It sounds like the regular consumers got tapped out so they shifted their target market to the high rollers

The fact that the high rollers are cutting back on discretionary spending could mean that another 2008 is right around the corner.

It sounds like the regular consumers got tapped out so they shifted their target market to the high rollers

The fact that the high rollers are cutting back on discretionary spending could mean that another 2008 is right around the corner.

Thats what ive been saying. Upper middle income and high is their demographic.

But the middle and lower all add up. Thus the month after month less travelers and revenue.

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Precovid, no one was alllowed to film.  Then post Covid, the casinos needed a way to get people to come and gamble. Letting people record themselves and upload to youtube or social media would entice others.

As covid ended, casinos slowly began removing this access.  1 reason was some were doing live streams and proxy betting on slots via group pulls, which is illegal.  Proxy betting is when you give someone money to gamble for them.  So imagine if you can live stream and now people from around the world can watch you play their money to keep you honest.

It also looked tacky on the casino floor wtih tons of video equipment set up. So they then limited it to hand held or 1 tripod.

Then casinos only allowed certain people as you had to "apply" to record yourself.  Some said you can come when ever you want like El Cortez and others you had to make an appointment for a time slot.

Now Park MGM has an "influencer" room where people can play and record all they want withouth permission.  Plaza has a livestream cameras set up in 1 section of slots and looks like blackjack. This isn't an influencer thing, but a live stream on Plaza's youtube channel. I was watching it on friday night and had about 6 people watching.  The camera rotates from where the action is, at the time I was watching, it was on hte blackjack table and had 2 guys playing betting green chips ($25).

This shows how the industry is changing.

Youtubers I enjoy watching:

Bluff as he plays craps, BJ, baccarat, UTM roulette, slots at mainly el cortez.
Vegasmatt
Vegas low roller
Blackjack apprentice
Lucky Lee Gaming

Channels I can't stand
Dlucky
NG Slots
The big jackpot (possible sex offender and files cease and decist court papers for people who talk bad about him)

I used to watch All Casino Action until the main person Sarah stopped and her "husband" Victor took over as he's not entertaining. 

I used to watch All Casino Action until the main person Sarah stopped and her "husband" Victor took over as he's not entertaining.

I had two gripes against Victor. 

#1 was the way he treated Sarah on camera.  If he was that rude and condescending in public, I can only imagine what he's like to her in private.

#2 was his whining.  The man needs a frigging statistician to follow him around.  He complains he hasn't gotten a good hand in BJ the entire shoe, yet the first hand out was a BJ and 2 hands later he won his double down.  He pretends to remember just the bad "stats" when he's losing, and he's just wrong.  Then he throws out numbers like losing his hands 10 to 1.  going back through the video, it might be 4 to 1 or 3 to 1.  I used to chalk it up to just exaggeration for the content, but after awhile, it's obvious he's just whining and trying to justify it with bad math and the memory of a goldfish.

It's hard to stay sunny and positive when you're on a losing streak.  I get it.  But at least don't cry like you're the only one who can't win for losing.

I honestly think one of the worst aspects of recording for YT is the players tend to be at the table too long when losing just to get their minimum minutes of video for the session.  Most people won't buy in time after time when losing.  They walk away, try another table or game, or go grab lunch or take a nap.  i've watched a $500 starting buy-in explode into the player buying in for $3000 trying to get a lucky streak going.  Should have just walked away and considered the video session lost.

There's enough negativity going around.  I don't need it on my YouTube entertainment subscriptions, too.

My wife watches this guy whose channel is called "Jackpot Judo".

I don't watch slot videos.  I used to watch craps videos.  But lately I find them boring even though I play craps.  It could be because I'm only watching, not playing.

Lots of AI videos out there in YT land.  When the content creators use it to deceive the viewers, I will call them out for it.

But sometimes the content creator just posts AI videos that are obvious and made strictly for humor and entertainment.  Some are extremely funny and a hoot to watch.

Bluff is coming to Oahu 4/8/26 5-9pm at New Wave Night Market and is paying for all the food people buy.

He's a youtuber gambling channel. I'm gonna assume he's coming cause 1 of his cameraman/friend is from Oahu. Brandino moved to vegas after graduating high school here. 

Bluff does drive thru tuesday where he gives profits to random drive thru workers.  And philantrophy thursday where he gives his profits to causes/org's.  Sometimes he spends the profit and buys goods for them instead.

With the allowing of filming, old Vegas couldn't do this.

Bluffs event rescheduled to yesterday and had a big turnout.  Prob rescheduled due to the weather coming.  Nice to see people gave him and his crew lei's.

saw on social media long line of cars trying to get to the night market...

Bluffs event rescheduled to yesterday and had a big turnout.  Prob rescheduled due to the weather coming.  Nice to see people gave him and his crew lei's.

saw on social media long line of cars trying to get to the night market...

You should see his Xmas present event he had in Vegas.  He's learning that he has a huge following and to try to factor parking and people flow in.  He advised people to Uber to the even due to parking.

I read that when Vegas was shutdown to Covid, it caused casinos to re-evaluate their buffets and how they lose money for the casino, but they make it up later when people play.  It also provided an excuse to not re-open the buffets or keep them at the lower cost.

