Vegas Matt (Stephen Matt Morrow), a slots vlogger, said on Tuesday (August 25) that he was removed from The Venetian Las Vegas after winning $400,000 on a Phoenix Link machine.
The YouTube celebrity, who has over 1.6 million members, claims security gave no formal reason, but he is disputing internet rumors that allege he engaged in advantage play.
Morrow wrote on X that after he and a party of buddies took around $400,000 from a Phoenix Link machine in one session, Venetian security escorted him out.
Vital Vegas revealed the trespass in an X post on August 25, but Morrow kept it quiet for nine months before that, as the jackpot video has been online since November 2025.
The video only shows the jackpot and not the moment security accompanied him out. https://youtu.be/cPEUAiohQAM
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Though The Venetian didn't provide Morrow with an official explanation, Vital Vegas stated that the talk was about advantage play—a lawful approach in which players use favorable game states or leftover value to turn the house edge around.
Cheating is not part of advantage gambling. Manipulating outcomes, such as rigging a machine, marking cards, or manipulating chips, constitutes cheating. Advantage play is when you locate a scenario where the game, as designed, already favors the player.
Card-counting is the most common example of tabletop games. Typically, leftover value is what matters on slots: "must-hit-by" jackpots, symbol pots that carry over after a player exits, partially filled bonus features, or progressive meters.
Advantage play is not seen as unlawful by Nevada's regulatory bodies. Casinos, though, don't enjoy it. State legislation allows them to deny service to practically anybody and support it with a permanent trespass without needing to provide a reason.
It's unclear if Vegas Matt is permanently barred from entering the Venetian, but it appears he had no intention of doing business with the casino resort in the near future.
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Morrow disputes that his jackpot was the result of advantage play. He commented beneath Vital Vegas' tweet that his team "left the slot's counter higher than they found it, which is hardly advantage play."
Usually, advantage players who chase "must-hit" jackpots or partially filled bonus banks play the meter until it resets before leaving. Leaving a machine with more value than you began with entails the next player inheriting a better position.“Maybe they just didn’t like me winning,” Matt concluded.
On social media, the ban drew a flood of positive feedback. A few users claimed they had canceled their stays at The Venetian. The land had unfairly given a beloved artist a viral sorrow, according to others.
Morrow, an ambassador for FanDuel Casino, didn't remain on the bench for very long. He published a new video Tuesday (August 25) highlighting a $260,000 victory at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, including a $200,000 Grand jackpot—again on a Phoenix Link machine.
He stated that he would rather give his business to homes that "are joyful when I win."
There has been no public statement from the Venetian regarding the incident.
