$1 Million Bet Gone Wrong, Vegas Is A Renter's Town & The Best Ballpark Ever Built?!

$1 Million Bet Gone Wrong, Vegas Is A Renter's Town & The Best Ballpark Ever Built?!

Author: Miles to Memories | Shawn Coomer and Mark Ostermann September 22, 2026 Duration: 21:37

Somebody put $1 million on the Lions at Red Rock, and everyone except the bettor seemed to know how that was going to end. We also send our best to Carrot Top, one of the most underrated performers in Vegas, as he recovers. Then it is a very Vegas grab bag: $36 bottomless beer for Monday and Thursday Night Football at Beer Park, a Zoox getting rear-ended on Decatur (you decide who is at fault), Westgate showing off its most over the top bathtubs, and a Sir Mix-A-Lot slot machine that is exactly what you think it is. A new report shows investors own 43% of Las Vegas homes, a share only New York and a handful of California cities top, and we get into why. Plus a look inside an abandoned hotel tower in Jean before it comes down, the EDC team putting real money into Commercial Center, Golden Gate's new high limit room, and Derek Stevens making Circa the A's first founding partner while promising the best ballpark ever built. Would you sit in a dugout suite? Let us know in the comments.

Episode Guide:

  • 0:00 A $1 Million Bet on the Lions
  • 0:38 Wishing Carrot Top a Speedy Recovery
  • 2:40 $36 Bottomless Beer at Beer Park
  • 4:11 Bilt: Earn Points on Rent & Mortgage
  • 5:11 A Zoox Gets Rear-Ended on Decatur
  • 6:23 The Bathtubs of Westgate
  • 7:40 The Sir Mix-A-Lot Slot Machine
  • 9:00 Why Investors Own 43% of Vegas Homes
  • 11:48 Inside an Abandoned Hotel in Jean
  • 14:01 EDC Comes to Commercial Center
  • 15:44 Golden Gate's High Limit Room & a Year of Free Play
  • 17:03 Circa Becomes the A's First Founding Partner
  • 18:00 "The Best Ballpark Ever Built" & the Dugout Suite
  • 20:15 Will Derek Stevens Buy Into a Team?

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There’s a particular energy to Las Vegas that goes far beyond the postcards, and MTM Vegas-Fun, Interesting & Absurd Sides of Vegas! captures it all through a uniquely balanced conversation. Hosts Shawn Coomer and Mark Ostermann don’t just report on the city; they live it from two essential angles. Shawn offers the grounded view of a thirty-year local, while Mark provides the keen, regular tourist perspective, having visited multiple times a year for decades. Together, they dig into everything from breaking news and major developments to the wonderfully strange and humorous stories that define the real Vegas experience. This isn't a dry travel guide. Instead, each episode feels like pulling up a chair with two friends who are deeply passionate about the city's constant evolution, its hidden corners, and its outright absurdities. They discuss cultural shifts, interview interesting people connected to the scene, and analyze what new projects or closures mean for the vibe of the Strip and beyond. The podcast releases fresh episodes twice a week, every Tuesday and Friday, making it a reliable source for staying current. Whether you're planning a trip, you're a longtime resident, or you simply find the sociology of such a singular place fascinating, their dynamic offers a rich, entertaining, and insightful look at what makes Las Vegas endlessly compelling.
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