Just got back, and oh boy has that placed changed. I've been to Vegas probably at least 25-30 times, although most of these trips were in my 20's and 30's, aka pre-children. Since then maybe 4-5 times, but this was my first trip since covid and may well be one of my last. I know quite a bit of my displeasure is because I'm an old now. Smoke bothers me and the dry air didn't help much. Table games were a bit of a nightmare, wtf is playing triple zero roulette. And while not quite as bad, 6/5 black jack all over should not be par for the course. Nor should $50/day resort fees. And I could go on and on about the aggressiveness of some of the street "acts" and picture hawkers, but instead I will focus on the good part of Vegas.
T-Mobile Arena for a Knight game was top notch. It was awesome. They put on a production, everything was concert level loud, crowd was great, everything was fantastic as an away fan. But damn that was the coldest arena I've ever been in. brrrrrrrr.
Circa is fantastic. If I return, this will be my go to spot. I'm not a huge fan of the Freemont Experience crowd (loud, rambunctious, 420 rampant and so on), but I like sports, I like table games, I like playable limits and this place has them all. Very nice casino.
I know people go on and on about the food in Vegas as well, and yeah there are nice spots, but to me, it's like dining in any other city, but add at least a 30% Vegas tax to the price.