Las Vegas - Clash of Rich & Poor 🇺🇸

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  • Опубликовано: 19 май 2023
  • Everybody knows about the Las Vegas Strip and mega casinos, but most people don't know what's happening beside them. Vegas is a land of stark contrasts; today local @JacobslifeinVegas and I will bring you a few different perspectives of this world-renown city.
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  • @smileage8
    @smileage8 11 месяцев назад +478

    My uncle lived and worked in Vegas for many years, ( 1956-2001 RIP now ) as a casino manager for several casinos, he loved Vegas and when I went to visit he would tell me to look out his office window and tell him what I saw, I always said "the Strip ? ", he always corrected me by saying what you see is "Suckers Paradise".....and never forget it !.

    • @ShadowGirl1126
      @ShadowGirl1126 10 месяцев назад +32

      He ain't wrong.

    • @mariesandiego5291
      @mariesandiego5291 10 месяцев назад +11

      very true!

    • @yearight7956
      @yearight7956 10 месяцев назад +13

      Played poker for a living during college and then about a decade aftwr. When online poker got shut down (called online pokers black Friday) it was amazing. Once it meant being in casinos (or house games) I quickly realized the environment killed my soul. I luckily was able to pivot and start other revenue streams. These days hardly ever play more than a dozen times a year between cash games and tournaments.

    • @ParadiseChamp
      @ParadiseChamp 10 месяцев назад +2

      Hmm..what does Sucker mean??

    • @smileage8
      @smileage8 10 месяцев назад +10

      @@ParadiseChamp For you, Smart, informed and trusting....

  • @bcg3740
    @bcg3740 Год назад +376

    I'm a third-generation Las Vegas native. My Great Grandma relocated here when Las Vegas was very new. She was the first female cab driver here and eventually became the owner/operator of the Del Rey motel on Las Vegas Blvd. It's now just a memory but the sign is sitting at the Neon Boneyard behind the Sahara sign. I'm 40 years old. When Jacob said that he has lived here for a decade I was very surprised because he has the knowledge of a third-generation native. I was impressed with the tour he gave you.

    • @theejayzeeable
      @theejayzeeable 11 месяцев назад +6

      Well Jacob is an explorer because of his Vegas Vlogs. And I believe he might've been involved in Vegas real estate as well.

    • @loubar8328
      @loubar8328 11 месяцев назад +11

      My great grandfather founded the first cafe there in 1924 when it was a stop over town for water in the rail days iirc.

    • @zorabrown3402
      @zorabrown3402 11 месяцев назад +6

      @BCG your great Grandma was super cool

    • @jhirmalwinfield3871
      @jhirmalwinfield3871 11 месяцев назад +3

      Born and raised in Vegas as well couldn’t afford to live their anymore moved to Phoenix

    • @phuckfumassters
      @phuckfumassters 11 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@jhirmalwinfield3871 I hear Phoenix is more expensive than Vegas? I want to move to Vegas. I'm from the east coast

  • @willzsportscards
    @willzsportscards 9 месяцев назад +67

    fun story: dad went to Vegas in 1972 for a conference. They were selling one acre blocks of undeveloped commercial property right on the strip for around 200,000 . He chuckled to himself and wondered 'who would be insane enough to spend this much money in the desert!'

  • @dt6822
    @dt6822 10 месяцев назад +178

    I was walking on foot once in Vegas - bad idea. American cities are just way more spread out than in other places, and I couldn't find my way back to the strip. It was like 43°C. I was really not well and was coming down with sun stroke, and I walked into a hotel randomly there in what looked to be an industrial area called "Wynn Hotels," and I knew it was a matter of minutes before someone would approach me and tell me to leave since I wasn't staying there. I was just desperate for a few minutes in the shade. True enough, a staff person approached me and I said I was sorry but I can't find my way back and just needed a few minutes out of the sun. Not only did they not kick me out, he took me in, sat me down in a very nice area, and even brought me complimentary water bottle and said I could stay for as long as I need to, and when I'm ready to go he will make sure I have a cab waiting for me. My experience with Americans has been like this repeatedly. They are by and large incredibly decent people. And religious. On my way to the cab, this man again caught up with me and gave me a book of Mormon telling me to consider inviting Jesus into my life. Really, a fascinating country.

    • @sammarino439
      @sammarino439 9 месяцев назад +19

      Most people in the US are decent, upstanding people especially to tourists in need. It’s a nation of 330 million + and the 3rd largest geographically in the world; the broad brush stereotypes of the people and the country don’t do it justice. America has its problems, but it’s not just NYC and LA, and it’s not just violence and indifference (from my perspective as a Chicagoan who travels my friend ☺️)

    • @dt6822
      @dt6822 9 месяцев назад +24

      @@sammarino439 I remember seeing a group of American tourists in Switzerland. As we were waiting to visit the Swiss parliament, the people ahead of us were having some challenges with security. They must have been from a country (you had to surrender your passport on the way in) where they raised some suspicion. A few people in the queue then began gossiping about the people from that country (it was one of the East European countries) and some of the things they were saying were borderline racist. The elderly American couple overheard this, and the old man, in typical heroic American fashion of defending those being bullied yelled out "I gather they do pretty much what we do, in a different way, and that's all, nothing wrong with that." Nobody said anything after. It was beautiful.

    • @TheRougefish
      @TheRougefish 9 месяцев назад

      The book of Mormon and religious? It's called recruiting. Mormonism is an American made religion, you need to be very naive to perceive things as you do. Yes, America preys on the naive, you'll fit right in. Don't be blinded by those neon lights.

    • @noahboat580
      @noahboat580 9 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@dt6822thats something i would do if i overhear racism as a tourist: point-out something that us americans have done throughout history, but acknowledge thats ok when it aint. Such a slow burn 🔥

    • @dt6822
      @dt6822 9 месяцев назад

      @@noahboat580 I really did not mean it in a bad way at all as you suggest. I thought it was great. As far as racism goes, I can tell you friend, as an European now living in Canada, you don't know what you're talking about. Your country is among the least racist places in the whole world. In Europe, you can be exact same colour, race, creed, religion and ethnicity as a guy in one town over, and because of class barriers or who your father is or isn't, have every door closed on you. We watched in horror what was happening to black Americans in Selma and other southern states that denied black people basic rights. But at this stage, I would say that the vast majority of the world has lost its sympathies with a movement that seems to believe that lying is the way to proceed. Your nation isn't perfect, your police are pretty brutal, your Congress is largely in the pockets of the wealthy, and your corporations have too much power and your trade unions have too little, but the idea that 50%+ murders in your country is committed by only 6% of the black male population - and that is somehow the product of "systemic" racism, whatever that means, strikes most of us as a kind of social mental disorder of chronic dishonesty, very much like your suggestion that my comment was some form of passive-aggressive slow burn. Not everything is a conspiracy against black people, who are the most privileged and wealthiest black people who have ever existed.

  • @matthewmagallanes3788
    @matthewmagallanes3788 Год назад +557

    Just when you thought Peter couldn't look any more of an undercover cop, he roams the streets with Jacob.

    • @Jesus.X
      @Jesus.X Год назад +84

      Lol they both look like under cover TV cops.great video.

    • @ny-sl6mn
      @ny-sl6mn Год назад +10

      Rigth😂😂😂

    • @RuiLuz
      @RuiLuz Год назад +31

      Ahahahahahah, imagine them going through the hoods and you ear the gang whistling around them, just to warn others that "cops" are in the zone, lol!

    • @jacksevert3099
      @jacksevert3099 Год назад

      He also loves exposing the ridiculousness and the failures of American Capitalism! His videos CRUSH in CCP China!

    • @rosshenderson193
      @rosshenderson193 Год назад +7

      haha!! too true, so funny

  • @michaelsmith2733
    @michaelsmith2733 Год назад +356

    I lived in Vegas from 62-76. My dad was upper middle class and bought a new home for $19,000 in 62. When my folks left I rented a place West of the strip 3 acres and a neat bungalow with a pool for $150 per month, eating out was cheap, the population was about 1/10th of what it is now. I helped open up the MGM Grand in 73 it was the biggest hotel in the world at the time. It was a cheap nice place to live at the time, I'd never go back.

    • @patrickprendergast9589
      @patrickprendergast9589 Год назад +27

      tell me more please michael

    • @michaelsmith2733
      @michaelsmith2733 11 месяцев назад +13

      @@patrickprendergast9589 What else can I tell you?

