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Rio Room Renovations & Canteen Food Hall, March Madness Tips Off in Las Vegas, Tuscany Casino Resurgence | Ep. 212 · Vegas Revealed

• 0:00
  Sean McAllister: It's episode 212 of Vegas Revealed.
• 0:03
  Sean McAllister: College basketball brings in the crowds.
• 0:06
  Sean McAllister: March madness about to begin.
• 0:08
  Sean McAllister: We have some ideas for you if you're in town or coming to visit.
• 0:22
  Sean McAllister: Plus, an off-strip resort has a resurgence.
• 0:25
  Sean McAllister: Why the Tuscany Casino reimagined its Italian steakhouse and why it'll continue to renovate.
• 0:32
  Dayna Roselli: All that and more coming up on Vegas Revealed.
• 0:37
  SPEAKER_00: Vegas Revealed, presented by Level Up Law, starts now.
• 0:42
  Sean McAllister: Welcome to Vegas Revealed, episode 212.
• 0:45
  Sean McAllister: Sean McAllister here along with Dana Roselli.
• 0:48
  Sean McAllister: And can you start to feel the madness, Dana?
• 0:51
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 0:52
  Dayna Roselli: It's a huge deal.
• 0:53
  Dayna Roselli: All I know is I every time I'm on the phone with my mom, she's like, your dad's downstairs watching basketball.
• 0:58
  Dayna Roselli: He hasn't come up for days.
• 0:59
  Dayna Roselli: So I know it's that time of year.
• 1:02
  Sean McAllister: It is.
• 1:03
  Sean McAllister: It's an exciting time of year.
• 1:05
  Sean McAllister: And we're going to get into all of the March mania bracket busting craziness that happens here in Las Vegas when the college basketball tournament begins.
• 1:15
  Dayna Roselli: I mean no, it's such a big deal.
• 1:17
  Dayna Roselli: So I know people come into town from all over.
• 1:19
  Dayna Roselli: I know the locals like to find a place to either sit and just watch all the games in a row.
• 1:23
  Dayna Roselli: So we're going to have that.
• 1:24
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• 1:28
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• 1:29
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• 1:34
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• 1:51
  Sean McAllister: Also, whether you are a Las Vegas visitor or you live here in Las Vegas, when you're in town, be sure to check out Vegas Revealed on TV.
• 2:01
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• 2:05
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• 2:09
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• 2:23
  Sean McAllister: 22 minutes, actually.
• 2:24
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, I know.
• 2:26
  Dayna Roselli: It's true.
• 2:26
  Dayna Roselli: And but there's a lot packed in in that 22 minutes, right?
• 2:29
  Dayna Roselli: There is.
• 2:29
  Dayna Roselli: There always is.
• 2:30
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
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  Dayna Roselli: And we uh want to thank Level Up Law.
• 2:33
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• 2:35
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• 2:38
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, let's talk March Madness.
• 2:40
  Dayna Roselli: Now let's take it way back to 2020 when we first started the podcast.
• 2:43
  Sean McAllister: Oh man, we're rewinding the clock way back.
• 2:46
  Dayna Roselli: We were there at Legossi Stadium recording the podcast over at the Venetian Palazzo.
• 2:52
  Dayna Roselli: And gosh, the parking was free, remember?
• 2:55
  Sean McAllister: It was that that was like the highlight of going over there every week to record the podcast.
• 2:59
  Sean McAllister: We were like, oh my gosh, the parking is free.
• 3:02
  Sean McAllister: It was a simpler time back then.
• 3:03
  Dayna Roselli: It was a simpler time.
• 3:05
  Dayna Roselli: And I remember I had a friend in town, John Kill, when he was in town just for March Madness to watch all the games, to go to some of the games that were in town.
• 3:13
  Dayna Roselli: And we actually called him in the studio because they had started canceling some of the games because of the whole COVID surge.
• 3:20
  Sean McAllister: This crazy thing called COVID that we were all just learning about.
• 3:23
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 3:24
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, I remember when we walked in there to record our what ended up being our final episode ever at Legassi Stadium.
• 3:32
  Sean McAllister: There were bottles of hand sanitizer up on the bar.
• 3:35
  Sean McAllister: And I was like, this is wild.
• 3:37
  Sean McAllister: What kind of world are we living in?
• 3:39
  Sean McAllister: And now I get irritated if I walk into a place and there's not a hand sanitizer dispenser.
• 3:46
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 3:46
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my gosh.
• 3:47
  Dayna Roselli: I asked someone the other day at one of the theaters, do you have a hand?
• 3:50
  Dayna Roselli: You know, is there hand sanit sanitizer?
• 3:52
  Dayna Roselli: And the girl's like, no.
• 3:53
  Dayna Roselli: And I was like, really?
