Timon3 said:
I get Vegas is all about gambling, but would’ve thought you can win a lot of money in 5 minutes, but then again you can lose a tonne in an hour, do casinos expect people to be on the machines or tables for more than an hour?
Yes, they want people playing indefinitely. I have a friend who used to be a blackjack dealer. He had customers who wore adult diapers so that wouldn't have to leave the table if they got on a "hot streak."
When I was in Vegas I went for the famous buffets and lived lvery well, eating Baring Sea King Crab which isn’t cheap, but the buffet was, I hear it is very different now?
Most of the cheap buffets are gone. The fancy ones that are left cost as much as a nice sit down meal. There are some deals way off the Strip, but you need a car. Southpoint has an inexpensive buffet, and a weekend brunch popular with locals that includes 2 mimosas for $34 or $29 with the players card. The Rampart Casino at the JW Marriot resort has a similar weekend brunch, but their weekday lunch is a better deal (& I think better quality) for $24 ($19 with their players card). But again both are far from the strip, so you're probably only going if you have a rental car already.
As for touring shows, I would’ve thought Vegas would bein the same as Los Angeles or San Francisco and sit down for a good month, but they don’t and are done in a week.
Google says the population of the Bay Area is 7.7 million, while Las Vegas is only about 680k. Las Vegas isn't a big city. That they can support a week is pretty good. The things locals are more concerned about is funding for things like their schools. So many tax dollars get diverted to supporting BS like a new stadium for the A's baseball team or F1 races - putting money into the pockets of millionaires at the expense of the local population. F1 especially is looking like a bust in what it brings in for the local economy. Regulars are reporting that in its third year, casinos are sending out lots of comps in in attempt to bring in clients during the November race week, after disappointing business the first 2 years. The December rodeo season is much bigger business. That's when Dolly Parton is playing Caesars & sold out all her shows instantly, to the surprise of many in LV.
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Updated On: 8/25/25 at 07:20 AM