    • @MrChumpus
      @MrChumpus 11 месяцев назад +18

      @@LifewithChelle WRONG! Mgm opened at the site now known as Horseshoe/ Bally's in the 70's before it opened at it's current location. Don't crap on someone's comment if you don't know the history

    • @LifewithChelle
      @LifewithChelle 11 месяцев назад +5

      Ok

    • @LifewithChelle
      @LifewithChelle 11 месяцев назад +7

      I see it now n I read on it they was the regional owner before Caesar entrainment took over nan mgm been around for a long time n never knew that n thanks because I am reading up mgm grand history when it first started n I also work at one of there properties n I love to know how mgm first started

  • @johnhutsler8122
    @johnhutsler8122 5 месяцев назад +15

    Another little known fact about Vegas - Because it barely rains there and still has tons of cars on the road, when it DOES rain, the streets get very very slippery. All the oil and fluids that leak just build up constantly without being washed away, and they all form a sludge on the road that leaves little room for traction

  • @emt9370
    @emt9370 7 месяцев назад +5

    I was just in Vegas 3 weeks ago, and there arepeople literally living on the street, or in their vehicle are EVERYWHERE. There were people walking around like zombies due to heroin. It is sad.

  • @JacobslifeinVegas
    @JacobslifeinVegas Год назад +99

    Thanks for the invite my guy! I was glad to help!

    • @dominationsalpha1978
      @dominationsalpha1978 Год назад +8

      You two look alike

    • @LJ_Brooks27
      @LJ_Brooks27 Месяц назад +1

      lol on the mary jane joke jake

    • @PodyTheCirate
      @PodyTheCirate Месяц назад

      Wish you stayed in CA. You and the entire state of CA and everyone flocking to Vegas has ruined the entire city. You’re little laugh after saying “it’s not California” except it’s slowly turning into it because of people like you. Good job.

    • @joez3143
      @joez3143 29 дней назад

      Rock on dude keep up the good work!

    • @juanpagan4197
      @juanpagan4197 23 дня назад

      Nice ok.

  • @MrImaghost
    @MrImaghost Год назад +514

    My parents go to Las Vegas and always tell me about how by just walking down 1 block you feel like you're in a different World. Great stuff Peter.

    • @lixue2023
      @lixue2023 Год назад +1

      Dear Peter, is it possible to tell me the name

    • @johnjaco5544
      @johnjaco5544 Год назад +28

      The other blocks are ghetto,gangs,drugs,homeless,rogue police,traffic,over crowding.

    • @BlueHopi144
      @BlueHopi144 Год назад +22

      @@johnjaco5544 yep , like any other Major Us cities

    • @jamesinkeys
      @jamesinkeys Год назад +4

      @@johnjaco5544 Yes, the name of the street is Kensington, on the historical side....

    • @jeffmccain9204
      @jeffmccain9204 Год назад +8

      @@lixue2023 Try Naked City behind The Stratosphere. Go during daylight if you dare but not at night.

  • @BrakRulesAll
    @BrakRulesAll 8 месяцев назад +125

    As a follower of both Jacob & Peter I wholeheartedly endorse this collaboration. Well done gentlemen!

    • @marylclc1269
      @marylclc1269 7 месяцев назад

      Great teamwork, dudes. A learned a lot about Vegas I never knew. Your work together is very entertaining as well as informative. More collaborations would be fantastic.

    • @54Ripster
      @54Ripster 7 месяцев назад

      Me to kevin enjoy both of their videos, i subscribe to both of them

    • @702_el_maloso5
      @702_el_maloso5 6 месяцев назад

      The most expressive places to live in Vegas, you are not allowed to even record. Idk where you get your info. Talk to real residents from here dummies.

  • @CornPop33
    @CornPop33 9 месяцев назад +28

    I went to high school in LV in the early 80's. The city has changed so much. Fremont Street was an actual street we cruised on weekends. Population back then was only 400k or so. As a young teenager it was so much fun. I'm sure it still is, I just don't recognize it any longer.

  • @sunnyd6019
    @sunnyd6019 11 месяцев назад +618

    You guys have to do another one and longer, honestly you both work so well together it was a great one to watch, cheers.

    • @johnsee7269
      @johnsee7269 11 месяцев назад

      Indigenous peoples series was much better than the liberal pukes view of America basically, imo. I'd advise both of you to find another country to live in that's better suited to your world view; good luck! Bon voyage! Arrivederci!

    • @alext.
      @alext. 11 месяцев назад +11

      Ditto!

    • @cigarpanda
      @cigarpanda 11 месяцев назад +10

      Third that motion

    • @Cash4Fruit
      @Cash4Fruit 11 месяцев назад +10

      Right? Such a magnetic duo! I want to see more of their adventures🤩

    • @sunnyd6019
      @sunnyd6019 11 месяцев назад +16

      @@Cash4Fruit Yep, they have a great way of gelling together when telling stories, etc. I really think they should have a special joint podcast and do some side projects teamed up. This was a great show and just had a fantastic vibe, cheers.

  • @ktrayn78
    @ktrayn78 Год назад +201

    I love that Jacob addressed how little water Vegas uses. I've heard people say disparaging things about Vegas and water usage when the truth is that the rest of the country could learn a lot from our city on how to regulate for the future and not the past.

    • @Jackson_Hts_Mr_Randy_Watson
      @Jackson_Hts_Mr_Randy_Watson Год назад +15

      Correct. We are highly water efficient.

    • @andrewquinn6634
      @andrewquinn6634 Год назад +4

      I've heard same

    • @UnschoolingCOM
      @UnschoolingCOM Год назад +30

      That's because Vegas runs on Alcohol.

    • @NoamTheGOAT50
      @NoamTheGOAT50 Год назад +4

      ​@@UnschoolingCOMNV in general, not just Vegas.

    • @chiarac3833
      @chiarac3833 Год назад

      SoCal is robbing the water so douchebags in Calabasas can have their half acre lawns. Grass doesn't grow in chaparral and scrub type climates. That's why nobody will cry when they slide into the pacific after a good earthquake.

  • @ChOOHbacca
    @ChOOHbacca 9 месяцев назад +43

    Having lived in Vegas for many years, your guest is so impressively articulate with respect to the problems the city faces as well as the benefits. Love your content and thank you for representing the various cities in our nation in a fair way.

    • @hungryhungryh0b0
      @hungryhungryh0b0 2 месяца назад +2

      Jacob lives and films RUclips videos in Vegas. I was watching him before Peter, and he will tell the honest truth about the place no matter what.

  • @RonSommar
    @RonSommar 10 месяцев назад +16

    Me, a mid 20 European on project work in Chicago, came there with an US colleague on a weekend trip. He got lost in the slot machines and being a tourist I decided to explore the city. It just took me minutes to leave the strip and what I experienced there reminded me of the poorest areas in Johannesburg, South Africa I experienced while back packing as a student....

    • @wanyelandy8847
      @wanyelandy8847 10 месяцев назад

      isnt Chicago same?

    • @RonSommar
      @RonSommar 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@wanyelandy8847 Its different.. the City feels much bigger and so it makes sense to me that there are rich and poor areas. In Vegas IT was the spread between strip and direct surrounding that shocked me

    • @sammarino439
      @sammarino439 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@wanyelandy8847not at all, Chicago is a world class city. Chicago is a city of neighborhoods (77 or 100 if you want to be granular) where horrible gun violence occurs predominantly in the far west and south side but the reporting makes it seem like the whole city is the Wild West. You as a tourist/visitor have no reason and no business going to Chatham/Austin/Garfield Park; you’ll have a good time in the neighborhoods of Chicago you’d be in.

    • @thelumpyspaceprincesslinds7650
      @thelumpyspaceprincesslinds7650 9 месяцев назад

      How were you able to back pack as a student I would love to do that

    • @RonSommar
      @RonSommar 9 месяцев назад

      @@thelumpyspaceprincesslinds7650 Germany: university is free of Charge... So News only bag Pack and food... A cheap flight to joburg was at 500 when you we're lucky at that time

  • @beckys8877
    @beckys8877 Год назад +338

    I lived in Las Vegas 1995-2002, graduated from UNLV, and worked in Conventions/Corporate Events. I haven't visited for 10 years, and it changes fast, but this felt like a very fair objective overview of the good bad and ugly. Vegas isn't for everyone, but it's a place where poor or rich you can carve out the life you want in parallel to what everyone else is doing.

