http://brianandisabel.com/2008/09/bakersfield-cali-to-las-vegas-nev/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:24:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://brianandisabel.com/2008/09/bakersfield-cali-to-las-vegas-nev/comment-page-1/#comment-130 DocSoman Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:49:57 +0000 http://brianandisabel.com/?p=517#comment-130 Yep, those hotels are subsidized by all the other stuff, mostly gambling. The food is supposed to be pretty inexpensive, and the productions (like the obviously over-the-top thing you saw) are what they call "loss leaders" That's something they do that costs them a lot, then they do a cut in price figuring you'll gamble plenty to make up for it. Heck of a business model. Yep, those hotels are subsidized by all the other stuff, mostly gambling. The food is supposed to be pretty inexpensive, and the productions (like the obviously over-the-top thing you saw) are what they call “loss leaders” That’s something they do that costs them a lot, then they do a cut in price figuring you’ll gamble plenty to make up for it. Heck of a business model.

]]> http://brianandisabel.com/2008/09/bakersfield-cali-to-las-vegas-nev/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Laura Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:01:33 +0000 http://brianandisabel.com/?p=517#comment-128 YAY! You saw the fountains!!! My favorite thing in Vegas. Woo hoo. :-) YAY! You saw the fountains!!! My favorite thing in Vegas. Woo hoo.

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