ZorkCast - Vegas Podcast + Yo-11 Minutes - Casino/Travel Loyalty, Casino Experience, Gambling and Luxury Travel

Yo-Eleven Minutes Mostly Vegas. No BS. Casino Experience +more ⬇️ Yo-11 Minutes: Episode 5 "Piggy Shakin'" ON THIS EPISODE:  -Aristocrat Shows Off at G23 -That game with the pigs where they... -Is Disney opening a casino? Watch, Like and Sub on YouTube The Yo-11 Minutes Playlist on YouTube Support the show ⁉️ Want to contact us or share something? Chat to TravelZork, ZorkCast and Tr...

Yo-Eleven Minutes Mostly Vegas. No BS. Casino Experience +more ⬇️ Yo-11 Minutes: Episode 4 "Thirsty for Carpet" On this episode: -We talk the Silverton Redux -We talk Casino Carpet -We Talk Casino's Winning at Baccarat -And for some reason, Casino Carpet keeps being mentioned. Watch, Like and Sub on YouTube The Yo-11 Minutes Playlist on YouTube Support the show ⁉️ Want to contact us...

Yo-Eleven Minutes Mostly Vegas. No BS. Casino Experience +more ⬇️ Yo-11 Minutes: Episode 3 "The Sphere and the Comp Envy" On this episode: We talk about The Sphere, U2s Downtown "not so surprise" concert, and Comp Envy. Watch, Like and Sub on YouTube The Yo-11 Minutes Playlist on YouTube Support the show ⁉️ Want to contact us or share something? Chat to TravelZork, ZorkCast and...

Yo-Eleven Minutes Mostly Vegas. No BS. Casino Experience +more ⬇️ Yo-11 Minutes: Episode 2 "Reno Moves? RIO Las Vegas Comps + more" On today's episode: -Trager puts the YO! in Yo-11 minutes -What is the deal with Reno making moves lately? -RIO's new comp program is a game-changer. Watch, Like and Sub on YouTube The Yo-11 Minutes Playlist on YouTube Support the show ⁉️ Want to c...

Yo-Eleven Minutes Mostly Vegas. No BS. Casino Experience +more ⬇️ Yo-11 Minutes: Episode 1 "Welcome to the Show" The inaugural episode of Yo-11 Minutes, powered by TravelZork. -Does MGM Deserve Forgiveness? -Why NOT to panic about the Culinary and Bartenders Union voting to strike. -New Loyalty Programs Coming to Vegas. Watch, Like and Sub on YouTube The Yo-11 Minutes Playlist on YouTube...

Don’t know what to expect on your upcoming Las Vegas trip? Are you looking for special deals and fabulous events to attend? Then today’s episode is for you! + We end the show with a unique lunch deal you won’t hear on any other podcast! In today’s jammed packed episode, we cover various topics, such as Michael’s upcoming trip to Las Vegas, the itinerary and logistics involved with a typical Las Ve...

Today on ZorkCast, we are discussing the concept of the Vegas-me balance. If you love recreational gambling like we do, and your partner doesn’t necessarily feel the same way, chances are you enjoy traveling to Vegas by yourself or possibly meeting up with a community of like-minded people. This is the Vegas-me balance. In this episode, we discuss how COVID testing and increased travel costs have...

Have you been wondering how to increase your casino comps at tables? In that case, here at ZorkCast, we have you covered! Today’s episode focuses on the small things you can do to up your rating and get more gambling comps. We also spend some time comparing strategies between slot machines and table play before commenting on the behaviors that casino staff often reward. A simple lesson here is to...

We have a jam-packed episode for you today! Our resident Brit, Steve White, has recovered from COVID and is back to discuss tiering up and the tier bonuses available via Caesars Rewards Loyalty Program, as well as why we feel that “the party’s over” following the over-generosity of casinos in their attempt to recover from the pandemic. We also discuss resort fee waivers and why you should book you...

After a minor hiatus, TravelZork is back! Despite the title of this week’s episode, we’re not going to be discussing our love lives. Instead, we’re diving into how you can work around the dramatic rise in flight prices, why you should never, ever use a debit card or cash to pay for your hotel deposit (credit card is the only way to go!), miles&points twitter “wars,” iconic Vegas related podcas...

Today we have an exceptional guest lined up for you! We’re being joined by David Wong of the ever-expanding Facebook group Atlantic City Adventures with David Wong! We jump straight in with his personal gambling journey and love of Blackjack before he gives us the blow-by-blow replay of his recent (and totally awesome) slot experience on Dragon Cash. We then shoot the breeze on everything from str...

