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The future award-winning podcast from the award-winning Las Vegas blogger who brings you all the Las Vegas news, unfounded rumors and WTF you can possibly stomach.

Scott Roeben


    • Oct 28, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 15m AVG DURATION
    • 154 EPISODES

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    The Vital Vegas Podcast is truly a standout among the multitude of Vegas podcasts available. Hosted by Scott Roeben, this podcast offers a unique combination of entertainment and insight into the city of Las Vegas. Scott's quirky personality and self-deprecating humor make for an enjoyable listening experience, and his passion for the city shines through in every episode.

    One of the best aspects of The Vital Vegas Podcast is Scott's ability to break news and share insider information about Vegas. He has connections within the city and often shares scoops and rumors that other news sources may not have access to. His interviews with people involved in various aspects of Las Vegas bring a unique perspective to the podcast, and he frequently provides updates on new developments, restaurants, bars, and shows in the city.

    On the downside, The Vital Vegas Podcast releases episodes on a somewhat irregular schedule. While this allows for episodes packed with content, it can be frustrating for listeners who are eagerly awaiting new episodes. Additionally, some may find Scott's humor and style to be an acquired taste, as it can be offbeat and at times overwhelming.

    In conclusion, The Vital Vegas Podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in keeping up with the ever-changing landscape of Las Vegas. It offers a blend of entertainment, insider information, and interviews that provide valuable insights into the city. Despite its occasional irregular release schedule and unique sense of humor, this podcast remains one of the best sources for all things Vegas.

    Overall rating: 4 out of 5 stars



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    Latest episodes from Vital Vegas Podcast

    Ep. 163 - Walking Talking Embodiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 96:59


    We randomly clicked on a segment of this episode and the phrase we heard was "walking talking embodiment." Yes, it's been a while, but here's an episode of the podcast! We talk about A.I., interview the CEO and President of Rio, Patrick Miller, and talk about all the things that aren't happening with the A's, Bally's Corp. and the Tropicana site. Criss Angel and Brian Christopher also drop in, sorta.

    Ep. 162 - Magic and Miracles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 94:46


    This is our best episode, ever. Possibly because we're too busy to write a longer description.

    Ep. 161 - Bleu Balls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 122:01


    Where have we been? Where have you been? We're back with a virtual walkthrough of the newest casino resort in town, Fontainebleau Las Vegas. We also chat with a Las Vegas couple, John and Kristina Mehaffey, who visited 93 casinos in less than 24 hours. You'll get the inside scoop you won't get anywhere else about all things Vegas, so strap in. Warning: Done incorrectly, strapping in can cause chafing or erectile dysfunction. Fair warning.

    Ep. 160 - Neutral Groin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 66:02


    We blather, you play the show on 2x speed. Rude.

    Ep. 159 - Cancellation Nation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 92:38


    It's time for a virtual deluge of Las Vegas news and exclusive commentary about what's happening in the world's most exciting city besides Amsterdam. We took a little time off, so there's a lot to share. Not just the stories every other bonehead reports when they get a news release. The stories behind the stories and the stories hiding under the ottoman. The juicy stuff. The nitty-gritty. The scoop. Plus lots of wild speculation and fooltommery, which isn't a thing, but it will be, just watch. 

    Ep. 158 - Sea Cockroaches

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 52:52


    As if the world weren't already full of words, here are more. Many of these are related to Las Vegas.

    Ep. 157 - Extreme Fremontery

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 102:24


    We love us some Fremont Street, so we interviewed one of the ringmasters of this popular downtown circus. Andrew Simon is the President and CEO of Fremont Street Experience. Simon talks about the destination's free concert series, along with some questions we hear often from Las Vegas visitors. There's also the usual rambling, about the Oakland A's and such, as well as a listicle about cheap eats on Fremont Street.

    Ep. 156 - Paris Eats Jubilee

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 52:13


    In what we claim is our briefest episode, ever, we talk about a former Bally's hotel tower, the Jubilee tower, being absorbed into Paris Las Vegas. As the kids say, serious scoop. There's also some news and a listicle, but we can't do everything well. We are a generalist. Just listen, then go to Twitter and give us a passionate opinion we can ignore because we are very busy and important.

