Las Vegas remains active but experienced a slowdown in summer 2025 with lower visitor volume and reduced hotel occupancy. Visitor volume fell 11.3% in June year-over-year and total visitors dropped 7.3% in the first half of 2025. Gaming revenue rose while consumer spending at restaurants, bars, apparel, and jewelry declined by millions over the prior 11 months, prompting some casino layoffs. Contributing factors include a shaky economy, tighter US immigration policies, wildfire effects, and fewer tentpole events. Major attractions remain but often carry higher prices, while overall travel costs have surged.
Despite what you may have seen on the internet lately, Las Vegas is not dead. The casinos are not empty. The streets aren't bare. If I'm being honest here, I wouldn't have minded a little less crowding during my little mid-August gals' jaunt to Sin City in an ill-fated attempt to see Kelly Clarkson, who canceled her residency there this month. But the vibe in Vegas is different. It's a slow summer, and it shows.
Touristically speaking, this has been an unfun year for Vegas. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority says visitor volume to the city fell by 11.3% in June compared to the prior year. Convention attendance and hotel occupancy declined, too. The total number of visitors is down 7.3% over the first half of 2025. Gaming revenue is up, a signal that the people who are going are still gambling.
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