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Episode Description

Tropicana is closing its doors today, but a few interesting stories came out about its final days. From slots being closed early to the entire property being blocked off, Bally's definitely just wanted the doors to shut. We also learned about the liquidation firesale where you could own a piece of Trop and how long term employees are getting compensated.

In other #news Harrah's is readying their brand new valet entrance and it is an upgrade. We also discuss what it is like to accept every Vegas upcharge, the Top Gun Experience, some big jackpots that were hit recently, whether cashless gaming is evil, how the Aviators beats the A's again and why it is still so season in Las Vegas.

Episode Guide:

0:00 Excalibur’s “big daddy” invades hotel room
1:05 Tropicana closes it doors but it started closing much earlier
2:21 Timeline for Trop’s demolition and possible implosion
3:54 Trop’s liquidation fire sale - Is it worth it?
5:40 A couple of huge Vegas jackpots - 20,000X!
6:45 Is cashless gaming a bad thing - Easy big money downloads
8:22 Snow season in Las Vegas. In April?
10:09 Harrah’s new valet entrance
11:25 AAA Aviators outdraw the MLB Athletics
12:28 Crazy Vegas Golden Knights outcome
13:18 Update on Fontainebleau offer & Founderscard Caesars Diamond
15:05 The Top Gun Experience - Is it worth $2K?
16:33 Upgrading Las Vegas - What happens when you say yes to every upcharge
18:08 How spending money gives you a different Vegas experience

Relevant Links:

Excalibur big daddy - https://twitter.com/csim1977/status/1774218324500480225?s=46
Trop liquidation - https://www.iclsales.com/sale-listing/tropicana-las-vegas/
Trop severance - https://m.culinaryunion226.org/news/clips/union-scores-decent-severance-for-tropicana-las-vegas-employees
Trop demolition timeline - https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/tentative-tropicana-demolition-date-set-3025265/
20,000X jackpot - https://x.com/plazalasvegas/status/1772262310637101212?s=46
Lee Canyon webcam - https://www.onthesnow.com/nevada/lee-canyon/webcams
Harrah's new valet - https://x.com/kerrybilicki/status/1774200853215485976?s=46
A's vs Aviators - https://x.com/fos/status/1774171468185641397?s=12&t=B9kWNUIY21TRZnc8tXrfRQ
Top Gun Experience - https://www.skycombatace.com/what-to-expect
Upgrading Las Vegas - https://x.com/DawnGilbertson/status/1755291265401229392?s=20

Produced & Edited by: Shawn Coomer

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