Poll - 2019-03-27 | Las Vegas Advisor

Thank you all for the excellent suggestions on the poll-preview page last week.

We will turn this into two polls, incorporating Kurt and Candy’s incisive ideas into the second one.

For this one, we’re mainly interested in the number of drinks — and yes, we’re referring to the number per day, which we didn’t make clear in the preview.

We’ve added more choices on the high side (as per the comments from Adam, J, and Brent) and one about our old girlfriend MaryJane (as per Jon’s suggestion).

As always, thanks in advance for your comments on the poll itself. Here are the simple choices; you can vote for one.

1447 Total Votes

none

19% (281)

1-2

19% (275)

3-4

16% (232)

9-12 (and I'd go higher if the waitresses would show up more frequently)

13% (195)

7-8 (c'mon, it's Vegas, baby!)

12% (172)

5-6 (six pack)

10% (147)

12 or more (too many to remember, not enough to forget)

9% (127)

I prefer cannabis to alcohol

1% (18)

Analysis

This is one of the more evenly divided poll results we've seen in recent memory -- among social drinkers, moderate drinkers, and heavy drinkers -- if not the 1% of cannabis consumers -- on trips to southern Nevada.

Is anyone else surprised that nearly one in five visitors doesn't drink at all on a Vegas vacation? It prompted us to look at statistics for the general population and again, we were surprised that upwards of 30% of Americans are completely sober. So the number-one vote-getter is 11% less than that, but Vegas is Sin City; if you gamble here, you can drink for free. So perhaps that result is in line after all.

Also according to national statistics, the median number of drinks per week is three. So we'd say that the 45% of respondents who consume between one and six drinks per visit are right in line there.

The remaining 34% are what we'd call moderate to heavy drinkers, but c'mon! This is Vegas, baby! Meaning one probably can't (or shouldn't) assume that they consume this much alcohol on a normal basis at home. And even if they do, we all know plenty of moderate to heavy drinkers who can handle their booze and aren't a danger to themselves or others or are a burden on society at large. No judgments here -- except perhaps to suggest that Vegas wants you to guzzle guzzle guzzle and gamble gamble gamble so it can gobble gobble gobble your bankroll and then some.

Still, you're all LVA readers, so we take some comfort in believing that in the end, you're not turkeys.

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Comments

Ray Mar-27-2019

It depends

A lot depends on whether or not we are spending time at the casino we are staying at, or hopping around the area. It also depends on the availability of cocktail waitresses on the floor.

Kevin Rough Mar-27-2019

No more than two

Any more than 2 and I gamble poorly.

Kevin Lewis Mar-27-2019

I'm probably the only one

An equivalent question would be, "How many times per day do you hit yourself on the head with a hammer while in Vegas?" I'm strange, I guess--my answer is "zero." Vegas's culture is carefully crafted to make you overindulge and transgress, with the message that it's all perfectly fine, hey, you're on vacation, hey, it's Vegas, etc. etc. blah blah. Of course, you are SUPPOSED to act and, importantly, gamble like a lobotomized baboon. That way, you won't just lose--you'll get slaughtered. Gambling and drinking go together about as well as high school kids and chainsaws in a horror movie.

PackerBackerAZ Mar-27-2019

Far more than I need

I only drink the first night of a stay, but that is enough. My host brings my beer in since the Golden Gaming casinos don't carry it.

Dave in Seattle. Mar-27-2019

Corona's.NO lime.

A buck a beer is a bargain,but they do affect my gambling accuracy.
  Kevin stays sober-a better choice.
Not me. I work on a hangover on every evening when I'm there.
  I don't go to bars in my hometown,but 'Vegas is one BIG cocktail lounge.

Panda Johnson Mar-27-2019

Not the only one, Kevin

Like Kevin, I don't drink, ESPECIALLY in Vegas.  Ginger Ale and bottled water are my drink of choice while gambling.  You know the old saying about "a fool and his money are soon parted"?  Seems to me, that was written for Vegas!

Frank Weston Mar-27-2019

2 A Day

I don't mix alcohol and gambling either, but instead of abstaning,I choose to restrict my intake to the evening hours when I don't gamble.

Llew Mar-27-2019

None

Reasons:
- I have to drive afterwards. 
- I'm playing poker and/or VP.  Need to be able to concentrate 100% when my money is at risk.
- I don't like most alcoholic beverages. I only like sweet drinks like frozen mudslides, Bailey's, etc. And, frankly, I'd rather eat my calories.  😊

Marty Mar-27-2019

2.............First and Last

There is big difference between beer, wine and hard liquor in mixed drinks or shots. So asking how many is different depending on what you drink.

That Don Guy Mar-27-2019

Usually, I don't drink

Normally, I don't drink alcohol - not even at home. (For some reason, the alcohol just burns my mouth.) I might get one or two beers on a trip, but usually the allure of "free soft drink refills" is too good to pass up.

[email protected] Mar-27-2019

Drinks

I've never been a big drinker - never had more than 2 drinks in a day in my life.  Now because of a prescription I take I drink no alcohol at all.

Michael Sikorski Mar-27-2019

Drinks

12+ I pound away while playing,almost always lite beer.  I like to drink and gamble in .

O2bnVegas Mar-28-2019

5-6

So many of the cocktails are either teeny tiny, watered down, etc., so I'll order something else until I hit on one they are making right.  Of course more lately they require my drink glass to be empty before I can be served another one.  When the heck did that start?  I find Kahlua straight up to be safe, and lasts a lot longer.  JMHO.

Ray Apr-13-2019

per day or per visit?

The question ultimately made it clear that you wanted the # per day, yet your analysis compares national weekly stats to the poll's daily response. (And by the way, the median in the poll is also 3-4, (the point where half the answers are higher and half are lower) but, as pointed out, the poll median is per day, the national median is per week.

Adumb Apr-13-2019

I used to be at the 12 or more mark

I used to come to Vegas JUST to let loose, get messed up and gamble recklessly. In the last few years though I went sober....I chose 0 drinks in the poll (my sponsor would be happy with that) but in the past it would have been different.

Llew Apr-13-2019

Another reason....

....I don't drink in Las Vegas:  alcohol can dehydrate you.  Not a good thing in the middle of the desert.

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