So one has to wonder if Gov Sisoulak didn't shut down Vegas due to Covid, would the casinos still have cheaper buffets?  1 could also argue that this was the downaward spiral to no free parking and higher table limits.  FYI the govenor at the time is DNC.  He also had a proclamation that Ivermectin (IIRC I think it was this med) was only to be given at a medical facility. Which means you have to drive to a doctor or hospital to take it.

Bluffs event rescheduled to yesterday and had a big turnout.  Prob rescheduled due to the weather coming.  Nice to see people gave him and his crew lei's.

He spent about $90,000 feeding the people.

Some properties are now doing "all inclusive" deals. Like how vacations hawaii, but minus the airfare.

MGM Hotels
Caesars properties
Circa
Resorts World (lame IMO)
Plaza

Vegas was already expensive before the Iran War. 

Wonder how the cab fares, Uber, and Air fares will be in the upcoming months.

And then there are the food prices since diesel fuel price doubled so it will affect restaurant and store food prices.

And of course everyone will expect an 85% tip.

Vegas was already expensive before the Iran War. 

Wonder how the cab fares, Uber, and Air fares will be in the upcoming months.

And then there are the food prices since diesel fuel price doubled so it will affect restaurant and store food prices.

And of course everyone will expect an 85% tip.

DNC politicians are blaming Trump fro no tourism due to his tariffs and higher gas prices. They leave out casino's trying to squeeze every dime out of their customers and how it's cheaper to go elsewhere now.

NV gets their gas from CA and the gas prices have slowly increasing prior to Iran due to CA shutting down some refinery's.  But again, DNC politicians leave that out too.

DNC politicians are blaming Trump fro no tourism due to his tariffs and higher gas prices. They leave out casino's trying to squeeze every dime out of their customers and how it's cheaper to go elsewhere now.

NV gets their gas from CA and the gas prices have slowly increasing prior to Iran due to CA shutting down some refinery's.  But again, DNC politicians leave that out too.

Are you surprised?

Everyone -- president, governor, legislator, mayor, council member, etc. -- gets 100% of the blame by the other side of the aisle for anything that can be characterized as bad, and 0% of the credit for the good stuff.

There's almost no issue that involves exclusive unilateral decision making by the chief executive officer at most levels.  The top boss establishes policies and objectives normally, and the people who report to him/her implement those things.  Often it's the implementation that involves stupid laws, bad changes to services or just cost-cutting that hurst the public at large while keeping those making the decisions on track to wealth and personal exploitation of the "system."

If you're familiar with the Washington Monument Syndrome, you already know that it's not the person trying to cut the budget who is to blame for the pain and agony experienced by the citizenry.  Fueling public outrage over policy decisions that were not to blame for the direct impact on the public (i.e. the gov't shutdown and food stamps/EBT stoppage) is how their opponents weaponize those decisions to be used in the next election.

2 guys stop gunman in Las Vegas!

https://youtu.be/djYIBVlg-nM?si=RsAvZ1w91w94PZfk

2 guys stop gunman in Las Vegas!

https://youtu.be/djYIBVlg-nM?si=RsAvZ1w91w94PZfk

Story so far is the good guy with the gun had to go back to his car to grab his gun.  IDK if Smiths is a gun free zone, but even if they are, it doesn't have the weight of the law behind it. So CCW and no one knows and you aren't going to go to jail if anyone does.

Cliff notes so far
Guy was the gals husband, soon to be exhusband as she was with her boyfriend.  They were also going through a custody battle.  He only intended to kill the 2 and no one else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBQ6ObjF3W8&pp=ugUEEgJlbg%3D%3D

    Ironically, I saw a great correlation between what LV has done, Hawaii has mirrored, and how the results are and will be the same.
Hawaii has become a playground for the wealthy more than for the possible once in a lifetime family vacation.
After all, a vacation destination is all we are, unless you count our agricultural and industrial exports.
Oh, wait ! 

    The bread and butter diet has been discontinued and there is now only Wagyu fodder for the rich.
Where a large family of 10-12 could once occupy a large home at $1,000-$1,200 per night and had a kitchen to provide cost saving meals vs paying minimum $10 per head to eat and enjoy the sun, surf and local mom and pop and tourist destinations are now being priced out of visiting due to $300 per night minimum hotel rooms with added hotel fees, parking fees and yes, even a tourist tax.
No sweat for the wealthy but unobtainable to the blue collar family
A look at tourism numbers and revenue are testimony to this.


    Prices overall have increased in this state more than any other and wages have not followed the rise. 
This has also unemployed and out priced many locals who must now leave the islands as living here is now unaffordable.
Without the locals there is no "Local vibe", one of what used to be one of the major call 's of the islands.

   And soon, even the rich will not come as all we will have to offer is a beach, one of many world wide.
Prices will remain high (they never go down) and our work force which was/is primarily involved with tourism will have moved to greener (less expensive) pastures.

   Yes, unfortunately we are no longer the "Land of Aloha". 
What happened to the Hawaii I used to know ?