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360 Vegas
by 360 Vegas LLC
Las Vegas News, Reviews and Vintage Vegas segments that look at the people, resorts and events in history that make Las Vegas the greatest city in the world.
Episodes
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E-3: Many Horses and Mini Entertainers
FINAL NEON LOUNGE EPISODE FOR 360 VEGAS FEED Subscribe to the Neon Lounge: Apple Podcasts/RSS Spotify Amazon Music/Audible iHeartRadio Support us on Patreon This week in Vegas history: June 19, 1990, Excalibur opened. NEWS: Barry Diller/People Inc. place offer to buy MGM Resorts Strip resort net...
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E-2: Return of the Confusing Boner
This week in Vegas history: June 4, 2020, Nevada casinos reopened after the COVID-19 shutdown. After more than two months closed, casinos across Las Vegas began reopening, including properties on the Strip, downtown, and around the valley. The D and Golden Gate reopened at 12:01 a.m., while other...
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E-1: The Lounge is Open
News: What To Expect When You’re Expecting A New Podcast From Us Subscribe to the Neon Lounge Podcast Here “Unofficial” Listener Meetup in June: Sunday 6/21 - Meetup at Whiskey Licker Up - 4 PM followed by a visit to Neon Museum for those interested Monday 6/22 - Meetup at Bottle Blond or Brew…
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Mark's Second Book Release, and One Other Thing...
Keren, Tony, and Josh reconvene to announce the release of Mark's second book, Vegas: Icons and Legends, and tell the story of its completion and publication. Also included is a little announcement about the future... To purchase Vegas: Icons and Legends, please visit Amazon.com. Keren, Tony, and...
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PCP - Great Consolidation Remastered
Since the creation of modern day Las Vegas, there have always been people lamenting the good ole days, whatever that means to that individual at the time. Determining what is considered “good” is about as subjective as subjective can be. Most people today will point to the time before the strip…
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PCP - Oscar Goodman
I don’t know what I think about Oscar Goodman. I want to say I respect what he does and if I needed help, I hope my advocate is half the lawyer he is. At the same time what he’s done and who he’s defended troubles me, makes me uncomfortable, ethically even if I’m not sure it should. When Oscar...
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PCP - Siegfried and Roy
Siegfried & Roy, Masters of the Impossible, and in their time, as famously associated with Las Vegas as the Fountains of Bellagio are. This act of illusion and tigers captivated audiences and really complimented the family friendly entertainment spectaculars coining phrases like “Only in Vegas”....
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PCP - Wayne Newton
It’s fitting that he came up in lounges and has returned to them in the twilight of his career. That may sound like a slight, but it’s not meant to be. It’s a compliment. His lounge show is the only of its kind on the strip and that is because a lounge show couldn’t exist today with anyone other...
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PCP - Hammered History - Flamingo
As told by Tony and Rum.
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Mark's Celebration of Life Event - 10/18/2025, Las Vegas
Audio is provided for your convenience, but for the best experience, please watch the video at https://youtu.be/WasXRpdSZzA Our immense gratitude to Michael Movestro for video and audio production, and to Michael Trager of TravelZork for helping us put on the event.
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PCP - YESCO
It was said that people would rebuild their buildings to accommodate the biggest sign they could afford. That’s how important signage was, or how important it is. Las Vegas was the only town in the world whose skyline was made up of signs. So big, they were the first thing you’d see from a mile...
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Vegas Celebration of Life Events for Mark - An Update
Please register at: https://www.cognitoforms.com/TravelZork/_360Vegas Saturday, October 18, 6 pm - 9 pm Horseshoe, Las Vegas Conference Room “Palace 3” Resort Tower Ground Floor Premium Cash Bar at the event No Outside Food or beverages allowed No food served at the event (Eat beforehand!) Dress...
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E-538: Coloring Up
News: Updates on the Celebration of Life Saturday, September 13th First Congregational UCC Conneaut 211 Buffalo St, Conneaut OH 44030 2pm - 5pm Important: No alcohol allowed in the church. Dress code is whatever you’re comfortable in. Saturday & Sunday - October 18th & 19th Las Vegas - Still...
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PCP - Hammered History - Kerkorian
Josh drinks excessively and attempts to tell us the story of one of the pioneering names in Vegas history.
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E-537: Worst; Episode; Ever.
Random Vegas In the more than 14 years of 360 Vegas, there were 537 episodes published, as well as 39 Vintage Vegas Segments, 186 YouTube videos, 43 POV Segments, 78 Reviews, 15 Vegas Vacation meetups, and a freaking book. That’s a hell of a legacy. TwitPic of the week #TwitpicForMark on Twitter…
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E-536: Wine Drunk
Random Vegas 1992 is when Circus Circus opened their bungee jump experience with a 201 foot tower. Jumpers paid $100 to drop 171 feet almost into a swimming pool. The attraction closed in 2005 TwitPic of the week I don’t know how they did it but I love it. This week’s winner by @SCVegas is a…
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E-535: Exhibitionists
Random Vegas The Circus Circus sky shuttle was the first automated transit system in Las Vegas built 23 years before the monorail. It was decommissioned mainly due to high maintenance costs and because it did not go to the airport (LasVegasLocally) TwitPic of the week She is known by some as the...
