Come to Vegas Soon. You've been Warned.
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I go to Vegas now like twice a year.. staying at corca.. everything is usually comped (hotel and food. But even if it's calmed they are taken away from the credits. Food that used to be 10 or 20 is now going to be 30 or 40 or more.. no more buffets unless you're coughing up $50 or more
Oh, I remember the good old days. Breakfast 99 cents, and $1.49 with steak. You could walk
around the strip any hour during the night without any worries. Breakfast buffets like $3.-- to $4.--
No, Las Vegas is not worth flying across country anymore.
@@jasonthemason1971 it was still a value up until 2010’ish. Still had a lot of cheap and great deals.
20 years ago....$25 rooms on the Strip.....$5 buffets
But the casinos were losing money at those prices
Was in Vegas last week and definitely noticed a big increase in prices over last trip not even 2 years ago and on top of that the slots were way more tighter.....Vegas used to offer good value when it came to food and hotels in exchange for you to put a little hard earned money into the slots ... but now they are squeezing out as much as they wherever they can from the visitors and this will only hurt them in the long run ... people will not come back if the value is no longer there especially with how the economy is going ...
I remember 30 yrs ago the buffet’s were great and they let come back in Vegas was know for that now they so expensive resorts fee it crazy they wonder why people are not coming there no value for it I used go I am going just for a show and back one day trip from NY to Las Vegas and Back early morning last flight out to NY red eye back 12:01am.
I wouldn’t suggest anyone come until January now. F1 construction is about to start and it will be horrible getting around town for the next 6 months. As long as the race is here, January thru June are the only months you can fully enjoy this city.
F1...what a disaster that turned out to be.
So maybe the strip could head down the path of Red Lobster. People will vote the their wallets… time will tell.
Research the real estate companies that own MGM and Caesars and it gets into conspiracy theory territory(WEF) real quickly.
Other view: If people stop coming to Vegas for a year, prices will have to come down. The big corporations will write down their investment.
Other view… the world is big place. There are other places to see
Yeah right it’s always the Corporations. But otherwise I agree.
Yeah they can only charge what ppl will pay and it won’t be long before other states allow gambling more and that will hurt Vegas because they got too greedy. Florida is one edge -they finally allowed sports betting app but only by Hard Rock and there are many lawsuits in now from other places in state and ppl from Vegas saying it can’t be a monopoly for Hard Rock so i think others will get in with sports betting apps and then it’s only natural that casinos will end up here within 5-10 yrs and the big shots from Vegas our a lot of money into politics here and now that Disney doesn’t run our state and they even fought Hard Rock casinos from opening we are going to see a change. Florida is a big target for Casino owners and there is a lot of land inland that a Vegas could be built-not everything has to be on the water because Disney and Lego land and Universal and Sea world are all in,and and do fine so a Florida Vegas coukd do well -extremely well built in middle of state. I think it will happen because it’s such a huge tourist state anyway and then there’s stuff here to do for all ages and types of ppl. You can take kids to kids stuff and then adults have something to do and that’s how this state would beat Vegas. Disney has fought everything hard -like gambling and medical marijuana. But they don’t seem to understand derstand that a Vegas in Florida will help there bottom line. Parents can kill 2 birds with 1 stone by having a place to take kids and to have adult stuff all in one state or area. Plus you have the water to stay on. I hope we do get it all and it’s time the Indians don’t run our state and Disney doesn’t run our state-the state has grown so much in 20 years and is not the same place. We go to the Hard Rock Casinos here pretty often and it doesn’t matter the day or time and they are packed. What sucks is we don’t get some of the machines Vegas does -we get the game but not versions of it because Vegas gets first rights in a new game first a year and then we can have it. Not all but some. NY might turn into a Vegas of east coast too. Problem is the weather and not a lot for kids to do most of the year & stuff is expensive. I’m a born raised NYer and moved to FL 20 yrs ago so i know both states pretty well and being so many ppl are moving to Florida and it’s not just old ppl now younger ppl want more here and don’t understand why we don’t have all sports betting and all casinos. I just pray they don’t build casinos on water-it would ruin the beaches and the vibe-we have enough land to do it in,and at least a little like Disney you can drive 20 minutes to be on water. Drive and hour to be in Tampa to those beaches and Busch gardens and they are talking about high speed rail yo zip around state so if they did that and built a Vegas here it would be awesome.
