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Xolodno

(7,081 posts)
51. Costs too much.
Mon Jul 21, 2025, 10:44 PM
13 hrs ago

It's $20 to park your car when that used to be free or if casino's did charge, it was $5. Food at dining establishments have skyrocketed and so have show/event tickets. And never mind the price of the room, they advertise a cheap rate and then tack on a bunch of extra's like "resort fee's" to use the internet and pool (and the pools are closed during the winter).

And quality has gone down on everything.

And of course most people don't gamble anymore, they know the odds are stacked against them. But the casino's keep raising the minimum bets to the point people for sure won't bother. Having some cheap table games, even if electronic, is more likely to get people to actually play (seen it in Native American casinos). Heck, if you make the parking fee a voucher to play on the games you would actually encourage people to play beyond that.

The level of greed is pushing people away and of course the clown in the Whitehouse isn't helping with foreign tourists.

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Well foreign tourists aren't coming Ritabert 22 hrs ago #1
Gamble on your phone. No need to travel. Srkdqltr 22 hrs ago #2
No, just like Amazon put out shopping malls BS Blue Full Moon 21 hrs ago #25
Between multiple fees on rooms edhopper 22 hrs ago #3
that is very true rollin74 22 hrs ago #4
Is it possible to know the TRUE cost of a Vegas hotel room before booking it? JoseBalow 11 hrs ago #56
Not just Vegas MurrayDelph 11 hrs ago #58
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 22 hrs ago #5
I lived there from 3/20 - 6/22 Greg_In_SF 22 hrs ago #7
There are no dispensaries on the actual strip from what I saw on my last visit newdeal2 21 hrs ago #15
Yep Greg_In_SF 21 hrs ago #24
Pot stores, gun stores... Wednesdays 14 hrs ago #48
You know what though? Greg_In_SF 14 hrs ago #49
Yep jonstl08 3 hrs ago #62
Sounds like America Torchlight 21 hrs ago #9
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 21 hrs ago #12
Perhaps you're not? Torchlight 21 hrs ago #17
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 21 hrs ago #19
It's kind of an unwritten rule that LV Metro Police Greg_In_SF 21 hrs ago #27
Pretty strong in Portland sometimes CanonRay 19 hrs ago #41
what's wrong with smelling like pot? Skittles 18 hrs ago #43
Nothing for me. CanonRay 17 hrs ago #44
For a town that transitioned Greg_In_SF 14 hrs ago #50
Live in New York edhopper 21 hrs ago #23
Center City Philadelphia PA smells like Reefer all the time. BBbats 20 hrs ago #39
Lmao...that was my takeaway Docreed2003 19 hrs ago #40
Three long time Vegas insiders explain... Greg_In_SF 22 hrs ago #6
That was interesting! Thanks rurallib 21 hrs ago #22
"The tariffs that were put in place in early 2025 has many international tourists staying away from Las Vegas... W_HAMILTON 16 hrs ago #46
Aren't most Traildogbob 22 hrs ago #8
Grand Slam if Krasnov (r-felon) can bankrupt all the casinos BoRaGard 5 hrs ago #61
We're Going In 2 Weeks Deep State Witch 21 hrs ago #10
Wait until you see the taxes that will be added to you room rate. Melon 21 hrs ago #16
The Rio Greg_In_SF 21 hrs ago #28
Have fun! SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #35
That Sounds Like Fun ProfessorGAC 20 hrs ago #36
My mother and I saw Colm Meany in Moon for the Misbegotten MIButterfly 11 hrs ago #54
This then is atypical? Torchlight 21 hrs ago #11
A lot of Vegas mega-moneybucksters are bigly backers of the GOP syndicate BoRaGard 21 hrs ago #13
It's JULY. maxsolomon 21 hrs ago #14
It's a dry heat Greg_In_SF 21 hrs ago #29
Anything over 90 and Seattleites melt. maxsolomon 21 hrs ago #31
Tell me about it! Greg_In_SF 21 hrs ago #32
It's way overpriced. Absurdly so. The strip is dangerous Melon 21 hrs ago #18
Just like almost every city in America. Hey Joe 20 hrs ago #34
No where close. It's not everywhere in America. There are a few cities that have gone to complete garbage. Melon 20 hrs ago #37
Youtubers have been reporting the decline in visitors Demovictory9 21 hrs ago #20
Greg in SF edhopper 21 hrs ago #21
Greed/Corruption. Here's a good story. My husband worked at a Greyhound track. (Microsoft Engineer) chouchou 21 hrs ago #26
The billionaires are siphoning all the money Blue Owl 21 hrs ago #30
LITERALLY vapor2 20 hrs ago #38
Nevadans boted for this. Just as Ohio did FTR irisblue 20 hrs ago #33
u mispeld boated Nimble_Idea 5 hrs ago #60
The World series of Poker just ended. iemanja 18 hrs ago #42
I loved to watch the World Series of poker.....then they moved it to a streaming service. a kennedy 2 hrs ago #64
A lot of it was free on the pokergo YouTube channel iemanja 18 min ago #66
Hey, thanks, will check it out. a kennedy 9 min ago #67
Because Vegas is crap... and everyone is trying to get out... Chakaconcarne 17 hrs ago #45
When Covid came we really took a hit and the only people visiting were riff-raff, the dollar general crowd. pecosbob 14 hrs ago #47
Costs too much. Xolodno 13 hrs ago #51
You know what? ._. 13 hrs ago #52
Love the Picture MrsCheaplaugh 2 hrs ago #63
Back in the 80s I use to go there for some big fights. multigraincracker 12 hrs ago #53
My mother and I used to go to Vegas every year. It was so cheap back then MIButterfly 11 hrs ago #55
I'm calling BULLSHIT Greg_In_SF 11 hrs ago #57
I initially assumed it's partly seasonal given how hot it is right now fujiyamasan 11 hrs ago #59
Glacier National Park was EASY to drive thu the weekend after the 4th. Maru Kitteh 52 min ago #65
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