***VIDEO *** Vegas in trouble

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3. I lived there for many years

My friends there are mostly retirement age so they shouldn't be affected too much..

I got to see the corporate takeover of the place. When I left, the only place not corporate owned on the strip was the Imperial palace. Down town still had a couple of properties, frequented by locals. Smaller gambling places were popping up off those 2 areas. Mostly locals.
Lounge acts were still cheap, you vould get inexpensive buffets but more expensive ones were coming in. Corporate ownership tried to make everything a profit center. Buffets were a loss leader in the old days.

It's been a couple of decades since I've been back for anytime.