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Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON by kstrauser on Monday February 05, 2024 @12:17AM (#39257612)
I can think of plenty of in-hotel bars packed with DEF CON attendees 24 hours a day during the conference.
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Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON by hyperhopper on Monday February 05, 2024 @06:36AM (#39260085)
The linq bar turned into a 24hr party after the bomb threat last year
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Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON by andy800 on Monday February 05, 2024 @08:42AM (#39261105)
A bomb threat last year? Hmmm, I wonder why Caesars chose not to renew the contract.
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Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON by jeltz on Monday February 05, 2024 @10:16AM (#39262074)
Yeah, I think those things are more likely to be the issue. Tech people tend not to be shy with racking up huge bar tabs.
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Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON by jstarfish on Monday February 05, 2024 @02:39PM (#39265977)
Unrelated to DEFCON, Caesars (and MGM) also got hit with ransomware.

I'm sure their insurers might not be too happy about them hosting hacker conventions these days.

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Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON by hyperhopper on Thursday February 08, 2024 @01:04PM (#39305284)
They didn't choose to not renew a contract, they broke an existing contract. Big difference.
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Re:Caesars abruptly cancels contract with DEF CON by kstrauser on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @10:50AM (#39275655)
“Turned into?”

I accidentally bumped into a random guy there before the con started, and we ended up chatting and he bought me a beer. I saw him there the next morning. And that evening. And at 2AM. Almost every time I walked past, the same guy was in the same seat, enthusiastically laughing and drinking with his buddies.

Dios mio, amigo.

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