Category Archives: Episodes

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January 9, 2016 – Jennie & Chris open the show discussing the $800 million power ball jackpot. Our guest this week is Jax from Adventure Combat Ops. She is a Bronze Star recipient who recently relocated to Las Vegas to be the event manager at this high adrenaline thrill experience.

Adventure Combat Ops is a live action Call Of Duty experience where you are trained by military special ops members. Once trained, they take you through a course where you shoot air soft guns at live targets while trying to accomplish a mission. Oh yeah, did I forget to mention the zombies? Live out your Walking Dead fantasies at ACO!

Faces: Jax from Adventure Combat Ops, Chips and Salsa Podcast, Jax’s Urban Combat Fitness

Aces: Cheffini’s Hot Dogs

Tip The Player: Strip Burger, Valley of Fire

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December 25, 2015 – Security manager Mike talks about what it’s like to be the “eye in the sky”. He also shares some stories about his adventures in Vegas. Chris and Jennie also talk about the Miss Universe fiasco, prepping yourself for New Year’s Eve and cheap parking in DTLV.

Thank you to Richard Cheese for his swingin’ song “Christmas In Las Vegas”. You can check out his full discography and tour dates at his website: richardcheese.com.

Marc Meltzer’s twitter posts and articles inspired our discussion about millennials on FnA episode 11. Here are a few of those articles:
The casino-lounge is changing the face of gambling in Las Vegas.
How Millennials Are Changing Hotels and Loyalty in Las Vegas
A Look At Millennials In Las Vegas Casinos

Marc can be found on twitter @MeltzVegas and his blog edgevegas.com

A tragic accident took place on Las Vegas Blvd on Dec. 20 where one person lost their life and 36 people were injured. To help the family with transportation and funeral costs you can visit their GoFundMe page.

What Happened In Vegas News:
Monorail To Operate non-stop on New Years Eve
Downtown Countdown 2016
Free Fireworks at America’s Party
List of NYE events and celebrations.

Faces: Security manager Mike from the SLS Las Vegas moved to Vegas in his 20’s and created a life, career and a family there. He gives us a peek behind the security camera and he offers some great safety tips for having fun in Vegas.

Aces: Cheap DTLV Parking
Neonopolis, Container Park, parkme.com

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December 11, 2015 – This episode we talk to Dr. Brett Abarbanel about the advantages and disadvantages for women poker players. Chris discusses with in-house Millennials Katie and Aaron about why Generation Y does not like to gamble. Katie and Aaron talk a little about their Thanksgiving in Vegas and Chris brings up Vegas Fanboy Episode 44, interview with blackjack expert Ken Smith.

What Happened In Vegas News: Killers & Wayne Newton to Open Las Vegas Arena, Silvercar coming to Las Vegas, Magical Forest lights up Las Vegas.

Faces: Part 2 of our interview with the head of UCLA’s Social & Recreational Gambling research, Dr. Brett Abarbanel. She is also an amateur poker player and she’s given keynotes and addresses at gaming conferences all around the world. She also teaches a class about the sociology of gambling which includes one lecture about gambling in film. We cover all of this and also dig into some of her favorite restaurants in Vegas.

Dr. Brett’s research paper “Chicks With Decks: The Female Lived Experience In Poker“. If you would like to contact Dr. Brett with ideas for the June 2016 International Conference On Gambling and Risk Taking:
BAbarbanel@mednet.ucla.edu

Tip The Player: Sushi Kaya, Doh Sushi & Tapas, Piero’s & The Peppermill

Aces: Picasso

Podcast Recommendation: Big Screen Book Club – Each episode Craig and a guest host discuss a book and compare it to it’s big screen adaptation. In the first episode they talk about the novel Nothing Lasts Forerver and it’s movie counterpart Die Hard. It’s a fun podcast, if you’re a movie buff, check it out.

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November 27, 2015 – Chris stayed at The Linq and Aaron stayed at The Flamingo during their most recent over night trip to Vegas. They also show some love for the Downtown Podcast and discuss Aaron’s collection of hotel room keys.

What Happened In Vegas News: W Hotels coming to the Las Vegas Strip, The Avengers and The Transformers are coming to Vegas, Ice Skating & Smores at the Cosmopolitan.

Faces: Part 1 of an interview we recorded back in September 2015, we talk to the head of UCLA’s Social & Recreational Gambling research, Dr. Brett Abarbanel. She shares with us 3 emerging areas of gambling: daily fantasy sports, skill based gaming and eSports.

Aces & Tip The Player: Chris and Aaron discuss some of the perks of being a Caesars Total Rewards member.

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November 13, 2015 – A short episode where we talk about why there hasn’t been a new episode in several weeks.  We also talk about our trip to VIMFP and Katie talks about the difference between going to Vegas in your 20’s vs your 30’s.