Wow is right!

This is why Vegas tourism will stay down

American shows that in his Vegas hotel you can’t even use the mini fridge anymore. They have equipped it with sensors and if you put anything inside you’ll be charged $50 per day

https://x.com/wallstreetapes/status/1956346546620080564?s=51

4-Zero Roulette? You've got to be kidding me!!

https://vegasadvantage.com/quadruple-zero-roulette-debuts-on-the-las-vegas-strip/

Wow.
Now a 10% takeout instead of 5.26.

Reported today = 200 housekeepers laid off at the Cosmopolitan.
Weekday traffic down 33%.
Preliminary numbers show wagered dollars down 15% YOY.

Are you planning a trip?
OR
What is your alternative?

Like the old Pete Seeger song =
"Where have all the bettors gone, long time passing."

Guessing there's a lot of reasons. Here in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana we have casinos (with shows). Reasonably priced weekdays, not so much on the weekends. There's also on-line sports gambling. Was Vegas fueled by the Baby Boomers and now that's slowly going away? Seems a lot of my friends 20-30 year old kids have it tough financially with high housing costs and taxes. Not much if any extra income for gambling let alone Vegas. As we talked about before, not many young people learned card games, craps, roulette, horse racing, etc growing up. They have no idea how to play these casino games and don't seem to be interested in learning. Maybe like horse racing, there's no younger bettors to replace the older ones.

Is Reno taking over from Las Vegas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6jeKquiblM

Reno is hardly a gambling town any more.
But they have jacked the prices on everything.
LOL

South of Reno is booming. I would consider moving there one day—if I can afford it.

It is a great place to live.

Not sure where in Las Vegas this is, but WHOA!!!!
$13.80 to $24.00 for a Slice??

No more live dealers at the Golden Gate??

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ebinx7oh4sfsa53gukfn5/No-live-dealers-at-the-Golden-Gate.jpg?rlkey=7s5emx89n0dnh3lnehm5okktf&st=ynwo6e1l&dl=0