Ixnay those Binion’s Gambling Hall-closure rumors. Owner Terry Caudill rang up Anthony Curtis to say that it’s (mostly) business as usual at the Downtown fixture. “Neither the casino nor the steakhouse is closing,” he told Curtis. “We have minor projects slated for the summer, but they’re all positive improvements and there will be no interruption in operations.” Mind you, between “the steakhouse [and] the casino,” you could run a Union Pacific freight train through the number of amenities that would potentially become “minor projects.” However, I’ve little doubt that these will indeed be “positive improvements,” although I’m still trying to find out exactly what form they will take.
The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife opened very successfully last weekend and continues for two weekends more (if you’re interested in Vegas entertainment that the Average Joe can afford). We got the standard-issue “C+” from R-J, its default grade for all theater, but fan reactions have ranged from positive to near-rapturous. I look mighty WASP-tastic for a Jewish doctor, but collaborating with my “theater wife,” Melissa Riezler (left) — and with rival love interest Rozanne Sher — has been the highlight of my stop-and-start stage career … more “stop” than “start,” to be sure.
Break a leg David. I am going to drag my wife to one of the performances!
Thank you!