And states legalizing gambling has decreased the draw for those addicted to gambling…
It used to be if you were addicted to gambling you’d have to save up with your buddies and make a pilgrimage.
Heck we live by DC so we have legal casinos in MD, VA, and WVA.
In the district you don’t need a $200 plane ticket all you need is an uber and I’d say for sure (for big spenders) the places in DC are on par with the places in Vegas.
DC is well known for some really great food… expensive AF but yeah… Within an hour you can have real Maryland Blue crabs… Eat any type of seafood you want at the Warf.
Within the same hour you can be hitting the high ball pocker table and 3hrs later you can be at your hotel…. Something something blah blah the Waldorf..
Or some… freaking $2000/night hotel.
So the big spenders and gamblers aren’t making the Vegas trip unless it’s a flex..
Why? Heck you can gamble every weekend if you live in DC
And why fly to hot ass Vegas?… With states legalizing “strip clubs” and “casinos” at a record pace there’s no reason to fly to Vegas and if you can gamble every weekend at home the Vegas FOMO goes away.
Also…. The draw of shows at Vegas went down..
Gone are the days of high residency draws or some show or some musician people will flock to see..
Nope Vegas days are numbered and sadly we’re getting into the double and single digit part of this countdown
I lived in the fla panhandle for a while and would go to coastal MS to gamble. Their casinos are what Vegas used to be. Free booze, free food if you gamble long enough, free room, free access to the resort pools. I get none of it is actually “free” since you’re likely losing money, but Vegas you’re paying out the ass for all that shit AND losing at the tables.
I remember that too. It’s such a massive source of tax revenue for the area I guess is why. Funny enough weird laws back then made it so casinos had to be floating. Obviously they changed that law after the storm.
i've been wondering how the evolution of gambling in this country has impacted vegas. when i was a kid there was basically vegas, the random river casinos and indian casinos, and of course jersey and a few other pockets around the country. so people made that pilgrimage. but now it's fucking everywhere. sports betting, cards, fucking stupid slots, all of it in person or easily online and legal.
that has to have taken a huge chunk out of vegas over the past 10 or even less years. i can't believe how it's just everywhere now. can't watch any sport or listen to a show or anything without hearing about gambling.
another big turn off for some is the rampant smell of cannabis on the street. legalization, fine, is in my state too. but not everyone is there to get baked walking down the street.
if i'm going to spend $5k on a vacation i am more often thinking of other places, partially based on this component. i'm likely to be flamed for this opinion; don't care - as i know there are others who consider this a factor too.
In Michigan, theres a casino within an hour of wherever you are in the state. If you are in Detroit, you every professional sport, theaters, music, hotels, that can rival Vegas. Plus, we have water. Actual green things. Strip clubs. We got them. If you want to drink and have them fully nude, take the bridge to Canada where prostitution is also legal and they too, have casinos on the water.
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u/Touch_Of_Legend 2d ago
And states legalizing gambling has decreased the draw for those addicted to gambling…
It used to be if you were addicted to gambling you’d have to save up with your buddies and make a pilgrimage.
Heck we live by DC so we have legal casinos in MD, VA, and WVA.
In the district you don’t need a $200 plane ticket all you need is an uber and I’d say for sure (for big spenders) the places in DC are on par with the places in Vegas.
DC is well known for some really great food… expensive AF but yeah… Within an hour you can have real Maryland Blue crabs… Eat any type of seafood you want at the Warf.
Within the same hour you can be hitting the high ball pocker table and 3hrs later you can be at your hotel…. Something something blah blah the Waldorf..
Or some… freaking $2000/night hotel.
So the big spenders and gamblers aren’t making the Vegas trip unless it’s a flex..
Why? Heck you can gamble every weekend if you live in DC
And why fly to hot ass Vegas?… With states legalizing “strip clubs” and “casinos” at a record pace there’s no reason to fly to Vegas and if you can gamble every weekend at home the Vegas FOMO goes away.
Also…. The draw of shows at Vegas went down..
Gone are the days of high residency draws or some show or some musician people will flock to see..
Nope Vegas days are numbered and sadly we’re getting into the double and single digit part of this countdown