Returned from six days in LV, which were spent escorting James Dennison, assistant director of the movie The Art Thief, around Las Vegas in an attempt to give him some idea of what sports betting and sports books entail. Dennison is scheduled to take over the helm of the IHeartRadio project, The Gangster Chronicles (originally called Mob Stories), in mid-2024. We spent four days at The GN and our final two days at the Tuscany.
The VSIN COO, Bill Adee, gave us a much-appreciated tour of Circa and the VSIN broadcasting booth. We had lunch with a rather famous AP, which led to a sharing of stories and experiences regarding offshore books, Billy Walters, and comparisons of the price occasionally paid for doing business in the realm of sports betting. And yes -- a very brief EV discussion. We did not get out to South Point for a handshake with Mr. Vaccaro, arguably the foremost bookmaker's bookmaker, which was a disappointment, but I'll try to schedule that another time.
We only managed about half of what had been tentatively scheduled, but some of that had to with Dennison spending about 12 hours in the Mob Museum his first full day downtown. He literally reviewed each word of each exhibit. Also at the Mob Museum, he met a woman who was Sharon Tate's body double in some films back in the day, so that was an interesting sidetrack.
All in all, an entertaining and educational trip, but I do wish we had covered more ground. Time flies. Had a couple of fantastic steaks at Vic and Anthony's, visited Esther's Kitchen for a nice lunch, and enjoyed Claimjumpers also. I just wish we had had more time.