Earlier today, I was watching a video about how the economy has impacted the dynamics of Las Vegas.  Many jobs have been lost and many people that should be enjoying the 'Golden Years' have been forced to remain or re-enter the work-force.

Although I have never been a gambler, I realized LV represented an unimaginable amount of excess, waste and risk.  Please don't get me wrong, if you got it like that then go for it.  I just never had enough money to even begin to imagine myself at a table, the chances of winning were just to slim... simply put-what little I had, I wasn't about to just give away.
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Now, many people enjoy the glamour, fantasy and thrill attached to the lure of  Vegas, but unfortunately many have not been able to control their spending's and have bet way more than they could afford, and have subsequently lost everything.

But the current financial crunch nationwide are causing a lot of folks to re-think that trip to Vegas and they are holding a little more tightly onto what they do have.  As a result Vegas isn't seeing the numbers of patrons that they once enjoyed.


I can't imagine what the future holds, but I'm sure in order not to become another 'ghost town' in the desert,they will have to come up with some creative solutions to again attract the crowds.