If you live in Vegas and gamble every day like playing BJ or Slots regardless of the math you always run the risk of ruin. And for most that do it struggle or never make it. I also doubt all the degenerates in Vegas could keep getting their hands on enough money to feed their habits and in turn keep the steady flow of cash the casinos need to keep profitable.
So, the suggestion that degenerates play an important role with any casino’s income is another ridiculous comment from someone that should know better. Little shit casinos throughout Las Vegas like where the OK Corral type shitholes are located look at the degenerate’s income no different than selling lottery tickets for a small commission to help pay a few bills. But big-time casinos of course who welcome anyone’s money might find degenerates hanging around their flashy billion dollar locations like having horseshit on the sidewalk when walking out the front doors.
Instead here is a fact that entertainment, top of the line restaurants, bars etc. might play a bigger role in their income. Degenerates are not that concerned about these aspects. Axel himself said all that stuff he gets usually goes to waste.
Only 77% of people in the US are legal adults, and only 30% of them visited casinos in 2018. So the average adult who visited a casino lost something like $500 to $600 over the year. That figure is also about the same for what an average visitor to Las Vegas who gambles loses per trip.
(I believe that number in the USA is 250 billion dollars total) Degenerates are not playing a big role in that number. They no longer have the means.