People Taking Shorter Trips To Vegas, Says Casino Mag

The current economic situation is ensuring people are shortening their trips to America's gambling capital, says editor of Casino Review.

The credit crunch has proved that people are not always going to go gambling whatever their financial situation, according to editor of Casino Review magazine Phil Martin.

With the number of people heading to the bright lights and casinos of Las Vegas apparently on the way down, Mr Martin claims that visitors to the city are now more likely to stay for three days rather than a whole week.

He says that tourists are not staying there as long as they used to due to a variety of factors, including a "weak economy" and rising oil prices that are having an effect on their disposable income.

Commenting on the current situation, Mr Martin said: "It's quite unusual because people have always thought that the gambling industry was recession proof ... People are [now] having less of a five-star experience [in Vegas]."

The Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority revealed recently that 3.424 million people visited Sin City in March 2008 - one per cent fewer year-on-year.