Tell that to Olive Garden 99c Store etc etc
They did that during the pandemic
Staying on the strip is for rich people & a waste of money! There's nice hotels on Fremont; no resort fees & you don't have to walk for miles to get to different casinos or entertainment!
This is a great video and very informative. Thank you. But it just helps cement my decision to not return to Vegas. Nothing about this real estate investment / stock market price deal sounds sustainable in the long run. Eventually the constant need for the hotel / casino operators to increase their prices will result in a major collapse. It's inevitable, though it make take a few years. People simply won't be able to afford to go anymore. And that will likely result in a huge drop in prices. Greed, much like pride often happens before a fall. So just wait until the crash before returning to Vegas. And if that collapse doesn't happen soon, I'm also fine with that outcome. Plenty of other, much cheaper and wonderful places to visit in the world. I can go to a number of different locations in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria etc for a fraction of the price of a standard week-long trip to Vegas and those places also offer something that Vegas can't, ancient history and rich culture. Sounds like it's time to move on from Vegas as a tourist and go where we're wanted. Save your hard earned money folks and spend wisely in these difficult times. Let the mega corporations destroy themselves. No skin off my nose.
100% agreed. One or two trips to Vegas is more than enough. Basic supply and demand economics will also kick in. If people don't go to Vegas something has to give. Actually I'd rather save my money and buy gold coins. Great way to hedge against inflation and store financial value.
Yup, pretty much. Let it fall and watch them beg for tourists to come back by lowering the prices
Won't be visiting Vegas, NOT worth it anymore
LOL I remember taking vacations. I took plenty a few years ago. Now I take staycations. I stay home because as much as I like vacations, I like having a house, three meals a day and gas to get to work to keep both.
I used to vacay in LV 2X a year for 10 yrs I quit as I was turning 60 and didn't want to do the all day air travel thing from back east here anymore. On top of the 5hr flight add in driving to the airport, getting to long term parking waiting for the shuttle to the terminal going thru TSA to get to your gate where they want you there 1hr before your flight. Then arriving it's another long trek to baggage claim and another shuttle to the car rental place, find your car and drive to your hotel and stand in another line to check in before collapsing in your room. Then you have to do the whole thing again in reverse going home plus losing 3hrs with the time zones. I can drive to Atlantic City door to door in 3hrs flat in my own comfort. I did that many times before finally gong to LV. AC ain't LV but it'll do.
Vegas used to be such a good deal that it was worth the 'hassle' you beautifully describe. It's no longer a good deal. If you eat two meals a day, that'd probably be close to 200 for a couple (if you also have a drink). Then you got the high table limits. High prices for shows. The trip is gonna cost u megabucks.
@@gregfoulke1799 Thanx! In AC I've stayed at the Tropicana, Caesars, the Taj Mahal back when Trump owned it now it's Hard Rock, Showboat when it was still a casino, Harrah's bayside and the Golden Nugget at the marina That's a nice smaller place if you don't like the Mega resorts.
I got tired just reading what you said. I had the same experience living in the NYC Metro area, and it is much easier for me also to go to AC, or even someplace closer just to gamble. We loved LV for the shows; Mystere, O, Jubilee, Le Reve, and so many more!
AC is no comparison for entertainment. But like you said, it'll do.
Your just as close to Mohegan as AC. Mohegan is way better than any place in AC. Unless your into nightclubs n pools Mohegan is better than Vegas!
@@DukiWeezi Nope I'm in Maryland. They Ok'd casinos here I checked them out but wasn't impressed. Mohegan is twice as far as AC from me. I've been to AC many times before I went to LV and it suits me just fine.
Resorts World is losing money. Fontainebleau is losing money. Wynn is raking it in at 7+ million a day in revenue. Resorts World barely making a tenth of that while costing over a million a day to operate.
I can careless I dont go to Vegas anymore. If people would stop going prices would come down. Vegas is now for the rich not for the working class. Stay away there are alot nicer places with cheaper prices and alot less crime.
