Vegas, baby!
The Twittersphere was agog yesterday after Bloomberg broke the news that Vice Media founder Shane Smith, while attending this year’s CES in Las Vegas, personally footed the bill for a dinner at the Bellagio’s Prime Steakhouse that topped $300,000. The meal, involving several dozen invited media luminaries, got up into the $10,000-per-person range because of some of the casino restaurant’s supremely expensive wine selections.
It’s even more impressive when you consider, per this New York Times pick-up, where the steakhouse booty came from:
To foot the bill, Smith dipped into his more than $1 million in winnings from gambling, especially at the blackjack table, during the week, the people said.
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