Downtown Las Vegas casino executives say business remains solid and they are optimistic for the future, but acknowledge the current uncertainty around shifting travel patterns, a widening “K-shaped economy” and growing concerns about the city’s rising prices.
At an hour-long community forum Wednesday evening, hosted by the Downtown Vegas Alliance, leaders from several major downtown hotel-casinos, including Plaza, Circa and El Cortez, along with the new head of the Fremont Street Experience, discussed topics ranging from the state of downtown gaming, customer trends, development activity and the economic forces shaping the city.
The primary message from the panel was clear: Las Vegas is neither dead nor dying; it is changing.
