Caesars Goes Private, Robotaxis & Vegas Loop

Desert Degens Podcast · Sep 30, 2026 · 18m

Las Vegas could be heading into a very different era.

Caesars is going private while MGM stays public, Nevada has approved roughly 7,000 robotaxis, and the Vegas Loop keeps expanding toward a much larger transportation network across the city.

Those three stories alone raise some big questions about where Vegas is headed—but there’s plenty more happening around town.

We get into another major Strip project taking shape, a serious issue developing at Lake Mead, more carnage in one of Vegas’ biggest sports-betting contests, and some changes happening at Downtown sportsbooks.

And of course, we…