Guest enjoy the VIP area just off the dance floor at the PURE nightclub inside Caesars Palace hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nevada September 6, 2008. Vegas barreled through previous U.S. economic recessions with no problem, but the current slowdown - marked by home foreclosures and then high gasoline prices - has had a much bigger impact on the gambling mecca than economists expected. Photo taken September 6, 2008. To match feature LASVEGAS/CASINOS REUTERS/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES)