On the Corner of Main Street
On the Corner of Main Street provides an inside scoop on 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 Lisa Melmed, Jonathan Jossel and Gary Vickery.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 160
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
JRoc, Las Vegas Entertainment Pro
JRoc, aka Jason Craig, has been behind some of the biggest bars and entertainment venues in Las Vegas for decades. He was part of the original Palms crew - standing in line for three days to apply fo…
The Odor of Mendacity (in Las Vegas?)
Oscar Goodman is back on his stool in the middle of his namesake steakhouse telling tales from the courtroom. The centerpiece is about a trial in Texas and how he (with the help of his insistent clie…
Gavin Isaacs, Las Vegas' Hall of Famer
Gavin is one of those guys who's literally kept the reels turning and cards shuffling for a couple of decades.
The Australian got his gaming start in the legal department at Aristocrat Leisure Limite…
Farewell Lisa Melmed
Noah Acres, Gaming Industry Innovator in Las Vegas
Second-generation gaming executive Noah Acres runs Acres Manufacturing with his father, John. The company says: EVERY casino in the world uses at least one of its inventions. Its most famous tools: t…
Vital Vegas Has it Covered
Scott Roeben is the very first person to be a guest for the fourth time! He and Jonathan and Lisa dive into what's happening with the Plaza improvements, as well as downtown.
Scott re-visits his dust…
Johnny Avello, Las Vegas' Top Oddsmaker
For the past five years, Johnny Avello has been the face of DraftKings' sports book, shepherding its rollout across the US. Before that, he ran Wynn's sports book - one of the few remaining stand-alo…
Sal Piacente Hunts Down the Cheaters in Las Vegas
For nearly four decades, Sal Piacente has been spotting casino cheats and advantage players. He recently taught Plaza's dealers things they never knew! Sal recalls his first exposure to gambling as a…
Oscar is on it in Las Vegas
Oscar is back with an assortment of stories from his days in the courtroom. Listen all the way to learn about a juror's "tell," the very surprising resolution for a Reno dentist accused of awful crim…
Podcasting in Las Vegas for Three Years!
We are three years old! "On The Corner of Main Street" started slowly, was interrupted by Covid, came back remotely, started recording again with VERY long microphone cables across half the bar at Os…
Plaza Las Vegas General Manager Sue Ascanio
When it comes to "been there, done that," few can match Sue Ascanio. The 30-year gaming veteran has risen from running the employee cafeteria at the Holiday Casino to managing properties in Las Vega…
Oscar Goodman's Las Vegas Odds & Ends
Hizzoner is back! This time we've taken the greatest hits from Oscar's November Dinner Series talk and asked him to expand on the stories. The common theme of the random stories: how Oscar never dine…
Andre Filosi, Boyd Gaming's Man in Downtown Las Vegas
From slots to the 9th Island, Andre Filosi has spent nearly his entire working life with Boyd Gaming. He's currently the General Manager of Boyd's three downtown properties, the Fremont, Main St. Sta…
Las Vegas Gaming Attorney Dennis Gutwald
Las Vegas Biz Wiz Tim Poster
Casinos, online gaming, and online travel reservations. Tim Poster has been successful in all three. He made his first fortune turning a Vegas-centric telephone hotel reservation service into a compa…
Las Vegas Casino Boss Marilyn Spiegel
Oscar Goodman: There's Nothing Like a Dame
The song title from the legendary musical "South Pacific" was the theme of Oscar Goodman's last dinner series talk. He shared stories of the important women in his life, starting with his grandmother…
John O'Donnell, Las Vegas's Superstar Bartender
John O'Donnell is the bartender at One Steakhouse at the Virgin Hotel. That's kinda like saying LeBron James is a noted basketball player. John's been at the center of the action for nearly 30 years …
Oscar Goodman's Rotten Tomato Judges
A trial is supposed to be about the prosecution and the defense. But Oscar Goodman says, in most of his mob-related cases, it was him against the world - meaning the prosecution and the judge. In the…
Cedric Crear: From the Casino to the Las Vegas City Council
Like so many others here, Las Vegas native and City Council member Cedric Crear started his career on a casino floor. And he used that experience, plus his time at Howard University, to grow his own …