• 3:54
  Dayna Roselli: Like, I gotta go all the way to the bathroom to wash my hands.
• 3:57
  Dayna Roselli: But I wanted to wash my hands because I had touched a couple railings.
• 4:00
  Sean McAllister: Right, I know.
• 4:00
  Sean McAllister: Let's not roll that back.
• 4:02
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 4:02
  Sean McAllister: I'm I'm all for sanitizer being readily available.
• 4:06
  Sean McAllister: But yeah, so that was a crazy time back beginning of March 2020.
• 4:11
  Sean McAllister: And little did we know.
• 4:14
  Dayna Roselli: Everything changed.
• 4:16
  Dayna Roselli: I had my last meal there at Legossi Stadium because John Kilb was my friend visiting from college, and we had a meal there, and that was the last meal out I had had for a very long time because then the world shut down.
• 4:27
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 4:27
  Dayna Roselli: Anyway, Legossi Stadium didn't reopen, and we've always said it was such a great space.
• 4:32
  Dayna Roselli: We loved it.
• 4:33
  Dayna Roselli: And we're excited to announce that this year they have reopened it just for March Mania, and it's now called the Stadium.
• 4:41
  Dayna Roselli: And we went over to get a quick sneak peek.
• 4:44
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, we uh it stepped into one of the luxury suites that they have.
• 4:49
  Sean McAllister: In addition to the main uh stadium area that uh literally has stadium seating in front of this massive uh TV wall.
• 4:59
  Sean McAllister: Um, they also have these luxury suites.
• 5:01
  Sean McAllister: So if you're going in there with a large group of people, they can accommodate that.
• 5:05
  Sean McAllister: You have your own private buffet, you have your own viewing locations, you have a door that opens to the patio, which is strip side, which is right on the strip.
• 5:14
  Sean McAllister: It's one of the best spaces in all of Las Vegas.
• 5:20
  Sean McAllister: We love it there.
• 5:21
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, it's great.
• 5:22
  Dayna Roselli: So we were happy to hear that they are opening uh for March Mania and doing some events.
• 5:28
  Dayna Roselli: You can reserve suites if you want, you can go watch the game.
• 5:31
  Dayna Roselli: We actually caught up with Brian File.
• 5:33
  Dayna Roselli: He's a vice president of food and beverage at the Venetian Palazzo, and we talked to him a little bit more about what you can expect.
• 5:40
  SPEAKER_00: So you're located here at the stadium, which is the lower level of the Palazzo lobby, uh, where we're gonna activate brackets at the stadium for March Mania, and it'll be running from Thursday, March 21st through Saturday, March 23rd.
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  SPEAKER_00: It'll happen all day long.
• 5:53
  SPEAKER_00: So guests are welcome to purchase tickets in advance at VenetianLosvegas.com.
• 5:58
  SPEAKER_00: And then when they show up on the day of, they'll pick up their tickets.
• 6:01
  SPEAKER_00: They can be here an hour before the event starts, and they'll get to enjoy all day food and beverage, great games, get their back their racket busted, or maybe win some money.
• 6:10
  SPEAKER_00: So it's a great event.
• 6:11
  Sean McAllister: It was great to be back in that space again, and the stadium over at the Venetian Resort is going to be open for that first three days of games when it's wall-to-wall action, uh, March 21st through the 23rd.
• 6:26
  Sean McAllister: So if you're looking for a space, the stadium has room for you.
• 6:31
  Sean McAllister: They also have arcade games that they're bringing in.
• 6:34
  Sean McAllister: Some of those pop shot three throw, free, free throw.
• 6:38
  Sean McAllister: I need to be able to say that a little more fluidly now that March Madness is upon us.
• 6:44
  Sean McAllister: But yeah, they'll have the free throw games, arcade games.
• 6:48
  Dayna Roselli: I was eyeing uh Miss Pac-Man.
• 6:50
  Dayna Roselli: Oh and it was down for the moment.
• 6:52
  Dayna Roselli: And Brian, when we were talking to Brian, he said, I know everyone eyes that game.
• 6:56
  Dayna Roselli: I'm like, Yeah, because it's a simpler time.
• 6:57
  Dayna Roselli: You eat the dots and you run away from Martian men.
• 7:02
  Sean McAllister: Well, and did he know that you are like a record holder for Miss Pac-Man?
• 7:08
  Dayna Roselli: When everyone used to gather around me at the bowling alley and watch me play.
• 7:11
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 7:11
  Dayna Roselli: Because I was so good.
• 7:12
  Sean McAllister: Uh-huh.
• 7:13
  Dayna Roselli: Bowl roll.
• 7:14
  Dayna Roselli: Remember that?
• 7:14
  Dayna Roselli: With bowl roll.
