I was there for work in my early 20's. I worked on the industrial solar farms that supply utility power.

Even with a $75 per meal per diem, hotels paid for, rental pickup truck, etc, I still had no desire to gamble. I mean I was mostly working 80 hour weeks and going out to dinner but the slots were everywhere, even gas stations and dive bars.

Used to be you could play penny slots and get free drinks. I doubt that's a thing anymore.

I did eat like a king tho. Steak and lobster like every night.

The drop in international tourism can't be helping things either

why I need to go to Vegas to gamble? my whole shit is a gamble for free.

Meow Wolf is the only cool thing left in Las Vegas

They should implement some sort of gambling anime horse game. Should fix things.

There were some good Vegas movies like Casino but as far as I'm concerned it can turn back into the desert.

It's basically a monopoly now. Adelsons (Zionazis) ran it into the ground. That totally not Saudi-CIA-Mossad-ISIS arms deal gone bad shooting that Trump 1.0 covered up was the last time I was there.

I went there annually for about 10 years. Used to be I could take $20 and play quarter slots for an hour with a diverse arrary of games and odds. Now it's "penny" generic same shit where you need to put in at least $1.50 and maybe get $0.07 on a win - not even your bet back.

Hotel rates and fees are outrageous. No more cheap food. Even the buffets are ridiculously priced. Quality of the rooms nosedived too.

Shows can be cool. Circ de Solei is always a good time. Every now and then there were rando shows like Bruce Cambell doing a nerd trivia game show night. That guy is a serious lore keeper. Or Wayne Brady doing standup which is always fun. Hard to catch and then debate is it worth a plane gamble on Boeing and dealing with TSA shenanegans and cramper ass crowded long flights. I've avoided planes since like 2018.

Perfer regional road trips now. More economical. Hotels.com can score some decent deals. A co-worker of mine had a good time at Dollywood recently and I'm thinking that should be something to do soon before she passes and the quality control goes numb.

How are native american casinos holding up?

I'm in Vegas right now, for the first time in my (Gen X) life. It is expensive as fuck.

Too busy buying loot boxes

Good, death to Vegas. Demon city