“The gaming industry in particular viewed itself as nearly invulnerable, and Las Vegas … viewed itself as a place that could continually transform and develop a new destination that would be successful. This time around, it just didn’t work.” — William Eadington, director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling & Professional Gaming, at UNR, on the “unbridled optimism” of the casino industry in 2006-07.
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The quoted link is an excerpt from the whole interview as printed.
Here’s the link the full LV Sun story:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jul/23/q-william-eadington/
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