I don't think the ask for covering the bridges is any big deal, they do it at pretty much every circuit and it's as much a safety thing as anything else, keeping people from clogging up the bridges and making them impassable.
Not sure how they're going to collect on 3rd party venues with views like hotels or restaurants, or how they'd realistically block a view of a 3rd party venue that refused to pay. In actuality, what I expect has happened is that the venues have agreed to pay some fee, and they're passing it on to customers, and the customers are gladly paying because it's Vegas and spending money extravagantly is what people do in Vegas.
I've stated my personal opinion of expectations for the actual track many times. In general I think street courses suck, and I expect this one to be as bad or worse than most. But hey, I could certainly be wrong and will be delighted if it ends up being a fun track.
Oh, and I definitely will not be watching any of this stuff real time. I'll DVR it all and watch at some reasonable time during the weekend.