• 7:15
  Dayna Roselli: Bowl roll in Henrietta, New York.
• 7:16
  Sean McAllister: Dana Roselli with the custom bowling ball.
• 7:20
  unknown: Yes.
• 7:21
  Dayna Roselli: All right, moving on.
• 7:22
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, maybe you want to go across the street, across from the wind, there's a mall there.
• 7:26
  Dayna Roselli: If you are visiting and you've never been, it's called Fashion Show.
• 7:29
  Dayna Roselli: If you're a local, you know what it is.
• 7:30
  Dayna Roselli: Um, they're doing a really cool activation that they're bringing back.
• 7:33
  Dayna Roselli: This is uh gorgeous.
• 7:35
  Dayna Roselli: You'll have to go to our social media or watch our Vegas revealed TV show to see the multicolored basketballs hanging from the sky.
• 7:42
  Dayna Roselli: They've got couches, uh, they have basketball hoops and some TVs too.
• 7:47
  Dayna Roselli: And this is a great spot if maybe you're shopping, you want to take a load off, maybe you've got a significant other with you or teenage kids and they want to stop off and watch the games.
• 7:56
  Dayna Roselli: But visit the fashion show for hoops in the hall.
• 7:59
  Dayna Roselli: It's right there in the Great Hall where they used to do the fashion shows.
• 8:03
  Sean McAllister: Also, um, there's a new spot that just opened up at Uncommons.
• 8:08
  Sean McAllister: This is an area that's off the strip um at 215, and Durango is the exit.
• 8:14
  Sean McAllister: Uh, it's called General Admission.
• 8:16
  Sean McAllister: It's a new sports bar that just opened up.
• 8:18
  Sean McAllister: We stopped over there for the grand opening.
• 8:20
  Sean McAllister: So that's another option if you're looking for a place away from Las Vegas Boulevard.
• 8:26
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, and they're doing like if you wear some, you know, college basketball attire, you'll get a free drink, maybe an appetizer.
• 8:31
  Dayna Roselli: So check that out over there.
• 8:33
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, got a quick message from a listener named Barry.
• 8:36
  Dayna Roselli: He listens to Vegas Revealed, and he wanted us to know about his Facebook group that's actually just for March Madness.
• 8:42
  Sean McAllister: Barry, what's up?
• 8:43
  Dayna Roselli: And Barry says, you know what?
• 8:45
  Dayna Roselli: I've got this group, and it's a facebook.com and it's um backslash M M I L V.
• 8:52
  Dayna Roselli: So I'm assuming that stands for March Madness in Las Vegas.
• 8:55
  Sean McAllister: That makes sense to me.
• 8:56
  Dayna Roselli: He's got 18,000 members in there.
• 8:58
  Sean McAllister: Jeez.
• 8:59
  Dayna Roselli: And he said they all have like different connections to different events happening for March Madness in Las Vegas.
• 9:04
  Dayna Roselli: They do meetups.
• 9:06
  Dayna Roselli: So if you want to join that group, check out Barry's Facebook group if you're coming in or interested to know more about March Madness events.
• 9:13
  Sean McAllister: Well, and I think that just shows how popular Las Vegas is as a destination for March Madness.
• 9:19
  Sean McAllister: Because it really is so fun when all those games are on to be with a group of people who can really bring up the excitement level.
• 9:30
  Sean McAllister: When if you're with a group of friends, like that is just a great time to be here in Vegas, have the games be your focal point, but then have Las Vegas be the periphery of your trip.
• 9:42
  Sean McAllister: That's not a bad periphery to have.
• 9:44
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 9:44
  Dayna Roselli: No, definitely.
• 9:45
  Dayna Roselli: And there's I mean, why not?
• 9:46
  Dayna Roselli: Where it's the best, you know, and you can bet on things and watch while and that's exciting.
• 9:51
  Sean McAllister: It's very exciting.
• 9:52
  Dayna Roselli: You know, to see if you're gonna win.
• 9:53
  Dayna Roselli: Well, sometimes, maybe sometimes you lose, and well, it's not so great, but at least, you know, you can get a great cocktail after that drown your Zorro's.
• 10:01
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, exactly.
• 10:02
  Sean McAllister: That is all part of March Madness, though, having your bracket busted, the favorites are upset, and that's the end of your end of your run.
• 10:12
  Sean McAllister: But yeah, that's how brackets work.
• 10:13
  Sean McAllister: Exactly.
• 10:14
  Sean McAllister: That's how March Madness works.
• 10:15
  Sean McAllister: Of course, there is an endless list of bars, viewing locations, uh banquet halls that are being set up as viewing locations all over Las Vegas.
• 10:27
  Sean McAllister: Um, keep an eye on Vegas Revealed social media um and check out our Vegas Revealed TV show.