    • @lixue2023
      @lixue2023 Год назад +21

      The region where you live does not determine anything, there is an old Chinese saying that each has its own good

    • @HipHopCantSaveMe
      @HipHopCantSaveMe Год назад +13

      Same here! UNLV 2004-2009. There are a lot of nice areas in Vegas (Green Valley Ranch/Anthem/Summerlin, etc), but also a lot of bad areas

    • @lixue2023
      @lixue2023 Год назад +2

      @@HipHopCantSaveMe Can you talk about it, I like these kinds of topics

    • @danparker3765
      @danparker3765 Год назад +9

      ​@@lixue2023 that's a nice thought but cannot possibly be true lol

    • @lixue2023
      @lixue2023 Год назад +3

      @@danparker3765 That's the truth, you can talk about it, I like to have intelligent topics

  • @theodorejohnson7467
    @theodorejohnson7467 Год назад +51

    My brother lived in Boulder City for a few years and then relapsed which exasperated his mental health. He left his apt in B.C. and lived on the streets in Las Vegas for about 10 months before we got a call about a John Doe in the hospital which was him. He had been beaten severely and malnourished. We quickly got involved best we could from out of state and just transferred him to CO to be supported by family.
    The mental health system in general is poorly lacking, however we met some of the most caring, under-paid professionals who help the "less glamorous" side.

    • @cadillacjack3240
      @cadillacjack3240 Год назад

      The mental health world in the US would just do more of the same on a bigger scale. Dope people up, put heroin addicts on methadone. Provide cheap access to social workers and "therapists" who have no insights on how to help people get out of poverty of the mind and heart. Just like any program in NYC. Sure, someone might get sober and have a little apartment and a minimum wage job but theyre just existing. There's so many wholistic approaches to mental health that won't be utilized by government and non profits because it's not as profitable. There's products out there today that help people with mental health issues but you'll never hear anybody in the media talk about it. I was on the streets for 5 months. Society treats homeless people like they are trash when in reality they might need a few good meals, a few good nights rest and some sober and caring people to invite them to a cookout so they can learn how to socialize in a normal setting. Literally every homeless person that wants to get sober and up and out of poverty could use a hotel or place to stay for a few weeks just to get their bearings. The American Dream combined with consumerism was sold to corporations decades ago. As to where our society used to be more involved with the land, raising crops, animals. The happiest people are farmers and ranchers. The complete disconnect from nature these days is another reason why we're in a zombie land.

    • @chiarac3833
      @chiarac3833 Год назад +5

      Those are some of the real heroes, the ones who work with the marginalized populations. I pray that things are looking up for your family member.

    • @jeffwvu4602
      @jeffwvu4602 11 месяцев назад +4

      Of course the mental health system is lacking, it is hard to force people to get help. And there is no shortage of people who think it's a good idea to do heroin, meth, etc. Never any shortage. It is what it is, they make their own bed and have to lay in it.

    • @exelmans8855
      @exelmans8855 11 месяцев назад

      @@jeffwvu4602 Facts.

    • @ebenezerwheezer2957
      @ebenezerwheezer2957 11 месяцев назад

      Boulder City is a pretty nice little town to live in. No gambling. I wish I could afford it.

  • @travish1956
    @travish1956 10 месяцев назад +26

    For being subscribed to both Jacob and Peter's channels, it was great to see you both do a video together .. Great chemistry you two have .. would enjoy seeing another one !

    • @rppoker8541
      @rppoker8541 10 месяцев назад

      @@PeterSantenello.... why did you start your account 12 minutes ago ?

  • @Philly_bul
    @Philly_bul 8 месяцев назад +17

    I lived in vegas 12 yrs. From a weekly hotel behind palace station, to half million dollar home in summerlin. I even lived next to Penn Gilette for a year (his house is crazy). I LOVED living there. I was a trainer and i did club security for a place on the strip. I met the most amazing people and had some amazing friends from all over the world. When you live and are in the biz, you know everyone, vegas becomes very small.
    I could tell you stories for weeks…..

    • @user-uq8xv2fp2l
      @user-uq8xv2fp2l 4 месяца назад

      Why stopped and left city?

    • @user-wx7dd9gc6j
      @user-wx7dd9gc6j 2 месяца назад

      Shhhhhhhh its a secret😮😮​@user-uq8xv2fp2l

  • @christinarodriguez7642
    @christinarodriguez7642 11 месяцев назад +18

    I am only 70 and have been going to Las Vegas since I was 16 yrs old with a girlfriend who used to have to split her time with divorced parents, one in Calif and one in Las Vegas. Her Father was a cab driver who played trumpet in Wayne Newtons band at night. He was an amazing guy. The Las Vegas of back in the day was an incredible place where you could hang out for three days on $60 and be living and eating in style. It was incredible. My friend and I hung out in all of the casinos and were never questioned. Granted we were pretty mature but still. My friend’s Father always told us to avoid playing slots on The Strip and that the place to hang out was Fremont Street. We used to walk from one end to the other of Las Vegas and never had a care about our safety. Now, the Strip is just filled with what I call SMUT PAPER ( ads to see strip shows etc ), criminals dressed as street performers and homeless. I think it is sad. I am glad I had Old Vegas experiences.

    • @Shaunt1
      @Shaunt1 11 месяцев назад +3

      I agree ☝️

    • @christopherlucy1772
      @christopherlucy1772 4 дня назад

      I had a bell boy that said he was in WNs security detail he said he was great!

  • @Trenz0
    @Trenz0 Год назад +130

    Peter, I really love the direction your channel is going. Feels like you're delving into the homes and lifestyles of ordinary people in North America. Really an awesome idea and gives a great insight into what life is like on this continent beyond the lens of typical social media that only shows unrealistic (overtly wealthy and done-up) lifestyles of people in big cities or rural areas.

    • @jacksevert3099
      @jacksevert3099 Год назад

      He also loves exposing the ridiculousness and the failures of American Capitalism! His videos CRUSH in CCP China!

  • @richardcarr7557
    @richardcarr7557 8 месяцев назад +25

    Peter thank you and your wife for your amazing films. As a brit who came from a village in a sleepy part of the UK I see so many similarities among American people. In the past I avoided America as I only thought of the big cities and I would struggle in them for sure but your series on Appalachia I found truly humbling. Beautiful Country and beautiful people, I feel embarrassed that I was so wrong. Having been lucky to have travelled a lot in my life ( 61 ) I will definitely be heading to America. The films in the cities are really good too, you have a way will people and they open up to you. Keep up the great work.

    • @brainchildguru
      @brainchildguru 8 месяцев назад +4

      Visit a Republican-ran city if you care about your safety.

    • @martygras378
      @martygras378 4 месяца назад

      ​@@brainchildguruInteresting that Republicans don't tend to get elected in large cities, either a problem with their messaging, or a problem with their platform.

  • @10laws2liveby
    @10laws2liveby 9 месяцев назад +45

    Wow, last time I was in Vegas was 50 or so years ago. Things are always changing , but for Vegas that in spades. Peter sure does some wonderful RUclips shows. He’s taken me to places I always wanted to go and even more. It's amazing how he's received by people and how well he respects all the different cultures. His shows have turned into my favorites to watch, and Im grateful to him for showing me how much our country has changed, no that I can no longer get around.

  • @mariannethompson5153
    @mariannethompson5153 Год назад +134

    Those tunnels where people live are actually flood channels that fill up and surge when it rains. People have drowned by not getting out in time. Their purpose is to direct the rain coming down from the mountains and into the valley. Otherwise, the whole valley would be flooded due to the lack of vegetation to stop it, and it still floods in certain areas, especially where Jacob and Peter were standing. Live in Vegas for 20 years now. Jacob and Peter, great content!

    • @andrewquinn6634
      @andrewquinn6634 Год назад +1

      Thank you, I thought they were flood control

    • @BostonsF1nest
      @BostonsF1nest 11 месяцев назад +5

      The smell in those things must be atrocious

    • @nicholasmangialardi1618
      @nicholasmangialardi1618 11 месяцев назад +6

      Hello, fellow Vegas resident. I'm thinking of doing a vid on the tunnels. I know a few ppl who live in the ones on Maryland Pkwy

    • @MrChumpus
      @MrChumpus 11 месяцев назад

      @Repent and believe in Jesus Christ "FUCK YOU" ~ Satan

    • @dr.mantistoboggan4746
      @dr.mantistoboggan4746 11 месяцев назад +1

      Water is racist, outlaw water now!

  • @england670
    @england670 11 месяцев назад +303

    I lived in Vegas for 4 months as a Travel Nurse. I found it exciting at first, then depressing as so many people are hooked on gambling. People line up in the casinos to cash their paychecks. Homeless abound ( not so much in public view at the time though), the heat is oppressive. Homes were affordable then, but now probably expensive. .

    • @gregson8533
      @gregson8533 11 месяцев назад +21

      Yeah its sad :( there really isn't any sense of community here.

    • @andrewstones2921
      @andrewstones2921 11 месяцев назад +16

      Thank you for your insight, it’s sad that people get addicted to gambling and I feel any business that makes money from gambling should have to pay a percentage of earnings into programs to help the victims. Myself I only went to Vegas once for 3 days and loved it, I never gamble as I hate to lose but I decided to spend 100 dollars in the roulette tables and I thoroughly enjoyed myself and it’s an experience I would not have wanted to miss.. I guess it’s hard to know what’s for the best.

