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  1. It’ll be $1,250 to play Shadow Creek https://golf.com/travel/shadow-creek-green-fee-increase/
  2. On an iPhone, fill me in please and thank you
  3. https://x.com/jtweetstennis/status/1694520909221220726?s=46&t=w0pY-Fs4VAfKwHrB_iAkXw
  4. Formula One slashes Las Vegas Grand Prix fees after backlash from clubs, restaurants: sources (NY Post): Formula One has pumped the brakes on a controversial plan to force Las Vegas clubs and restaurants to cough up millions of dollars in licensing fees by threatening to block their views of the hotly anticipated Grand Prix race, The Post has learned. The posh car racing league has slashed the price that venues located along the November event’s 3.8-mile circuit must pay to around $50,000 each — down sharply from a $1,500-per-head demand that would have resulted in a tab of $3 million for a major venue with a capacity of 2,000, as the The Post exclusively reported. Insiders said F1 — owned by billionaire John Malone’s Liberty Media — has backed down after allegedly threatening not to protect venues from having barricades, lights and other obstructions placed in front of businesses that refused to pay the licensing fees, which had been based on the maximum capacity of venues according to city fire codes. “This venue fee is much smarter,” a source close to restaurant owners said, adding, “It’s much more in line with what the Super Bowl will charge” when it is played in Las Vegas next year. While Formula One has charged similar fees at other street course locales like Monaco, Las Vegas venues claimed that casinos are looking for high rollers to come and gamble several times a year. If customers spend too much cash on F1 trip, they may delay their next visit, one executive argued. The cheapest ticket packages available for the race begin at $2,000. In addition to an unobstructed view, the $50,000 venue fee will grant restaurants and clubs a direct feed of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which will be held Nov. 18, sources said. “There is a certain line they are crossing [by] telling someone who has spent billions on their property that you are shutting the Strip down for construction and then asking them to pay for seats,” a source told The Post last month. A Formula One spokesman declined comment. Las Vegas has spent millions repaving the famed Strip and other adjacent streets as it prepares for the F1 road race. The three-day spectacle from Nov. 16-18, culminating with the Grand Prix on Saturday night, is expected to draw about 300,000 fans. The league’s other races — in Miami and Austin, Texas — are held on closed tracks. Las Vegas had previously hosted an F1 event on the Caesars Palace grounds in the early 1980s. https://nypost.com/2023/08/21/formula-one-slashes-las-vegas-grand-prix-fees-after-backlash-sources/
  5. https://x.com/texasmgolf/status/1691471222410727424?s=46&t=w0pY-Fs4VAfKwHrB_iAkXw
  6. Also haven’t watched and probably won’t. I have a good friend who is a season ticket holder and 2%er (?) and during the height of Johnny Football I went to a game with him just to see what was going on. I got up to take a leak as the clock struck zero for halftime and everyone around me was wondering why I would miss the big show. No line to take a leak so that was a win. Aggies lost the game to Auburn. Double win.
  7. The Vegas Advantage link posted above is a good one and most likely current. If you haven’t been in a few years, you are correct there have been some changes to the rules in certain casinos in various games. I know Wynn made changes to craps around the pandemic time frame. Blackjack has been steadily getting worse for players on the Strip for quite awhile. I always recommend Ellis Island casino for both, they have good rules and friendly dealers with low minimums.
  8. A little inside baseball on dealing with a big spending nightclub drama queen (Wynn and Resorts World related): https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/high-rollers-tantrum-sparks-bizarre-nightlife-drama/
  9. If you take the free tram from Bellagio over to Aria/Park MGM, the view of the City Center complex is pretty decent. A webcam inside that new walkway would be entertaining from about 4-6 am.
  10. When it’s 115 degrees outside in the summer, the enclosed walkway with A/C is quite awesome to get from Bellagio to Cosmo and Vdara. Otherwise, sure it doesn’t seem to mean much.
  11. I’ve only noticed it on the email specials for delivery
  12. I’ve been 3 times to the tournament but also put in for the lottery every year so other family members can go for the first time. Rejected again. Is this what it’s like to be an Aggy when every time you say next year is our year?
