Vegas Visitors Down, Medieval Tiki Bar, Polarizing Bally's, Desert Kingdom & "Mario Kart" Skill Slot

Want more MTM Vegas? Check out our Patreon for access to our exclusive weekly aftershow! patreon.com/mtmvegas Want to work with us? Reach out! inquiries at mtmvegas dot com Episode Description This week the Vegas visitor numbers for August, 2025 were released and they continue to tell a story of a struggling industry. While visitors and rates were down by a noticeable amount, there was a bright spot with gaming revenue increasing once again. What is causing this disconnect and how can Vegas defeat the struggling narrative. In other #news the Las Vegas police took delivery of their first cybertruck, but it comes with some other concerns. We also discuss: October 1 anniversary, restored Dunes sign lit, a crazy parlay loss, Excalibur's tiki bar, Atomic Golf's expanded all-inclusive deal, Reno's cool new stadium and why Desert Kingdom may be the coolest Vegas project that was never built. Episode Guide 0:00 The guy and the gal in a casino 0:32 The polarizing Bally's/A's concept art 3:36 Vegas police cybertrucks arrive + privacy concerns? 5:31 October 1 anniversary & strange Mandalay Bay story 7:17 Desert Kingdom - Coolest Vegas project that never was? 9:13 The restored Dunes sign is lit at Neon Museum 9:47 Crazy parlay loss & ties in football contests 11:37 Atomic Golf all-inclusive deal expands 12:29 Pin Up Pizza $9.99 special 13:17 Medieval tiki bar coming to Excalibur 14:30 Grand Sierra's $1B expansion & new arena 16:50 August, 2025 numbers - Less visitors more gaming revenue 18:27 Will Vegas ever defeat the "empty" narrative 19:40 Running Rich Grand Prix - Fun skill based driving slot Each week tens of thousands of people tune into our MtM Vegas news shows at http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories. We do two news shows weekly on YouTube with this being the audio version. Never miss out on the latest happenings in and around Las Vegas! Enjoying the podcast? Please consider leaving us a positive review on your favorite podcast platform! You can also connect with us anytime at [email protected].  You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or by searching "MtM Vegas" or "Miles to Memories" in your favorite podcast app. Don't forget to check out our travel/miles/points podcast as well!