Las Vegas summer slump fuels economic worries
NBC Newsยท2025-08-16 00:48
What happens in Vegas could spell trouble for the US economy. The subject of chatter on social media for months now. Empty streets and casinos.One even saying Vegas is actually dead. Another calling it a ghost town. While maybe a bit extreme, the numbers do back up a summer tourism slump.Visitors coming into Las Vegas in June down more than 11% compared to last year and down more than 7% for the whole year. It's slow when I drive down the strip going to work in the morning and I barely see visitors out ther ...