Democrat
1. Las Vegas is not just "The Strip"
2. Some of the best values are on off strip casinos eg. South Point, Ellis Island, Downtown Grand, Binion's, Four Queens
Exactly, and not all of Vegas is owned by those investment co.
More casinos should be designed like Circa (I know its spendy for downtown but prices have dropped if you look around). Elevators right by check in. Great sports book. No long walks, Over 21. And really nice rooms..
@@nptdz People who aren't willing to do *_some_* work in researching Vegas values and would rather whine "Vegas is a ripoff" deserve what they get.
I happily pay for Ellis Island and i attend timeshare presentations to stay in hotels on the strip to save money.
I would like to see where New York City, San Francisco Atlantic city and Miami fall. All the information I have Vegas is still cheaper than them all. Disney world is the highest cost per traveler vacation destination. Vegas still has cheap hotels, cheap eats, cheap car rentals and cheap attractions. Dont scare our tourists away or you will be back selling time shares😮😮😮😮
the Mafia ran things better. Even provided babysitters for gamblers.
The mob is very good at project management - bring em back!
In mob controlled cities, safe streets, good food, work for the upmand coming.
The mob is no match against shareholders and the astronomically all too important desire for the dividends to pay out
Used to go 1-2 times a year, last trip was Sept 2019. I will not be going to anytime soon if ever. Pricing is just one of the many reasons I am done with Vegas. I stillt think. If you have never been or it’s on your bucket list ,by all means go.
Nothing like your first trip looking out the plane window as you land LOL that's why i think we go back to keep recapturing that first time but it's never the same after the first time
It all over the place not just Vegas
Read Yelp reviews BEFORE paying the exorbitant price of the Sphere ? Uncomfortable seats, mediocre show long walk to enter, no cooling while waiting outside, restrooms closed after the show. I felt like cattle.
So glad I read reviews before going anywhere
Yup. My bad.
I’d rather be on a beach in Mexico. At least there is some authenticity…
Good evening Steven! Your videos are always informative and interesting! Thk you!
Food prices when up so much since Covid it very bad I was there early 2023
I heard Lockdowns are coming back. Gotta scare everyone with Mpox.
These casino operators sold off their properties and did a long-term lease-back agreement. In the agreement was a pre-determined amount for annual rent increases.
That is what confuses me that they agreed to it in the first place.
They want this is everything. Rental markets so they can make the rules and your forced to follow cause now u rent your house instead of owning it!
You forgot Macao, they make more there than the rest of their portfolio.
Steven, remember there is a ceiling for everything. I recently read an article about Disney World raising ticket prices so high that many middle class people are being priced out of the market. These tourist destinations cannot survive on just the income from rich people alone. I could not imagine an airplane flying cross country with only first class passengers on board with an empty coach compartment. An airline for example needs the income from the back of the AirBUS in order to make a profit. If prices become to expensive for people to afford, they won't visit and prices for sure will come down. The State of Hawaii is finding this out now as we speak! Excessive prices and bad mouthing the tourists will not help you as a destination. Becareful what you wish for, you just may get it!
My wife and I were in Vegas in February just before the Super Bowl, stayed in a somewhat worn out condo at MGM Signature (but < $140/night all in). Food prices really surprised us; we made it a goal to find decent reasonably priced food for mealtimes. We ended up in the Miracle Mile (Planet Hollywood) at a couple of spots (Blondie's, Oceans). Tried In 'n Out near the Link. For breakfasts we bought yogurt, granola at CVS.and found small deals as we walked around. But it was hard to find really good deals within a couple miles.
Yes. The restaurants on the strip are outrageous. Just a cup of coffee at the Wynn/Bellagio 7 bucks.
The economy is not looking good right now. 80-100 bucks for a buffet that used to be expensive at $12.99 ... hilarious. Sorry no dice. Beers at MLB park prices? Beers that used to be 2 bucks a bottle? Now 14 bucks? What a joke.
Corporate greed, but people will still visit Vegas
They will still visit - but spend less - if everything costs more, and there is only so much money to spend = eating at fewer nice restaurants, less gambling, seeing fewer shows. I miss the old days - always free parking everywhere, great buffet deals, affordable shows . . .
