Shane Smith is So Money

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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