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Egalitarian Thug

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24. Living in the past. Since the corporations took over we're quite pricey.
Fri Aug 10, 2012, 09:12 AM
Aug 2012

The corps don't give a rat's ass about small people and imposed a form of austerity on the industry.

In the days you are talking about nobody has to make money except the casino. Every department's goal was to keep people happy and gambling so the the restaurants rooms banquets showrooms bars were all about keeping guests happy, no matter how much it cost, because the organization overall made profits at the machines and tables.

You can still get a cheap room @ Excalibur or Circus-Circus, Riviera, etc. when there's nothing much going on in town, but if there's an event, prepare to pay as much or more for a room here as you would in LA.

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HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !! russspeakeasy Aug 2012 #1
The Koch bros. could have the check to them in the mail if they would just skip the middle man. Skidmore Aug 2012 #2
+1,000 freshwest Aug 2012 #5
Good- Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Aug 2012 #3
Not sure who to root for.... physioex Aug 2012 #4
1,637 rooms at the Venetian??? Perhaps they should have just reserved 92 at the Super 8. Raster Aug 2012 #6
Or simply parked their bus at the KOA Campground... KansDem Aug 2012 #28
Remember the GOP eviction for not paying rent? I'll bet they never did. freshwest Aug 2012 #7
Haha! Such is the risk of astroturf: over-inflated popularity arcane1 Aug 2012 #8
Bingo. Scuba Aug 2012 #23
Freeeeeeee Market Solutions, Baybeeee! MNBrewer Aug 2012 #9
That is $457 per room KurtNYC Aug 2012 #10
And it's Vegas proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 #12
The Venetian ain't cheap. hifiguy Aug 2012 #21
Living in the past. Since the corporations took over we're quite pricey. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #24
Not rooms, but 'room nights' siligut Aug 2012 #14
Might have been a four-day three-night package sort of deal Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #15
Tea Party Epic Fail!!!! Initech Aug 2012 #11
Failed Tea Party Rally is redundant. JaneyVee Aug 2012 #13
The Venetian is a Sheldon Adelson hotel MrScorpio Aug 2012 #16
I'm sure they'll find a way to rationalize it. progressoid Aug 2012 #20
How's that Koch-y Adelson-y think working out for ya? rocktivity Aug 2012 #17
What happens in Vegas... chollybocker Aug 2012 #18
And you gotta wonder, what's the draw of Vegas for a bunch of self-professed, family values Xtians? DCKit Aug 2012 #22
They seem to be as good at predicting room needs as they are predicting portable toilet needs jmowreader Aug 2012 #19
Suck it, Fuckos Blue Owl Aug 2012 #25
Fiscal Repsonsibility!!!!!! Sheepshank Aug 2012 #26
Alternate link, klook Aug 2012 #27
Tea Party Nation is a FOR-PROFIT corporation???? kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #29
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