On: DEF CON 32 Was Canceled. We Un-Canceled it

[kstrauser]

I can think of plenty of in-hotel bars packed with DEF CON attendees 24 hours a day during the conference.

[hyperhopper → kstrauser]

The linq bar turned into a 24hr party after the bomb threat last year

[kstrauser → hyperhopper]

“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.

[andy800 → hyperhopper]

A bomb threat last year? Hmmm, I wonder why Caesars chose not to renew the contract.

[jstarfish → andy800]

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.

[hyperhopper → andy800]

They didn't choose to not renew a contract, they broke an existing contract. Big difference.

[jeltz → andy800]

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.