Those timeshare people were there, but we avoided them like the plaque.
My husband and I are not gamblers, but we did a little of it. The big secret is there is so much to do and see in Vegas that does not involve gambling. Like you said, I don't think it's a place for kids. A lot of people drinking, stumbling around in public.
My HUGE complaint about Vegas was the constant offer (snap, snap, snapping of cards) offering the services of girls. You couldn't walk half a foot without another offer.
Yes, I was going to write a post on that too. It didn't necessarily offend me as I knew I was in Vegas but it was annoying as hell. Even with my wife by my side, they would try to shove the cards in my hand at every street corner.
Let's just say that if Nevada ever adopted the Arizona law, they would disappear overnight because I don't think any of them were U.S. citizens, if you get my drift.
I'm actually surprised the strip allows this to happen if only for the fact that the streets are literally covered with these cards all day long because most people who take them throw them down to the street.