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Viva Las Vegas? Tourists shun Sin City over ‘ridiculous prices’
The Sunday Times ^ | Sunday July 06 2025 | Keiran Southern

Posted on 07/13/2025 1:00:16 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

On a sweltering morning as tourists line up for pictures with the famous welcoming sign, one topic of conversation dominates: when did Las Vegas become so expensive?

Hannah Warren, a 50-year-old assistant costume designer from Essex, was still reeling from paying $33 for coffee and a bagel at the Fontainebleau hotel.

Gary Langlois, a 65-year-old retired salesman from Minneapolis, paid $40 for two coffees and a couple of croissants. That is on top of the resort fees, parking charges and various other costs that have become a fact of life for Las Vegas tourists.

Now, after a post-pandemic boom, there are signs the Strip has pushed visitors to a tipping point. Visitor numbers have dropped every month this year when compared with 2024, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Overall, Las Vegas in 2025 is 6.5 per cent behind 2024 in the number of tourists. Airport traffic is down and gaming revenue has declined, with experts blaming a combination of President Trump’s economic policies and the high cost of a Vegas holiday.

(Excerpt) Read more at thetimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: lasvegas; nevada; prices
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To: Inyo-Mono

One egg, any style......a dollar thirty-five!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCwQReYRggE&list=PLsyHl-jUBOEAcjOAcjrsaHB9PAzx5w2TM&index=5


21 posted on 07/13/2025 1:13:52 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

If I wanted to go to a gambling resort, I’d drive an hour or two to Winstar or Choctaw. Most major cities are now within an hour or two of a casino; Atlanta may be the exception. Harrah’s Cherokee is the closest I can think of to Atlanta.


22 posted on 07/13/2025 1:13:53 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: MinorityRepublican

If you walk into a Starbucks or ANY specialty coffee house today and order two large whatevers, plus two croissant like things, and pay your tip... how much do you think it is?

At least $30.

Add in the “I’m in a billion dollar resort hotel” fee in Vegas and yep, $40.

I can’t afford it. If you can’t, don’t go.


23 posted on 07/13/2025 1:14:49 PM PDT by Advil000
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To: MinorityRepublican

It makes me furious that the Las Vegas airport, which was named after the Cold War hero Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nev.) was renamed for our friend Harry Reid.


24 posted on 07/13/2025 1:15:29 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Inyo-Mono

When I had to go to Vegas to work, I’d stay at the Hampton Inn - no casino and free parking and breakfast.


25 posted on 07/13/2025 1:15:48 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: NoLibZone

Does the old days come with names like Joey Two-toes or Vinny Bagadonuts?


26 posted on 07/13/2025 1:17:15 PM PDT by delchiante
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To: PAR35
If I wanted to go to a gambling resort, I’d drive an hour or two to Winstar or Choctaw. Most major cities are now within an hour or two of a casino; Atlanta may be the exception. Harrah’s Cherokee is the closest I can think of to Atlanta.

Gambling is no longer the main draw in Vegas. People are there for the experience.

27 posted on 07/13/2025 1:17:49 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
How did they not blame Global Warming? People used to go at 110° but stay home at 115°.

More seriously, there are now places within a hour drive where I can lose at blackjack. I don't need to go to Vegas.

28 posted on 07/13/2025 1:18:06 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (I refuse to call the left "progressive" because I do not see slavery to the government as progress.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Vegas went downhill when they threw the Mob out of town.


29 posted on 07/13/2025 1:18:16 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: escapefromboston
Vegas used to be fairly cheap because they wanted you to spend money gambling

I was there from January to March, to visit my son, who is an Air Force officer, in Vegas. The price to see a Vegas Golden Knights hockey game, was ridiculous. Then I went to California, where a pizza cost $50. That was ridiculous too.

30 posted on 07/13/2025 1:18:58 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF ISR pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: Inyo-Mono
Last time I was in Vegas was 1995 when you could still get a full breakfast for $1.99.

I'll put on my old-timer cap and say the same thing. I enjoyed visiting Vegas in the 1990s because it was so cheap. Hotels and food were usually half-price, compared to anywhere else.

31 posted on 07/13/2025 1:19:00 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: MinorityRepublican

Neal Patrick Harris advertises online gambling so you don’t have to go to Las Vegas.

How can anyone ask for a more prestigious and respected endorsement than that?
Certainly not Harold or Kumar.


32 posted on 07/13/2025 1:19:06 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Cheap buffets are the only reason to go to a casino.

I went to two of them a few months back. They were not cheap at $50 a person. I will certainly admit, the food was very good.

33 posted on 07/13/2025 1:23:17 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF ISR pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

If you want cheap buffets, casinos are definitely no longer the place to go. Last year when I went I refused to book one of the many hotels that is charging to have a mini-fridge in your room


34 posted on 07/13/2025 1:24:03 PM PDT by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: PAR35

Indian Casinos have put a huge dent in the allure of LV.

That is unless you go to enjoy the oppresive heat of the Mojave desert.


35 posted on 07/13/2025 1:24:17 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: MinorityRepublican
Well back in the day(the 70's and 80's), Vegas was fun.

Blackjack table payed 3:2 for a blackjack, dealer stayed on all 17's, and cocktail waitresses offered free drinks(yes watered down), I always got a beer and tipped a buck.

Also if you stayed at a table long enough the pit boss would give you a free buffet.

Those days are gone.

36 posted on 07/13/2025 1:24:59 PM PDT by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Yes, I used to go to Vegas quite often, or just stop by when driving nearby.
The buffets were amazingly cheap and amazingly rich!
Even the shows used to be priced reasonably.
Great deals, if you skipped the gambling.

But, that was then!
I do not go there, ever, now!


37 posted on 07/13/2025 1:25:19 PM PDT by AZJeep (sane )
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To: SpaceBar

When I worked in Syracuse, we used to go to Turning Stone casino, and you could still get free drinks there while gambling.


38 posted on 07/13/2025 1:25:44 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The experts blame Trump. Bah. What experts? Ok, I could see the Canadians staying home because they’re Communists and hate Trump. But that goes both ways. I won’t vacation in Canada until they stop being a Communist country. And if I can’t go there, that increases my chances of going to Las Vegas.


39 posted on 07/13/2025 1:26:25 PM PDT by Big E
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To: AZJeep

The closing monologue of “Casino” said it best:

“The town will never be the same.....”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN32RTMJaJI


40 posted on 07/13/2025 1:26:59 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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