Station Casinos put up a tribute to Charlie Kirk earlier this week. Many saw the marquee at Sunset Station as a touching gesture.
Apparently, not everyone.
Local Vegas blogger Scott Roeben, the guy behind VitalVegas.com, had a very different take.
And what he posted on social media didn’t sit well with a whole lot of people – especially conservatives.
Shortly after the tribute went up, Roeben posted on X calling it “disgusting”:
I choose to boycott @VitalVegas
He is mentally unstable, and a loathsome human being.
His name is Scott Roeben. pic.twitter.com/56WwB7yJac— The Party in Nevada (@ScottWaller10) September 11, 2025
It didn’t stop there. A follow-up tweet doubled down.
He called Kirk’s views “anti-LGBTQ” and “anti-immigrant,” and accused Station Casinos of turning their back on what Las Vegas stands for.
Within hours, the hashtag #BoycottVitalVegas started picking up steam.
Over half the replies to Roeben’s tweet called for a boycott of his site or said they were unfollowing him.
People recalled when Roeben falsely claimed the Sahara was closing down in 2020; it wasn’t.
Local Reddit threads from 2023 also slammed him for being unreliable and attention-seeking.
By Friday evening, dozens of conservative accounts were reporting that Roeben had blocked them.
The Vital Vegas X account currently sits at 216.9k followers – still far too many for a person who celebrates murder.
Screenshots of the “VitalVegas has blocked you” message were everywhere. To many, it looked like he was running from the heat.
Now, conservatives are pointing to all that as proof he can’t be trusted.
Las Vegas might be known for its bright lights and wild weekends, but at its heart, it’s still a community.
For many here, especially working families, small business owners, and people of faith, Charlie Kirk stood for something important.
He fought to protect free speech, he called out government overreach, and he helped young conservatives find their voice.
Many feel like Roeben crossed a line, and now should be facing consequences.
People can disagree on politics. That’s fine. But when someone is murdered, there should be some basic level of respect.
Roeben’s tweets miss that mark and rub salt in the wound.
And in a city like Las Vegas, where your name and reputation matter, that kind of thing doesn’t go unnoticed.
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