Now Las Vegas is trying to be a family resort, not just a mecca for hard-core gamblers. I remember visiting there in the 1970s and going to dinner. Today, Las Vegas fights with Disney for family vacation dollars. And, if you've visited there lately, it's looking more and more like Disneyland. Every hotel seems to be a theme - see the pyramids, visit Paris and go to the top of the Eiffel tower, travel to Venice and take a gondola ride, walk the streets of SoHo in New York.
Competition is fierce.
The folks in Las Vegas have learned some of Disney's tricks. Every hotel employee, whether a chambermaid at the Paris Resort or a gondolier at the Venetian is referred to as a cast member. They are expected to stay in character and be nice to everyone. The customers expect friendly, helpful staff. And in this fierce, competitive market, the hotels want the customers to come back.