The number of people coming to Las Vegas plunged for the sixth straight month in July — but its casinos still turned a profit despite the dropoff.

Just 3.1 million tourists came to Sin City last month, a steep 12% drop from a year ago, according to new figures from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

Canadian visits are down 18%, blamed partly on tariffs and political friction between the neighboring countries. 4

But traffic from Mexico, the United Kingdom and Australia is rising, fueled by more flights to the city.

Convention attendance has been up and down, falling 10% in June before bouncing back in July, LVCVA data shows.

The overall downturn is raising alarm across the Strip , where hotels and casinos rely on steady foot traffic to keep restaurants, shows an

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