It's boom or bust for cigar lounges on Las Vegas Strip

(LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL) ... Once poised to become The Next Big Thing, cigar lounges on the Strip have become almost A Thing of the Past. There's The Lounge in Andre's restaurant at Monte Carlo and Casa Fuente at Forum Shops, where Moore takes his daily lunch/cigar break. While there are plenty of places to buy cigars, there aren't too many places left specifically designed for lounging and cigar smoking. In the early 2000s, the Strip boasted at least half a dozen cigar lounges, say local shop owners. Continued

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