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On The Corner Of Main Street

On the Corner of Main Street is the best Las Vegas Podcast that provides an inside scoop on everything Downtown Las Vegas. From gaming and special events to new projects and the growing art scene, hear straight from the amazing people who are making downtown Las Vegas a unique and fast-growing destination. Recorded at the Plaza Hotel & Casino – on the corner of Main Street – Plaza CEO Jonathan Jossel will be joined by special guests, including gaming industry leaders, entertainers, local officials and downtown partners, who will share their own exclusive and often entertaining perspective on where Vegas got its start and where it’s going now.

Hosted by Jonathan Jossel and Gary Vickery.

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Former Las Vegas Mayor Jan Jones Blackhurst

Las Vegas’ first female mayor, Jan Jones Blackhurst, served from 1994 to 1999 – immediately preceding Oscar Goodman. Jones Blackhurst had already made a name for herself as a TV spokeswoman for her family’s grocery store chain, Thrifimart, and her former husband’s car dealership.   She tells how she ran for mayor on a bet, […]

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Welcome Fontainebleau Las Vegas!

It’s finally here. Fontainebleau Las Vegas is opening its doors. Jonathan and Gary got a sneak peek from the woman at the top, COO Colleen Birch. Recorded inside the resort’s top steakhouse, Colleen recounts her Vegas history and how she joined Fontainebleau nearly a year ago.  Hosts: Jonathan Jossel, Gary Vickery Subscribe / Leave A […]

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Jeremy Aguero, Las Vegas’ Analyst

When Vegas wants to do something big, like hosting the Super Bowl or F1, or helping the A’s move to town, somebody has to crunch the numbers. And often, that somebody Jeremy Aguero, head of Applied Analysis. He’s the valley’s leading expert on economic, fiscal and policy issues, and has undertaken projects of local, regional […]

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Formula One: A Quick Reality Check

This is a short bonus preview for a full episode that will come out at the end of November. With Formula One weekend happening in Las Vegas, Jonathan wants to share some thoughts about how it’s going for the Plaza and other downtown properties. Here’s Jonathan with Jeremy Aguero, founder of Applied Analysis, which played […]

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Dayvid Figler, Podcasting for Las Vegas

The son of a dealer, Dayvid Figler has worn many hats during his life in Las Vegas: staffer for Sen. Harry Reid and Gov. Richard Bryan, attorney, and for a short time courtesy of Mayor Oscar Goodman: a judge!    These days Dayvid hosts the daily podcast “CityCast Las Vegas,” which dives deep into issues both vital […]

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Billy Walters, Las Vegas Gamblin’ Man

From hustling pool at age nine, to making and blowing a fortune in his native Kentucky, Billy Walters has risked it all – and then some. Walters is telling his story in a new book: “Gambler: Secrets From a Life at Risk.” Billy shares a few of his stories: developing the first computer-driven sports betting […]

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Oscar Goodman’s Crossroads

The former mayor is back in the main dining room of his namesake steakhouse with more stories of his life. This talk was entitled “To Be or Not to Be.” He’s not talking about his time as king of Denmark, but rather the crossroads he’s encountered and the choices he made. Among the first, and […]

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Clark Co. Commissioner Michael Naft

About half of the 2.4 million people in the Las Vegas Valley don’t live in a city. They’re in unincorporated Clark County. That includes The Strip, the Boulder Highway and all that empty space down I-15 to Primm. Representing much of that land is District A Commissioner Michael Naft. A Las Vegan since the first […]

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Bono Plays The Plaza

Jonathan and Gary review the big events of the past couple of weeks at the Plaza downtown – none bigger than U2 playing a popup show on Main Street right in front of the Plaza. The group shot a new video that’s part of its new show inside The Sphere. John Katsolimetes, aka Johnny Kats of […]

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Nevada Resort Association’s Virginia Valentine

How do you go from being an expert of flooding to managing the flood of duties coordinating all of the hotel/casinos in Nevada? Virginia Valentine explains her career path in this episode. The CEO of the Nevada Resort Association speaks for all of the big properties in the Silver State, especially when it comes to […]

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