Being hit hard by the economic slump that has gripped the nation for the better part of the past year, Las Vegas is doing everything it can to lure people into its seductive embrace of glamour and scandal. Many casinos along the strip are dropping prices in big ways in order to try to compensate for the slowed economy. When people think about Las Vegas, it is synonymous with high rollers and big sums of money being thrown around like birdseed at a wedding.

But people need to toss their old assumptions about Sin City to the wayside because more and more they are opening up supremely affordable opportunities to every income bracket. An example of this is the $45-a-night rooms the Monte Carlo has made available. There are also countless slow-paced poker games to get into and tons of free and thrilling attractions. You can watch lions or check out a man-made volcano for free!

Highly regarded lounge acts and some of the best people watching anywhere in the world are just a couple of inexpensive or cost-free activities you can engage in on the strip in Las Vegas. The fountains in from of the Bellagio aren’t too shabby either. The water dances in time to whatever music is playing with it – perhaps opera, classical or pop music depending on the time and the day. Below the surface of the fountain is an 8-acre lake that contains about 1,000 custom-built nozzles and around 4,000 lights that are specially programmed to execute the complicated choreography that the fountain delivers.

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