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E-534: More Than Words
Random Vegas At one time, Golden Nugget made more money than all the casinos on Fremont St combined (Vital Vegas) TwitPic of the week It’s an elegant photo taken during 360 Vegas Vacation 15 shared by @360vegasjaydubs and answering the question, what’s in a pyramid. In this case, the artium level...
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E-533: Kensington Chump
Random Vegas July 2nd is a popular date to open a casino, just before the 4th of July weekend crowd comes in. In Vegas history, 5 properties have opened on July 2nd. They are the Stardust which opened in 1958, International, best known as the Hilton but currently known as Westgate, opened in…
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E-532: 360VV15
Random Vegas The Sarno Block was actually a large brick formed of two half-ovals which could be stacked to make a modern latticework screen. It made the resort’s night façade glow evenly, smoothing over the chaos of dark and lit rooms behind it. (The strip) TwitPic of the week Sometimes the stars...
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E-531: High Steaks
Random Vegas June 3rd, 1976, “Tokes”, tip money given to dealers by players, is considered taxable income that must be reported on tax returns, says a US court of appeals TwitPic of the week Here is another part of Vegas I never knew, the neon signs of west Fremont St pre-Vegas Vicky and Las…
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E-530: Vegas
Random Vegas 60,000 pounds of shrimp are consumed in Vegas every day. That’s higher than the rest of the United States combined. TwitPic of the week The caption read “Nothing is the same” and I tried to challenge that but @Vegas_Visual is right. In this week’s winner, taking in 1991, a view from...
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E-529: Thundercats
Random Vegas The last scheduled train to Las Vegas was May 12th, 1997 (Vegas_Visual) TwitPic of the week Whoever took this picture, shared by @historyNevada knew exactly what they were doing. A photograph of the iconic Sands tower under construction with the Sands marquee captured in the...
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PCP - Evolution of the Strip - 360 Vintage Vegas
What constitutes a Vegas resort? We have to go to the original, universally agreed to be the first resort on the strip, the El Rancho. Small casinos, nightclubs and motels existed on highway 91 before the El Rancho opened, but it was the combination of a hotel/motel and a casino on property that...
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E-528: Cracker
Random Vegas In 1985, Wet n’ Wild opened a 27 acre water park on the strip just south of Sahara. It closed in 2004 TwitPic of the week It’s the same sign that won last week with just a different perspective, shared by@Summacorp. The infamous Stardust marquee in all her glory, 188 feet tall, the...
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E-527: Pee Corner
Random Vegas The MGM Grand was built in 1993 on top of the existing 714 room Marina hotel which was built in 1975 (@vegas_only) TwitPic of the week It’s a tattoo worthy sign of Las Vegas’ past up close and interrupting your line of site. @summacorp shared The Stardust shower of stars marquee, up...
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PCP - Sands - 360 Vintage Vegas
Patreon Exclusive Content It’s a Vegas icon, even to this day. The Sands presided over the golden age of Las Vegas, both in entertainment and in the zeitgeist. When you think of cool you think of the Rat Pack at the Sands. It’s a Vegas legend that actually only lasted a month but the legend lived...
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E-526: Too Many Tangents
Random Vegas People in India believe if you don’t place a wager during the Diwali Holiday, you will be reincarnated as a Donkey. TwitPic of the week Unique views is always the way to our hearts when it comes to Twitpic of the Week. This time its apparently how Vegas shuts down roads for events…
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E-525: Superman Carousel
Random Vegas The official temperatures in Vegas on Wednesday, March 26th was 90 degrees. It’s the 5th earliest 90-degree day in recorded history. (LasVegasLocally) TwitPic of the week @Summacorp shared a different strip for a different time in this week’s winner. North strip, today a collection…
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E-524: Grindy
Random Vegas In a deck of playing cards, the King of Hearts is the only king without a mustache (VitalVegas) TwitPic of the week This was a winner the moment I saw it, shared by @_GrandPaD. The installation of the Stardust’s super pylon, the shower of stars marquee standing a world record…
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E-523: Onwuachi
Random Vegas The 2024 F1 race drew 306,000 people, 175,000 unique visitors to Vegas. They spent an average of $2,400 per person excluding ticket costs. The event generated $45 million in Tax revenues. (@LasVegasLocally) TwitPic of the week It’s the future of Vegas casino/resorts, boutique. Mega...
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E-522: Zero Interest Social Club
Random Vegas Wynn’s Le Jardin project planned for Atlantic City just before Mirage Resorts merged with MGM was referred to as a supped-up Mirage with an estimated $1.35 billion price tag TwitPic of the week I miss the days when Vegas marquee signage had to be constructed out of giant pieces of...
