VEGAS BABY !!!

BY REX

OVER THE SEVEN YEARS I’VE BEEN IN NEVADA, YOU SHOULD HAVE NOTICED THAT I’VE QUIT INVITING YOU TO LAS VEGAS. I USED TO BRAG ABOUT GIVING THE “$2 TOUR”. IT WAS CALLED THE “$2 TOUR” BECAUSE THAT WAS THE PRICE OF A CITY BUS TICKET. THE TOUR WOULD START BY DRIVING TO THE HARD ROCK AND THE RIO CASINO FOR THE AFTERNOON PARADE ON THE CEILING. FROM THERE WE WOULD PARK THE CAR BEHIND THE TROPICANA AND TAKE THE FAMOUS #303 BUS UP AND DOWN THE STRIP ENJOYING THE MANY FREE ATTRACTIONS. TODAY YOU JUST DON’T GET ENOUGH “BANG FOR YOUR BUCK”!! CASINOS USED TO PROVIDE ATTRACTIONS, CHEAP ROOMS, AND CHEAP FOOD TO GET YOU INSIDE THEIR CASINOS TO GAMBLE. TODAY ROOMS AND FOOD ARE CONSIDERED MAJOR PROFIT CENTERS TO THE LARGE CORPORATIONS RUNNING THE CASINOS. IN THE OLD DAYS YOU COULD SCORE A ROOM AT THE VACATION VILLAGE OR CATCH AN INTERNET SPECIAL AT THE TROPICANA FOR A REASONABLE PRICE. TODAY YOU CAN’T GET A ROOM ON THE STRIP FOR UNDER $100, MORE LIKE $200/NIGHT. NOW WHEN WE GO TO VEGAS IT COSTS US OVER $40/NIGHT TO CAMP, OR WE STAY DOWNTOWN ON A WEEK NIGHT AT THE OLD VEGAS CLUB FOR $40/NIGHT. TO SEE A SHOW? BE PREPARED TO SPEND BETWEEN $125- $250 PER PERSON IF YOU CAN GET TICKETS! REMEMBER THOSE CASINO BUFFETS? NOW IT’S LIKE $40 PER PERSON.
SO WHAT’S IN THE FUTURE FOR LAS VEGAS? TUNE IN TOMORROW AND I’LL REPORT.