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For decades, Las Vegas buffets were a tourist jackpot. Today, food halls are a big draw.

Even "Pawn Stars" boss Rick Harrison has noticed the evolution of people's eating habits, calling the buffet's decline an example of "Darwinism."

"You know, 100 years ago, lobster was considered poor people's food, so everything has changed," Harrison told Fox News Digital in a video interview from his restaurant, Rick's Rollin Smoke Barbeque & Tavern.

LAS VEGAS BUFFETS 'A DYING BREED' AS CASINOS PUSH 'YOUNGER AND COOLER' FOOD HALL OPTIONS

The once-famous buffets in Vegas have given way to trendy Strip food halls in recent years.

In 2020, Rio's Carnival World Buffet closed down before reopening as Canteen Food Hall in 2024.

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