• 10:35
  Sean McAllister: We do have a list of some other viewing options there as well.
• 10:40
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, by the way, our Las Vegas Aces have sold out season tickets, and this is awesome because it's historic.
• 10:48
  Sean McAllister: Phenomenal.
• 10:49
  Dayna Roselli: They are the first WNBA team to sell out season tickets ever.
• 10:54
  Dayna Roselli: This is huge.
• 10:55
  Dayna Roselli: Congratulations to the aces, the champions for two years in a row.
• 11:00
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, they are killing it.
• 11:01
  Sean McAllister: Well, and I think that this is another testament to the not obviously the team being back-to-back champions, um, but uh also to the fan base here in Las Vegas.
• 11:16
  Sean McAllister: You know, we heard and saw so many headlines.
• 11:19
  Sean McAllister: Oh, Vegas isn't a sports town.
• 11:21
  Sean McAllister: Who's gonna support all these professional teams if they come to Las Vegas?
• 11:25
  Sean McAllister: Well, uh Las Vegas residents are going to support these teams and visitors are going to go and support these teams.
• 11:34
  Sean McAllister: So I I hope that all of that talk of Vegas not being a sports town is a thing of the past.
• 11:41
  Sean McAllister: Um, and the haters can quit with their hating.
• 11:46
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, exactly.
• 11:48
  Sean McAllister: Because this is a testament to the kind of town that Las Vegas really is.
• 11:53
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 11:53
  Dayna Roselli: We are a sports town, that's for sure.
• 11:55
  Dayna Roselli: Congratulations to the Las Vegas Aces.
• 11:59
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• 12:33
  Sean McAllister: Now let's take a journey a few blocks to the west of the Las Vegas strip, over to the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino.
• 12:43
  Sean McAllister: The lights on the outside of the building have recently caught our eyes, Dana.
• 12:48
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, we were driving by and I was like, wow, look at that.
• 12:52
  Dayna Roselli: There were like dazzling, sparkling, falling from the top to the bottom.
• 12:56
  Dayna Roselli: And sometimes you have to catch it just right because they've been changing it and testing different things.
• 13:00
  Dayna Roselli: And actually, I put it out on Twitter and the Rio account wrote back and like, just wait.
• 13:04
  Dayna Roselli: So I wonder if, you know, it's all leading up to a even a bigger reveal, but we don't know that just yet.
• 13:11
  Dayna Roselli: But it sparked our interest and we thought we have to get over and see some of the changes over there.
• 13:15
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, uh, one of the big changes is in the space that uh formerly occupied the Carnival World Buffet.
• 13:23
  Sean McAllister: This was one of the most popular buffets in all of Las Vegas for decades.
• 13:29
  Sean McAllister: I mean, there was that huge seafood section that people just raved about.
• 13:35
  Sean McAllister: And of course, they had steaks, they had all of it over there.
• 13:39
  Sean McAllister: But now that space is the canteen food hall with a wide variety of food selections in there.
• 13:46
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, they've got ramen, sushi, chicken fingers, sandwiches, burritos, burgers, steak sandwiches, you name it.
• 13:53
  Dayna Roselli: They've got a lot of choice over there.
• 13:54
  Dayna Roselli: And that's the whole point of a food hall, right?
• 13:57
  Dayna Roselli: We were over there and we were able to talk with the executive chef.
• 14:01
  Sean McAllister: For people who haven't been over here since it was Carnival World Buffet, um, what kind of experience can they expect?
• 14:09
  SPEAKER_01: Uh, just a great staff, fresh food.
• 14:12
  Dayna Roselli: Food halls seem to be so much more popular lately.
• 14:14
  Dayna Roselli: People like them because why?
• 14:16
  Dayna Roselli: What in your in your opinion?
• 14:17
  SPEAKER_01: Just the wide variety of options they get in one location, in one spot.
• 14:22
  SPEAKER_01: They can order multiple things from multiple.
• 14:25
  SPEAKER_01: So we got Tony Luke, South Philly sandwiches, um, edible is like a small cake on the in and out, uh, fresh sushi hand rubbles, uh, chicken tenders, multiple sauces, um, and then our South Lam burrito, burritos, bubbles, salads.
• 14:41
  SPEAKER_01: So it's great.
• 14:42
  SPEAKER_01: Great a lot of options.
• 14:44
  Dayna Roselli: A lot of options, some healthy, and then some really good hangover food, too.
• 14:47
  SPEAKER_01: Yes, of course.
• 14:48
  SPEAKER_01: Yes.
• 14:49
  Sean McAllister: And that is Charles Smith, the executive chef over there at Canteen Food Hall.
