Some years, you can beat the NAB rates. I had Rio last year for $22/night for Sun-Wed. Another year I stayed downtown, and got Golden Nugget at $99 for the Gold Club room. There's still places you can beat NAB, mostly downtown (Fremont, PLaza, Golden Gate, Main Street Station). It seems all the hotels on the strip are holding their rates up during the week of NAB, even if they are not a NAB hotel.
Four years ago, Tropicana stopped being a show hotel and we had that very cheap. This year it's as expensive or more than Monte Carlo (our place this year @$108).
Nab rates are going up as hotels fill up. If you book and the rate goes down they will re-book at the lower rate. If rate goes up, you still get the lower rate.
This year, NAB rates are a good deal lower than booking through any other travel site.
Richard Campbell
Tvshooter Video Production
Atlanta, GA
http://www.Tvshooter.net