Make no sense.
I live in Las Vegas, and I make over 300 grand a year. The strip is too expensive for me, I literally never go.
UK viewer here - i visited Vegas in the late1990s to mid 2000s around ten times, was a fab time, super cheap and everything great value. Looking up all the prices for hotels, food drink, flights etc today. no thanks, i wont be back anytime soon
My wife and I enjoy Vegas but everything is now the “how stupid are you price?” We
will be going to New Orleans to spend our vacation dollars instead.
And....... this is why I bought a big position in Blackstone about 5 years ago. Vegas ain't shit, the biggest casino in the world is Wall Street.
I live in Albuquerque. I know why Daily Hotel Rates have gone up 39.85%. Because the city/state is giving TONS of FREE vouchers to the homeless! The cockroach motels up their rates so they can charge the city/state more for the FREE vouchers. Hence, the two or three nicer hotels charge more...BECAUSE THEY CAN! Even big name chain hotels/motels are dangerous in this town. But when I stay in Vegas, I ALWAYS stay at Ellis Island. Cheap(er). Close to the strip. And GREAT Prime Rib!
As a local since 1980, we saw it coming, businesses and Casino wants a different clientele. THATS why locals stop visiting the strip. It’s gotten too expensive and too many ‘Airheads’ walking in the strip. We don’t miss visiting downtown.
You mean plan-demic.
steve you're wildly overstating the importance, influence, and size of blackstone or vici! blackstone pays a 2.79% dividend yield. vici was created to help the companies get out the huge debts they had for building all those huge places. vici pays about a 5.83% dividend yield.
6:41-6:47 they will all fail. They have not learned their lessons from Atlantic City and Macau.
Click bait
Where is Caroline ?
She as I side when I recorded this and came out after.
It's simple.....quit going to Vegas and there will be a revaluation of hotel room prices and shows in a year or two
I'll never go to Las Vegas. Too expensive. Now I heard there will be lockdowns again this fall. More people will lose their business.
MGM and LVS stocks CRASHED in the 2008-2010 recession. That's why they sold and covid influx of money postponed what is coming... Yes hyperinflation will happen at some point but not until another Great Recession and that printing of money creates the hyperinflation. Cycles cycles cycles...
You should leave Las Vegas. I did.
I am going in November before Thanksgiving. I got a roundtrip using Points and credits from my other trip for $70 roundtrip. I got a night at Ceassers for 6,500 points from Alaska a My Vegas night at NYNY and am working on the last 5 nights. I'll be there for Formula 1
I used to visit vegas and stay for at least 4 days maybe 5 days and it would cost me less than two grand Travel and hotel cost pre-covid like 2017 2018, Last year November I was there for less than a week and it cost me 5 grand, I only took out $500 cash for gambling the rest of it was hotel and food, I always enjoy my time in vegas I love that city but my last 2 trips to vegas I could have put a down payment on a house😅
My last trip last year was my last, Vegas greed is out of control
Knoxville probably includes the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg area
I'm surpised Hawii isn't on that list...
I started frequenting Vegas less frequently because going 2 or more times a year got pricey and I hate going on vacation and counting pennies
There’s no reason to visit more than once every 20 years🤷♂️ we won’t be going back anytime soon bc we saw everything in 3 days
Good to know bc we are going sometime this year. The onky thing i wanted to do is see Meow Wolf lol thats all on my list.
A round of drinks at any pool or club is like half the price of your plane ticket to get there. lol
As long as I continue to get comped room I’ll go to Vegas every chance I can. Love Las Vegas.
What was your P&L looking like for that room stay. If you booked the room for $150 but gambled $2500 to get the comp was it a good deal? Serious question.
I am retired and can afford it but really have no desire to visit Las Vegas anymore despite being driving distance away. I can go to California casinos and gamble. Too crowded and too expensive. International travel and visiting US national parks are more of my thing.
