I go to LAS often, and even in good times, as you deviate from center strip (Bellagio, Caesars, Ballys-Paris) the crowds seem to decrease. South of MGM (since there are only 4 casinos: Trop., Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay) the decrease is even more. I stayed at MB, this past weekend, and the slots were not heavily used. MB (at least for the weekend of 3/6-3/8) seemed to have groups in their early 20's with lots of cases of beer.
[But, if someone passing through plays $3.00 for a few minutes, this is not a "money maker" for the casino.]
PS: The tram from MB to Excalibur was not in operation, so maybe fewer people ventured as far south as MB.
I understand what you mean. We've stayed at MB/THEHotel & 4S often enough and, as I mentioned, we've stayed at Wynn before as well.
But maybe I wasn't clear enough...Encore was EMPTY. As in, no cars/cabs pulling up EMPTY. 2/3 of the tables and slots closes EMPTY. Restaurants 1/2 EMPTY. Bunches of low limit tables EMPTY. I've been coming to LV for 3 decades and especially as it was a brand new, high end property, it was startling that, on a Friday night, that there weren't at least a bunch of folks curious to see the newest joint on the strip. Perhaps it was an aberration for the 3 hours we were in the property, but I thought it said volumes about the economy's impact on LV.