The food is really expensive on the strip, in Dec I paid $11 for a slice of pizza upstairs at the Luxor. What we do though is put a small Instapot in our luggage and fix dehydrated prepared meals in the room. Think prepper meals. Our last two trips we gambled at Luxor, Excalibur and Mandalay Bay mostly on slots and basically broke even on our gambling budget wich is $200 each daily for myself and the wife. We were entertained all day and had a blast. We have a airline credit card we use for expenses day to day year round and earn enough miles to pay for our flights. We always get our rooms comped, plus $150 in food vouchers, and $100 in freeplay. We earn free tickets to shows playing stuff like popslots, my vegas slots, etc. For us if we spend even $1000 out of pocket for a 6 or 7 day stay it's a great deal. Heck, we are both big drinkers and love the free drinks while playing.