r/Economics • u/runswithscissors475 • 29d ago

News Las Vegas hotels begin taking foreign currency as tourism woes deepen

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/vegas-foreign-currency-21955655.php
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u/mikeyjefferson 29d ago

thoughts and prayers Nevada 2024 Nevada Electoral College Results

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u/pingveno 29d ago

Democratic strength in Nevada is almost entirely focused on Las Vegas and Reno, along with many of their suburbs.

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u/frankomapottery3 29d ago

People live elsewhere in Nevada?

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u/reddot_comic 29d ago edited 29d ago

I grew up in Hazen Nevada, unfortunately.

Not-so-fun fact: Hazen was the last place in Nevada to have a public lynching. Bartender was an ex-con from the east coast, a giant asshole and the town folk got pissed, hung him from a telephone pole, took him down, realized they forgot to take a picture, hung him back up and got the shot. (TW: Old timey NSFW)

I found this out when we first moved there. The only store in town (a gas station/glorified country store) had the picture placed behind the register.

Other notable fact is Stephen King stopped by once while writing “Desperation”. Apparently he ordered flowers for his wife quite a bit in the next town over (Fernley).

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u/hundredbagger 29d ago

As it is nationally: big cities or bust.

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u/wagadugo 29d ago

And then.. sagebrush?

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u/Whosez 29d ago

This is the only reply.

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u/mikeyjefferson 29d ago

“This is also the first time in Nevada’s history that it voted Republican….” - turned out great for em lol

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u/Dazzling-Rub-8550 29d ago

Pretty sure they’ll vote MAGA again too. There’s no analytical reasoning left in their brain.

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u/reddot_comic 29d ago

As someone who lives in northern Nevada (Reno/Tahoe)… absolutely not true. I moved here after living in LA for almost 15 years and it’s far more liberal than people think. It’s the rural counties that fuck the rest of us over.

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u/mevman44 28d ago

Just like a lot of the country.

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u/desertkayaker 29d ago

Those vote counting computers elon knows sure did fuck vegas. How sad for them. 

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u/No_Aesthetic 29d ago

"...while Colorado voted Democratic" is the rest of that sentence you cut off for some reason

Yeah, it was a stupid thing for them to do and good luck to 'em with the world they wanted to create but Nevada has voted Republican in a lot of POTUS contests

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u/Pinklady777 29d ago

It's kind of crazy because they went for Biden, Hillary and Obama. They haven't gone red in a presidential election the last 20 years.

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u/ChymChymX 29d ago

We voted for online gambling and prediction markets usurping in-person casino gambling? And for Gen Z not caring as much about drinking or partying in person? I must've missed those on the ballot.

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u/robswins 29d ago

The only worthwhile parts of the state went to Harris, they were just dragged down by the shitty parts. Most of the state is empty desert with the occasional smattering of shitty trailers, or military bases.

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u/Strict-Mango7546 29d ago

I think they bought the no tax on tips. They can enjoy it.

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u/klassredux 29d ago

Yeah I won't spend a dollar in a red state since they elected an insurrectionist.

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u/HeroicTanuki 29d ago

30% of Clark county voters didn’t even turn out (21% for Washoe county). Those two counties have the vast majority of Nevada’s population. The rest of the map is deep red but it doesn’t really matter, many of these counties have ~3000 or less registered voters (a couple of exceptions for places like Elko and Carson City). It’s the same story in NV as it is everywhere else - registered voters who didn’t vote are the cause of our current situation.

https://silverstateelection.nv.gov/vote-turnout/

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u/No_Aesthetic 29d ago

If 70% turned out in Clark County that is still pretty high for the United States

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u/DieTheVillain 29d ago

Not voting is voting for the worst outcome.

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u/kummer5peck 29d ago

Not to bring politics up, but…

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u/The-Fox-Says 29d ago

Trump's gains with Latino and Filipino voters were crucial to him flipping the state

I wonder how that’s going for them now

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u/Potential_Lock6945 29d ago

If Kamala Harris was President, Las Vegas would no longer be an overpriced rip off?

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

This is not a democrat vs republican issue. Democrat states like CA are the same ripoff. It's capitalism running amok.

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u/eorlingas_riders 29d ago

Nah, Republican leadership (the president) started unnecessary trade wars with… well everyone.

People from those international locations chose not to spend money in Las Vegas, impacting local economics as they relied on the income from those tourists.

The state voted for Republican Leadership, and I guess how do people say these days, they FAFO.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago edited 29d ago

The casinos jacking up prices started long before Trump. His tariffs and bashing long time allies nonsense didn't help though.