People have got to be kidding me here. We have an Atlantic City equivalent in the West, it is called Laughlin. Like AC the weather is nice for about 4-5 months out of the year and then it is terrible. There isn't a damn thing to do there but gamble. Room comps are easy to get and once you get on the mailing list you get about 10 offers a month minimum. The place is going downhill, little new going on around it, although the surrounding area is doing well with lots of new residents draw by affordable housing. So other than the sky high limits and the proximity to big cities, the two offer a fairly similar product. You go there to scratch your gambling itch and then you don't waste time getting home. Comparing AC to Vegas is silly, almost insulting. If you want a high roller atmosphere with high limits and mostly smart players go play at the Bellagio. However just try to find an open seat or machine on a Saturday night in AC, I wish you luck. In Vegas unless you are talking New Years or a few other select nights, you can always go somewhere that will have open machines and seats, reasonable limits, quality comps, and great things to do outside the gambling. I mean are you guys kidding me? Only reason AC is better is that for many people it doesn't involve a huge time commitment in getting to it, but honestly if you live closer to another casino I bet you probably go there. And while it still isn't as big a market as AC, within a 5 hour drive of Vegas there are close to 20 million people, not exactly small numbers.