    • @tomf5823
      @tomf5823 10 месяцев назад +19

      @@andrewstones2921 you phrased it correctly "spend 100 dollars" on roulette. Someone occasionally playing a game against the house they can't beat long term knowing it's an entertainment expense with money they can afford to lose isn't the problem. The addicts who play every day for years just dumping their money to casinos are.
      Although it's gotten more expensive, Vegas can have a really low cost of living but if you have vices it can have a very high cost of living.

    • @TheRockyCrowe
      @TheRockyCrowe 10 месяцев назад +16

      @@gregson8533that is what bothers me the most after moving here from Cali. Maybe it’s the region I’m living in but there is no sense of local community or culture and so many GROWN adults lack common sense it’s scary. Could be addiction, the drugs, their trash education system here, idk.
      The divide between rich/poor is more evident in attitudes too as the nicer areas (Summerlin, Centennial Hills, Southern Highlands, etc) tend to have friendlier folk with better grip on reality, however there is still that lack of culture/community connection. Vegas just feels ultra-consumerist driven no matter where you go. I don’t plan on staying here long.

    • @gregson8533
      @gregson8533 10 месяцев назад +10

      @@TheRockyCrowe That's exactly what it is, Consumerism. Everything is money, money, money and finding new ways to sucker in tourists and extract their last dime.
      Even business-wise Casino's have priority in everything, What they say goes. I wanted to start a dispensary and was completely destroyed by casino's in the bidding process
      and the city's bureaucracy, 'Eventually i gave up and i thought i could just put up a small eatery, Little did i know that permits/inspections were going to cost me nearly 5-months of paying for a retail space without being able to legally operate from it; Its annoying. Don't get me wrong Vegas has been an amazing place to live so far but between the HOAs, crappy schools, homelessness, rising cost of living etc. its just isn't all that's cracked-up to be, I just want to buy a non-HOA property and rent it out while i live elsewhere, Don't even get me started on the locals most of the Vegans i've met have been straight-up a-holes.

  • @acabaconto
    @acabaconto 10 месяцев назад +2

    @35:48 "mi amigo va a pagar" comment reminded me of my cousins n friends from Vegas when I would visit... Thx 4 da vid, it brought back many beautiful memories.

  • @terriblefrosting
    @terriblefrosting 9 месяцев назад +9

    You really do bring a balanced view to your explorations. It's not "both-sides-ism", but it genuinely represents all sides. I love it.

  • @theconcernedcitizenusa
    @theconcernedcitizenusa 11 месяцев назад +144

    Fun fact...a lot of retired navy SEALs got jobs as security guards for the billion-dollar casinos after the Oct 1 massacre in 2017. The casinos have QRF/SWAT teams on call 24/7. My friend trained in a shoot house close to the penthouse level inside the Venetian. Another friend worked a SWAT team at Mandalay Bay.

    • @samy2441
      @samy2441 11 месяцев назад +9

      Good to know. That makes me feel safer knowing

    • @draneym2003
      @draneym2003 11 месяцев назад +3

      Our tax dollars at work...

    • @raiden72
      @raiden72 11 месяцев назад +3

      Have you also noticed more camera towers in Vegas? The cosmopolitan has individual cameras facing each window of each balcony of their building. Just look outside and you'll find camera towers everywhere.
      Hopefully they can hook these cams up to face recognition cameras to identify pimps and jail them.

    • @jg7923
      @jg7923 10 месяцев назад +1

      Staged PsyOp

    • @gregson8533
      @gregson8533 10 месяцев назад +7

      Must be a sweet gig not really having to do much lol.

  • @Danielle-zq7kb
    @Danielle-zq7kb 10 месяцев назад +153

    I worked for a company that had our annual meeting n Vegas one year. Instead of a standard corporate team-building event, we did a charity event to help raise money for a local elementary school in a neighborhood with a high immigrant population also with a high poverty rate. It was eye opening and felt much better to do something positive for a community than just a simple corporate activity.

    • @wonderland8
      @wonderland8 10 месяцев назад +3

      ❤❤❤❤

    • @cruzin7661
      @cruzin7661 10 месяцев назад +2

      That’s awesome!

    • @thegreatapple9616
      @thegreatapple9616 10 месяцев назад +7

      yeah illegals im sorry migrants getting help off our tax dollars you see nothing wrong with that

    • @Andrea-ek9cp
      @Andrea-ek9cp 10 месяцев назад +6

      You helped the illegals when tons of legal American citizens need help. Sad

    • @santa55monica
      @santa55monica 9 месяцев назад +3

      legal immigrants are rarely in a poverty situation...

  • @bluffcitybounty2122
    @bluffcitybounty2122 9 месяцев назад +2

    Going to check out Jacob’s channel! This was great. I’m from the South, so I can’t imagine not living w/ green grass and leafy trees, but I’ve been to Vegas several times. Always a good time. Thanks for sharing!

  • @vangiegroves9796
    @vangiegroves9796 10 месяцев назад +1

    When I live in Albuquerque, NM 1992-2003, I use to drive in Vegas,NV 3-4 times a year visit my friend live in Vegas, 8-9 hours drive. last visit 2004, since then never came back, cause I moved in Houston,TX 2006. May have lots of chances in 19 years.

  • @connork5339
    @connork5339 11 месяцев назад +232

    For many years I lived in east LV near Boulder Hwy, Henderson, as well as a weekly for a few months. I pretty much walked or took the bus when I needed or wanted to go somewhere. This gave me a more unique and realistic perspective about the Las Vegas Valley that many other locals in the comfort and security of their cars didn't have. I saw and experienced more sides of the community and observed more situations than others. This is the most realistic video that I have come across that paints a more complete picture of the community and its varying cultures. Good video.

    • @jimsox881
      @jimsox881 11 месяцев назад +17

      me too. the bus. ughhhh. stops every 100 feet . 10 people get on. 10 people get off. usually a wheelchair or 2 EVERY trip. extra ten mins for the driver to strap em in. NO a/c. hot af. etc etc. God did I hate it. Used to just get out and walk. First paycheck got me a scooter.

    • @frankfarago2825
      @frankfarago2825 11 месяцев назад +2

      And the must stunning part is this: you rode the buses in Las Vegas -- and you actually survived that ordeal to tell us all about it. Phenomenal, and nothing less.

    • @greentwin13
      @greentwin13 11 месяцев назад +1

      I agree! This video covered a serious amount of info in a short period of time and really helped bring that understanding to reality. My Amazon routes have taken me to so many different parts of the city, including some that were covered here and it's amazing how different it all is and so close together. I live on the East side in Sunrise Manor and it's crazy how you go from nice houses up on Hollywood to trailer parks down below, then ghetto apartments and even some nice quiet areas before even getting to the highway.

    • @LucasDimoveo
      @LucasDimoveo 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@frankfarago2825 what is wrong with the buses in Vegas?

    • @Mindsi
      @Mindsi 10 месяцев назад

      Any been to Supai Arizona?

  • @javiermori1710
    @javiermori1710 Год назад +27

    Born and raised in Vegas since 1971. I have love hate relationship with city. The cost of living has gone up incredibly the last 7-8 years or so. I fell in gambling and drug trap but i did it to myself. Hard to come back from that as the city has gotten huge and everything has gone up in cost. Ive always told my friends who come in its a great place to visit but to live here is different story. Theyve tried for decades to upgrade downtown area with " districts" and try to get a sense of community but city lacks culture.

  • @dougkeirnes4540
    @dougkeirnes4540 10 месяцев назад +3

    Another great one. Having watched several of Jacob's videos, it was fascinating seeing the two of you interact in this interesting environment.

  • @jimwolfe4286
    @jimwolfe4286 10 месяцев назад +1

    Great Video !...I have to say when Jacob was driving and explaining different areas in Vegas...it reminded me of a Police " Ride-a-long"....I thought it was an episode of " Cops". !...Thank you, Peter and Jacob...I learned a lot ...

  • @waterboxer87
    @waterboxer87 Год назад +210

    Jacob is one of the "go to" guys if you want to see the best and worst of Las Vegas. He's a genuine insider when it comes to revealing Sin City's personality,

    • @Silver_Osprey
      @Silver_Osprey Год назад

      Jacobs a Vegas grifter and tool. He uses numbers put out by the corrupt LVMPD and local government. Things are much worse here than he's leading on, I've lived here in the Valley for 13 years. Jacobs a paid circus clown.