    Ep. 155 - Dancing in a Minefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 83:27


    In this completely inoffensive episode, we chat with the Director of Innovation at Station Casinos about STN Charms. We'll also get a construction update from Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel. We keep the rambling to a minimum for a change, so dive right in.  

    Ep. 154 - ElCo Dependent

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 107:05


    In this episode, we chat with Kenny Epstein, owner of El Cortez, a downtown casino with a vibe all its own. We get more insights from the General Manager of El Cortez, Adam Wiesberg. Plus, there's all the Vegas news and views you can stuff into your insatiable maw. Which would make a pretty good bad name.  

    Ep. 153 - Me Lucky Charms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 98:51


    We could not be less interested in describing this episode. Enjoy!

    Ep. 152 - Sin City Ins and Outs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 54:55


    Don't act surprised it didn't take six months for us to do a new episode! This installment is jam-packed with all the usual nonsense, including a reminder we are too busy to write detailed descriptions of what's in a given episode.

    Ep. 151 - Tsk Tsk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 105:46


    We're back and as unlistenable as ever! In this episode, we catch up on the latest Vegas news, deftly sidestep a potential lawsuit and relive a $10,000 slot jackpot with no tax paperwork! 

    Ep. 150 - Are You OK

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 136:05


    It's so much Vegas, if you lifted it, you'd get a hernia. In addition to the usual tripe, we've got an interview with Brian Christopher, the O.G. of slot influencers.

    Ep. 149 - Sane Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 107:30


    It's another WTF-filled episode of the podcast that's going to help make the world sane again. Actual results may vary.

    Ep. 148 - Just a Leg

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 80:41


    Anything that happens in Las Vegas happens in this podcast, just ramblier.

    Ep. 147 - New York State of Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 90:53


    As always, there's a lot of regaling in this episode. Mostly, about a surreal craps session with a high roller. We also aimlessly roam around New York-New York, providing a virtual tour and cavalcade of thoughts about this iconic Strip casino. We'd love to say it stops there, but we also talk how a focus on casino profit margins is ruining everything, along with the best magic shows in Las Vegas. Just listen, it's a podcast, it's not about reading.

    Ep. 146 - Secrets and Kerfuffles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 88:47


    Dive headlong into another excrutiating episode of the Vegas podcast once described as "a brisk kick to the earholes, but not in a good way." We chat with Amy Saunders about "Miss Behave's Mavericks" and a metric hell-ton of scoop, opinions and aimless meandering.

    Ep. 145 - Copious WTF

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 118:58


    Vegas be kray. We'd go into more detail, but we're eating ice cream.

    Ep. 144 - Compartmentalize This

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 89:40


    It's another whirlwind episode of the podcast you can't be truly fulfilled without. We've got interviews with Jonathan Jossel, CEO of Plaza, talking about some big changes in the works for this downtown casino. Next up is Derek Stevens, owned of Circa, The D and Golden Gate, as we chat about Sigma Derby, an old-school slot with a cult following at The D. There's also a metric buttload of scoop, Vegas news and more.

    Ep. 143 - Master Libator

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 54:49


    It's the usual nonsense, but recenter. Tons of scoop, a butt-load of news and an interview with someone who actually knows what he's talking about (Boss Cafe and Buddy V's Jersey Eats at Linq).

    Ep. 142 - Sh*tshow and Tell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 80:21


    So much news. So much scoop. So much interviews. So much inproper grammar. So much Vegas.

    Ep. 141 - Biggest Scoop of 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 75:30


    What a holy hell-ton of Las Vegas you're about to get stuffed into your auditory orifices. We talk Tilman Fertitta's rumored new Strip casino, F1 in Vegas, concussionball trades, a new Vegas restaurant app called Neon Feast and more.  

