Las Vegas ‘bargain’ stories proliferate

  From Phoenix to Sidney, stories about Las Vegas as a bargain party destination are popping up everywhere.

  It makes locals wonder, “If it’s so cheap to visit, why has it become so expensive to live here? Maybe we should just visit fulltime.”

  Here’s one article from the Arizona Republic:

  LAS VEGAS — By her own admission, Susie Kirkland has no business being here. No business drinking spiked slushies on the Spanish Steps at Caesars Palace or playing craps at Harrah's Las Vegas.

  The 27-year-old Scottsdale engineer took a couple of trips during the holidays and has more on tap for this year. A Vegas trip in mid-January wasn't in the budget.

  Until she received an e-mail offer of two complimentary nights from Harrah's, good even on a holiday weekend.

  "I was, like, it's free; we have to go," Kirkland said.