What do Las Vegas all-you-can-eat buffets say about America?
Now, everyone knows the US has an issue with portion sizes but the Las Vegas all-you-can-eat buffet takes greed to a whole new level. “I probably ate $35 in lobster tails alone,” one diner boasts after a typically lavish buffet. “Menu included salmon, swordfish, oreo dory, crab legs, and stuffed crabs to name a few of the selections. For meat lovers, they also offer prime rib, BBQ beef ribs, and chicken dishes. To top it all off, the buffet has one of Las Vegas’s best selections of high-quality desserts,” they add. What, no starters? In Vegas you can eat till you burst from tables stacked with tasty treats like these for as little $5 a head. These buffets have helped swell Las Vegas’ status as the official symbol of American profligacy and excess. But it is my contention that the Vegas buffet is actually not really about food at all. Las Vegas is all about gambling, and gambling – contrary to what most people think – is all about losing. No-one wants to be a loser and, as a punter slid
