Bargain buffet refuses to die while luxury dining takes over Vegas - Fox News

Video Rick Harrison: Vegas ‘pricing problem’ is chasing tourists away from 'greatest city in the world' Rick Harrison of ‘Pawn Stars’ tells Fox News Digital Las Vegas casinos need to lower prices as tourism drops 7.5%. He credits his own record-breaking months to customer experience. The days of bargain buffets aimed at drawing in Las Vegas gamblers are dying, but there are a few notable exceptions. "The buffets get people in," Michael Gaughan, owner of the South Point hotel and casino, told The Wall Street Journal. "They get value for their money, and they stay around and play." The South Point loses between $1.5 million and $2 million a month, according to the publication, but brings in about 3,000 people a day for its buffet. TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ The casino's breakfast, with two bloody marys included, is $16.95 for members. The prime rib and champagne brunch, including two mimosas, starts at $32.95. The prime rib dinner buffet includes peel-and-eat shrimp and costs $37.95, or $32.95 for members. People start lining up for Friday’s Seafood Night, which begins at 3 p.m., before noon, the Journal reported. It features prime rib and includes two glasses of wine, red sangria or draft beer for $57.95, or $52.95 with a club discount. The lunch buffet is $22.95 for members and $26.95 for nonmembers. Las Vegas is leaning harder into celebrity chef restaurants than budget-friendly buffets. (iStock) Budget hotel Circus Circus also offers a budget-friendly buffet. It bills its offerings as "classic Las Vegas dining, with something for everyone." The buffet starts at $19.95 and generally operates Friday through Sunday. The Excalibur Hotel weekday brunch costs $32.99 for adults and $18.99 for children. On Fridays, the price of brunch increases slightly. The mimosa brunch, offered on Saturdays and Sundays, costs $43.99 per adult.