Who Visits Las Vegas, and Why, and What Do They Do, . . .

71 % of my "budget" goes to gaming.(Fun stuff).
10% goes to food.(Yeah,I need to eat).
5% goes to tips.(Cash and chips).
14% is spilled on the casino floor,given away or "I don't know" expense. Maybe ATM fees.Cabbages,shuttles.Alcohol that I had to buy.

The rest is recycled:0%.
IF I take money home,it's because of gaming.

Going home with empty pockets is OK: I must have had some fun from the city that sells it.

If I take some pix,that will be good enough.
Just gimme 2 days to get over 'Vegas Lag'.

I always miss my keyboard and a couple of monitors.
No way will I try to post from my phone.

Btw, I was just skipping around on the history to random pages, lol.

I can say this coming from a gambling/gaming family whichever language you prefer. I have lived here for 12 years now. Some of my family come every five years now, my parents come once a year due to business. My mom could take it or leave it, if I didn't live here. I do think Vegas is chasing away the gambler on strip with the high cost of food. My parents stayed at Bellagio once and said never again. They couldn't find a bite to eat for a reasonable price for any meal. You don't want to drop 75 dollars for each and every meal three times a day...and my dad is on expenses. Sometimes you just want a small, cheap bite. My mom will have me pick her up from the strip and return for bed.

With more and more states having gaming now, a true gamer does not need to come to vegas to do what it is they want to do. I know a man, who goes to mgm and doesn't walk out the door for 3 days straight. They can do that in their home state. And the more the casinos drive out the players, the more it drives up food and shopping, the more it drives out the player. Players are here to play and eat. That's all. Maybe take in a show in the evening.

Hilariously, I played cards every day, all day growing up and not one friend here plays cards or steps foot in a casino for even a five dollar bill.