most Important of D(Day)s

Send us Fan MailThis episode lands on the most important of D's — D-Day. Throwing Cecils and Vegas 86'd raise a glass to honor Corporal Jack McGowan Kay, the boys of the Greatest Generation, and everyone who served. We're also sending healing vibes to Steve Kay out in Bowmansville — get well, friend. Keep hammering.From there we run the Vegas board: VGK back in the Stanley Cup Final, Illenium at Toshiba Plaza, and Knicks–Spurs in the NBA Finals.Shop Talk brings the local flavor — The Hat opens in Las Vegas, Able Baker expands with The Bomb Shelter, and Stage Door hits 50 years. On the labor and gaming front, we dig into Sphere worker protections and Sigma Derby galloping from The D over to Golden Gate.County Commission's busy too: Formula 1 locked through 2037, Flavor Flav's SHE Weekend, and the ongoing airport DBE negotiations. Plus — where's the beef? Or maybe the better question is what's IN the beef?Then we get into the big one: the future of the Strip. What a potential MGM sale and tightening corporate control could mean for creativity, competition, and the old-school Las Vegas vision we love.And don't forget — Bourdain Day, June 25 at Huntridge Tavern. Grab your free ticket at bourdainday.vegasPour one and pull up a stool. Let's get into it.Our Motto: Sip Socialize Shine!