  13. Formula One threatens to block Las Vegas clubs’ race views unless they pay millions in fees: sources (NY Post): Las Vegas hotspots are waving the red flag at Formula One — claiming its executives are threatening to block views of the posh car race unless they fork over millions of dollars in fees, The Post has learned. The red-hot racing league has demanded that venues along the 3.8-mile circuit — slated to run through the heart of Sin City during November’s Las Vegas Grand Prix — pay $1,500 per head for licensing rights, according to a letter to the venues obtained by The Post. For a restaurant or club with 1,500 seats, the tab would soar to a whopping $2.25 million — regardless of how many guests can catch views from their roof decks, terraces and dining areas. If clubs and restaurants refuse to pony up, sales reps for F1 — owned by billionaire John Malone’s Liberty Media — have warned that obstructions like barricades, stands and light stanchions could end up ruining the race for their customers, according to a source. “They are literally shaking people down saying they will obstruct views unless they pay them,” one hacked-off casino owner on The Strip told The Post. “It seems insane that they are asking money for a public event that is taking place in the streets.” Sources also claim that salespeople working for Renee Wilm, the Las Vegas Grand Prix CEO and Liberty Media’s chief legal officer, have even threatened that lights will be shined toward the viewing areas of unlicensed venues, blinding guests trying to get a peek at the nighttime race. “There is a real chance of obstructing views with stands and barricades,” one source close to the situation said. “I know the hotels are upset about it and they are trying to figure out if they’ll play along.” The letter sent to venues like Planet Hollywood and Black Tap Craft Burgers and Beer — which are along the race route — comes with a subtle threat worthy of Vegas pioneer and infamous mobster Bugsy Siegel, sources said. “Las Vegas Grand Prix will use reasonable efforts to maintain sightedness from licensee’s venue to the track/race,” according to the overview of the F1 proposal reviewed by The Post. “The license fee will equal the maximum occupancy of licensee’s venue (per fire code) multiplied by $1,500.” The big worry is that Vegas venues will be forced to pass the fees along to their high-rolling customers in the form of stratospheric cover charges that could soar past $2,000 a head, according to a Las Vegas executive who spoke on the condition of anonymity. While Formula One may charge similar fees at other street course locales like Monaco, Las Vegas venues want high rollers to come and gamble several times a year. If customers spend too much money on this trip, they may not come back again soon, the executive insisted. The Vegas executive added he has direct knowledge of a venue that in recent days told Formula One it would not pay for licensing. In response, F1 is pressuring Las Vegas Grand Prix official sponsors to get that venue to cough up the cash, the source said. “There is a certain line they are crossing [by] telling someone who has spent billions on their property that you are shutting the Strip down for construction and then asking them to pay for seats,” the source close to the situation said. “They are trying to limit people’s ability to capitalize on the race.” Hotels like the Venetian and Wynn are already paying roughly between $2 million and $10 million each to be official race sponsors and are not being asked to pay more for having rooms that face the course. But F1 is still asking some of their restaurants to pay the licensing fees, sources said. What Formula One is doing is probably not illegal, the source said, although it looks opportunistic. “They own the right to the race so it would be hard for a venue to prove damages,” the source said. The three days of events, culminating with Saturday night’s Las Vegas Grand Prix, will run from Nov. 16-18. It is estimated that as many 300,000 F1 fans will attend. Ticket packages for the public have not sold out, according to the Formula One website. The average ticket price for the three-day package is already $6,651, almost 50 percent more expensive as the $4,600 price for the Miami Grand Prix, according to a study by King Casino Bonus. “$8,000 per person for Heineken House?” an F1 fan said on their social media account referring to the three-level structure that will be next to the track and have DJs and all-inclusive food and beverage. “As a true F1 fan, very disappointing that nothing at the Las Vegas Grand Prix is affordable — but there are tickets available. Guess I will stick with general admission passes for Austin and Miami.” Run-of-the-mill hotel rooms for the weekend are charging $1,000 a night. Add the $6,651 average race tickets for three days — or the jacked-up cover to go to a restaurant with good views — and flights and it could easily become a $15,000 weekend for a couple before gambling. Beer Park is officially partnered with Formula One and is charging $5,500 for full, three-day access to the venue’s indoor space including food and beverages, with over 75 HDTVs as well as the 9,000-square-foot outdoor terrace with trackside views. Formula One is paying Madison Square Gardens’ Sphere arena nearly $10 million for its empty parking lot to put up its own stands. Previous F1 races in the US, like the Miami Grand Prix, have been held on tracks that are contained within one venue. But the Ferraris and Red Bulls racing down the Las Vegas Blvd. (the Strip) straightaway at speeds topping 200 mph will zoom past The Mirage, Caesars Palace, Drai’s Beachclub, the Bellagio and Cosmopolitan on Las Vegas Boulevard (the Strip). The 17 sharp turns will take drivers past Planet Hollywood on Harmon Ave. and around the newly built Las Vegas Sphere and Wynn Resorts on Sands Avenue. John Malone’s Liberty has made a fortune from Formula One, valuing the racing organization at $8.8 billion when it took control in 2016. Sportico said last month it is now worth $17.1 billion thanks partly to the Netflix “Drive to Survive” series. A Liberty spokeswoman did not return calls, and nor did Renee Wilm. https://nypost.com/2023/07/23/f1-threatens-to-block-las-vegas-clubs-race-views-unless-they-pay-millions-sources/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=message_app
  14. This twitter account is good to check out for solid local Asian cuisine
  15. Depending on where you are staying you could rent a car right from your hotel, drive up to Mt Charleston and have lunch. It’s 45 mins away and 7,700 feet in altitude. Temps usually about 30 degrees cooler than the Strip. Pretty fun little summer trip if you don’t have other things to do. Link below. My last trip I rented a Lambo for 4 hours and drove it out and around Red Rocks by Summerlin. Awesome time but not cheap. You could go shoot machine guns. I think that is an indoor activity. All the food is great at Lotus. My last trip I tried the red curry duck and it was fantastic. I think I get pad thai every time also. https://www.mtcharlestonlodge.com/about
  16. No selfies at the Miranda Lambert show at Planet Hollywood please and thank you (video in link):
  17. I think that is accurate. I was considering going with my dad and came to the same conclusion. Maybe we will try for year 2 or 3.
  18. Free parking at Venetian/Palazzo ends August 15. New owner Apollo making their changes.
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