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Another mid-tier bites the dust. MGM is closing the Grand Buffet, Plaza is building a high limit room, and Tillman Fertitta keeps circling Caesars with a $32/share offer. Meanwhile Caesars is pushing room discounts and food credits to fill their older properties. The K-shaped Vegas economy keeps pulling apart.

In This Episode:

• $142 WrestleMania tomahawk steak
• MGM Grand Buffet is closing later this month
• Viewer Chris shows worn vs. fresh MGM Grand carpet
• 70 buffets down to a handful on the Strip
• Excalibur suite gets MGM Grand hand-me-down furniture
• Plaza adds a 2,000 sq ft high limit room
• Foundation Room may return as Vinyl Room ($5K/year membership)
• Tillman Fertitta offering $32/share for Caesars, wants to merge Landry's
• Caesars summer kickoff sale — up to 50% off rooms through March 2027

Episode Guide:

• 0:00 $142 WrestleMania Tomahawk
• 0:29 Vegas Weekend Recap
• 1:12 MGM Grand Carpet Talk
• 2:07 MGM Grand Buffet Closing
• 4:15 Excalibur Suite Review
• 5:33 Plaza's New High Limit Room
• 7:07 Vinyl Room Replaces Foundation Room
• 9:27 Tillman Fertitta Wants Caesars
• 11:36 Caesars Summer Sale & Value Push
• 15:16 Final Thoughts & Wrap-Up

Key Links

• Tomahawk - https://x.com/vegas/status/2045612276577874353?s=46&t=B9kWNUIY21TRZnc8tXrfRQ
• Grand buffet closing - https://neon.reviewjournal.com/dining-out/one-of-the-last-buffets-on-the-las-vegas-strip-is-closing-soon-3333426/
• Excalibur suite - https://x.com/blairg_yvr/status/2044991624069996945?s=46
• Plaza High Limit - https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/downtown-las-vegas-casino-to-open-new-high-limit-gaming-room-3762944/
• Vinyl Room - https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/confirmed-overhauled-foundation-room-to-reopen-as-vinyl-room-at-mandalay-bay/
• Caesars Deals - https://investor.caesars.com/news-releases/news-release-details/summer-savings-starts-now-caesars-entertainments-las-vegas
• Fertitta - https://www.reuters.com/business/caesars-extends-discussion-period-potential-fertitta-takeover-bloomberg-news-2026-04-20/

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