While we have tried to avoid the topic of COVID, today we are diving in! In this episode, we are joined by Chris Sloan, the President and Chief Creative Officer of 2C Creative. As the ultimate AvGeek and an accomplished writer, Chris’s CV is quite fascinating. Today, however, he joins us to share his recent experience of a family trip to St. Lucia that went awry due to COVID. Chris explains all th...

Welcome back to a new year and a new season of ZorkCast! We’re kicking off season seven and 2022 with a glowing review of Steve’s return to Vegas, the events of ZorkFest 2021, and our thoughts on some of the hottest news on the Vegas strip. After two years at home, Steve finally returned for his first ZorkFest and Vegas Visit since the start of the COVID 19 pandemic. Not only was it a fantastic Zo...

Less than a week left before ZorkFest 2021 kicks off, we are counting down the days in anticipation! In today’s special bonus episode, we take a look at some of the exciting things you can expect from Zorkfest, including amazing guests, fantastic social events, and incredible prizes. Learn more about the ZorkFest Podcast Potluck event and why we are so excited to meet our listeners face to face. W...

Welcome back to the ZorkCast with Michael and Steve. We do some armchair traveling in this episode as Michael takes us along on his recent trip to Las Vegas! He talks us through the entire trip from top to bottom: his airline choice, where he stayed, and what Michael did while he was there. His principal purpose on this particular trip was to check out the new rooms at Wynn Las Vegas, and that’s p...

Welcome back for another jampacked episode of ZorkCast, presented by TravelZork. In this episode, we talk to 77WABC Radio talk show host Frank Morano about everything he loves about Atlantic City! From a little bit about his popular radio show to Frank’s experiences in Atlantic city as a young boy, this episode has it all! Hear how Atlantic City has evolved and the promising future that Frank beli...

Welcome to another episode of ZorkCast, presented by TravelZork. Tune in to hear all about Resorts World Las Vegas , the first integrated resort built on the Las Vegas strip in over a decade. You’ll hear all about its epic features, designed for you never to leave, with three hotels sitting within the resort and plenty of details built in to make you stay. We touch on dining options, talk about wh...

There has been a shake-up in Vegas recently. For a whopping $5.65 billion, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (or Cosmo, as we affectionately refer to it) has been sold by Blackstone to MGM Resorts. Today, we are using this platform to share our thoughts on the changes that will be taking place over the coming months as a result of the sale. By our assessment, some are positive, and some are negative,...

This week Steve and Michael reflect on the exciting news that after 18 months, British folks will finally be able to visit Vegas once more! We discuss the sudden nature of the news and how the shock of it resembles the shock that comes with an unexpectedly positive gambling outcome. Steve gets into the plans he had to visit Caesars Windsor and some of the pros of visiting Canada, like lower costs...

In case you aren’t already familiar with today’s guest, Gilbert Ott is an ever-curious traveler and one of the world’s leading travel experts. His adventures take him all over the globe, often spanning more than 200,000 miles a year (with the exception of 2020 and 2021, for obvious reasons!), and his travel exploits are regularly featured on Good Morning America, BBC, The Sunday Times, Travel &amp...

Today’s guest, Gary Leff, is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel, a topic he has covered since 2002. His website View From The Wing (“Thought Leader In Travel”) is one of the leading sources for ‘scoop and details about the travel loyalty world. Co-founder of the frequent flyer community, InsideFlyer.com and named one of the “World’s Top Travel E...

What does value mean to you? Value is subjective, and therefore, something that holds value for one person will not necessarily hold value for another. That is the focus of today’s episode, in relation, of course, to Las Vegas. Steve and Michael share what value means to them in terms of accommodation, drinks, and food in Vegas, and Steve poses a question that will make you think about where your...

Many people are making a fuss about having to adhere to COVID restrictions while traveling, and today we respond to this trend, with our old friend Michael Friedman as our guest . If you feel like you don’t want to be told what to do, rather stay home and wait for this pandemic to blow over, instead of traveling anyway and then making a scene on social media about how terrible of a time you had. M...

There are many ways that you can earn a comp, but they all come with a set of expectations from the casino property that made the offer. Today we unpack these expectations and show you how to best deal with casino marketing offerings. But first, we share exciting news about changes that we’re making to the podcast. We then explore how people feel about earning casino offers. As co-host Steve White...

Today we welcome fellow podcast extraordinaire Jeff Walker onto the show to talk Vegas with our co-hosts, Michael and Steve. As the mind and voice behind Jeff Does Vegas , he reports on a range of topics while sharing his advice on how you can get the most out of your trip to the Entertainment Capital of the World. We open our show by chatting about Canada’s casino scene and how it’s been affected...