Podcast appearances and mentions of george maloof

In this episode Derek Champagne interviews noted businessman George Maloof. George is the former owner of the NBA Sacramento Kings, Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, and the NHL Vegas Golden Knights.George discusses his  NHL hockey team, how he deals with setbacks, what success looks like, and how important customer service is to his brand. 

In this episode Derek Champagne interviews noted businessman George Maloof. George is the former owner of the NBA Sacramento Kings, Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, and the NHL Vegas Golden Knights.George discusses his  NHL hockey team, how he deals with setbacks, what success looks like, and how important customer service is to his brand. 

George Maloof is the former owner of the NBA Sacramento Kings, Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, the NHL Vegas Golden Knights, and the Never too Hungover supplement. George takes us back at the age of 10 helping his parents at their stores. 

George Maloof is the former owner of the NBA Sacramento Kings, Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, the NHL Vegas Golden Knights, and the Never too Hungover supplement. George takes us back at the age of 10 helping his parents at their stores.

Lauren Noriega, aka Nori The Nightmare, combined her love of learning and law enforcement to become a badass Criminal Defense Attorney and founder of her own law firm, The Noriega Law Firm. She talks with Bunnie about using social media as a tool to market her assets, how she handles being judged for bringing sexy to the courtroom, and shares a special embarrassing confession about her emo side.     Takeaways: Lauren has been around law enforcement her whole life. Her dad is a retired sheriff, grandfather was an undercover narc for the California Department of Justice, and mom was a nurse at a jail.  Lauren continued her passion for learning and school by attending law school, and it led to her opening her own firm, The Noriega Law Firm.   Has she been judged in the courtroom? Absolutely. Most often it’s by the judges. However, Lauren prefers to let her hard work, intelligence, and strong work ethic speak for herself.  While most lawyers stay behind the scenes, Nori The Nightmare isn’t afraid to be loud and proud on social media. She has found it’s a great way to mix business and pleasure and develop trust with her present and future clients.  Do others get intimidated by Lauren because of her brains and beauty? Absolutely. Does it stop her from moving forward and kicking ass? Not even one bit.  Lauren has consulted with almost every hip hop client in the biz, and now represents such big stars as $tupid Young and Boskoe1.  Lauren is single and ready to mingle. If you want to check out her beauty and brains and drool, her insta is: @nori_thenightmare.  While Bunnie was working hard at Fatburger, Lauren was slinging nuggets at Wendy’s.  She is one brave chick. Even though her biggest fear is guns, she just went to the LA Gun Club to shoot a gun and get a feel for being around them.  Lauren’s first fight...in law school of course. She used her boxing moves and did a combo to lay her opponent out, which got her free drinks for the night.    Quotes:  “If you know what you are talking about and you are articulate, that gets you where you want to go.”  “It’s beneficial that people already know me, and I don’t feel like I have to sell myself.”  “I worked there for three years. Who worked at Wendy’s for three years?”  “I’m still an emo kid at heart.”  Mentioned:  Noriega Law Firm  @nori_thenightmare  George Maloof  Taking Back Sunday Yellowcard Minus the Bear  Seether  Lance Bass    Check out Bunnie:  @xomgitsbunnie BunnieXo  @officialdumbblonde

An arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association is accused of hearing a case that may have been a conflict-of-interest. As previously reported, a California resident lost an arbitration to Palms Place, LLC and was ordered by the arbitrator to pay nearly $90,000 in legal fees. The resident had made a deposit of $108,000 on a condominium that was to be built next to the Palms Casino in Las Vegas. The arbitration was executed through the American Arbitration Association which touts itself as providing “neutrals”; arbitrators with no conflicts or ethical concerns. As the California resident learned after-the-fact, his case was decided by an arbitrator whose neutrality is now being called into question. As of publication time, the American Arbitration Association had not responded to a request for comment. Thomas Ryan, a partner in the Lewis Roca Rothgerber law firm was the arbitrator on the case. At no time did he disclose his or his firm’s connections with Palms Place owner George Maloof and Palms Casino minority owner Greenspun Corporation. Lewis Roca Rothgerber is heavily involved in the casino gaming industry. According to the firm’s website, “Lewis Roca Rothgerber’s gaming practice group is a national practice that supports casino operators, suppliers, state and local governments, communities, businesses, non-profit organizations, tribal governments and others in addressing casino gaming law including Native American and riverboat casinos, racinos, interactive and mobile gaming, poker, and interstate horse racing.” Ryan, along with three other Lewis Roca Rothgerber attorneys, currently represent Brian Greenspun, owner of The Greenspun Corporation in a pending federal district court case, Greenspun, et al. vs. Stephens Media, LLC, et al, according to court documents. The Greenspun Corporation website states, “Palms Casino Resort — The Greenspun Corporation is also a minority partner in the Palms Casino Resort, a 95,000 square foot casino developed by the Maloof Companies where non-stop entertainment can be found. The Palms also opened its new expansion and has introduced Palms Place, a tower currently under construction, which will feature fully furnished condos…” The firm has also represented Brian Greenspun before various Nevada regulatory bodies relating to his interest in N-M Ventures which does business in the Palms Casino Resort, according to documents. Another potential conflict is that the law firm’s partner Alfredo Alonso represented Palms as a paid lobbyist before the Nevada Legislature in the 74th (2007), 75th (2009) and 76th (2011) sessions. The California resident’s arbitration was in 2011 and early 2012. The American Arbitration Association’s Model Standards of Conduct states, “A mediator shall decline a mediation if the mediator cannot conduct it in an impartial manner. Impartiality means freedom from favoritism, bias or prejudice.” In addressing conflicts of interest, the rules further state, “A mediator shall avoid a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest during and after a mediation. A conflict of interest can arise from involvement by a mediator with the subject matter of the dispute or from any relationship between a mediator and any mediation participant, whether past or present, personal or professional, that reasonably raises a question of a mediator’s impartiality.” The resident has asked the court to overturn Ryan’s ruling as well as the award of attorney fees.

Linq Wizard, Jon Gray let us into his big fancy pants office on the strip for our best behind the scenes look at the Las Vegas we-never-knew-about interview. How did this local from Tonopah work his way up the Vegas food chain so quickly? What is it like to change the Vegas skyline with the High Roller? How polite can you be to Paul when he proposes a terrible idea for a night club? All answers here and more. From Bally's front desk, to working as the right hand man to George Maloof in The Palms hey day, to becoming a high rolling big wig for Caesars, Jon Gray knows how Vegas works like no one else.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a reissue of our 2006 interview with Sierra Boggess, now the star of Love Never Dies in London as featured on our Feb. 10, 2011 show. It's a fun blast from the past.Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.comTwitter: @TheStripPodcastVoicemail: 702-997-3300Blog: VegasHappensHere.ComTwo stars of Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular joined us live in the studio. Sierra Boggess (Christine Daae) and Brent Barrett (The Phantom) discuss their careers off the Strip and what it's like to be in a shortened version of history's most successful musical. Also, Steve's mom is in the house and nearly makes Miles weep by singing Steve's favorite lullaby! Plus, opening night at the Playboy Club with George Maloof.

What's it like to host the president in your home? What's it like to play the piano for the president at his home, that big white mansion in Washington D.C.? We're about to answer both those questions, Vegas style. Palms owner George Maloof explains how he came to know President Obama and describes the hoopla around hosting him Thursday night for a Democratic fundraiser. Then Bellagio's pianist David Osbourne talks about performing for six U.S. presidents including the last three at the White House. And while presidents are interesting, Osbourne's story about the last vice president, Dick Cheney, is particularly bizarre.In Banter: Harrah's gets P-Ho, Vegas gets Obama love, CityCenter does NOT get Obama love, another Lake Las Vegas closure, Chinese New Year is fun, the Viva Elvis party was not fun and why red ketchup is the new blue tape.Email: TheStripPodcast@aol.comVoicemail: 702-997-3300Web: TheStripPodcast.ComBlog: VegasHappensHere.ComTwitter: @TheStripPodcast