Cliff Atkinson, President and CEO of Fremont Street Experience, joins BigHead to talk about the future of downtown Las Vegas, the history that makes Fremont Street unique, and how the area continues to evolve without losing its old-school character.
Here’s an inside look at the business of keeping Fremont Street exciting, accessible, and authentic from tons of free live music to public safety and managing a board of many casino owners.
We get into:
- How Cliff went from being head of many major Vegas properties to leading Fremont Street
- The challenges of balancing nine casino properties and multiple city stakeholders
- Why Fremont Street prioritizes free live music 365 days a year
- The future of buskers and the “circle” system
- Fremont Street’s value compared with the Las Vegas Strip
- The “License to Fly” locals discount at SlotZilla
- Potential new development opportunities downtown
- Sports, entertainment, conventions, and nostalgia in Vegas
- Cliff’s Mount Rushmore of the people who shaped Las Vegas
- The upcoming Boomers Sportsbook opening at Binion’s
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