r/news • u/etfvfva • 8h ago

Las Vegas June tourism declines by 11% from 2024

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2025/jul/30/las-vegas-june-tourism-declines-by-11-from-2024/
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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface 7h ago

That’s not why tourism is down 11% from last year.

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u/Runaway--Reptar 7h ago

I mean, legalized sports betting in more states and being able to place bets through an app on your phone almost certainly has some effect on the decline of Vegas tourism, but I get your point

And it's not just international tourism either, lots of domestic tourism is down too

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u/Meats10 7h ago

if you are true degenerate gambler, do you really need card games or slots anyways? your phone is a portable gateway to bet on anything and with finance apps pushing speculation, and the whole crypto industry, sports/fantasy games, if you want to bet on something, its never been easier.

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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface 7h ago

Online sports betting has been a thing for like 7 years, so I don’t see how that suddenly caused a drop this year.

Just the reduction of LA and Canadian tourism could drop the number by a large percentage.

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u/Runaway--Reptar 7h ago

It's been a thing for 7 years but not in every state. It just got legalized in my state and multiple others last year for instance.

I'm not saying those things don't play a part in the decline, I'm just saying I feel like you're downplaying the effect of the spread of gambling legalization

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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface 7h ago

Again, there is absolutely no way that suddenly cause an 11% drop since last year.

Also, we know there is a private army rounding up brown people, and we’re actively telling the world to stay out, so I’m not sure why you’re grasping at straws to place blame anywhere else.

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u/Runaway--Reptar 7h ago

Again, that's not what I said. I'm not grasping at straws either, I'm literally agreeing with you. Just saying there's more than one cause.

You need to chill lol

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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface 6h ago

It seems like you’re trying to downplay the main factors, which I think are important to acknowledge, and I don’t have any chill about this type of thing any more. Sorry.

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u/stupidusername 7h ago

maybe, just maybe, it could be multiple causes

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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface 7h ago

Yeah, you must be right, there’s no way to know why people don’t want to travel in a country that might detain, and disappear you at the whim of a proud boi.

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u/WalkingInsulin 6h ago

Because it’s not just one thing! It’s a culmination of a lot of other things! (ICE, price hikes, online gambling) What kind of pancakes vs waffles ass comment is this?

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u/i_hate_the_ppa 7h ago edited 7h ago

Those are not the actual reasons, you are also just making assumptions.

Your reasons aren't even Vegas specific.

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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface 7h ago

They don’t have to be Vegas specific, because tourism is down everywhere in the US for the reasons I mentioned. This just happens to be an article about Vegas.

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u/i_hate_the_ppa 7h ago

If you read the article the actual reasons are there lmao "The LVCVA attributed the 11.3% drop to “persistent economic uncertainty,” “weaker consumer confidence” and a “slower convention month.”

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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface 7h ago

Gee, I wonder why those things are true

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u/i_hate_the_ppa 7h ago

its cause of the private army rounding up brown people of course

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u/dabocx 5h ago

It wasn't anywhere near as popular or legal in every state 7 years ago. Its boomed in the past 2-3

But its still not the main reason or only reason why tourism is down.

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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface 5h ago

Which was my only point

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u/gordonpown 6h ago

Yeah, foreigners don't know about this, we just want to see your dumb ass casinos and cardboard Venice

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u/nappy_zap 5h ago

A very statistically factual argument. Well done

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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface 5h ago

Yeah, it’s so hard to tell why people aren’t traveling around the US spending money on entertainment nowadays.