Poll : 14 April - 27 April 2021

Sheldon Adelson kept taking his properties higher and higher 

There is no way that Caesars will spend the kind of money that previous management spent on the property.  I recall when the hotel was new Mr. Adelson decided that the canals didn't look right--so he drained them and painted the bottoms dark--tell me that corporate management will spend that kind of money to create the illusion of being in Venice!

Actually I did not vote. I have only been to the Venetian once and that was in the first year of its existence. So I don't really have a perspective. However, my opinion is that it will probably become very "Caesar-like". So I think that for those who preferred V to the C's the answer should be worse and for those who preferred the Caesars, it will likely be better.

Mr. Adelson made shure the Venetian Experience was special for guests and players, tha same with Michael Gaugahns Coast Casinos before they merged with Boyd, The same with Mr Wynn before MGM took over his properties, they cared about the experience, service, they cared about their customer, things corporate Giants don't, they just care about how much money they can shake out of you, so what good can that mentality bring to the Venetian/Palazzo?

I refused to walk inside either building once Sheldon Adelson starting lobbying to ban internet poker. And, I'm Seven Stars. So, for me personally, if Caesars takes over it will be a big positive. :)

But, Vici has non-Caesars properties (like Hard Rock Cincinnati). Given the proliferation of Caesars properties in Las Vegas, it wouldn't surprise me at all if they went with a non-Caesars entity here.

Ah, the endless cycle of Vegas life:
1. I visit the Venetian. Though the gambling is high-limit and Strip-horrible, I like the poker room and the restaurants.
2. I read the Review-Journal. I want to throw up; it's a right-wing propaganda rag.
3. I find out that both the Venetian and the R-J are owned by Sheldon Adelson.
4. Adelson dies. I rend my garments in grief.
5. Caesars eats the Venetian.
6. Suddenly, I miss Adelson. At least the trains ran on time.

After seeing what happened to really great hotels after Caesars Entertainment got a hold of them, I don't hold out any hope for the Venetian property. I a year it will be as bad as all the dumps Caesars has now.  They are just one step away from becoming a Circus Circus. God bless Sheldon, he knew how to make a property hum.  God help us when Wynn goes, Las Vegas will fully turn into a dump.

Like Ray, I visited Venetian once, shortly after it opened: once was enough. And the same for Wynn.
As for the rest of the strip, I've been to Caesars Palace once, to a restaurant; to Harrah's once, to a poker tournament, dodging time-share hustlers coming and going; and to a few shows here and there: Breck Wall, Mac King, Rich Little, Fantasy, etc. But that was before parking fees.
For the future, I might go back to the strip, most likely for poker, if my significant other insisted ("yes, dear...") but I wouldn't suggest it myself. Let's just say I'm probably not in their primary target demographic, and the feeling is mutual. And it's pretty much the same downtown.
There are still a few off-strip places worth visiting; but only a few, and getting fewer all the time. As Jerry puts it, Las Vegas is turning into a dump. The sad thing is that I've been watching it turning into a dump in slow motion, for over fifty years.
And thanks to Kevin for the new (to me) term: "Strip-horrible."