I used to go back in the 80’s and 90’s and let me tell you, it was fun. They had shrimp cocktail. The drinks were flowing -big giant cheap margaritas, it was crazy. The casinos were packed. People were screaming, and the odds were actually better than Vegas. Then gas prices started getting too high for people to drive out there and Covid was the death blow. It is never came back. Some of the hotels now are just vacant and the buffets are just normal priced like around $35-$40 just crazy prices. It’s a shame. I really liked it back when I was younger.
IMHO, the event that killed Vegas was 9/11. Before 9/11, it was a lot easier to win at some games over a period of 1-2 hours (especially Blackjack). After 9/11, it seemed almost impossible to come out ahead after that time. And also after 9/11 things started getting expensive.