    • @jasonthemason1971
      @jasonthemason1971 Год назад

      Jacob is a douche nozzle………. 😮

    • @MANGKANORMIDNIGHT69
      @MANGKANORMIDNIGHT69 Год назад +4

      i agree , right guy to talk about our city, he talk too much but legit

    • @curiousnomadic
      @curiousnomadic Год назад +12

      I don't believe a word he says. Lot's of generalizations, the locked 7/11 fridges, the ambulance going by. Early on in the video I got a sketchy vibe from the guy like he was lying then it just developed worse He's trying to get people to move there. But it's hell there. Been there too many times.

    • @shawnsdrumcave
      @shawnsdrumcave Год назад +12

      Seems like a good dude but he's a transplant, you need a genuine townie for the full experience

  • @pa6911
    @pa6911 11 месяцев назад +89

    Peter, I enjoyed this video just as I enjoy watching all of your work. The next time you're on the east coast, you should do a series on Atlantic City NJ and the surrounding shore towns on the island.
    There are so many comparisons to what Jacob was showing you in this video. Just like Las Vegas, Atlantic City has the billion dollar casinos and depending on which direction you walk, you could encounter multi million dollar homes, vacant/closed casinos, run down properties and homeless encampments. It's crazy how much money could be on one side of a street and how poor or rundown it could be on the other side.
    I think you'd be really intrigued by visiting Atlantic City.

    • @UNCLECHUDKINZ
      @UNCLECHUDKINZ 10 месяцев назад

      respect

    • @Phil_Melone
      @Phil_Melone 10 месяцев назад +2

      I agree with that!!!! That would be interesting can show him ac and the area

    • @RobertMarcone
      @RobertMarcone 8 месяцев назад +1

      I worked at the Borgata as a poker dealer for many years. I took the jitney to work from the bus station 4 or 5 days a week. Every time I walked down the streets people would yell out "Tickets, tickets" I later found out that a ticket = bag of heroin.... Needless to say I've been addicted ever since I found what that meant... Kidding about that last part but the drugs are sold like hot dogs at a ball game.. they don't even attempt to hide it..

    • @donneysimpson8536
      @donneysimpson8536 7 месяцев назад

      I lived on Ohio Ave. In AC for 5 years. My street ran right passed The bus station, Atlantic Care hospital into the casinos. Homeless drug addicts, drug dealers and ppl waiting to rob you is all right there just outside the casinos. Stay on the boardwalk if you're visiting. Harrah's and Golden Nugget are off the highway on the other side.

  • @michalfilipkowalik1003
    @michalfilipkowalik1003 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you - one of the best vids about LV on RUclips. Great job both! Keep it up!

  • @DavidDavis311
    @DavidDavis311 8 месяцев назад +3

    The city leaves the gates open because of the homeless weren’t underground they’d be all over the strip. The local governments want them down there.

  • @makeamericakateagain
    @makeamericakateagain Год назад +46

    I’ve lived in Las Vegas for 19 years. Jacob is very knowledgeable. The LVCC is “old money.” I have a friend who’s parents owned a casino in the 1970’s. The continue to live in that neighborhood. Jacob is right in saying that “locals only go to the strip when friends and family are in town or if you work there”. I’ve had clients ask me “do you live in Las Vegas.” No, I travel out of state. 🙄🙄🙄

    • @rlrl2768
      @rlrl2768 11 месяцев назад +4

      I work on the strip and I’ve had people ask me thar too 😂

    • @makeamericakateagain
      @makeamericakateagain 11 месяцев назад

      @@rlrl2768 How ignorant can you be?! 😖😖😖😂😂😂

  • @reneepash1286
    @reneepash1286 Год назад +19

    HE’S LEAVING STUFF OUT. I’M LOCAL, LEFT CALIFORNIA 2 YEARS AGO. ON MY RING APP, EVERY day, teams of criminals walked the subdivisions and check cars/steal them/ burglarize them, the other day a kid/teen walking home from school is jumped and robber (men with masks in a van) HOME INVASIONS, people watching cars in the supermarket parking lot to follow people home, teams of girls waiting for moms to load their groceries so they can rob her once she’s in the car. Child trafficking central for the elite.

    • @justaguy_withagun_eatingta5357
      @justaguy_withagun_eatingta5357 11 месяцев назад +2

      So it's like every large, populated city. Gotcha.

    • @I_Love_Furbabies
      @I_Love_Furbabies 6 месяцев назад

      Vegas was awesome when the Mob was in charge! The door-to-door crap from thieves and the mega lots of black crime from teens and kids is outrageous!!! I’ve been here for 25 years, my husband has been here for 35 years! Lock n Load is the store people must shop at …on Eastern Ave arm yourself.

  • @roofking234
    @roofking234 8 месяцев назад +21

    I love Jacobs energy! What an honest and eye opening discovery and explanation of Vegas, the unique anomalies, as well as the same normal every day experiences as any other city. Well done, Peter, as usual! 💪

  • @akimmbo
    @akimmbo 4 месяца назад

    right here, best info on Vegas I've seen, and i've watched several on it. Peter's channel, I've watched before, great stuff. And this teaming up with Jacob, it's all you need to watch , if you want a real glimpse into life in Vegas. Great job. Surely going to delve into Jacob's channel a bit deeper. ;)

  • @BostonsF1nest
    @BostonsF1nest Год назад +76

    I wish someone would make a RUclips channel like this for every major city in America. Even if they didn’t talk, but just filmed driving around, you get such a great sense of the layout and demographics of an area as opposed to just googling pictures of the place because they’re only gonna show you the nicest parts.

    • @anonymoussdmtsemployee7770
      @anonymoussdmtsemployee7770 11 месяцев назад +5

      Say less I'll think about doing it for San Diego

    • @plutorising3167
      @plutorising3167 11 месяцев назад +3

      Joe & Nics Road Trip - touring the USA

    • @caegan1
      @caegan1 11 месяцев назад

      Mileage Mike does this

    • @myvoiceyourstory9338
      @myvoiceyourstory9338 11 месяцев назад

      @@anonymoussdmtsemployee7770 please do :) so we can all see from all over the world

    • @BostonsF1nest
      @BostonsF1nest 11 месяцев назад

      @@aycaiix I don’t want walking speed tho. I want driving.

  • @Billboardmister36
    @Billboardmister36 Год назад +24

    Vegas Resident from 1988-2004. Las Vegas has changed a lot since I left 18 years ago. It was already going through it's transition around the late 80s. The mob influence is long gone and the corporations have moved in. The population has grown a lot. Most of the locals if they can afford it live either in Henderson or Northwest Las Vegas or the surrounding suburbs in Las Vegas like Summerlin. They usually have all the amenities like shopping, restaurants, entertainment that there is no need to go to the strip or downtown for anything.

    • @digitaldystopian
      @digitaldystopian Год назад +5

      The mob influence is gone? Lol what world do you live in? Have you seen the cost of a big Mac and a shake?

    • @exelmans8855
      @exelmans8855 11 месяцев назад

      @@digitaldystopian Yep. Corporations are the new mob everywhere now.

    • @suerop
      @suerop 11 месяцев назад

      @ digital, that's government, the new mafia. The old mafia has been shut down by the government. The old mafia was making too much money that the government could not tax or charge fees for. The new government mafia is greedy beyond words, and more corrupt than any other time in history. So sad, isn't it?

    • @DixiePokerAce
      @DixiePokerAce 11 месяцев назад

      I know plenty Vegas locals. You are right. They don't go to the Strip or downtown.

    • @monk3yboy69
      @monk3yboy69 11 месяцев назад +1

      @Digital Dystopia They did say the Corporations had moved in…..
      It’s the Mob , just with fancy headquarters 😂

  • @kpec3
    @kpec3 9 дней назад

    Really enjoyed the narrative/tour!😊

  • @pete_the_bak
    @pete_the_bak 6 месяцев назад

    Learnt more from hearing your response and thought process in response to the screw ups than I do from a lot of other RUclips videos!
    How much time do we all spend fixing mistakes??
    Thanks for the honesty!

  • @OregonBob1955
    @OregonBob1955 Год назад +52

    Peter, if you ever get a chance, would love to see your take on the cultures and history of the Hawaiian Islands. So many beautiful traditions with the Native and Local Hawaiians and how tourism is affecting their way of life. Good and bad, would love to see what your take is on this topic. Thank You again for educating so many of us.

    • @noraroseexclusive
      @noraroseexclusive 11 месяцев назад

      Hey handsome, how are you doing today and how’s the weather out there?

    • @BurninDownThaHouse
      @BurninDownThaHouse 11 месяцев назад +2

      He missed a real opportunity in Vegas between the 9th Island community and all the rich native American history of the area. Could have touched on how the entire lower 3rd of the state was just designate a national monument. This one was surprisingly a little lackluster from his usual stuff...

  • @Tward2929
    @Tward2929 Год назад +16

    Been following Jacob for a couple years now. Great, genuine guy. Love his channel.

