Been here for five years, I don't see anything bad about Las Vegas. It is not like it was of course before the economic downturn, but that is not all bad. You have to look at the whole picture. It is a great place to live. Except for three hot months in the summer, the weather is just fine. I like the Summer heat, plus it is a dry heat, so it is not so bad. The people are friendly and is like home to me. Bought a nice house, at a sensible price in a nice neighborhood, its great here.

When most people think of Las Vegas, they think of the Strip. The Strip is for tourists as many locals don't go there. I have not been to the Strip in three years. There is nothing there that interests me, so I don't go there. There is plenty of other things to do here in Las Vegas that does not involve gambling. You have to look at the whole picture. 

Roaring back?  No longer down on it's luck?  You can't be serrious.  Tell the 400+ that are about to be laid off from O'sheas that Vegas is roaring back.  "But it's to build a build a new shopping facility and a really cool ferris wheel!"  Yeah, I'm sure that will be of great comfort to them as they try to feed their families.  The state may have done well this quarter, but the truth is the casinos have BILLIONS in debt.  There are hundreds of thousands here unemployed in all sectors.  A billion dollars for the state doesn't mean squat to the rest of us.  When that money starts being reinvested in jobs, then you can toot the recovery horn.

Kim Peterson, you are clueless.  Try doing some real research before writing you next piece.

lets a take a casino for an example -- flamingo....

lets have floor supervisors watch 8-10 games vs. 4 which is standard;

lets have house keeping cut their staff in half by firing, layoffs etc... and cover 3 times the load,

lets cut security back so they can never respond to a call in a timely fashion...

lets give ceo loveman and the western states president a bonus for altering the employees way of receiving time off - -

remember - there are no holidays in casinos for the employees, only the days they can get off - which are never holidays for other employees...

people will goto flamingo because it is for cheap players, low risk, and its the middle of the strip.

that is how you produce a win win for the bosses...

but you say the stocks are down for ceasars - perhaps shelling out 100 million for 3 years to celine is something to look at...

heres where vegas is at....

home prices have dropped nearly 50-75%,

 casinos hire employees that work 5-6 days a week - split days off, have them wait 2+ years until benefits kick in...

 as the casions promise that the health insurance is not increasing via premiums - the benefits themselves are dropping off...

i could go on - but i left vegas after 8 years - it is a downward spiral.

talk about how much money the casinos are making and talk about how the public schools are the worst in the nation.

kim - the casino big shots are making money. they are all runned by scoundral bankers - who have one motive - take.

if you goto any of the casinos web sites - you will notice quite a few jobs offered...

though what they do not mention -

 is what they are really looking for is foreigners who will not protest working 12 days in a 2 week period, that you will not recieve holiday pay,

 that you will not get 2 days off in a row,

  that it will take 2+ years to receive benefits,

 that there is no 401k pension match,

 that your meals are now garbage,

that the wait staff that tends to the dealers tables have been cut in half which will affect your tokes because you are dealing at a table with players that complain they have no drinks,