Las Vegas or as others know this place as 'Sin City' is now going to sell booze in there airport, the McCarran International Airport to be exact. This airport is the main one in downtown Las Vegas. It has been hurting for awhile now but due to numbers and revenue being so low they have thought this will be an incentive for flyer's.
Why would there airport revenues be so low you might ask? Well this particular airport has removed smoking access. Therefore there gambling is down as well. The idea would make the Vegas airport the first in the nation to offer such a service, so in turn this would help bring flyer's back into there airport. According to airport officials, visitors who go to Las Vegas often have their cab or limo driver stop at a local liquor store anyway, so why not make access to booze even easier? Could this be a bad idea? Well one county commissioner is not thrilled about the concept, He said this,
"What's next? Airport strip clubs? Topless bars? Is that appropriate for county property? I mean, that's 'out-of-the-box' thinking, too." Would there not be any concern that the baggage claim area is a place where people of all ages go while waiting on there baggage? There would be children involved in this decision. I mean at least clubs or bars when you are home you can leave your children with a sitter or family and go alone but at an airport what will they do? Would you be inclined to drag them into this atmosphere? Then again, Las Vegas isn't really kid friendly.
This liquor store is still in its early stages, and the commissioners are expected to vote on the matter this month. Yet, the airport has already determined that the store would be legal.This a good thing or bad?
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