I’m the same. I can pay for a trip to Vegas and it’s no big deal if I really wanted to go. I just got sick of the ever escalating prices, worse gambling odds, and feeling like they look at me as a sucker and not the customer. So now I don’t go. We are going to New Orleans instead. Better food, prices, and they have a Harrah’s casino right there.
I’ll stay local in Oklahoma
Thank you. As a person who appreciates capitalism, yeah why not book with (quote) "lower" prices. We can't get rich if we throw our money away! Work smarter, not harder!
Is there any place similar to Las Vegas?
Ever since Mo Green and the Fredo run casinos left this is the result!
I went a few months back. The amount of cost I spent on food was less than ever. Mostly because I didn’t do a buffet. But the rooms rate been going up for the last 20 years I’ve been visiting. But it’s still not terrible because where I live at rooms start off around 80 and it’s not even close to the same experience.
Havent been their for 7 years 😂😂😂
you could clip the mic to your shirt vs the spatula? LOL great video
Yes but as I move around it creates a different sound sometimes.
😂🤣
The key word is corporation. Corpirations focus on profit, run the business into the ground, then sell off just before it tanks. No free parking+No buffet+increased meal costs=less visitors. There is a doctor shortage in Nevada, teachers are treated horribly, and the A's will eventually stay in Sacramento. Thanks for this video!
Great information thanks
Hes trying to get you to go to vegas in the summer when its 110 degrees out. There is no reason to go to vegas anymore. Everyone lives with in a hour from a casino now.
How can Las Vegas KEEP INCREASING THE PRICES......IF IT ONLY PISSES THE TOURISTS OFF...?? GOOD LUCK LAS VEGAS....YOU CAN'T CHARGE RESORT FEES TO NON-CUSTOMERS........??
You can stay in a nearby city 10 minutes away for $185-$200 and the buffets are discounted to less than $10. Nothing is discounted on the strip. Be prepared to pay $30 for the buffet
I subscribed years ago.
well the cost of EVERYTHING has drastically increased since 2018
Last time I went to Vegas was around 2009. Just after the housing crash. Vegas was hurting hard and I remember being told come now cause it never will be this cheap again. I think we paid $75/ night, right on the strip . Food and beverage costs were manageable. Got our moneys worth I remember thinking .
Way to expensive now to go back, doesn’t seem like Vegas wants to lure my demo back anyways.
I do not disagree with your premise that Vegas will get more expensive. Some people think prices will have to come back down. They would be wrong. I went for years but I was a low roller and would budget $ 500.00 for room and food and gas. Then I would budget ( hard to believe ) $ 1500 for a weekend on gambling. This is what I could afford. It just does not work anymore so I do not go anymore. Vegas was fun when no parking fees, no daily access fees, and you got comped drinks for $ 5 bets. I know those days are long, long, long, gone. I had my fun now its up to the next generation to enjoy spending and losing money in Vegas.
The strip has gone downhill a fuckton. Was there last week. A full pin up pizza pie is like 85 dollars now, coulda sworn it was like 55 last year. That for some reason was the biggest wtf i noticed. I will say i saw some $10 blackjack on the strip for the first time in years, but this was the first time i was there during the week in years.
Went to south point and loved it. Fremont was still pretty good, but i think prices might be going up there soon too. Circa still seems legit though, and the wings i had at the victory burger place were actually a pretty reasonable amount for the price.
STOP SPENDING. OUR ONLY HOPE TO BRING DOWN PRICES. WHY DO 'THEY' CHARGE SO MUCH? BECAUSE THEY CAN!
NOT going to be getting more expensive if people no longer come - which is a good possibility as more and more people live paycheck-to-paycheck, or in other words if most Americans are broke on their ass, 😳.
I am fortunate enough to be 7 stars tier at Caesars Palace. Free suites, limo, flights, meals, gifts etc. I just left there a few weeks ago and was really surprised how expensive everything was. Its 6 freakin dollars for a litre of water at the airport. We did the buffet for 3 of us when we arrivesd, $280. We did a pizza in food court one night for 4 of us it woulda been $110 had we had to pay for it lol.
They will keep raising prices until even rich people quit going. When that happens they will try to backtrack but it will probably be to late for most people. I don't care who owns them they will eventually price themselves out of the market for the average and even above average person.
