"Substantial Doubt" — Bally's Is in Real Trouble, Circa's Brand New Rooms & a $75M Raiders Handout?

"Substantial Doubt" — Bally's Is in Real Trouble, Circa's Brand New Rooms & a $75M Raiders Handout?

Author: Miles to Memories | Shawn Coomer and Mark Ostermann August 21, 2026 Duration: 23:37

Bally's used language in a filing this week that companies do not use unless things are genuinely bad, and it puts the entire ballpark site project in question. There are also rumors about who might swoop in and take it over, and the name being floated has history on the Strip that a lot of people are still not over. Meanwhile the Raiders want $158 million for a new North Plaza with $75 million of it coming from public funds, Downtown Grand has been sold, Circa quietly opened two new floors of rooms, and there is a Strip buffet charging locals ten bucks. Let us know in the comments who you would want to see take over that site.

Episode Guide:

  • 0:00 The 4AM Cashier Line
  • 0:38 The Raiders' $158 Million North Plaza
  • 3:09 We Forgot About Run at Luxor
  • 4:47 Suncoast's New Center Bar
  • 6:32 Resorts World Drops Mulberry Street
  • 8:33 A $9.99 Buffet for Locals
  • 10:40 There's a Vineyard at GVR
  • 11:44 Downtown Grand Has Been Sold
  • 14:13 Circa Opens Two New Floors
  • 17:06 Bally's Liquidity Problem
  • 17:29 Could Boyd Take the Ballpark Site?
  • 18:54 The Downsized Ballpark Plans
  • 21:00 "Substantial Doubt"
  • 22:42 Final Thoughts

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