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Free market and capitalism. They can charge whatever the hell they want. Either don't go or pay up. Simple as that. Others are willing to pay it obviously.
Unless you made a road trip of Vegas don't know why you'd need a car anyway. Should be able to walk most of it and when you wana go down town just cab it.
Sure, they can do whatever they want. Doesn't make it a good business decision, though. I get the sense they do this primarily because the know they can get away with it due to their monopoly of the strip.
Most people don't drive, but there are still a fair number who do (I used to drive from southern california yearly for a conference). And there are a significant number who drive from one casino to another and park in their garage specifically to spend money at that casino or eat at a restaurant in their hotel. You make them pay just for the privilege of walking inside (which is what it ends up indirectly being) will definitely have an effect. The only advantage MGM has right now is that they've gobbled up most of the strip by now, which limits consumer options.
From my perspective, this will definitely effect where I stay if I were to ever drive to vegas again.
But the most likely end result will be the same as what I see here in san francisco. People complain about increased prices and added fees/taxes in every part of their lives for a few days, and then just accept the change, resigned to it.