    Ep. 140 - Running on Smiles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 92:38


    What an exciting aural adventure you're about to embark upon. In this episode, we interview the head of the Enforcement Division of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, James Taylor, about a manhunt for a gambler who won $230,000 at TI and didn't know it. Then we pivot to a chat with Vinny Guadagnino, star of "Jersey Shore," about his third stint in Chippendales at Rio. All that, plus various and sundry scoops and news and listicles and, praise be, the mask mandate is done. Whatever a "sundry" might be.  

    Ep. 139 - Delayed Gratification

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 90:43


    What a ribald extravaganza we have in store for you. Not this episode, of course, this episode is lame. But down the road sometime, gird your loins for an extravaganza. 

    Ep. 138 - Drama, Lies and Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 48:23


    We're pretty sure this is our first episode of 2022 and would love to say it's vastly better than previous episodes, but it's pretty much the same crap all over again. Luckily, Las Vegas is awesome and makes up for it in some small way.

    Ep. 137 - Dog Meet Pony

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 49:03


    There's so much to say, so little interest in saying it again here. Just listen.

    Ep. 136 - Hitting the Jackpot

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 58:59


    In this installment of the podcast, we've got some big news to share! Plus the regular kind. And we also talk about crappy tipping and must-try restaurants and random scoop about everything Vegas. Sober. Which is weird.

    Ep. 135 - Selectively Dickish

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 75:41


    What an action-packed installment of the podcast we don't have the energy to describe other than to say there's lots of Las Vegas involved.

    Ep. 134 - Carrot is Tops

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 89:09


    Carrot Top isn't just hilarious and a fixture on The Strip, he's also an awesome interview. We've also got a metric hell-ton of scoop, because if we didn't, you'd be listening to Joe Rogan or whatever. It's all the Vegas you need, plus some extra WTF you probably don't need, but listen, anyway. It's free.

    Ep. 133 - Detasseling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 79:58


    What a hoot we're having with the dog and pony show this week. There's an interview with the co-owner of Virtualis, a VR experience at Area 15, and the usual assortment of news and opinions, including several that border on the coherent. The listicle is "10 Casino Terms That Mean Something Else in the Real World."  

    Ep. 132 - Sounding Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 57:13


    What an action-packed episode we have for you! We also have no energy to write a description. You'll survive.

    Ep. 131 - Stroke of Luck

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 77:14


    It's another episode where we overpromise and underdeliver! So much Vegas news, so little preparation for the podcast. We did, however, chat with Wynn Resort mixologist Mariena Mercer Boarini. She invented the Verbena at Cosmo, so ‘nuff said. This time, she's talking about the new Overlook lounge at Wynn. There's also two listicles this week, so gird your loins.

    Ep. 130 - Super Freaky Mind F

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 89:06


    We're  back with another disappointing installment of the podcast named "Best Las Vegas Podcast, Ever" by us. We chat with Banachek, star of a new mentalist show at Strat, and Ross Mollison, the genius behind some of the best shows in Las Vegas (including "Absinthe" and "Opium." We also do news and share incredibly useless facts about the MSG Sphere.

    Ep. 129 - Just the Tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 52:28


    It's another cavalcade of Las Vegas news, much of it you won't hear anywhere else. Big stories, small stories, there's even one story with a lazy eye and a limp, it's all here.

    Ep. 128 - Food for Thought

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 92:07


    This time around, we fill your cavities with food scoop galore, including exclusive chatter about a major restaurant shake-up at Paris and Bally's. Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart are in, Martorano's is out, Drew Brees is in, Toby Keith is out, a Vanderpump lounge is in at Paris, the Laurel Lounge is out. Also out at Bally's, Buca Di Beppo and Tequila Taqueria. We chat with Jonathan Michaels of Sightline (yes, again) about Resorts World's new cashless system, Dan Coughlin about the fried rice at 8 East (at Circa) and Manny Saldana about Taqueria Ktrina at Pawn Plaza. Also, Caesars Entertainment is removing table games across its Las Vegas casinos, and we've got the skinny. There's more, but we aren't here to type things, we're here to disappoint you with our podcast, so have at it.

    Ep. 127 - Earhole Cleanse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 78:45


    What a show we've slapped together! It's all the scoop your ears can stomach, plus interviews with the new executive chef of Al Solito Posto and a rep from "Legends at Concert" at Tropicana. Get your fill of Vegas up in here.

