Yes, it’s yet another exciting episode of The New(t) Adventures of Sheldon Adelson. When, in typically unsubtle (read: crass) fashion, the casino potentate began pouring kegs full of money into the current presidential race, it was bound to set off sparks. Equally predictably, those sparks lit a fuse that Quote of the Day
“We are sending you this email because you are over 50 and are retiring soon or already enjoying your retirement …” — message received from Nevada Benefits. “Over” 50? “Retiring soon”? “Enjoying [my] retirement”? The hell I am!
Calamity in Ohio; Adelson under a magnifying glass
Approximately 10 workers suffered injuries yesterday when a partial cave-in occurred during construction of Horseshoe Cincinnati. None of the injuries was life-threatening but one local lawmaker noted that the casino — and others like it — “certainly have been in a hurry,” to make up for time lost while Gov. John Kasich (R) basically held their licenses up for ransom last year. For the moment, the finger of blame is pointing in the direction of majority owner Rock Gaming, which hired the contractors for Horseshoe Cincy. The accident comes five weeks after a similar mishap at Rock’s other joint venture with Caesars Entertainment, their Horseshoe Cleveland, whose parking garage sustained a collapse on Dec. 16. Given the common ownership denominator, it’s fair to ask Continued >>
Station Casinos: In your face
For a company that bridles at negative press coverage, Station Casinos has a genius for provoking it. Case in point: Its increasingly hysteria-tinged campaign toward the Culinary Union. Up until now, it’s been confined to a series of overwrought, unintentionally amusing, sometimes factually debatable TV spots. Now they’re taking it to a mailbox near you. In the two years that my wife and I have lived at our present address, we have received not one piece of direct mail from Station soliciting our business. Zippo. Squat. Nada. A big, fat zero. Although we continued to patronize its properties, as far as Station was concerned we had ceased to exist.
Until today. Continued >>
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