Vegas’ Backyard Casino, Hollywood 2.0 Dies, Rio Is Giving Away A House & New Casino Competition!

“Get your SafeTravels Mako sling pack. Secure your next Vegas trip and get 10% off with code MTM – http://milestomemories.com/go/mako-sling (Sponsored) Want to work with us? Reach out! inquiries at mtmvegas dot com Episode Description Would you live steps from a casino? Shawn visits Club Fortune South, where a neighborhood gate leads right to the casino entrance. Plus, Rio is giving away a house valued at about $400,000 while changing restaurants and refreshing its sportsbook. We take a look at what’s improving and what still needs work. California’s new North Fork Mono Casino looks awfully familiar to anyone who has been to Durango. With Hard Rock Tejon expanding too, we discuss whether these properties take trips away from Vegas or help send players here. We also get into Mark Wahlberg’s Hollywood 2.0 update, the remains of Speed: The Ride, and why casino players barely react when a fire alarm goes off. Get MTM merch: https://mtmvegas.shop Support the show: https://patreon.com/mtmvegas Chapters: 0:00 Halloween rain and wind hit Vegas 1:06 Caesars Palace’s 1966 Halloween Ball 2:44 Delta’s Sphere perk 3:15 SNL’s “Delta Disruptive” parody 4:47 Rio’s house giveaway 5:47 Rio restaurant changes and sportsbook refresh 6:54 Can Rio finish its comeback? 8:17 Speed: The Ride is still sitting near the Strip 9:47 Wahlberg’s Hollywood 2.0 update 10:22 Municipal Gym in Downtown Summerlin 10:51 Why casino players ignore fire alarms 13:04 North Fork Mono looks a lot like Durango 14:19 Hard Rock Tejon’s hotel expansion 15:01 Are California casinos taking trips from Vegas? 17:11 Club Fortune South: a casino next door 20:11 Your thoughts and wrap-up In this episode: • Halloween rain in Vegas and a look back at Caesars Palace’s 1966 Halloween Ball • Delta at Sphere and SNL’s “Delta Disruptive” airline parody • Rio’s house giveaway, Revolution Bar & Grill and Stack’d Burgers • Rio’s updated sportsbook and its unfinished comeback • Speed: The Ride, still sitting near the Strip • Wahlberg says the Hollywood 2.0 push is over; Municipal Gym is still coming • Casino fire alarms and why people keep playing • North Fork Mono, Hard Rock Tejon and California’s growing casino options • Club Fortune South and the houses right outside its doors Key Links Halloween trick – https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1FJvkQknvM/?mibextid=wwXIfr 2026 Halloween – https://x.com/jedirich_/status/2116735607636668466?a=w5YkCFHD4m2cKZQwZyA&s=20 1966 Halloween – https://x.com/_GrandPaD/status/2116243745389564394?a=MHUsl3n3a4oGg2_-FJM&s=20 Delta SNL – https://x.com/nbcsnl/status/2116744819171332205?a=YvrgiL_C7FxbTNbI9ew&s=20 Rio giveaway – https://www.riolasvegas.com/rio-events/giving-away-the-house Revolution – https://x.com/VitalVegas/status/2116623141837689340?a=_-f0TYoHoIksDORHNqQ&s=20 Stack’D – https://x.com/seventensuited/status/2116257157318627836?a=lBRv9QoFJcDftUyGGmc&s=20 Rio sportsbook – https://x.com/seventensuited/status/2115502117117173937?a=o7R7RC7yLxFsNCO5B6w&s=20 Speed the Ride – https://x.com/CoasterRoadTrip/status/2112210178905178311?s=20 Hollywood 2.0 – https://www.reviewjournal.com/?p=3907162 Fire alarm – https://youtu.be/X_foMAo7rWQ?t=2447&is=yMS3LvNuIHhU–Bg North Fork Mono – https://www.reviewjournal.com/?p=3906712 Hard Rock Tejon – https://www.hardrock.com/blog/hard-rock-casino-tejon-breaks-ground-on-new-hard-rock-hotel-as-part-of-a-725-m-expansion”