    Ep. 126 - Resorts Worldgasm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 103:07


    This episode is as spectacular as the opening of Resorts World. Your results may vary. By $4.3 billion. We talk opening, and interview a Sightline executive (the folks behind the cashless gambling software at Resorts World). Then, we do the best interview with comedy-magician Mac King that has ever existed.. Plus news and a listicle and the usual rambling.

    Ep. 125 - Handpay Helper

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 93:07


    So much Vegas, including inside skinny about Downtown Grand, Ellis Island's new tiki lounge, Dueling Axes at Area 15 and 10 tips to get you more slot jackpots!

    Ep. 124 - Elon's Holes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 72:44


    We took a ride in Elon Musk's Vegas Loop and it was awesome. Plus all the normal crap you're sick of hearing, but it's Vegas, so that makes it slightly less annoying.

    Ep. 123 - Maskless May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 87:04


    We are a podcast, not a podcast description writer. We interview Piff the Magic Dragon, the creative director of Omega Mart at Area 15 and more.

    Ep. 122 - Brothels Bounce Back

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 88:38


    Brothels are back and we've got all the scoop from "Cat House" star Air Force Amy, just about the most famous sex worker in the history of Vegas. Also, exclusive news about the sale of Plams to the San Manuel tribe. Plus, all the news you can abuse before your next visit.

    Ep. 121 - M, Pinball, Flicks, Gloatery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 87:52


    It's a hell-ton of Vegas! We chat with the G.M. of M Resort about the new Raiders Tavern & Grill, the owner of the new Pinball Hall of Fame, the owner of The 35 Cinema and take a victory lap because our lawsuit is finally resolved (hint: we beat their ass).

    Ep. 120 - Champ, Chief, Sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 82:48


    We bring the earfood.

    Ep. 119 - New Casino Smell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 68:52


    Let's talk Vegas recovery, Omega Mart at Area 15, a new Circa sportsbook at Tuscany, the demise of Plaza's Greyhound station and how famous we reportedly are.

    Ep. 118 - Waxing Nonsensical

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 89:09


    We've got interviews with Virgin Las Vegas CEO Richard Bosworth and Tim Arnold, head honcho of the Pinball Hall of Fame, and a slew of Vegas scoop and news. We also share our platform should we ever run for Governor. Yeah, right.

    Ep. 117 - Who's the Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 133:05


    This is part two of our cavalcade of exclusive interviews with Circa's VIPs, including two V.P.s and all the folks involved with Circa's five restaurants. We also chat with Ross Mollison, producer of "Absinthe." We've got a review of Tailgate Social at Palace Station, and other goodies to keep you connected to Las Vegas during these "fluid" times.

    Ep. 116 - Celebrate Good Times, C'mon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 91:54


    This is the episode with only great news! Sound impossible? Wrong. First, we take some glee in the fact we beat a billionaire's ass in court. Sahara's baseless lawsuit against us was dismissed and we're in the mood to celebrate. We're also celebrating the opening of Circa Las Vegas. We snagged interviews with co-owners Derek and Greg Stevens, and also chatted with YESCO, the company that renovated Vegas Vickie.

    Ep. 115 - Trainwreckery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 64:05


    It's time to shove a Vegas party in your earholes. Like you have anything better to do.

    Ep. 114 - Flippers, Fokkers and Flirting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 81:19


    Just the usual. Exclusive interviews. Musings and meanderings. News and reviews. And a list of places we're going when we get video poker bars back.

    Ep. 113 - Don't Make It Awkward

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 73:59


    It's been a minute, but we've loaded up this episode with all the scoop you need to catch up on what's been happening in Las Vegas during your absence. We interview Richard "Boz" Bosworth, CEO of JC Hospitality, about how things are going at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas (formerly Hard Rock). We also touch base with the "Mayor of Fremont East," Ryan Doherty. Doherty talks about his two new places, Discopussy and Lucky Day, plus what's next for Fremont East. There's also a hell-ton of updates on the weird state of Las Vegas. Take a listen.

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