I agree with jeffrey's line of thinking. I went to a bar tonight- for a function (charity auction/drag show thing). That's really the only way I go to bars, if a primary activity is involved, usually music.
Like Jeffrey, I have to watch out not for temptation, but for annoyance. For someone who drank himself to the point of needing sobriety, I sure do have a short fuse with drunks. Also, just being at a bar without something I enjoy going on would be an absolute bore for me. Remove my old reason for being there and there's just nothing but gaudy atmosphere and alot of straining to converse over the noise. Screw that.
I know Vegas has stuff to do, but damn that place is harsh to even look at for me without a buzz. If you've been there sober before, no prob. You do seem to have your stuff together. -if youve only seen it with beer tinted glasses, you may be disappointed.