I never thought the prices were coming down. There may be a slight adjustment or a freeze but prices are never coming down anywhere, in part because of what he discussed, but there are other reasons too, and not just Las Vegas but everywhere. If they do start coming down it will be due to a collapse or partial collapse of thd economic system (2008) and it, uh, it won’t be good for consumers, they won’t be able to afford Vegas no matter how much cheaper it gets if that happens.
You shouldn't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Those geese in this case are the tourists and Vegas is going to price itself right into the poor house or at least in that direction. Within two years if not sooner the Strip will begin to feel that loss and the thing is once people find other ways to spend their disposable income, they won't be coming back. Just my opinion. I lived there in the 80's before all this massive expansion.
Yes this is true as long as the economy keeps going up. Once the economy turns which it has concerning CRE, mgm will technically stop paying rent to renegotiate the price back to Vici.
They’re going to price themselves out of people wanting to come. Particularly when people can go to a new Hard Rock or other Native American owned new hotel and casino where they live or a short drive away…..
It’s called Supply and demand , they supply and then they demand your money 😢, MGM own Vegas now , so they are reaping the rewards and you’re paying for it !
What about comps??????????
Too few anymore!
Basic economics. People keep paying, up it goes. We make sure we have a microwave and I cook in our room. Much healthier and saves hundreds on an average three day trip. $75 for a buffet? Not me.
Great video My Man 😎 At the end of the day Vegas will price itself out with visitors and people just won’t come
You have that look, the look that you're telling the truth! Yes, it's getting really expensive to get to and stay in Vegas just to get the opportunity to lose money! Oh, well. BTW, that's a nice shirt.
I love your channel a lot.
You are so kind thanks!
I’m tired of Vegas. I worked and lived in Vegas in the late 90’s and loved it then. I just don’t enjoy it anymore.
I walked 3 miles to get a 44 oz.refill for($1.29), at Rebel Convenience store. Verses a damn 20 oz. bottle at the casino for $6.00 fkn dollars 2023. Vegas was awesome back in the 90's when you got FREE DRINKS for playing and buffets were $.99-$10. NOW AVERAGE, $50-$90, steak & eggs like $.99. FK VEGAS, Darrin North Dakota former MARINE.
I live in Knoxville, Tn and can tell you why its on the list. Dollywood is minutes away and is the location of Dollywood, the theme park owned by Dolly Parton. It was just named the most popular theme park in the country so we can expect a pretty large increase in the number of tourists.
My vacation money now goes to latin america. WAY too much greed in the USA.
Travel now because, this time next year, the economy will be so bad that we’ll be fighting over who gets to eat the zoo animals.
Lmao 😂
It doesn't make economic sense for A Casino Company to own their hotels and have to $ 2 billions dollars in one property, it makes sense to rent them for decades. Hilton doesn't own most of their hotels so why should Caesae'rs or MGM ?
Stayed at Palms (comp) payed the resort fee, buffet was $65 with a $45 resort comp $21so like $65 for one night, and then off to Speed Vegas to drive a super car for half hour $600. Then back to High desert Ca GAS round trip $100. One day $800 on the cheap!
When the Mega Depression starts to hit full force a lot of things and expectations are going to change.
More corporate inflation. What’s next? Paying to use the restroom, taking a shower?
That is terrible thank you for being so informative
when i go to Vegas oi stay at the Orleans or another Boyd property. I get comp rooms from them and all i have to do is gamble a little bit to keep that perk.
It will get more expensive until the dollar crashes…
So what about Fremont Street? The properties there under the same situation?
Mgm charged me a tax on a tax , YES... a tax on the resort fee PER DAY!😮😮😮
Used to make money on a Vegas trip. Now with increased hotel prices and tight casinos it’s a loss. I rather go somewhere else for vacation.
Yep. I forgot how long it’s been since I had a winning trip playing video poker. I used to win maybe one out of three or four trips, so at least something…… Now it’s so bad I’m in no hurry to go back even though I do miss Vegas except for the prices, weed, bums, and paid parking. 😂
Thank you Steve ...You are an unsung HERO FAM.
With this economy they’re just going to lose out on profit period.