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Las Vegas News, Reviews and Vintage 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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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 income down 81% Medley: Primm and Herbst families announce deal to save Primm. Largest In-N-Out burger…

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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 properties followed later that day. NEWS: Fertitta Entertainment is buying Caesars Entertainment in a…

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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 Dog - 6 PM Tuesday 6/23 - Meetup at Chandelier Bar - 6 PM All of Primm Valley closing July 4 New Eagles…

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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 Josh make an appearance on the Cheftimony podcast . Subscribe to the Neon Lounge podcast right here.

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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 was primarily owned by 2 companies, MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. While the benefits of…

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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 speaks about his clients he does so very deliberately as if he’s making sure he doesn’t say something…

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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”. Let’s not forget, these are grownups going to see a magic show. But part of the interest was that…

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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 than Wayne Newton. When we lose him, we will lose that form of entertainment or at the very least the…

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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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