    • @noraroseexclusive
      @noraroseexclusive 11 месяцев назад

      Hey handsome, how are you doing today and how’s the weather out there?

    • @suerop
      @suerop 11 месяцев назад

      @Tim what's Jacob's youtube name, please?

    • @Tward2929
      @Tward2929 11 месяцев назад

      @@suerop
      @jacoblifeinvegas

  • @vabeloved
    @vabeloved 9 месяцев назад +5

    Excellent mashup guys! Would love to see more collabs with you two!

  • @toroverde9329
    @toroverde9329 3 месяца назад

    Jacob was a great tour guide! There are so many parts of Vegas besides the strip to discover. Thank you Peter and Jacob ❤

  • @lindamarzano6042
    @lindamarzano6042 Год назад +25

    Vegas is the number 1 city that recycles the most water and having Jacob with you was a great choice. Watching his videos on Vegas and foods, thing I Like about em is he will not sugar coat on his feedback and that is why I watch em. Life is not all peaches and regardless of the outcome he keeps it straight . You two guys did a good video and hope you do another one

  • @DeniDeni
    @DeniDeni Год назад +20

    Local here, so glad you checked out my city. 28 years in Las Vegas raised from a baby to school, to now working for the county So much to still see peter, go off the strip with long term locals/born and raised people (25 years plus) and you will find so many more cool and secret spots.

    • @user-sw9ir3qg2o
      @user-sw9ir3qg2o 11 месяцев назад

      Headed out in October. I have two pages of things we want to do in 3 days. Lol. Strip and off

    • @Shaunt1
      @Shaunt1 11 месяцев назад

      I have been in Vegas area most of my life also.

  • @miguelgonzalez6213
    @miguelgonzalez6213 9 месяцев назад

    My son and I ate at SW Steakhouse at The Wynn back in June for his bday and that waterfall feature was so relaxing. I keep considering getting one of those small ones for the living room to have some ambient white noise to relax.

  • @MsJaggy
    @MsJaggy 7 месяцев назад +2

    We lived in Las Vegas from 2008-2017. Only moved because of a better paying job and opportunities back in my home state of Wisconsin. We rented apartments on Nellis, Tropicana & Pecos, and finally bought a new build in Mountains Edge. There are things I miss about Las Vegas, but definitely wouldn't move back. We will come back out to be tourists again some day.

  • @vickieadams6648
    @vickieadams6648 11 месяцев назад +15

    Lots of homeless there. I was there in 2017 and the businesses always locked their restroom doors to keep the homeless from using them ( e.g. gas station, Starbucks, McDonald's etc). People used to go into the library on Las Vegas Blvd just to cool off in the summer. Tons of tents parked next to the cemetery. At the advice of a supposed friend, I went there looking for work. It was hard to find anything. So glad I was able to get out.

  • @ragtop63
    @ragtop63 11 месяцев назад +57

    I've lived in the Vegas area for about 8 years. I was an Uber driver here for a little over 4 years. I drove the entire valley at all times of the day and night. I have also worked at a few properties on the strip. I've seen and learned so much about the area from doing those jobs. One thing I noticed, especially with tourists, is that they seem to not know or forget that millions of people live and work in the Las Vegas valley. Many people are shocked to find out that not everyone who lives here works in a casino or hotel. If you leave the strip and Fremont St areas, there are grocery stores, hospitals, schools, gas stations, office buildings, community centers, and every other type of profession you'd find in any other city. Those places need employees. There are hundreds (maybe even thousands) of small neighborhoods all around the valley where people are raising families and just being "regular" people. Many of whom don't set foot on or near the strip unless they have to. Also, the violent crime statistics here are not as high or as "bad" as some people might want you to believe. Sure, there are bad parts of town, just like any other city or metro area, but it's rare that I ever have a feeling of being in a dangerous area when finding myself in those parts of town. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say theft is probably the most common form of crime here.
    Also, Jacob, please stop driving a like a Vegas driver. There's enough horrible drivers here (most of them). Be the change that everyone needs.
    Some interesting insight on some of the things mentioned in this video:
    Historically, the summer and winter rains that would come through the valley would flood many parts of the strip, especially that area behind the LINQ. So those "homeless" tunnels were built to move water away from the strip. Those tunnels can be found not only all around (under) the strip but also all over the valley. They're also under many parts of Boulder Hwy.
    Homes built after 2003 cannot include real grass in their landscapes, and can only have "desert friendly" vegetation. Homes built before 2003 that have real grass are allowed to keep it but must follow the watering schedule in their district. The SNWA will pay $3/square foot to help offset the cost of converting landscapes to desert friendly landscapes.
    Steve Wynn has known how big gambling is in Macau for a long time. He had been catering to Chinese customers since the Vegas properties were first built. In the Vegas properties the elevators do not have any floors that start with the number 4 because that number is considered unlucky in Chinese culture. If you visit a Wynn Vegas property, go into an elevator and you'll see the floors jump from 39 to 50.
    Sorry Casa de Sabor, your tacos are OK but they are definitely not the best in the valley.
    On that note, if the Las Vegas Review-Journal says it's "the best", it probably isn't.
    People don't come to Vegas to vacation. They come to stay up all night and go home dehydrated and sleep deprived.
    Calling gambling "gaming" (a marketing rebrand attempt) is an insult to gaming.

    • @jimsox881
      @jimsox881 11 месяцев назад +4

      and dont 4get... more churches per capita than anywhere else in the country

    • @notsofancyqueen4794
      @notsofancyqueen4794 10 месяцев назад +3

      I’ve always wondered why the floor numbers jump up, thanks for that info!

    • @superpsyched5624
      @superpsyched5624 7 месяцев назад +1

      I made the mistake of scheduling my return flight to arrive at 10am and didn't get home until 11 am. I requested a window seat as I planned to fold up my jacket as a pillow and nap. Nope. A father and little girl got there before me and she took the window, so I ended up with an aisle seat. You're right. I was sleep deprived; the kid wasn't. I got maybe an hour sleep before I had to leave for work at 2pm. Never did that again.

    • @danr3dman259
      @danr3dman259 25 дней назад

      Is there a 13th floor?

    • @ragtop63
      @ragtop63 25 дней назад

      @@danr3dman259 Physically, there is a 13th floor but there's no 13th floor button in the elevators.

  • @makeitcount179
    @makeitcount179 8 месяцев назад

    Really good talk Jacob. Just the straight facts. Im going to check your channel out after this. Thanks Peter. Good call teaming with Jacob.

  • @kevinstanton3529
    @kevinstanton3529 10 месяцев назад

    Loved the format of this video. Real interesting. Thanks.

  • @hoopdocs
    @hoopdocs Год назад +8

    My friend owns Sammy Davis Jr's Mansion off Dalmatian Rd. I stayed there for a week a few months ago. And that place is HAUNTED! I had to move from the house to the guest house the first night when it got dark because I felt like something was watching me. But in the day it's amazing and the pool is off the hook 🔥

    • @larsstougaard7097
      @larsstougaard7097 Год назад +2

      Yeah true when I was there the whole rat pack chased me down the hallway singing that's life , scary stuff. I'm sure a lot of dark gangster stuff has taken place there, many bones buried in the desert 🏜

  • @iiied5752
    @iiied5752 11 месяцев назад +16

    12:13 Jacob is definitely right on here. As a Vegas native (born and raised for specifics), you will not see locals on the Strip, and I can declare that DTLV is wayyyyyyyyy better than the Strip if you wanna have a Vegas experience with some Vegas vibe to it!

  • @natashamiller4860
    @natashamiller4860 9 месяцев назад +2

    Naked City is rough. Also, a decade ago or so you could go to the top of the Strat for free but now they charge a ton to go up…and that isn’t including any rides you want to go on up there.

  • @MindBlower18
    @MindBlower18 10 месяцев назад

    Excellent Docu 👍 Keep up the good work!
    Thx from Munich ... 😉

  • @Aaron25thinfantry
    @Aaron25thinfantry Год назад +46

    I appreciate you man! The world needs people like you out that allows us to be educated on all angles.

    • @obsoleteelite8258
      @obsoleteelite8258 11 месяцев назад

      @@seanm3ify What’s your idea of “Research”?

