Midwestern said:
wow... sorry to hear that you're so far away!
yourself and OP might as well buy flights to vegas! they're usually pretty cheap at less than 200 roundtrip if you fly mid-week.
I don't know where you are flying from, but I am pricing an east coast trip right now for summer, and prices are more than double what they were last year when I went east. They claim it is increase in fuel prices, but I suspect they were just itching to raise prices and are using anything to justify. The return part of my trip is heading back to Vegas is in late July, which is traditionally a slow time in Vegas and decent airline bargains, but I see no such evidence of that so far.
As for regular travel expenses, my closest casino is about 100 feet away. :laugh: It is a small place that I don't play though. The nearest that I occasional play and sometimes eat at is a good 200 to 250 ft away and 30 more within half a mile radius.
When I decided to move to vegas, I wanted to cut down the time and expense of my travel time, as it was about an 80 minute trip by train for me back east. Of course I didn't antiicipate fuel costs skyrocketing, but it has worked out as an extra blessing for me. I don't envy you guys that skyrocketing expenses are cutting into your profit margins. :sad: