{"id":27078,"date":"2021-03-23T12:44:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=27078"},"modified":"2021-03-23T12:53:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T19:53:41","slug":"vital-vegas-podcast-the-rebound-omega-mart-casino-bosses-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/vital-vegas-podcast-the-rebound-omega-mart-casino-bosses-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Vital Vegas Podcast: The Rebound, Omega Mart, Casino Bosses and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our latest podcast episode is live, and it’s guaranteed to be 10 percent less yawnfest than any episode we’ve done in the past month!<\/p>\n

We start with news about the Las Vegas rebound. Yes, that’s a March Madness reference. Even the things we’re bad at we’re excellent at. Including ending sentences with prepositions.<\/p>\n

In this episode, we take you into the twisted bowels of Omega Mart, from art collective Meow Wolf, the best non-casino thing to happen to Las Vegas since edible underwear.<\/p>\n

We chat with Drew DiCostanzo, the head of marketing for Omega Mart, and the only person we’ve talked to who can sort of explain what Omega Mart is. Sort of.<\/p>\n

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Omega Mart is nuts. Or is it?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next up, we interview casino mogul Derek Stevens about the new Circa sportsbook at Tuscany.<\/p>\n

Yes, more sports. It’s called “pandering,” you’ll get over it.<\/p>\n

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They get a group interview, we get an exclusive one-on-one. That’s how we roll.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’ll also get the lowdown on the closure of the Greyhound bus station<\/a> at Plaza from the casino’s CEO, Jonathan Jossel.<\/p>\n

The bottom line: It’s a lot more than a bus station relocating. You might say it’s a new lease on life for the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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Adios, trouble maker.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’ve also got a slightly intoxicated interview with Chef Steve at Circa’s 8 East restaurant. Chef Steve feeds us at least three times a week, so we thought he should get a little air time.<\/p>\n

Honestly, Chef Steve and the crew at 8 East do what is currently our favorite dish in Las Vegas, the brisket fried rice “Vital Vegas-style” (chicken skewers added, hold the sticks).<\/p>\n

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No, haters, we’ve never gotten free food at 8 East, we just love it. And if you hate us so much, why are you reading our blog? You’re lame.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This episode of the podcast is stuffed to the gills with insider scoop, perfunctory news, rumors and speculation and old-timey phrases like “stuffed to the gills.”<\/p>\n

You don’t have to listen, but you also don’t have to drink, gamble or fornicate, and what the hell kind of life would that be?<\/p>\n

Let’s be honest, it’s more news and entertainment than you really deserve, but we’re magnanimous like that. Listen up and get your Vegas fix, already.<\/p>\n

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