• 14:53
  Sean McAllister: And uh, Dana, the other day I had uh one of the beefsteaks, the Philly style beefsteak, and from Tony Luke's, right?
• 15:02
  Sean McAllister: From Tony Luke's, and it was so good.
• 15:05
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, they gave us some to go.
• 15:06
  Dayna Roselli: I gave them, I said, Sean, take it.
• 15:08
  Dayna Roselli: I can't eat anymore.
• 15:09
  Dayna Roselli: Because I was like, I need to fit into like my jeans because we ate so much there, but you said it was delicious.
• 15:15
  Sean McAllister: It was great.
• 15:15
  Sean McAllister: There was a, they actually, there was a a beefsteak and a pork sandwich.
• 15:21
  Dayna Roselli: Okay.
• 15:21
  Sean McAllister: And the pork had so much flavor.
• 15:24
  Sean McAllister: Wow.
• 15:24
  Sean McAllister: It was great.
• 15:25
  Sean McAllister: They were both really good.
• 15:26
  Dayna Roselli: We had like the buffalo chicken fingers.
• 15:28
  Dayna Roselli: Oh gosh, we tried some of the sushi hand roll.
• 15:32
  Dayna Roselli: Oh, and then what was the um not the burger, but the um, it was it was like a burger but on flatbread.
• 15:39
  Sean McAllister: Oh, uh it was the it was when we were talking about it being it was on Texas toast.
• 15:45
  Dayna Roselli: Texas toast.
• 15:45
  Dayna Roselli: Was that I think that's what it's called.
• 15:46
  Dayna Roselli: Tech the Texas toast.
• 15:48
  Dayna Roselli: That was delicious.
• 15:49
  Sean McAllister: That was good.
• 15:50
  Dayna Roselli: I can't remember all the stuff we ate.
• 15:51
  Dayna Roselli: We ate so much.
• 15:52
  Dayna Roselli: The chicken sandwich had these amazing pickles on it.
• 15:54
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my gosh, the food was really good.
• 15:56
  Dayna Roselli: The burrito looked delicious.
• 15:58
  Dayna Roselli: You and I were just stuffed them.
• 15:59
  Dayna Roselli: We were like, I can't even do it.
• 16:00
  Dayna Roselli: The carne asada fries were great, those were yummy.
• 16:04
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 16:04
  Dayna Roselli: And, you know, just so you know, over at um Nama Nama, it's called, they actually make the rice fresh on the hour.
• 16:13
  Dayna Roselli: So, you know, they're constantly turning over fresh food there.
• 16:16
  Dayna Roselli: Check it out.
• 16:17
  Dayna Roselli: It's the Canteen Food Hall over at the Rio, right there as you walk in uh one of the main doors.
• 16:22
  Dayna Roselli: But we also heard about the room renovations, and we wanted to see those too.
• 16:25
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, uh there are on property about 2,500 rooms in total over at Rio.
• 16:33
  Sean McAllister: So far, they have renovated more than 1,400 of them.
• 16:37
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 16:38
  Sean McAllister: And they are good size rooms.
• 16:40
  Dayna Roselli: They are.
• 16:40
  Dayna Roselli: We walked into just like the regular room suite and we were like, wow, this is spacious, you know, some new furniture in there, so much room.
• 16:48
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, you know, sometimes you go into these rooms and they're so tiny, but this was a really great size.
• 16:54
  Dayna Roselli: And also we walked into one of the one bedroom suites and we were like, wow.
• 16:59
  Sean McAllister: Which is crazy.
• 17:00
  Sean McAllister: You walk into a living room over to the left is a full-size dining room table that seats like at least six people, probably eight.
• 17:11
  Sean McAllister: Yep.
• 17:12
  Sean McAllister: There was a a dry bar over on the side of the room, but then we walked into the bedroom, which was also massive, and there was a little surprise, a big surprise, over by the window.
• 17:24
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah, they have a big tub right at the window.
• 17:27
  Dayna Roselli: So yeah, it's different.
• 17:28
  Dayna Roselli: That to me felt very um well, old Vegas and also very Niagara Falls.
• 17:34
  Dayna Roselli: We're from Niagara Falls area.
• 17:35
  Dayna Roselli: But you remember like the honeymoon suites in Niagara Falls?
• 17:38
  Dayna Roselli: Remember Superman 2?
• 17:39
  Dayna Roselli: Lois and Clark go there.
• 17:41
  Sean McAllister: Well, you can either get the in Niagara Falls, you can get the famous honeymoon suite with a heart-shaped bathtub, or you can get the one where you have to climb up the stairs and the bathtub is like the giant martini glass.
• 17:55
  unknown: Yes.
• 17:56
  Dayna Roselli: Okay, yeah, you've got it.
• 17:58
  Dayna Roselli: See, I knew you would know what I was talking about.
