Ya know what I love about Vegas? Casino competition. When they sweat, we win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A couple corporate casino number crunchers are sitting around at the bar, cooking up short con schemes, and wondering, \u201cSo! How can we squeeze another couple of bucks \u2014 No, wait! How can we really hose these yahoos out of as many of their hard-earned scheckels as (in)humanly possible<\/em>? Let\u2019s add a resort fee and charge \u2019em for things they\u2019re already getting! And a parking fee! And raise prices on everything, even coffee, and make it real hard to cash TITOs, and even charge for plates and tableware on room-service deliveries. And while we\u2019re at it, let\u2019s keep laying off employees to save on the expense side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, that worked like a charm, to the tune of a billion smackolas a month for a few years and you\u2019re all fat and happy. But you know what? The regulars aren\u2019t just grumbling, but are finally downright PISSED. \u201cVegas ain\u2019t what it used ta be. Where\u2019s value gone? I\u2019m bein\u2019 hosed six ways thru Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of them got their revenge. How? They stopped coming<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Empty rooms. Shows closing. Gross gaming revenue down 10 months in a row. International tourism down 20%. Corporate shills sweating. What to do? Sober up? Fuggedabouddit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lightbulb moment. \u201cLet\u2019s drop resort fees!\u201d Brilliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, I don\u2019t hate to say I told you so. I\u2019m glad I said, \u201cThe trickle of No Resort Fees this spring is gonna turn into a river.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I reported many no resort fee deals (call it NRF), like Treasure Island and Fontainebleau. And just last month Golden Nugget and just this week Resorts World. Ka-ching. Next!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, and a shout out to Four Queens and Binion’s, which are always NRF (plus great video poker and points promos).<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve already written about the awesome $125-a-day package at the Plaza: 2 nights, 2 meals a day, unlimited <\/em>drinks, NRF, and free parking. (Or try their bingo deal.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now Downtown Grand is running to catch up: two weekend nights, $100 food an beverage credit, 4 drink tix, upgraded room, free parking (that\u2019s a given) NRF for (drumroll) 250 smackers. Add the food-bev credits, toss in the $50 matchplay at checkin, and you\u2019re talking a Hilton-quality room for $50 a night. On the weekend<\/em>. This is the Vegas I love. Great quality, low cost, gamble till dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And here are a couple of other cool your ***off freebies. $2 ice cream cones at Baskin Robbins right now and my new favorite, at Tiffs Treats, 45 days of a dozen cookies delivered to you or a friend for $99! A $1,000 value. Yummy! And no Red Robin burger debacle either; I already bought it, but Summer Passes are limited, so if you have the munchies or just a sweet tooth, as David Lee Roth sings, JUMP!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Special Announcement: My next, and hopefully last, surgery is Wednesday July 2. Please say a prayer. Whether you believe or not, it helps. Well wishes, sacrificial goats, vestal virgins, it\u2019s all good. Except what exactly is a vestal virgin anyway?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ya know what I love about Vegas? Casino competition. When they sweat, we win. A couple corporate casino number crunchers are sitting around at the bar, cooking up short con schemes, and wondering, \u201cSo! How can we squeeze another couple of bucks \u2014 No, wait! 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