Question of the Day - 17 November 2025

How many years has it been since you visited Vegas 

Will you ever visit Las Vegas again?

I'm done with Las Vegas, FU1 was the final straw!

No visits next year(down from 2/yr) because of the gouging. If prices go back to semi-normal, I will be back.

Haven't been for 2 years, and won't be visiting in 26. But due to Family commitments at home, Not the Gouge. Been doing Vegas, and having a blast on a shoestring budget for years! Much in part to the Information and Deals that LVA has laid  out for us!  

If you go with a group are your number of visits based on the consensus of the group ?  Will you take a trip without the group ?

Where are you going instead of Vegas?

I've stopped traveling to the United States since your president said he wanted to annex my country.

To address Bob's point: I no longer visit Las Vegas for reasons other than the gouge.

Also:
I visit Las Vegas less frequently due to the gouge.
I visit Las Vegas less frequently for reasons other than the gouge.

Once for the WSOP. Down from 4 a few years ago.

I plan to visit Las Vegas in 2026 only because I have family that live there.

Next year, maybe once.  The new 90% losses tax provision taking effect next year apparently also covers expenses.  So for example, a trip incurring $1k of travel expenses effectively increases taxable losses by $100.  It just makes playing locally more practical.

Im more affected by other concerns than anything in Vegas. If I didn't have obligations I'd come every month

I/ve averaged 4 visits per year since 1994 when my dad moved there. Last year dropped to 3 and this year 2.  It just isn't as much fun anymore.  We have visited Atlantic City and Reno/Tahoe at 3 times each for the last two years and much prefer them for gambling.

Haven't visited since before Covid and won't be visiting again from the UK for multiple reasons, high prices and gouging, but mainly because of the present president.

I don't blame you for staying home, given the insane amount of disrespect Canada has endured over the past year. For my next trip in December, any Canadian I come across gets a drink on me!

We will be visiting Vegas twice next year. We always plan our trips around multiplier days to maintain our status with Ceasars. Next trip will be the 2nd week in January for the 10X multiplier days.

I used visit Vegas 2 or 3 times a year. I hadn't been there since the pandemic until last year when I went twice. I was there in April and October. I'm a blackjack player but I found it too hard to find tables even playing $25 minimums. It just isn't worth my time. That and the gouge makes visiting Vegas not on my list in the near future. 

I wasn't planning to go next year, but with the Canadian traffic slowing down, I may have to reconsider. HA!

You might want to update that one.  🙂

Nothings changed for me personally but it’s interesting the different reasons why for others, and the ‘gouge’ isn’t even the main one. There’s so much to do in Vegas and surrounding areas other than the strip.

Used to go 3-4 times per year. The gouging doesn't affect me because I usually stay downtown or at a Locals place. The Strip, I could care less about.

As many times they send me free rooms with no resort fees, and I can get cheap airfares 😁😁😁😁

Statements listed don't explain the "why."  For example "My visit(s) will be shorter than previous visits."  That could be for a number of reasons but since the poll results are hopefully read by the casino execs, knowing that it's because of the gouge is important.  If the casino execs have a tiny window of opportunity to blame it on anything else, they will.  Definitely need to explain the polling responses are specifically gouge related.  One way might be to add another column like  
REASON:  GOUGE RELATED  YES  NO

   I had visited once or twice a year since 1969.  I did not make a 2025 trip and may not return due to the gouge and the many changes.  I  think I read a recent statistic that visitors age 65+ used to be 21% and are now 7%.  It’s pretty clear we aren’t their target audience.

I have a vacation home there . I go back when I can, for a few days for a long weekend. 

Our age bracket might have something to do with return visits, as more of us don't get around as well as we used too.  Going to Vegas now is not the same kind of fun it once was.  We could stay on the strip and walk most of it.  Going in and out of casinos, easily finding full pay video poker and a comped drink.  You always knew which casino you were in by the themed decor.  Now I don't have the stamina to walk that far and the strip properties have made me not want to anyway.  We're retired now and go more often and stay longer but pretty much play where we stay except for the LVA coupon runs.    Since your demographic skews to older readers, I would guess age/health concerns play a big part in visit frequency. 

How about I live in Vegas, but don't frequent the casinos as often as I used to?

Used to go to Vegas 4- 5 times a year for last 15 years or so. Plus stopped there for 4-5  hour layover from L.A. another half dozen times. Now just once a year with no stop overs. Prices, especially table minimums and sparce  drink service make it less enjoyable. Loss of buffets also make the trips, especially short ones untenable.

I enjoy Reno alot more and stay at The Atlantis. Vegas is too crowded and the vibe is too cold. Even in the local Casinos.

Will you visit more less or the same as the previous year? Will you stay off strip?

My situation has changed in that I no longer have an income, so that is my deciding factor in how many times I visit next year. I typically avoid most of the higher costs associated with a trip by staying at my timeshares with full kitchens, so the gouge isn't a huge deal for me. I also search out the properties that have better odds for gambling, or just play in the high limit rooms as I'm mostly a blackjack player and usually can get some better table rules in those rooms.

I come from the east coast. I have visited vegas 10-12 x per year since 1989. 2008 was the last time.  the gouge did me in. No more.

If you are talking about the "gouge", in addition to "how many time" you must ask "how do you visit".  I will visit the same number of times, 4-5, but will stay downtown or just off-strip in order to be more economical.

I think the list of responses, if you're willing to change it at all from the previous poll, should be split into 3 parts. I could honestly make at least three selections from this list, making the data muddled before you start.
Part A could address the basic 'how many visits' using the first 6 and the last.  
Part B could address the 'how is this different from this year' items from your list.
Part C could get into the 'why' and include items like prices, fees, politics (sorry to our Canadian friends), growing fear of flying, none of the above, etc.  3 sections, 1 pick in each group, and an offer to add comments, and you'll get much cleaner data.   

I live here