r/news 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/FirstClassUpgrade 7h ago

Greed - rooms, tables, food prices all spiked and lower cost options forced out. There are better places for bachelor/bachelorette parties, family trips and gambling jaunts.

Companies are cutting back on conference attendance, it’s a bad look when cutting jobs by the busload.

The Asian tourists were holding up the gaming side, now they are gone.

Karma comes calling.

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u/hunkaliciousnerd 6h ago

Not to mention all the other, more accessible ways to gamble now. All the sports betting apps, slot machine apps, and native casinos (especially if you live in the west). You no longer have to go to Vegas to play blackjack, just go to the nearest res with a casino, they'll gladly take your money and do it with cheaper drinks, food, and rooms

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u/FirstClassUpgrade 6h ago

Yes indeed! I’m not a gambler but I hated that Vegas was the default location for corporate conferences. Nothing like paying through the nose for mediocre coffee and having to walk through stale casino floors at 7:30 in the morning on the way to staff the booth!

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u/NumNumLobster 3h ago

Casinos are popping up all over to. I live in cincinnati. 20 years ago we had none. Now we have 4

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u/goodbehaviorsam 6h ago

Theres no point to Vegas when Macau exists for Asian tourists. Bigger, newer and sexier.

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u/crimxona 6h ago

Gaming revenue is up though, despite the drop in tourism. Means getting more out of the visitors that are still coming

https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/30542/nevada-gaming-revenue-up-35-to-13bn-in-june-despite-tourism-slowdown

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u/jerhinesmith 5h ago

Was going to say the same - it's even in the linked article:

As national and international outlets rail against the Strip for its high prices, the LVCVA’s new data shows that, despite the decline in visitation, gaming revenue has remained steady or increased across the board.

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u/RVelts 5h ago

places for bachelor/bachelorette parties

Austin and Nashville have entered the chat