• 18:00
  Dayna Roselli: It reminded me of that.
• 18:01
  Dayna Roselli: But it's great.
• 18:02
  Dayna Roselli: Um, go to our social media, we and or watch our TV show.
• 18:05
  Dayna Roselli: We have video of all this, by the way.
• 18:07
  Dayna Roselli: But then you actually then there's a separate bathroom with a gorgeous shower, all redone.
• 18:11
  Dayna Roselli: Everything's new, super spacious.
• 18:14
  Sean McAllister: Uh, they do have deals on the Rio's website.
• 18:16
  Sean McAllister: Um, I know for a fact through March they could be going on uh beyond that.
• 18:22
  Sean McAllister: But if you are looking for a staycation, have friends coming into town, have uh family coming to visit.
• 18:28
  Sean McAllister: The Rio in in choosing some of their upgraded rooms, it's not a bad option.
• 18:34
  Sean McAllister: Very affordable right now.
• 18:36
  Dayna Roselli: I know it's it's a good deal.
• 18:38
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, they are just done renovating the pool, by the way, as well, if you want to go there.
• 18:43
  Dayna Roselli: Also, it's transitioning into a destination by Hyatt brand this fall.
• 18:48
  Dayna Roselli: So there's that as well.
• 18:50
  Dayna Roselli: And then, you know, it's owned by Dreamscape.
• 18:52
  Dayna Roselli: We're gonna get over and try and interview uh Dreamscape at some point.
• 18:56
  Dayna Roselli: We've got that on the agenda to find out more.
• 18:58
  Dayna Roselli: But, you know, I'm glad that you know what, they didn't tear it down.
• 19:01
  Dayna Roselli: Um, they Dreamscape took it over and they're they're doing the proper renovations.
• 19:06
  Sean McAllister: And actually, that center bar where uh I've had many, many late nights is being completely redone right now.
• 19:15
  Sean McAllister: It's all walled off, they're totally redoing that uh famous Rio center bar.
• 19:22
  Sean McAllister: So that'll be another great addition.
• 19:25
  Sean McAllister: They're really investing in that property and um really hoping to bring it back to the popular place that it once was.
• 19:37
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 19:37
  Dayna Roselli: The Chippendales are still there.
• 19:39
  Dayna Roselli: That's the one staple.
• 19:40
  Sean McAllister: The Chippendales are still there, and they're still doing great.
• 19:44
  Dayna Roselli: Taking off their clothes and dancing for everyone.
• 19:47
  Dayna Roselli: We're gonna head over to Chippendale soon, by the way, because they've got a new celebrity host.
• 19:50
  Dayna Roselli: We'll fill you in on that another time.
• 19:53
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, by the way, I went to new edition at the win.
• 19:55
  Dayna Roselli: We talked about this last week.
• 19:57
  Dayna Roselli: It was excellent.
• 19:58
  Dayna Roselli: The show was great.
• 19:59
  Dayna Roselli: I loved it, Sean.
• 20:01
  Dayna Roselli: Um, loved, loved, loved it.
• 20:03
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, got to go backstage and and take a pick with Bobby Brown.
• 20:07
  Dayna Roselli: Nice.
• 20:08
  Dayna Roselli: Bobby was there, and he went and during the show, he sings a bunch of his solo music, you know, My Prerogative and Tenderone.
• 20:13
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my god.
• 20:14
  Dayna Roselli: The crowd was insane.
• 20:15
  Dayna Roselli: They were going nuts over this.
• 20:17
  Dayna Roselli: New Edition sang all their hits.
• 20:20
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, they were great.
• 20:21
  Dayna Roselli: Um, they sang some covers.
• 20:23
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, Johnny Gill part of it as well, sang some of his solo stuff.
• 20:27
  Dayna Roselli: Belle Bib Devoe.
• 20:28
  Dayna Roselli: It was a fantastic show.
• 20:30
  Dayna Roselli: I can't recommend it enough if you love that kind of music and you remember New Edition.
• 20:36
  Dayna Roselli: Um, go see the show.
• 20:37
  Dayna Roselli: They're doing six more shows in July and they will sell out quick.
• 20:41
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, I know.
• 20:42
  Sean McAllister: I was so first of all, I was excited for you because I know you've been looking forward to this show since they first announced it.
• 20:50
  Sean McAllister: So I was excited for you to go and experience it.
• 20:54
  Sean McAllister: I wasn't able to go and see the show.
• 20:56
  Sean McAllister: But then seeing, I feel like that entire theater was full of people who were on the same excitement level that you were.
• 21:04
  Dayna Roselli: Totally were.
• 21:05
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, that's the thing, and that's why the vibe is so good because you're like, I'm not alone.