  • @TKRevRay971
    @TKRevRay971 Год назад +51

    2 of my favorite youtubers together!
    I live in vegas. I hate it here. I do NOT understand why everyone keeps moving here. I'm trying to LEAVE ASAP. It's horrible here.
    The water is hard. Eventually you'll get rashes. It causes brand new pipes to rust and mildew even if you take pristine care of them. Don't drink it. I know of at least 3 situations where someone died from drinking the tap or using it for nasal rinse or eye wash.
    Crime is rising. As I type this, I'm on hold with amazon to report a stolen package.
    The houses are built so stupid. I've been searching for a house for months.
    One house will have a garage, no driveway. Or your backyard is a brickwall and slab of concrete....or you look out one of your windows an see right into your neighbors home. ALL this open space in an empty desolate desert, and you want to build houses 2 inches from each other?
    Desert landscaping sucks. Theres no grass. I just replaced a tire because of a ROCK that punctured it. The people suck. It's too hot so no one wants to leave their homes unless they have to. Planning for events is nearly impossible. people flake/ghost. (I don't blame them...I do the same thing because it's TOO HOT)
    The drivers are terrible. They drive slow and pull out in front of you and stop. Always construction on every major street. every bridge. every hwy. When it rains, it's Armageddon. Ambulances everywhere because they don't know how to drive.
    this place cannot support human life and is downright inconvenient. even if you manage to somehow own an acre of land, you can't do any type of farming or grow food. your entire life depends on if you have working AC or not. It can go years without raining.
    Which is insane that every year we get covered in pollen. I filthy yellow film covers everything between March and May. Pollen from what? There's literally NO FUCKING vegetation here to cause THAT much pollen. I've developed year-long allergies here. Never had allergies till I moved here.
    The doctors suck. We are in the bottom 10 of all 50 states for healthcare. They experimented and then euthanized my grandmother because they didn't want to treat her. Every time I go to the doctor for ANYTHING they over-prescribe antibiotics.
    My knee hurts. Antibiotics.
    I have a cough. Antibiotics.
    My throat hurts. Antibiotics.
    They never fix anything. I often have to drive to 3 or 4 different doctors anywhere around the valley to get the correct treatment. It's a nightmare here.
    STOP MOVING HERE. WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT.

    • @mrjuvy49
      @mrjuvy49 Год назад +4

      Where do you want to go with more opportunity than Vegas?

    • @VELVETBUNNi
      @VELVETBUNNi 11 месяцев назад +20

      Now this comment is THE REALIST COMMENT AND STRAIGHT TRUTH ABOUT VEGAS! That’s how I know you live here for real! How about CCSD being broke af & broken as a system, don’t raise a family here guys!

    • @TKRevRay971
      @TKRevRay971 11 месяцев назад +14

      @@VELVETBUNNi yes I forgot all about that. Don't DARE have kids here. Holy crap.
      Not only that almost any "good" area will eventually become a bad area. Talk to anyone and they'll say "when I first moved here it was so quiet and peaceful...but noooooow"

    • @VELVETBUNNi
      @VELVETBUNNi 11 месяцев назад +5

      @@TKRevRay971 You speaking factss 💯 lots of areas like that in the valley, but I feel like North Las Vegas is a prime and most recent example of this 🥴

    • @VELVETBUNNi
      @VELVETBUNNi 11 месяцев назад +6

      @@TKRevRay971 Also, I’m sorry to hear of your grandmother, may she rest in peace 🌱

  • @agentofficerthomasa.porter107
    @agentofficerthomasa.porter107 9 месяцев назад +2

    Was a very eye 👁opening tour Peter & Jacob was inlightening tour guide with all the in's & out's. I was aware the homeless were living under in the tunnel canal's & when it would rain in Vegas many would die with the rappid waters rushing in. Realizing it has been since the 1970's I was in Vegas, I will keep my memories, with great entertainment shows & great eating. Never was into the gambling. I have no idea why anyone wants to go or live in Vegas today. New generations have no clue how Vegas once was. I know, nothing appears to stay the same in cities anymore. I did see a program you can see the Old Sign's in Neon & Tiny Light Bulbs, that once were on the Casino's. I believe every Casino that was. is no more except the Golden Nugget, unless they have torn that one down also. always, Tommy🤠

    • @superpsyched5624
      @superpsyched5624 7 месяцев назад

      The Golden Nugget is still there. I thought it was a nice hotel room when I stayed there in the 90's. I remember the toiletries came in a nice plastic case that would fold open. Last place I stayed was the Four Queens three years ago because they didn't have resort fees. Those can really raise the rate up. The Fremont is still there. I also miss some of the oldies like Fitzgerald's and the one with the cowboy sign where he'd wave at you.

  • @saragarddiner9244
    @saragarddiner9244 10 месяцев назад +2

    Another great video! Thank you very interesting. I am English live in Australia. I find it looks similar at times.

  • @ricfly52
    @ricfly52 Год назад +11

    I lived in Vegas for 21 years from 1999 to 2020. Worked in home construction and some remodel. I worked on one of the most expensive new homes and on a crap hole near Washington and D street. Scared the shit out of me. Very Rich people in Vegas but also some very, very poor people.

    • @harrythomas2656
      @harrythomas2656 Год назад +3

      Just like L.A.
      The Have and Have nots.

    • @buttface9434
      @buttface9434 Год назад

      the entire state of nevada is a dump.

    • @elmerslick8700
      @elmerslick8700 Год назад +1

      I wandered onto Washington ONCE when I wanted to see where Las Vegas Blvd ended. It was late 2007, around 9am so not many people were out and about. We got the heck out of there. My friend was ready to kill me for taking him past a homeless encampment, but we made it out unscathed.

    • @sterlingmarshel6299
      @sterlingmarshel6299 11 месяцев назад

      Every city across the U.S. has similar demographics

  • @patriciaperez9152
    @patriciaperez9152 10 месяцев назад

    I just came across your channel yesterday and have watched a few videos. They have all been very interesting

  • @19_blackbeard_19
    @19_blackbeard_19 8 месяцев назад

    Being a California/Las Vegas resident, this was the collab i was waiting for! Awesome video! 💯

  • @rmx01indiana
    @rmx01indiana Год назад +20

    This has been the most educational, and most accurate vid of Las Vegas I have ever seen. Great job guys

  • @alec6948
    @alec6948 Год назад +42

    Used to live there. Can't wait to move back. Barely even frequented the strip, the city itself is just awesome. Great food, great weather, great hiking, great vibe even in the rougher neighborhoods. Jacob's RUclips channel helped convince me to move there to begin with. He's very passionate about Las Vegas and it shows. Great dude!

    • @Silver_Osprey
      @Silver_Osprey Год назад +2

      Hi Jacob👋

    • @gideonpark8621
      @gideonpark8621 Год назад

      Something about Vegas feels so very pleasant. I think the open skies and the brightness is what seals the deal for me. Very beautiful and serene, and plus I like dry a lot lol

    • @themountainwanderer
      @themountainwanderer Год назад +2

      Right, but it's hell in the summer (May-Sep). It's not a year-round place to be unless you like living in a furnace.

    • @Cryaboutmyhandle
      @Cryaboutmyhandle Год назад +3

      Lol " great weather" you have never seen it if think hot and hotter in a desert is great weather.

    • @obsoleteelite8258
      @obsoleteelite8258 11 месяцев назад +1

      Gives me a panic attack just looking at it.

  • @EPiche09
    @EPiche09 9 месяцев назад

    I love to see some old Vegas. It's interesting to think about what it used to be like.

  • @Sarah-sj6lj
    @Sarah-sj6lj 10 месяцев назад +4

    I want to and hopefully will live in Vegas at some point, for many reasons including having family there. If I was a local I'd go to the strip a lot. I love the atmosphere and walking the casinos and just seeing all the shops and resteraunts and stuff. Not sure why people hate it so much. Lots of cool and beautiful stuff to see. I've been many, many times and it never gets old or loses it's allure.

  • @hobbscoblin1313
    @hobbscoblin1313 11 месяцев назад +6

    The polar difference between money and no money in Vegas is crazy. I have been there a couple times and find the town creapy because of this reason.

  • @jakehawkins1300
    @jakehawkins1300 Год назад +11

    Peter and Jacob coming together this is so awesome!!!!

    • @noraroseexclusive
      @noraroseexclusive 11 месяцев назад

      Hey handsome, how are you doing today and how’s the weather out there?

  • @ramsenn2680
    @ramsenn2680 10 месяцев назад +12

    Two of my favorite RUclipsrs clashing for content. Love it, keep up the great work both of you!

  • @slj.8239
    @slj.8239 10 месяцев назад

    This is my third video today of yours. I love how you tell stories. Subscribed easily.

  • @youtubeaccount1930
    @youtubeaccount1930 Год назад +40

    I remember when I was a teen and my family went on holiday in the US. We landed in Las Vegas and I was blown away coming from Europe. The whole place just felt like a huge playground.

  • @truthteller4442
    @truthteller4442 Год назад +63

    Another great video, Mr. Santenello. This is what TRUE journalism is.
    As far as Vegas, it was a great city when the Italian Mafia ran it (before they moved on to other ventures).
    They kept the crap out, things in line, and it was truly a classy place where you could have fun.
    Nowadays, it’s just one giant soulless shopping mall.

