Vegas just lost its aura, no longer feeling to get that Vegas Baby here i come attitude, forget vegas, better to lie in bed and enjoy a Staycation, save it for a better vacation to Tahiti or Cabo
]]>Believe Wynn is the most profitable, followed by Bellagio, Venetian and Palazzo, then MGM Grand.
]]>Bellagio is the most profitable single resort on the strip so yes people still go there.
]]>They will make it in 2022, maybe 2020 I think. They didn’t speed up because of reasons we don’t know, maybe problems with some documents?
]]>A friend and her group decided to stay on the strip instead of downtown. They’re slot players, and said they’ve never seen the slots so tight. They said it completely rips the fun out of it when the machine blings nothing back. Essentially, you might as well be handing your money to the front desk on the way in.
It looks like the strip doesn’t want my business anymore, which is fine. There’s no law that says they have to be all things to all people. Hopefully downtown will remain reasonable, and not follow suit.
]]>In the words of the great philosopher Yogi Berra: “The future ain’t what it used to be.”
]]>There is news right now about The Drew because of Trump visiting for the Republican convention here . Currently, it’s 75% completed
]]>Wynn West will be located where New Frontier used to be. 2021 could be the year it opens
]]>It’s true…everything was better in the past!
]]>Vegas is still a bargain, but not the Vegas my aunts and uncles loved when I was a youngster and we didn’t have casinos across the land. While it’s sad that going to Vegas means avoiding the strip for some of us, I’m lucky that I could still find value on the strip when I started visiting Vegas many years ago. Now I spend time downtown and off strip, and don’t spend much time at any strip property. The end of the Riviera put an end to my time on the strip, effectively.
I’d like to think that I’d still be staying on the strip regularly if the value was comparable to 20 years ago, but I refuse to pay $15 for a basic cocktail when I’m not gambling. And too much of the pricing on the strip is based upon the belief that being on vacation, or an expense account, means we don’t care how much we’re paying. I remember being floored years ago when simple cocktails were $9 each at the fancy main bar on the Rio’s floor. I’m sure that would be considered a bargain at the Rio today. Ironic given Rio still isn’t on the strip. But hey, P.T. Barnum said it best.
Vegas is still a cheap vacation, but the options during that cheap vacation have diminished significantly. Sad, but true.
I’m looking forward to seeing how much people pay for drinks, hot dogs, etc. in Vegas 20 years from now. If I live that long.
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