More Than Slots: The Desert Degens Podcast

Desert Degens Podcast · Feb 19, 2026 · 31m

Welcome to the very first episode of the Desert Degens Podcast.

If you’ve been watching us spin every day, you know we don’t always get time to talk about everything going on in Vegas. So we decided to fix that.

We’ve been living in Las Vegas for a long time — Ryan’s been here 21 years — and there’s a lot happening in this city beyond the slot floor.

This podcast is where we talk about:

New casinos and renovations

Vegas shows, restaurants, and hotels we actually go to

Revenue trends and what they really mean

Slot machine trends we’re noticing

Major Vegas events

Honest conversations about…