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TheBlackAdder

(29,762 posts)
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 10:40 PM Monday

Las Vegas: Is this true? The 9 Shocking Fees Tourists Can't Escape.

NOBODY Wants to Visit Las Vegas Anymore: 9 Shocking Fees Tourists Can’t Escape




Hidden charges:

9 - 0:45 Resort Fees often ranging from $35-50 a night.
8 - 3:00 Parking fees started a decade ago at $15-25, growing now to $35-50 a night.
7 - 5:42 Concession and Convenience fees, even at self-service counters of 4-8%.
6 - 8:40 ATM and Cash Advance fees. ATM feeds twice industry average and Cash Advance fees upwards of $100.
5 - 11:20 Hidden Hotel Charges billed days after checkout.
4 - 14:00 Food and Beverage Markups. All foods are overcharged.
3 - 17:00 Ticket and Entertainment fees. Tickets fees can be 40-60% more than face value. Mandatory drinks over $20 each and gratuity add-ons.
2 - 19:38 Gaming Fees and Reduced Payouts. Backjack change from 3:2 to 6:5 payouts. Some casinos charge a Per Hand fee to place a bet. Diminished slot payouts.
1 - 22:33 The Vegas Premium. Death by 1,000 cuts. The whole experience bleeds visitors everywhere they go.


I was last in Vegas 20 years ago. I didn't recall all of these fees. I see them in casinos in Philadelphia and Atlantic City so I'm sure if you are a captive audience in Las Vegas, it'll be much worse.



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Las Vegas: Is this true? The 9 Shocking Fees Tourists Can't Escape. (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Monday OP
I was in Vegas 17 years ago and 13 years ago TheFarseer Monday #1
Got nailed on the $50/night resort fee. The pool wasn't even open. Phoenix61 Tuesday #2
amazing how many overweight looking people are there nt msongs Tuesday #3

TheFarseer

(9,686 posts)
1. I was in Vegas 17 years ago and 13 years ago
Mon Oct 13, 2025, 11:05 PM
Monday

Everything was anywhere from dirt cheap to reasonably priced 17 years ago. 13 years ago everything was at worst reasonably priced although I don’t remember much dirt cheap. You could find $5 and $10 tables. I went 30 years ago too and I remember all kinds of free entertainment like the Treasure Island ship battle. That already wasn’t a thing 13 years ago. Too bad.

I hear crowds are down 6-8% but to say no one is there is an exaggeration. I hope word spreads and crowds disappear til they stop the greed.

Phoenix61

(18,589 posts)
2. Got nailed on the $50/night resort fee. The pool wasn't even open.
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 12:31 AM
Tuesday

The best thing there was Cirque “O” the rest was just sad.

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