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]]>The show is free.
You can’t ask for much more these days. I actually liked it. Without the show it’s just empty space and it always has a crowd – who linger waiting for it and spend money on the vendors for ice cream and drinks.
But I’m pretty sure the bean counters are going to cut it – to save money on electricity.
Vegas has become an absolute joke.
]]>The place is just worth it anymore. The prices are high. 8/10 times you can’t get a dealer that speaks English because Vegas fired all the good staff and imported CHEAP 3rd world LABOR to boost corporate profits.
There are drug dealers on the corners offering “party favors”. Homeless everywhere. Once you get off the strip it turns into a 3rd world Ghetto. Surrounded by housing projects with the 3rd world labor who work for nothing supported by YOUR tax dollars.
Vegas is a place you would only go for business, or if you’re extremely rich, or if you want to go just once for a few days.
Your in the dessert. But you can’t even get water for less than $5 bottle – when you need a gallon. They have taken ALL the fridges and microwaves out of the rooms to force people to spend money on the overpriced shoppes and diners.
And get this – nobody wins money .. but when you do … they demand you fill out an IRS tax form or they refuse to pay you !!!!!! The IRS wants 25-50% of your gambling winnings IF you win and if you’re a foreigner they want 35% !!!!
I watched a group of Ultra-Rich Chinese yelling at the cashier with the “host” trying to assuage them because they were demanding taxes on $100,000 in winnings and they were NEVER told about it. They are foreigners and you expect them to know about US tax laws ? That’s why they are losing business because in Macau it’s TAX FREE. You can bet your these people will never return.
The people in corporate are just squeezing every last penny and when the economy goes down you are going to hear all these news propaganda sob stories about how Vegas is Losing billions.
Their greed has gotten out of control and it’s pissing everyone off. At this point they are geared towards fly by night tourists who don’t gamble because of the terrible odds. THEY CHANGED ALL THE GAMES to give themselves a HUGE advantage. Then they say “people aren’t gambling as much anymore”. Gee I wonder why !!!
]]>Thanks, Scott…no worries. Nothing’s truly easy and their practices won’t keep us out of Vegas. Hope your world is spinning right…Cheers…
]]>Thanks for your thoughts, Charles. Had hoped things would improve with new leadership, but seems to be more of the same. The culture needs an overhaul, but existing management is entrenched. Or so I’ve heard.
]]>Great point! Everything’s better with slushy drinks.
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