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On this week's show we track the new wave of phygital e-karting and why projection-mapped gameplay could change the indoor karting business model. Then we zoom out to the market signals, tech shifts, and operator risks that are quietly reshaping location-based entertainment. 

• phygital e-karting as disruptive indoor karting with gamification layers 
• open-box low-speed formats versus high-speed karting with add-on gameplay 
• Las Vegas gaming revenue growth despite depressed tourism and what it signals 
• casino and resort acquisition chatter and the question of selling versus waiting 
• C-suite and marketing leadership churn across amusement and FEC businesses 
• councils pitching experiential venues and the need for an operating partner 
• active entertainment moving toward denser, digital active play per square foot 
• Little Lions’ London plans with Chaos Karts, Pac-Man Live, and Alien Invasion 
• VR shifting to museums and flexible exhibition spaces, plus the real cost caveats 
• operator warning on consumer VR headset support and replacement budgeting 
• projection floors, LED floors, and IP tie-ins as a repeat-visit engine 
• AI in the real world from Mona’s cafe mistakes to practical guest agents and kiosks 
• Park Avenue Open Day takeaways on machines, buying season, and industry camaraderie

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