Vegas advertises “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”.
So what does that mean?
Does a couple go there, away from family and friends, and agree to say take a vacation on their vows of monogamy? Maybe see a prostitute together or something?
Do you all know, of people doing this or at least guess that’s what they do?
You have to go to Vegas and ask people there. Once they leave Vegas, they can’t tell you 
It’s deliberately vague, so you can project your own desires on to the city.
For some people, what stays in Vegas is “teehee, we slept in until 8AM, then saw a comedy with a guy that used naughty words, and then we had a 1200 calorie dinner and didn’t even eat vegetables! Woo! Nobody tell pastor Dan”
For other people, it’s “I got blasted on Everclear and meth, then hired half a dozen strippers so me and my buddies could have an orgy, then racked up $20K on the craps tables. Uh, remind me to cover that before the boss audits the corporate card”
Vegas doesn’t care if you’re coming for the food, the shows, the gambling, or to desecrate your marriage vows with 3 women, 2 dudes, and a goat; they care that you’re spending money in the city.
Your money.
Hookers, intoxicant excess and gambling losses.
This.
These days the main group being targeted is the LA douchebag club-kiddies. They have very little in common with the 40-year-old couple from Tulsa in town for their anniversary, or the 55-year-old sales manager in town for a convention. But for every group, the allure is that Vegas is somehow a “guilt-free” zone.
But for every group, what stays in Vegas is your money.
Thread win.
Regards,
Shodan
I was in the Air Force before this phrase existed. There was a popular military phrase “What goes tdy stays tdy” that meant military members cheat can when they’re away on temporary duty, even with other military members they will be going and coming back with, and everyone should know to keep their mouths shut and go back to their happy home lives and no one gets caught. I’m sure the Vegas phrase was copied from this.
The main thing I notice about Vegas (at least the strip and downtown) that you don’t see in many other cities is people walking down the street with open alcohol containers. That tends to give the whole city a continuous party vibe.
I was in Vegas last month and there was nary a goat to be found!
If you didn’t start looking until you got here, of course you didn’t see any - they book up well in advance!
I left some furniture there.
Heh, I was gonna say, ‘All that money I put down on the craps table.’
I lived there for 10 years.
The slogan of course means “You (any you) can get away with stuff 'cuz nobody’s gonna tell on you. So what are you (specific you) going to get away with? Whatever your heart desires, baby!! It’s all here and it’s all waiting for you.”
IOW, they’re selling the ultimate in fantasy sizzle.
So what’s the actual steak behind the sizzle? As a then single guy in my mid-late 20s I learned that a heck of a lot of women came to Vegas for a convention plus a fling or two. So there’s at least that. I consider it a great honor to have done my bit for the city’s reputation as a hospitable place full of hospitable people. 
Not the case of clap you got from that hooker. That’s definitely going home with you.
Been a couple years, but when I was there last it looked like they were swinging towards douchebag new-money Chinese club-kiddies.
Jesus you guys are a bunch of nerds.
It means you go to Vegas to drink, do drugs, blow a lot of money gambling and fuck. Presumably regardless of the fact that you may have people back home in your real life who might frown on you doing these things.
Now you don’t necessarily HAVE to do all or even any of these things. But “Come to Vegas to spend a reasonable amount of petty cash on $5 Blackjack, eat at a few high end restaurants and take in a Celine Dion or Cirque de Soleil show” doesn’t have that same allure of danger and excitement.
That.