I wish I had gone there and seen it. I’ve only been to Vegas once. Really did not like it.
...so far as we know...
At one time, Vegas was a pretty cool place. Now it’s just an inbred cross between New Yawk and Disneyland. A place where Harris’ “gringo dudes” can go to feel their supremacy over the imported illegal alien servant slaves. “More chips and salsa please”.
Vegas is fairly nimble. Transforming into a sports and food & entertainment mecca, with the sports part now a real focus.
This will allow it to continue to be a top destination for conventions and individuals.
Recent changes including the F1 races and the sphere demonstrate the remarkable ability to create new experiences.
A little confused. Treasure Island with pirate ships cannons etc, is on the same side of the strip as Bellagio. and a couple blocks north. Writer must know something we dont. Anyway.......
Sad to see the classic Vegas look going, going, gone.
Sad- i stayed there in 2023. Decent place
First thought was the orange juice plant exploded.
“You don’t buy me out. I buy you out.”
The Mafia were forced to give up casino ownership, but they didn’t leave Las Vegas. They now run everything else: food service, beer/wine/liquor supply, transportation, construction, garbage removal, trade show services, etc. Part of why Vegas is much more expensive than before. When the Mafia took their cut from gambling profits, the casinos could offer relatively cheap rooms, meals, drinks, and entertainment. Give me the “old way” — it is Sin City after all.
They’re still owned by mobs. Corrupt government officials and corrupt corporations working together to screw taxpayers.
We stayed in the Tropicana a couple of times in the ‘80s, in Vegas for work, believe it or not. Pretty nice but dated even then. Oh well, see ya...
I worked at a molybdenum mine about 90 miles west of Las Vegas around 1974. It was a short job, only a couple weeks or so. Back then, it was the “Old” mob-era Las Vegas, with none of the modern glitz that Steve Wynn started in the 80s. Since then, I’ve only flown through the Las Vegas airport and not set foot downtown. I prefer to remember the place the way it was.
I remember taking a girl I met to a floor show. As the maître d’ was taking us to our seats, this worldly young man casually slipped him a $1 bill. He snuck a glance at his hand and he immediately u-turned back to the nosebleed section.
This 20-minute Stan Freberg skit illustrates "classic Las Vegas style" done to the extreme. Unlike today's woke and angry "comedians" like Steve Colbert, who are anything but funny, Freberg knew how to generate laughter. You will find this especially funny if you are familiar with the news events and popular culture of the mid-1950s.
Incident at Los Varoces--Stan Freberg (1957)
The mob was *squeezed* out of the city quite a while ago. An ex-coworker spoke of relatives who were, uh, in the biz in Vegas, one was deceased, the other was her cousin. I web searched and found remnants of a former whorehouse that he ran, along with pictures of the greasy little reptile himself.
I'm going with the mafia
I like seeing the drones. Imagine warfare where 700+ drones appear and spell out “You are DOOMED!” to the enemy just before they destroy the targets.