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December 19, 2023

How This Year’s Two Biggest Casino Openings Stack Up

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How This Year’s Two Biggest Casino Openings Stack Up

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December saw the grand opening of not just one, but TWO major casino openings in Las Vegas: The Durango, a hotly anticipated venue for locals, and the Fontainebleau, a long-awaited luxury destination for the tourist crowd. So who did it better? And did 16 years of waiting up the ante just a little too much for Fontainebleau? Today, co-host Sarah Lohman sits down with producer Layla Muhammad and co-host Dayvid Figler to compare, contrast, and sass (just a little) about the Durango vs. the Fontainebleau.


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