Vegas Dec. 26th-30th...... dead or crazy??????

[snowbank]

I've heard posters say Vegas is dead around Christmas time, and then real crazy after Christmas. Is this true? A friend asked me to go to Vegas with him. The possible dates being: Dec. 18th-23rd, and Dec. 26th-30th. What's it like around these times? We are both 23, and would like to gamble, party, etc... Worth going at these times, or should we wait for a better time to go?