[treetopsandroofs]

“Recent news seems to indicate Vegas tourism is depressed.”

Interesting, I haven’t seen anything since August, and Q3 is over:

“Last week’s round of earnings reports and conference calls were difficult for the big Las Vegas-based casino operators. Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International, which each own multiple properties on the Las Vegas Strip, both reported soft numbers for the second quarter and predicted more headwinds in the third quarter.”

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidschwartz/2018/08/06/casinos-are-getting-nervous-as-las-vegas-revenues-drop-and-their-stocks-slump/#179113915ed5

[Ikeon]

Vegas has over played its hand. They have raised game odds and lowered payouts, and gambling has come to the east coast- D.C./ Baltimore, why fly when you can drive an hour? maybe if they dis- banded the TSA people may be willing to fly. its sucks spending an extra hour or more flying both ways/ paying $30 a day for parking, waiting for the shuttle. Car rental places that promise $35/ day rent a cars and some how a 3 day stay is $180- airport tax, city tax, room tax, tsa precheck tax..

The beatles were right..

Let me tell you how it will be There's one for you, nineteen for me 'Cause I'm the taxman Yeah, I'm the taxman

If you drive a car, car, I'll tax the street If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat If you get too cold, cold, I'll tax the heat If you take a walk, walk, I'll tax your feet