Yet while not every visitor is inclined to dive headlong into booze, blackjack and all-nighters, culinary greed has never seemed tangled in formidable moral issues. that perfect venue for gluttony of unabridged proportions? Why is it so popular, such an enduring icon? And why is it that eating too much is the thing to do on a Las Vegas vacation?įor 50 years, Las Vegas has been synonymous with excess gambling, drinking, 24-hour carousing and, of course, eating.