The Vegas Point

“Weebles wobble, but they don’t fall down.”

Well, maybe not.

There was a time when you could get a hotel room in Las Vegas for five bucks and even adjusted for inflation that would be about $40 dollars today.

Of course, there have always been “whale” penthouses and suites, but the lumpen gambler – if they played their cards right – could “Do Vegas” cheaper than any other tourist mecca would cost.

No kids of course, but that was kinda the point then – everything that happened in Vegas stayed in V...