… and, no, it isn’t that I perform anatomical impossibilities on myself.<\/p>\n
Rather, one of LVA<\/i>‘s faithful “Question of the Day” readers suggests we run a poll or forum topic (or maybe both) on niggling little subtractions from Vegas casino floors which might save a few bucks on the bottom line but which detract from the guest-service experience — traditionally one of the casino industry’s strongest links.<\/p>\n
Such false economies could include the closing of the Las Vegas Club<\/b>‘s sports book, the reported removal of the shoeshine stand from the Gold Coast<\/b>, Harrah’s Entertainment<\/b>‘s cessation of single-copy sales of the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/i> (Steve Friess<\/b> reports that Harrah’s may done a lot more than that<\/a>) or the Tropicana<\/b>‘s … well, you could fill a whole column with what the Tropicana has discontinued (seven things occur to me off the top of my head).<\/p>\n Any other suggestions? My personal peeve is the closing of the IMAX theater at Luxor<\/b>, a place where I dropped a fair amount of $$. Given the number of movies in rotation at any point, repeat visits were an absolute must. Now it will give way to two funerary exhibits (Titanic<\/i> and Bodies<\/i>) for which one visit apiece is probably sufficient.* It may be the more remunerative course for Luxor to take, but it blows all the same.<\/p>\n * — One visit to Bodies<\/i> would actually be one too many for me, but others find it less ghoulish and more fascinating.<\/p>\n Komodo Dragons at Mandalay Bay!<\/b> Well, one Komodo Dragon. But one is a 100% improvement on none. Besides, if you dropped off your tax forms at M’Bay on April 15, you got free Shark Reef tix, which are good through June 30 … meaning that you’ve got 11 days to see Mr. Dragon gratis<\/i>, from his June 20 debut onwards.<\/p>\n That’s all for today<\/b>. Not that there isn’t a ton of news worth reporting (the Adelson vs. Richard Suen<\/b> throwdown, the ongoing OSHA<\/b> controversy, more Columbia Sussex craziness, just for starters) but other responsibilities at LVA<\/i> take priority at the moment. But that means expanded LasVegasAdvisor.com<\/i> content will be yours sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" … and, no, it isn’t that I perform anatomical impossibilities on myself. Rather, one of LVA‘s faithful “Question of the Day” readers suggests we run a poll or forum topic (or maybe both) on niggling little subtractions from Vegas casino … Continue reading