US Edition‘We miss our Canadian friends’: Trump’s threats to Canada hit Las Vegas
Las Vegas casinos offer Canadian dollars at par through August to counter a 40% drop in Canadian visitors, aiming to revive tourism and support local workers.
- This month, Las Vegas casino magnate Derek Stevens offers one-to-one Canadian loonie acceptance with the U.S. dollar through August, a more than 30% discount to attract Canadian tourists.
- Declining Canadian visits stem from some 24% fewer Canadians visiting Las Vegas overall last year, with many avoiding U.S. travel in protest of President Donald Trump’s tariffs while airlines cut seat capacity from Canada to Las Vegas.
- The decline has translated into lost hours for casino workers like Cristhian Barneond, who now works two or three days weekly and took a second job earning $13 an hour.
- In response, local leaders increased outreach and advertising as casino operators and tourism officials traveled to Canada, while U.S. congressional members from Nevada introduced the Tourism Resiliency Act this month.
- Longstanding ties like the Vegas Golden Knights helped attract Canadians, but Canadian visitors to Stevens' Vegas properties dropped about 40% last year as many chose domestic and overseas trips.
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24heures.caLas Vegas hotels and sites are trying to attract Canadians by offering parity, a Canadian dollar equivalent to a U.S. dollar.
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Las Vegas casino mogul Derek Stevens is increasingly desperate to recover a crucial customer base: Canadians. Stevens has promoted his properties among tourists from Canada for years, but many are avoiding traveling to the United States in protest of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his threats to turn Canada into the 51st state of the country. Canadians’ visits to Stevens’ properties in Las Vegas—including Circa,…
‘We miss our Canadian friends’: Trump’s threats to Canada hit Las Vegas
Canada is the largest source of international tourism to Las Vegas, and the decline of these tourists is a significant blow to the city. The dropoff in 2025 contributed to Las’ Vegas largest overall decline in tourists in 50 years outside the pandemic.
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