I think the real issue here is the forcing of morality down peoples' throats. Whether or not you smoke (and especially for the vocal section that supports such bans), think about what's next.

Say the anti-smoking regime triumphs, and it has been doing pretty well so far, because it's a trendy team to be on, and policymakers aren't going to oppose a so called "health issue," what's next? There's no more smoking, but people still need to run for office and look as if they're "looking out for the rest of us" (saving us from ourselves), there will be another moral witch hunt down the pike.

There are already the beginnings of a ban on "unhealthy food" in the forms of fast food taxes. I may lose some people with the reference here, but in the movie "Demolition Man," it was deemed that anything unhealthy is considered bad ergo, illegal. There was one restaurant left, and people would be punished for using bad language. Even physical contact between humans was banned as it led to diseases and what not.

I'm all about people living full and good lives, but I don't know that the people currently making the decisions are the people I necessarily want telling me what's good and bad for me.

The casino industry is actually a pretty important "front line" of the fight between personal freedoms vs. the "moral" opposition, but how many times to "moral leaders" end up being arrested for less than moral acts?.

am I the only one who thinks the idea of "tipping" in and of itself is terrible? I mean, consumers are being asked to subsidize the incomes of "service" industry workers. The "service" industry have always been the biggest scams anyway, whether it take the shape of waiters, etc. or say, mechanics and the like.

I think it's time we turned against this practice of subsidizing incomes for employees that aren't paid a fair wage to start with. Sure, the cost will eventually be passed down to the consumer, but honestly, I'd rather go ahead and just pay extra for my meal and not worry about having to tip for a service that should be included anyway. If I were given the option of bringing out my own food and not tip? I'd do it every time.

I used to work as a waiter, and sure I enjoyed tips, but I'd have much rather enjoyed a regular paycheck. Why is it that waiters, bellhops, bartenders, etc. are being rewarded for doing their jobs? Do you tip the dude working at Best Buy? And so what happens to those workers? Many of them use the jobs as placeholders whilst they receive educations to get better jobs and better themselves and society. Man, that'd be terrible if people wanted to better themselves and their lives through education and advancement.

Instead, there are "career" waiters and doormen, and why not? It's a pretty profitable gig.

I'm a "low roller" when it comes to actual gambling, although I do enjoy it, and that is the main reason i frequent (not as much as of late) Vegas, but I don't think I fall into the typical example of the "low roller" crowd.

I'm pretty much middle class, and enjoy the nicer properties as far as accommodations and amenities, but due to the fact that I don't drop $2g+ per trip sort of relegates me to having to go to a less premium casino to do my gambling.

I think the people that are going to Orlando and Mexico as stated in this article are consumers that Las Vegas is DIRECTLY losing.

If the city keeps forcing out the low rollers, it'll fall by the wayside because there are only so many of the upper class to try to woo, who might also come to realize that paying $500+ per room in the middle of the desert might not be the best idea.