Check out our new sister channel/show called 20 Minute Travel! - https://www.youtube.com/@20minutetravel You can also listen to 20 Minute Travel as a podcast: Spotify Apple Podcasts Episode Description: As a reminder you can watch this show as well at: http://www.YouTube.com/milestomemories This week DefCon was in Las Vegas and along with the conference came a lot of criticism. Resorts World was one of the main hotels hosting the conference attendees and they made a lot of enemies by searching rooms and belongings. Were they out of line or is that the price we pay for safety? In other news Sam's Town was scammed out of $750K last year, but they finally found the person. This is a crazy story you have to hear! We also discuss Palms increasing buffet prices, an attack on Guy Fieri and Caesars prices, Dead & Company posters, water parks in the desert, no tax on tips and if Caesars is misleading with their NFL contest. Episode Guide: 0:00 Dead & Company’s Sphere - Amazing visuals and posters 0:50 Resorts World DefCon controversy - Did they cross a line? 2:02 Is it okay for hotels to enter your room without permission? 3:51 Caesars NFL pick-em contest - Misleading advertising? 5:41 Guy Fieri hate and insane Vegas Strip food prices 7:40 Why does water cost so much on the Vegas Strip 8:50 Palms AYCE buffet raises prices substantially 10:51 Maintaining “old school” Vegas - The South Point story 11:56 Michael Gaughan’s approach is unique in modern Vegas 13:28 Why providing value in a casino still works 14:02 No water park in the desert? 15:48 No taxes on tips? A big policy proposition for Vegas 17:23 Las Vegas Aviators - Name change to Gamblers? 18:35 Sam’s Town scammed out of $750K 20:05 How can casinos protect themselves from these scams About the Show: 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!