LAS VEGAS CASINO CULTURE SUFFERS REJECTION BY GAMBLERS OF YOUNGER GENERATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n “We are working triple what we used to and making a quarter of what we did,” another person added on the forum.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jacob Soto, 22, a supervisor at Pinkbox Doughnuts in downtown Las Vegas, told The Wall Street Journal that he used to make up to $200 a week in credit card tips, but now only earns between $100 and $150.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hospitality workers say they’re seeing their tips decrease as much as 50% amid the current tourism slump in Las Vegas. (iStock)<\/p>\n While the city saw an 11.3% drop in overall visitation in June compared to the same time last year, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), international travel to Vegas is down approximately 10% year over year.\u00a0<\/p>\n LAS VEGAS TOURISM DROPS SHARPLY AS SOME VISITORS CLAIM ‘CASINOS ARE EMPTY’ AMID RISING COSTS<\/a><\/p>\n Ted Pappageorge, secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, which represents 60,000 Vegas workers, said federal immigration and economic policies are keeping international travelers away.<\/p>\n “The unions and the industry and the government need to get together and repair the damage and welcome tourism back,” he told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n Tourists and residents are pushing back against high prices in Las Vegas. (iStock)<\/p>\n Pappageorge called the tipped income tax exemption proposed in President Donald Trump<\/a>‘s “big, beautiful bill” a “welcome relief.”\u00a0<\/p>\n He pointed out, however, that if workers aren’t “making the tips, the credit doesn’t help.”<\/p>\n “Guests are pushing back on $18 bottles of water in the minibar and $37 martinis.”<\/p>\n He said companies have already frozen hiring and made targeted staffing cuts, with part-time workers \u2013 who make up 25% of the union’s membership \u2013 being the first to lose hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n “If it continues, it could bleed into the full-timers,” he added.<\/p>\n VEGAS VISITORS SHOCKED BY ‘ABSURD’ RESORT PRICES THAT ARE TURNING TOURISTS INTO ‘SPECTATORS’<\/a><\/p>\n Some industry observers assert the problem is more local.<\/p>\n “Many attribute this not only to a general dip in international travel<\/a> demand to the U.S., but also to aggressive price-gouging by hospitality venues,” Rob DelliBovi, a consultant and founder of the Miami-based RDB Hospitality Group, told Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Guests are pushing back on $18 bottles of water<\/a> in the minibar and $37 martinis.”<\/p>\n People are complaining that food and drinks have become “exorbitantly overpriced” in Las Vegas. (iStock)<\/p>\n Many people in the r\/VegasLocals thread agree.<\/p>\n Said one Redditor, “Twenty-five-dollar drinks \u2026 $30 pancakes,<\/a> $35 burgers \u2026 and on top of it you have to tip?”\u00a0<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n Added another person, “Nobody wants to give you 20% on top of the already exorbitantly overpriced s—.”<\/p>\n A beer recently cost nearly $15 at a casino, yet another person said.<\/p>\n “I’m tired of tipping for everything.”<\/p>\n “What that translates to is me drinking less beer<\/a> and tipping less,” the person said.\u00a0<\/p>\n “I understand that casinos have costs, but this is absurd.”<\/p>\n Las Vegas tourism dropped 11.3% in June compared to the same time last year. (iStock)<\/p>\n “I’m tired of tipping for everything, as quality of service has consistently gone down,” another person wrote.<\/p>\n One Vegas waitress, who requested anonymity out of fear of losing her job, also said she thinks the quality of service has declined.\u00a0<\/p>\n For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com\/lifestyle<\/a><\/p>\n “For the price, it should be impeccable,” she told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n She said aggressive upselling tactics, repetitive restaurant concepts<\/a> and a lack of genuine hospitality are turning off tourists and locals alike. As a result, she said she’s also seen tip revenue decrease by half compared to last summer.<\/p>\n A Las Vegas waitress (not pictured) said the quality of service has declined, leading to a decrease in tips. (iStock)<\/p>\n The waitress said businesses on the Strip need to return to the basics of hospitality and focus on local clientele rather than only international customers.<\/p>\n “The locals don’t want to pay double for food<\/a> that’s not any better and for servers to be rude,” she said.<\/p>\n Despite the downturn, Vegas has not lost its hustle yet, DelliBovi said.<\/p>\n![\"Casino](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/casino-paris-las-vegas-slots.jpg\")
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