Sunday, March 4, 2012

Crapped out? Vegas still offers fun at low stakes

Things are noticeably quieter on the Las Vegas Strip these days, and casinos usually known to boast excess are dropping prices to cope with a bad economy that has hit Sin City particularly hard.

It might seem weird, since people generally think one thing when they come to Las Vegas: Big money. But enough inexpensive fun exists here to fill a trip without stinging stakes. Examples: $45 rooms at the Monte Carlo, slow-paced poker games, and free attractions, from lion-watching to a manmade volcano.

"It's the whimsy _ it's just fantasy enough. It doesn't take itself so seriously that you can't have fun while you're enjoying the entertainment," said …

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