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Posted At : February 22, 2008 09:35 AM | Posted By : D McKee
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Tempers are flaring out east, where Atlantic City's assemblyman (and former mayor) James Whelan has proposed a bill that would overrule A.C.'s ability to sell Bader Field. Whelan and the state's Casino Reinvestment Development Authority have two valid concerns: That the city would sell Bader to Penn National Gaming below market value and that Penn would profit by flipping three-fourths of the land to other casino developers.
Current Atlantic City Mayor Scott Evans responds with a couple of valid points of his own. One, that Whelan wasn't averse to sweetheart deals when he occupied Evans' chair and, two, the bill would be a usurpation of civic authority by the state.
The Pure Management Group raid has been all over the papers and TV (which is code for "It's Friday and I'm not going to bother with links"). While we focused on lucrative tipping practices in yesterday's Rate Vegas podcast, an informed source tells me that the investigation may be looking at the lavish fees celebrities are paid to "host" events. Imagine not only having pay the Nicky Hiltons of this world through the nose, fly them here, put them up and cater to their entourages ... but having to help them hide taxable income, too. What's a poor nightclub impresario to do?
REI Neon project gets a reprieve, having pulled a rabbit out of its hat in the form of a potential partnership with Cordish Co. That's the same company that is making a play for the Atlantic City Tropicana. It's not clear what Cordish means by "if and when it is consummated"? When the city gives REI free reign? When REI finishes the project? When an REI/Cordish deal is finally reached? There's still a lot of "ifs" in that downtown arena/casinos/condos deal.
NBC cancels Las Vegas? Aw darn! What am I going to do with my Friday nights now? (Actually, the same thing I've been doing for years.) See, they never should have dropped Nikki Cox.
Trop-ping the light fantastic. Clueless movie reviewer critiques hot new Culinary Union surveillance footage. Hey, I've seen worse stuff at CineVegas.
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