A reader from the heartland of this great country wanted to know whether LVA HQ provided a good vantage point for a United Way car wash at The Rio last Friday. Since I have but an obstructed view of The Rio, the answer is “no,” I’m afraid, although perhaps Anthony Curtis could see it from his southeast-looking office.
Also, I had business at Scoot City (of which more later), so I wasn’t around for the festivities. However, since Harrah’s Entertainment sent over some snaps, I’ll let you evaluate the event for yourself:
If the United Way raised $1,700-plus at $5 per car wash that means that …
… these seasonally attired young ladies — drawn from the terpsichorean talents of Sapphire — washed a minimum of 340 cars. With results like those, you can’t fault the marketing angle.
Harrah’s giveth and Harrah’s taketh away, especially if you happen to be an 83-year-old porter at Showboat Atlantic City. The 21-year Showboat veteran got eight weeks’ pay and no benefits. Way to reward employee loyalty, Harrah’s! Murray Freedman, God bless him, is fighting back. That’s not how you treat a guy who says he offered to take a pay cut but instead was shown the door, and not nicely.
Here’s hoping the court system shows him more compassion than did his former employer. The casino industry would survive quite nicely without Gary Loveman but of Murray Freedmans there can never be enough. Customer service is the industry’s bedrock and Freedman’s work ethic is an example to us all.