• 21:09
  Dayna Roselli: Like, and you watch people like filming with their phones, even.
• 21:12
  Dayna Roselli: And while they're filming, they're singing every word of the song.
• 21:15
  Dayna Roselli: So it's funny because they're like, me and my friend were laughing, like, everyone's phone was up, but they were like singing the song as they were filming it.
• 21:21
  Dayna Roselli: And you know, you've got those people who love to like film the whole show, right?
• 21:24
  Dayna Roselli: You know, others that, but it was um, it was great.
• 21:27
  Dayna Roselli: I I agree.
• 21:28
  Dayna Roselli: We were all on the same level, and and kudos to them for selling out all their shows and for putting six more dates on.
• 21:35
  Dayna Roselli: I love that for new edition, and I just had a fabulous time.
• 21:40
  Dayna Roselli: So, again, if you want to see them, they are back in July for six shows at the Encore Theater at The Win.
• 21:45
  Sean McAllister: How much are we betting that there might be more shows after these six?
• 21:49
  Dayna Roselli: I know.
• 21:50
  Dayna Roselli: I think there might be.
• 21:51
  Dayna Roselli: There's gonna be demand.
• 21:52
  Sean McAllister: Well, I mean, there is already demand for these first ones.
• 21:55
  Dayna Roselli: So when I watch the videos on my phone, I smile and like giggle and like.
• 22:00
  Sean McAllister: I'm feeling almost giddy right now.
• 22:01
  Dayna Roselli: Rewatching it.
• 22:02
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 22:02
  Dayna Roselli: It was so good.
• 22:04
  Sean McAllister: All right, let's get to tips.
• 22:11
  Sean McAllister: This week, our tip brings us just to the east of the Las Vegas Strip to the Tuscany Suites and Casino, where we stopped in to have dinner at the newly renovated Bisteca Italian Steakhouse.
• 22:27
  Sean McAllister: And they renovated the dining room.
• 22:30
  Sean McAllister: The decor is all new.
• 22:32
  Sean McAllister: The menu is delicious.
• 22:35
  Sean McAllister: We had a great time over there.
• 22:37
  Dayna Roselli: We did.
• 22:38
  Dayna Roselli: They have an amazing wine program.
• 22:39
  Dayna Roselli: It feels very elevated.
• 22:41
  Dayna Roselli: It is a nice Italian steakhouse.
• 22:43
  Dayna Roselli: And we didn't know what to expect because we had never been there before.
• 22:46
  Dayna Roselli: So they did the renovations, they reimagined everything.
• 22:49
  Dayna Roselli: And we were like, wow, this is nice.
• 22:52
  Dayna Roselli: And it, you know, it's not, it's like dark kind of feeling.
• 22:55
  Dayna Roselli: Um, like if you want to go to a nice dinner, go here.
• 22:58
  Sean McAllister: Well, and I had no idea.
• 22:59
  Sean McAllister: So you walk into uh the Tuscany and you walk into the casino area, and but you have to go down like this hallway to get back to where uh Bisteca is, and right across from Bisteca is this great lounge that has live music every night.
• 23:19
  Sean McAllister: And it was nice.
• 23:20
  Sean McAllister: It was a great, I was like, this is a really it's a modern lounge, but it gives you like an old Vegas feel.
• 23:29
  Dayna Roselli: Yes.
• 23:30
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, you know what?
• 23:31
  Dayna Roselli: It just seemed like a hotel that was easy to navigate and that had everything.
• 23:34
  Dayna Roselli: If you're staying even for for a little while, they had like a business center.
• 23:38
  Dayna Roselli: Remember, we passed like a gift shop with store with necessities in it.
• 23:42
  Dayna Roselli: The pool was in the back, you know, like you said, yeah.
• 23:45
  Dayna Roselli: The live cocktail lounge uh with music, and then the nice steakhouse, and then other, you know, dining options as well, full casino.
• 23:52
  Dayna Roselli: I mean, we were like, okay, this is the real deal.
• 23:55
  Dayna Roselli: And here's the deal, and this is why we made it a tip.
• 23:58
  Dayna Roselli: Um, people are catching on to this, and they're gonna do more renovations at the Tuscany.
• 24:03
  Dayna Roselli: And like, so we're saying, like, go to the steakhouse and check it out.
• 24:06
  Dayna Roselli: But also, here's another tip: they were telling us that, you know, a lot of people are staying there because it's somewhat close to the sphere.
• 24:14
  Dayna Roselli: Right.
• 24:15
  Dayna Roselli: And we never thought of that.
• 24:16
  Dayna Roselli: It seems like it could be far, but it's not.
• 24:18
  Dayna Roselli: It's right there on Flamingo, and there's Howard Hughes Parkway that goes straight over to Sands and uh brings you right to the sphere.
