Well, the 99 cent Golden Gate Shrimp Cocktail and the $8.99 Gold Coast T-bone and beer special have gone the way of the Dodo, but apparently if I hustle over to Boulder Highway for the next day or so I may partake in a 99 cent burger and fries and the appropriately named Klondike Sunset Casino.
The Las Vegas Sun reports that times are tough for the owners of this "homey" casino, and they are losing a buck with each meal they serve. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jul/14/signs-slump-all-over-homey-family-run-casino/ The skyrocketing cost of beer, lemons, eggs, and bread are contributing to their woes.
The Woodrums are the same folks who sold the Klondike on the strip a few years ago for $48 Million dollars, right before the bottom fell out of the Real Estate market, so don't cry for them, Argentina.
You might remember the Klondike as the low brow casino with wagon wheels on the wall that Chevy Chase plays childish (and unfortunately nonexistant) games like "Go Fish" and "Pick a Number" while desparately chasing his losses in "Vegas Vacation."
You can check out the history and demolition of the Klondike (it used to stand across from the Welcome to Las Vegas sign close to the Glass Pool Inn) at http://www.leavinglv.net/klondike.html
I hope the Woodrums keep the specials, and suck up the losses, but according to the article they intend to eventually sell the Sunset, and in the meantime they don't want to give the food away.
You can't really blame them, I suppose, after all -- Vegas is short on tradition and long on greed.
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