Vegas Visitors PLUNGE in 2025 - The New Reality, Impact on the Future & Bringing Back the Normies?

Vegas Visitors PLUNGE in 2025 - The New Reality, Impact on the Future & Bringing Back the Normies?

Author: Miles to Memories | Shawn Coomer and Mark Ostermann January 30, 2026 Duration: 21:02

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Episode Description

This week the visitor and gaming numbers came in for December, 2025 giving us a picture for the year as a whole. While many metrics were down significantly in 2025, what can we take away from the year and how damaging will it be to the future of Las Vegas. Can the city bring back the everyman and why is gaming revenue not falling as quickly?

In other news Four Queens has arrived with the perfect Year of the Horse gift. We also discuss: Caesars garage in ruin, Luger's secret salad, reimagining Flamingo's garden, Nevada Landing's fake website, saving with Las Vegas Advisor, the Hard Rock glass and why Flamingo's 1996 commercial gives us nostalgia.

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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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