I don't blame anyone for avoiding Vegas but it's all how you look at it. I enjoy taking my kids there. There are a lot of shows for kids if you look around, my son enjoyed Blue Man and Lord of the Dance. The roller coasters, the water park at one, the Star Trek experience, Sigfreid and Roy's secret garden, not to mention the Treasure Island sidwalk pirate show, the Mirage's volcano and Bellagio's water show. This year I'm taking them just to see Caesars Magical Empire.

Summer is their slow time because of the heat but we only ventured out to the stip at night as the trade shows take up the days. And on gambling, if you have a gambling problem, definitely avoid it but if you're the casual gambler like me here's what you do. Never drop money in a casino that isn't going to give you something back. Track what you drop and get it back in comps. Even the little gambler can receive comps. We had our show tickets paid for, a few meals paid for and a bit of cash back and all because we kept our gambling to the casinos we were staying at at tracked everything. If you track, the casinos will send you offers. We stayed there during a convention for less that you'd imagine and we don't gamble much at all. It's all how you do it. It's like adult disneyland :)

...... Kendra