Vegas Is Getting Cruel, Another Wild NBA Arena, $138 Potato & Caesars Takes the SuperBook!

“Save big on Vegas with Las Vegas Advisor. Get 10% off a membership with code MTM. (New members. Affiliate.) https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/shop/products/lva-membership-platinum/?ref=MTM Want to work with us? Contact us here: https://milestomemories.com/contact-us/ Check out our classic MTM Vegas merch at mtmvegas.shop Thank you to our Executive Producer: Eduardo Ruiz. Want more MTM Vegas? Check out our Patreon for access to our exclusive weekly aftershow & more! patreon.com/mtmvegas Is Las Vegas still fun expensive, or has it crossed into something worse? This week we talk Caesars taking over the legendary Westgate SuperBook, another NBA arena proposal on the south Strip, wild Vegas food pricing, Vanderpump’s purple takeover, and a Caesars Palace fountain jump coming back to the Strip. In This Episode: • Derek Stevens rides the Goodyear Blimp over Las Vegas • Caesars Palace fountains are getting another motorcycle jump • The Nevada Independent’s “Vegas isn’t greedy, it’s cruel” argument • MTM Vegas hits the 60,000 subscriber milestone • The Vanderpump passport tour and VIP hotel opening giveaway • Purple carpet shows up at the future Vanderpump Hotel • A $138 Martha Stewart baked potato and Bellagio steak prices • Alinea’s $595 Bellagio pop-up and the gelatinous Chicago hot dog • Emerald Cove kayaking near Willow Beach • The Las Vegas Diamond Arena proposal near Mandalay Bay • Pressure washing the Las Vegas Festival Grounds • Caesars Sportsbook takes over the Westgate SuperBook Are Vegas prices just the cost of doing business now, or has the Strip started treating regular visitors like placeholders? Let us know in the comments! Episode Guide 0:00 Derek Stevens in the Goodyear Blimp 0:43 Caesars Palace fountain jump returns 2:25 Is Vegas greedy or cruel? 4:03 MTM Vegas hits 60,000 subscribers 4:17 Vanderpump passport tour giveaway 5:29 Vanderpump Hotel’s purple carpet 7:10 $138 potatoes and ridiculous Vegas food 8:26 Bellagio steak prices go viral 10:02 Alinea’s $595 Bellagio pop-up 11:49 Patreon and the MTM Vegas aftershow 12:05 Emerald Cove and Colorado River beauty 13:31 Another proposed NBA arena for Las Vegas 16:37 Cleaning up the Las Vegas Festival Grounds 17:56 Caesars takes over the Westgate SuperBook Help us reach 70,000 subscribers on our road to 100K — subscribe if you haven’t! :studio_microphone: MTM Vegas publishes 3 shows a week: • Monday — Shawn’s solo show • Wednesday & Friday — Shawn + Mark MTM Vegas YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mtmvegas Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mtm-vegas-fun-interesting-absurd-sides-of-vegas/id1574194686 Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/cw/MtMVegas Free newsletter: https://milestomemories.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=39c6737d725a04fea73324680&id=1e73edd8c8 #LasVegas #VegasNews #MTMVegas #WestgateLasVegas #CaesarsSportsbook #VanderpumpHotel #Bellagio #VegasFood #NBALasVegas Key Links Caesars Palace fountain jump — https://neon.reviewjournal.com/arts-culture/attractions/motorcycle-jump-planned-for-las-vegas-strip-dayclub-opening-3333586/ Vegas isn’t greedy, it’s cruel — https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/opinion-vegas-isnt-greedy-its-cruel Lisa Vanderpump Tour — https://www.caesars.com/events/lisa-vanderpump-tour Martha Stewart baked potato background — https://x.com/eMTBrides/status/2046360721286479978 Alinea x Bellagio — https://www.exploretock.com/alinea-las-vegas-bellagio Alinea Bellagio announcement — https://investors.mgmresorts.com/2026-02-23-Bellagio-Welcomes-World-Renowned-Alinea-for-Exclusive-Culinary-Residency-April-16-May-31 Emerald Cove kayaking — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npI0bkTnBhQ https://x.com/kerrybilicki/status/2045305519284609349?s=46&t=B9kWNUIY21TRZnc8tXrfRQ Las Vegas Diamond Arena — https://lasvegasdiamondarena.com/ Caesars and Westgate sportsbook partnership — https://newsroom.caesars.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Caesars-Entertainment-and-Westgate-Las-Vegas-Resort–Casino–Announce-Sportsbook-Partnership/default.aspx Pressure washing festival grounds – https://youtube.com/shorts/XQ7HeRZlb1M?si=XTmpt6bA16Iu66W- Advertiser Disclosure: This site/channel is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site/channel (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers.”