Las Vegas Visitor

How does this sound to you folks? 3,640 rooms, 174,000 square feet of casino space, 283,000 square feet of convention space, 2,000 slot machines, 212 table games, a theater of 6,265 square feet, a 5 acre pool and park complex, a music museum with 86,000 exhibits, and, to top it all off, a new hotel tower in the shape of a guitar. Is all of that large enough for you folks? It all will be constructed no sooner than 2024 by the Hard Rock Hotel group, which is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. I know they can afford anything they want. Why? They own the only gambling places in Florida, on tribal land. And, by the way, it is the only , repeat only, native American tribe that was never defeated and never signed a peace treaty with the U.S. Osceola died a long time ago (1838), and a lot of them were deported to Oklahoma Territory, but the few in Florida kept going, until, finally, the U.S. caved and left them be. (Image: Hard Rock International) http://www.lasvegasvisitor.com, http://www.hardrock.com

We are very interested in helping local artists, and this expensive space is a donation. We have three interesting books for this month. They are:Nevada a Strange State, Silveropolis and The Great Lake Mead Water Caper. They are available on Amazon. Every penny from a book sale will go to the artist. We thank you for your help.

Taylor Swift’s upcoming show in 2023 had a big fiasco when Ticketmaster reserved tickets for about 3.5 million fans for presale. Last I heard, Allegiant Stadium holds about 70,000 people. I think this qualifies as the hottest upcoming show in Las Vegas. What do you consider the must-see shows coming to Las Vegas this year? (Photo Cosmopolitan UK, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) http://www.lasvegasvisitor.com

Until now, one of the attractions of Las Vegas was there was plenty of parking and it was free.  These days, not only is parking getting hard because of the volume of visitors, but the casinos now CHARGE for you to park.  I guess it’s not good enough that you’re handing over your money once you get inside!  To be honest, you can get some of your parking validated if you do gamble or otherwise spend money.  But the concept of charging for parking rankles the locals, who need incentives to go to the Strip in the first place.  So has it been a success?  It’s been about a year now, and not only are they still charging, but some fees have recently gone up!  I guess it’s here to stay.  Another example of the MBA’s calling the shots and sucking every possible cent out of the consumer. This is the exact opposite from the days the “so called MOB” ruled Las Vegas. I have no idea if that was even the case, but the Feds told us it was. In those days, and I was around then, the idea circulated, give the customer what it wants, free or as cheap as possible, because we have gambling here in Las Vegas, and sooner or later all that money will wind up in our pockets anyway. . I bet you folks out there have an opinion about it. Here is your chance to send a message to the suits. Use any language you want, we believe in free speech. http://www.lasvegasvisitor

We support local artists and this expensive space is a donation. Three books are on our list for this month. They are: Nevada a Strange State, Silveropolis and The Great Lake Mead Water Caper. They ar on Amazon. All revenue will go to the artist, not a penny held back. We thank you.