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Las Vegas: The Deserved Downfall of America's Sin City

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In 2025, Las Vegas suffered its steepest non-pandemic collapse in modern history, shedding over 3.1 million visitors in twelve consecutive months of decline. Yet in that exact same year, gaming revenue on the Strip hit an all-time record of $8.8 billion. Both facts expose the same brutal reality: Las Vegas broke its historic bargain with the working class. From $65 resort fees and $20 parking to infamous $26 minibar water bottles and $50 minimum bets, casino conglomerates like MGM and Caesars optimized prices for high rollers—prompting MGM’s CEO to bluntly admit, "Shame on us." Here is how corporate greed turned Sin City into a luxury trap nobody wants to visit.

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20 Comments

@johnps1670 12 days ago

The maffia running Vegas was better than corporations.

@NotTomS 13 days ago

Don't give a f k... I walked when they started charging for parking...

@chopsticktarot 13 days ago

I used to go out there quite a bit and have a good time. Now it's just a huge corporate rip-off.

@redheads604 13 days ago

from resorts fees to 20%+ tips, just endless gouging.

@pilotgrrl1 2 weeks ago

Many states now have casinos, and Vegas is such a ripoff now, it's no wonder people stay away.

@cactusjack1943 12 days ago

Canadians and other foreign visitors are staying away in droves for some reason.

@HankseyHill 13 days ago

9:45 "Canadians are the city's biggest overseas group..."

What sea is that again?

@AdamSpencer867 13 days ago

Once you become known as ripoff destination, people stop going, and won't be easily won back. It takes a long time to earn and lose a reputation.

@koolandblue 2 weeks ago

I’ve always wanted to go to Las Vegas, but it’s become astoundingly clear that Vegas is no longer about providing a fun experience, but rather about bleeding every last dollar from consumers with deceptive pricing, hidden fees and outrageous markups. I refuse to spend one cent in such a greedy hellhole.

@buckiemohawk3643 2 weeks ago

They followed a model that should have been ignored but saw money and never saw the consequences

@Celestial.Heather 13 days ago

As a Vegas resident, the greed and divide in this city is shocking. Cali transplants, private equity & mega rich have ruined housing and ability to survive here. It’s become too expensive to live, play, eat, drive, exist here.

@hiddenDucks 13 days ago

This didn't end with hotels. I went not long after the pandemic shutdown ended and found Vegas to be an absolute trash hole. I get on an airport shuttle, the driver was insane and I had to listen to a couple argue the whole way. I get to the rental company and there's a line out the door. My travel buddy had to wait outside because in the heat because they weren't allowed in. The service people were absolutely disgusting and so was the car. And when I finally get to the hotel, there was trash in the entrance, trash in the elevators, and room service trays sat out in the hallway the entire duration of my stay. And then I found the $12 bottle of Nestle Pure Life water. The 16oz size. Bridge burned, never going back.

@TaterTotsNFanta 13 days ago

I know how to save Vegas. Turn those casino's into data centers. I gotchu folks.

@tonyhaynes9080 9 days ago

They brought it on themselves, so I have no tears to shed.

@declination00 13 days ago

Still surprised how many people they can lure in.

@thelemonpepperdon 13 days ago (edited)

I use to go to Vegas once a year would even go twice a year if there was a concert I wanted to watch. It got to the point where I would spend $3-4k in three days. So I just started going overseas and spend the same amount in ten days.