Tourists in Las Vegas pay $1,000 for dinner on the Strip while sharks eat like royalty

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Las Vegas visitors tell Fox News Digital that Sin City's prices are out of touch, calling out dinner bills and resort fees. In Las Vegas, where high rollers chase five-star meals and buffet lines are practically a sport, it turns out the real VIP diners are the sharks. At Mandalay Bay Resort, the big fish are fed a mix of mackerel, herring, blue runner and sardines, according to The Associated Press (AP). The casino’s lead aquarist, Becky O’Brien, told the AP she feeds 15 species of sharks three times a week. BUFFETS MAKE OLD-SCHOOL COMEBACK AS AMERICANS HUNT FOR DINING VALUE: 'FINANCIAL GENIUS' "They eat, I would say, better than the tourists on the Strip," O’Brien said. Mandalay Bay has a 1.3-million-gallon tank with 3,400 animals. It's drawn over 21 million visitors to the resort and casino since 2000. At Mandalay Bay Resort, sharks are fed a mix