    • @quantaresources
      @quantaresources Год назад +1

      And Jewish mafia as well

    • @Master_Rosin1
      @Master_Rosin1 Год назад +1

      That deck at the Wynn was one of my favorite spots to chill out in the morning when I was staying there

    • @lixue2023
      @lixue2023 Год назад

      You are a member of the Mafia, well.

    • @Silver_Osprey
      @Silver_Osprey Год назад

      You obviously dont know shit about Vegas. It was by far a Jewish Mob run town, Italian mob played a very small part.

    • @sterlingmarshel6299
      @sterlingmarshel6299 11 месяцев назад +2

      Not really journalism. Just walking around with locals making observations

  • @sallymaxwell5815
    @sallymaxwell5815 10 месяцев назад +11

    I live in TX but love Vegas. This video was great. I'm elderly, not very healthly and don't know if I'll ever go again. But I felt like I was riding in the car, seeing the sights (many that I enjoyed from my time there)with both of you. The first time I went I went to the strip. Every time after, I went to Freemont Street. It's a world unto itself and fun and you can spend your whole trip there . Thank you for your videos!

    • @nikitaauxusa8064
      @nikitaauxusa8064 10 месяцев назад +2

      Hi, your comment made me smile. I truly hope you will get better soon.

    • @davisholman8149
      @davisholman8149 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@nikitaauxusa8064 What a. NICE comment. With all the negative trolls out there - it is so refreshing to read KIND comments….gives me faith in our society again!😍

    • @superpsyched5624
      @superpsyched5624 7 месяцев назад +1

      I took my mother-in-law to Vegas a few years ago. She's in her 80's now. She rented a scooter to get around and ordered a wheelchair while at the airport. She took me to Vegas in the 1980's for the first time. We went by train. That was a long 36 hours from Illinois, and another 12 to California to visit family. She could run circles around me then. I didn't have much money at the time, but we had fun! I did win $180 with a coupon playing Keno. Thought I was rich! Ha ha! Got a T-bone steak with all of the sides for $5. I miss the coupon books now. Sadly, I doubt she'll go back and my health isn't the greatest either. Everything just got expensive over the years there. I've been back over a dozen times. It's just not the same.

  • @traceyhall-green6191
    @traceyhall-green6191 9 месяцев назад

    Loved Vegas when I visited for a week in 09 with a friend . We hired a car in LA and drove out there. Fascinating. Stayed at the oldest casino- the Flamingo. Apart from the dime machines, no gambling. Swam in Lake Mead, saw Hoover dam, went to a laundromat ( I know!) lots of billboards for bail bondsmen , smog ! We went to a Cirque du Solei show, a champagne breakfast on the floor of the Grand Canyon by helicopter, lots of eating out, shopping and enjoying the musical fountains every evening , ate a meal at the Bellagio under the stunning Chihuly glass flower ceiling, loved Fremont street and the market stalls. Having a car for the stay ensure we saw both sides of Vegas, we weren’t confined to the Strip. Oh, and lots of swimming under water sprayed out to keep people cool. Best thing is, there are now direct flights to Vegas from London with BA. Woo hoo!

  • @failuretocommunicate
    @failuretocommunicate 11 месяцев назад +37

    I've recently been thinking about how much I miss Vegas after 25 years in the casino business, and then this pops in my feed. Nicely done, and thanks. Some of my best memories are of talking to guests about the real Vegas and its history.

    • @mollysreadings4845
      @mollysreadings4845 11 месяцев назад

      Me too. Not sure what that's all about. . .

    • @gothgirlchaser37
      @gothgirlchaser37 9 месяцев назад

      It's so different now, and the heat is horrible it got up to 119°f this week

    • @failuretocommunicate
      @failuretocommunicate 9 месяцев назад

      @@gothgirlchaser37 Changing Vegas is the only constant, and believe me I saw my share of heat waves. Honestly don't remember too many 115+ days though.

  • @Rooster1997
    @Rooster1997 11 месяцев назад +56

    Lived in Vegas for 8 years. Originally from a very small town in Colorado. Vegas was the first big city I had ever lived in. Was great for the first 5 or so years. But wore out quickly. Don’t regret it one bit though. Met many good people there. And met my wife in Vegas! I now have relocated to ND to get back to the smaller town slow paced laid back vibes i grew up with and don’t regret the decision one bit!! But I am thankful for Vegas and all it gave me for those 8 years! Unfortunately it just changed way too much in the small amount of time I was there.

    • @Freshadventures_
      @Freshadventures_ 11 месяцев назад +4

      North Dakota? ND

    • @Rooster1997
      @Rooster1997 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@Freshadventures_ correct!

    • @davedoesthingsdreaded
      @davedoesthingsdreaded 11 месяцев назад +3

      Was the same scenario for me in Portland

    • @Rooster1997
      @Rooster1997 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@davedoesthingsdreaded had to leave it or you went to Portland?

    • @nevadacario2000
      @nevadacario2000 11 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@Rooster1997 i think he meant back to his small town.

  • @johnp6260
    @johnp6260 9 месяцев назад

    Enjoyed the video 👍. I was just in Vegas last month, so expensive. Wish I had seen this before then to get Jacob's videos too.

  • @lukemason2981
    @lukemason2981 9 месяцев назад

    Lads this has been so interesting and informative! No way did I think vegas was like this, I also notice how quiet it is too as you get out the centre such a strange place

  • @MentalSmarties
    @MentalSmarties Год назад +9

    I’m from Las Vegas! This was so awesome to see. My old job required me to provide healthcare services across the valley. I’ve been to mostly every single place in this video. The contrast here is insane. Thanks for showing everything!

    • @Shaunt1
      @Shaunt1 11 месяцев назад

      Me too.

  • @bryananton1534
    @bryananton1534 Год назад +3

    Moved out of Vegas 3 years , California invading with less than desirable people , crime has increased dramatically , shame because we loved living there but landscape changing NOT for the better.

  • @PrimarchX
    @PrimarchX 6 месяцев назад +1

    City in the desert with 3 million people near a reservoir that has dropped to levels that barrels containing bodies are showing up, but still sprays water in the air at high noon. Wow.

  • @esousa486
    @esousa486 6 месяцев назад

    This was VERY COOL !!!! Great job showing us "Sin City" from a different perspective ........

  • @4TheWinQuinn
    @4TheWinQuinn Год назад +9

    Peter is documenting these totally incredible stories, I really like his channel and his vibe. Thanks for showing all these cool people and places!

  • @ephoenix8844
    @ephoenix8844 Год назад +4

    Jacob is the man the one you go to when you want to know the ins and out of Las Vegas and Nevada in general. He has two great channels ,Jacob's life in Vegas and Adrenaline Slots.

  • @lecoffeeride8267
    @lecoffeeride8267 6 месяцев назад

    this is great content ! Thank you !

  • @lorenl9262
    @lorenl9262 11 месяцев назад +6

    Great video gentlemen!!! I live in Las Vegas and I follow both of you :)- I wish you two would do more videos together!!! Kudos :)- People that ARE NOT from Vegas don't understand the TOTAL Concept of Vegas as a "resident" of Las Vegas for OVER 13 years NOW!!! Mind blowing!!! YOU will definitely find "contrast" in Vegas as this place is like nothing I have ever seen in my 50 years of living originally form the San Francisco Bay Area!!!

  • @kewljewl3006
    @kewljewl3006 11 месяцев назад +42

    Moved to the Vegas area in 2005 and have watched it change. I had an interesting gig job as a secret shopper for years. It was a great way to learn about the area. Glamorous jobs evaluating the high end casinos and frightening jobs going to gas stations in shady neighborhoods. I usually found homeless folks who were happy to take fast food that I could not eat. I did learn to ask if they were hungry first, many just wanted money for their addiction. Recently I started buying stuff at estate sales and now I get to visit the elite gated communities to pick up stuff. There is definitely the whole spectrum in this unique part of our country. Good to see the collaboration with Jacob. I learn a lot from both his and your channels.

    • @igloozoo3771
      @igloozoo3771 11 месяцев назад +4

      I hope you didn't have money in 2005 to buy property cause that I suspect would have been a huge loss.

  • @Acts-hw1zs
    @Acts-hw1zs 9 месяцев назад

    What a great guest. He knows so much about Vegas. Very informative video Peter.

  • @caseyrustin6110
    @caseyrustin6110 Год назад +24

    Jacob is the man!! So awesome to see you guys collab!

  • @Brent_Mosey
    @Brent_Mosey 11 месяцев назад +4

    I lived in Vegas back in the 90s. Didn't gamble, just worked. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

  • @gaetanocapodici774
    @gaetanocapodici774 28 дней назад

    I follow you from Italy peter !!! great videos !! Keep pushing !!!