Those two demographics are essentially price insensitive, so they can charge whatever fees they want, and change the gambling odds however they want, and make a metric ton of money doing it.

For the rest of us, off-strip casinos still welcome our money with open arms.

I have wondered the same thing.

Now that we can gamble in some form (lottery tickets and scratch offs) at billions of gas stations and grocery stores across the U.S., as well as at plenty of tribal and state-endorsed casinos in many states, there’s no chance gambling holds the same fascination in Vegas that it did for my grandparents, aunts and uncles. I remember how special Vegas was to them, as it was the only time in their lives they could play blackjack or spin the reels of a slot machine. Now they can drive 45 minutes, or less, and do that any day of the year. #sadtrombone

#takesabow

After the Crash OF 2008 casino handles fell through the basement.
They have yet to fully recover.
Things got so bad that Caesars went bankrupt.
They are still in court and so are basically handcuffed.
Unless gambling makes a huge comeback, and I don’t think it will ever be like it was, expect the search for alternative revenue to continue.
Gambling simply does not pay the bills like it used to do.