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E-521: 360 Vegas Live
Random Vegas March 19th, 1931, the state of Nevada re-legalized gambling in an attempt to recover from the great depression TwitPic of the week It’s 1988 and I’m currently in grade school while this marvelous display of Vegas existed. On the left we see the Desert Inn, all shinny after her…
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E-520: Soda Stream Saga
Random Vegas There are an average of 315 weddings per day in Vegas (@vegas_only) TwitPic of the week It’s a glorious sign that is given depth and size when you see people standing next to it, shared by @Vegas_Visual. The Mint sign, one of the all-time great neon signs in Las Vegas. It runs a…
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E-519: Hillbillies
Random Vegas In 2024, it’s reported that at least 16 people experienced a malfunction while playing a slot machine nullifying a jackpot. As a result, it’s projected that $1.3 million was lost. TwitPic of the week Something about grass in the desert just seems lush, high end. Probably because it...
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E-518: Random Sign Museum
Random Vegas Before he designed Bellagio, Wynn had fully developed, different plans for the land formerly home to the Dunes. Plans were to build a boutique hotel with intimate spaces, 2 hotel towers, one with 230 suites and two 7-story towers housing 461 rooms each He even planned to leave room…
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E-517: Blue Canister
Random Vegas Despite using the motto “Est. 1952”, Atomic Liquors didn’t open until April 17th, 1954 (@summacorp) TwitPic of the week It’s one of the last super pylons in operation in Vegas and one of the best uses of neon ever. The Rio marquee is a gem that should be celebrated by all. Thankfully...
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E-516: Experimental Holes
Random Vegas While down compared to the record-shattering levels tied to last year's inaugural F1 race, monthly ADR this year saw the 2nd highest record for the month of November. (@MeltzVegas) TwitPic of the week It’s an iconic look at Caesars Palace, with the Sarno blocks lit up in teal shared…
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E-515: Hymen
Random Vegas Although argon gas was used as often as neon, the lighting method assumed the name “neon” to refer to the light produced by either gas. (Spectacular – A History of Las Vegas Neon) TwitPic of the week It’s the heart of the strip that simultaneously has the best view in all of Vegas...
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E-514: Dunes Pool
Random Vegas Downtown Las Vegas has 6 of the world’s largest. (Vegasexperience.com) World’s largest slot machine in Slotzillla (also the busiest and most successful urban zipline in the world) World’s largest keno board at 100 feet long outside of the D, World’s largest pint glass at Hennessey’s...
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E-513: #FUF1H8R
Random Vegas Las Vegas is the number 1 wedding destination in the US and the 2nd in the world behind Istanbul. TwitPic of the week It’s a time whose lamentation has been well documented on this show. The evolution of Fremont St into the Fremont St Experience, shown here, in development by...
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E-512: Just the Tip
Random Vegas It cost the Harris/Walz campaign $900,000 to advertise on the sphere for a week (@_GrandPaD) TwitPic of the week Black and white photography is simply beautiful and inspires thought. This week’s winner by @Vegas_Visual shows off the Dunes in all her glory including the turret…
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E-511: Marquee Mark
Random Vegas There is a scene in the 1979 movie Melvin & Howard that shows someone driving down the strip, past Flamingo and headed south. If you look close, when they get to the MGM marquee, Universal Pictures, the production company behind the film, covered up their rival MGM’s name from their...
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E-510: Circus Circus Maximus
Random Vegas The original monorail was only a joint venture between MGM Grand and Bally’s. It opened in June of 1995. In the early 2000 it expanded to become the Las Vegas Monorail (vintagelasvegas.com) TwitPic of the week It isn’t anything historic except that it was the first incarnation of the...
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E-509: Caesarrado
Random Vegas This week in 1974 the Dean Martin Celebrity Roast specials began airing on NBC. All (except the 1st) were taped in the Ziegfred Room at the original MGM Grand. It went on hiatus from 80-83 after the hotel fire. The last was taped in late 1984 (@_GrandpaD) TwitPic of the week It’s...
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E-508: Naughty Mouth
Random Vegas For a time, Las Vegas had the three tallest neon signs in the world as the Dunes sign rose to 180 feet, the Frontier’s sign rose to 184 and Stardust’s most iconic sign rose to 188 feet to be the tallest sign in the world for the decade to follow (Spectacular – A History of Las Vegas...
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360 Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/360vegas/360-vegas-presents-vegas?ref=project_build We wrote a book and now we need your help to get it published. Contribute to our kickstarter and receive various rewards for doing so. A link can be found on the blog and via social media. If you can’t find…
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E-507: 360 Kickstarter
Random Vegas The largest free standing LED sign in the world is Aria’s marquee at 260 feet high and 65 feet wide TwitPic of the week Only in Vegas can a building grow. For example, look no further than Caesars Palace. This is a property that opened as a 700-room resort and today has almost 4,000....
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Las Vegas News, Reviews and Vintage Vegas segments that look at the people, resorts and events in history that make Las Vegas the greatest city in the world.
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