• 24:27
  Dayna Roselli: And so apparently people are stopping in there first for dinner or a drink and then walking to the sphere, or they're staying there and going to the sphere.
• 24:35
  Dayna Roselli: Some people are coming into town just to see the outside of the sphere and staying there because they figure they're in proximity, and it's just something that we never thought of.
• 24:45
  Dayna Roselli: So they're like, you know what, we need to meet this demand.
• 24:47
  Sean McAllister: Yeah.
• 24:48
  Sean McAllister: So crowds from the sphere have been uh calling Tuscany home during their during their visits, also during uh Formula One.
• 24:57
  Sean McAllister: It was the hotel where all the media were staying to cover the the race and uh having all those uh visitors in town, you know, Tuscany was like, yeah, let's keep bringing these people in, but let's provide an elevated experience for them.
• 25:15
  Sean McAllister: And so between the sphere and F1 and serving uh just the general population that they see on a regular basis, Tuscany is like, Yep, we're up in our game.
• 25:27
  Dayna Roselli: I love that.
• 25:27
  Dayna Roselli: I'm so happy for them.
• 25:29
  Dayna Roselli: I'm so glad to hear this.
• 25:30
  Dayna Roselli: It's an easy in and out parking lot right up front.
• 25:32
  Dayna Roselli: Yeah.
• 25:33
  Sean McAllister: It's so great.
• 25:34
  Dayna Roselli: So I think that's wonderful.
• 25:36
  Dayna Roselli: I'm glad we were able to get over there and be able to kind of bring awareness to this to let people know.
• 25:41
  Dayna Roselli: I know we have visitors from around the world that listen to the podcast and look it up.
• 25:45
  Dayna Roselli: It's the Tuxany Tuscany Suites and Casino, and check it out.
• 25:50
  Dayna Roselli: I know there's talk about redoing the rooms and other upgrades, like we mentioned.
• 25:54
  Dayna Roselli: So um, it's a work in progress, but pretty nice.
• 25:57
  Dayna Roselli: We we didn't do too well on the slots after, but no, we didn't.
• 26:00
  Sean McAllister: But you know what?
• 26:01
  Sean McAllister: You could say that about just about any property.
• 26:04
  Dayna Roselli: That's true.
• 26:04
  Sean McAllister: I've not done well on slots anywhere lately.
• 26:08
  Dayna Roselli: I love it.
• 26:09
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, thanks for listening, everyone, uh, to episode 212.
• 26:13
  Dayna Roselli: We'll be back with 213.
• 26:15
  Dayna Roselli: Next week, again, you can check out our Vegas Revealed TV show on Fox Five.
• 26:19
  Dayna Roselli: If not, um, we also put them on our YouTube channel after they air, so you can see them there.
• 26:25
  Sean McAllister: A big thank you to uh the Vegas Near Me app for sponsoring Vegas Revealed.
• 26:32
  Sean McAllister: Also, thank you to our presenting sponsor, Level Up Law.
• 26:36
  Sean McAllister: If you need a lawyer for just about anything, give them a call, 855 Level Up.
• 26:41
  Dayna Roselli: Hey, and next week, uh, this week, actually, we already did, but this is gonna be in next week's podcast.
• 26:46
  Dayna Roselli: We interviewed comedian and actress Lunel.
• 26:51
  Sean McAllister: I can't wait to share this.
• 26:52
  Dayna Roselli: We had so many laughs with her.
• 26:54
  Sean McAllister: I love her.
• 26:55
  Dayna Roselli: Oh my gosh, she was a blast.
• 26:57
  Dayna Roselli: She got a key to the strip, a proclamation, and she was loving it.
• 27:00
  Dayna Roselli: We met her over at Jimmy Kimmel's comedy club.
• 27:02
  Sean McAllister: It was her birthday.
• 27:03
  Dayna Roselli: It was her birthday.
• 27:04
  Dayna Roselli: It was all sorts of celebrations.
• 27:05
  Dayna Roselli: We talked to her about the next season of Hacks because she's in that television show.
• 27:09
  Dayna Roselli: Um, and then also we are stopping by the brand new Esther's Kitchen in downtown Las Vegas.
• 27:14
  Dayna Roselli: The other one was so popular.
• 27:16
  Dayna Roselli: James Trees, the chef, award-winning chef, had to shut it down and then build one that was bigger and renovate.
• 27:24
  Dayna Roselli: And so we're going over to get a first look and have lunch there.
• 27:26
  Dayna Roselli: Uh, actually, right now.
• 27:28
  Sean McAllister: Yeah, it is just right now.
• 27:30
  Sean McAllister: So we need to wrap up so that we can get on the road and go get more content for you for next week.
• 27:34
  Dayna Roselli: Have a good one.