RFK Jr: So you’re saying I have a very curable form of cancer, Doc.?
Doctor: Yes, that’s correct.
RFK Jr: What treatment do you recommend?
Doctor: Well, you need to do your research and tell me what you’d like done.
RFK Jr: Well, that plan worked for Ananda Lewis, so it’s good enough for me.
Are we great yet? And good move by the Orange Mangina pissing off the Canadians.
As Las Vegas Tourism Craters, Resort Fees Are Waived at Some Hotels
Las Vegas is hurting. Tourism numbers are nosediving, and the operators of casino-hotels are scrambling.
In April, the city reported a drop of 180,000 visitors compared to the same month in 2024. Visitor volume has declined by nearly 8%, and gaming revenue is down nearly 5%. So many revenue targets are being missed in Las Vegas that the casinos have been firing dealers and replacing them with automation.
While bookings by convention-goers are up slightly, "analysts warn that event-driven boosts are unlikely to offset the broader declines," reports Moneywise. As the overall economy struggles, even many of those business bookings could dry up.
Las Vegas' latest posted unemployment rate, driven largely by losses in the tourism and gaming sectors, is 5.2%—one of the worst rates in any U.S. metropolitan area.
The situation shows no signs of improving this summer. Advance bookings from Canada to the United States, which normally prop up the U.S. tourism industry, are now down by about 70% compared to last summer.
