Recession and the declining trends do not seem to have the businesses loose hope.  They are coming out with innovative marketing plans to snatch off the travelers who are in to Las Vegas for gambling in to their business.

The reported traveler numbers is less by 7% when compared to the figures of the past year.  The average room rates have also come down in both big and small casinos around in Las Vegas.  Gamblers who are traveling to the destination for the first time or infrequently are excited by the discounts they see, because such did not exist before.

However, local gamblers do not find it any new, because the discounts and declines were lot expected before.  They have got used to the discounts and bargains coming every now and then from different casinos as an approach to beat competition. They have learnt to get the best of the bargain out of every discount they come across by comparing them to other similar offers in the strip.

Big ticket casinos have resorted to social networking sites advertisement to attract more customers to come to their casino business base.

Special discounts based on the spending quota of the players are also being provided, where for just a $500 up front at the MGM Mirage you get treated like a high roller gambler.

The confusing economic scenario has forced big businesses in the strip to provide their players with a lot of give away facilities, which was exclusively meant for big money gamblers before!