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 if Dan Gilbert has been prioritizing speed over safety.
It’s anyone’s guess whether Sheldon Adelson meant to acquire the image of being Newt Gingrich‘s string-puller but that’s the narrative which is coalescing in the media. Oh, and Sheldon had better get used to hearing his last name mangled (“AID-l-son”), repeatedly.
