“No, we’re here to look at the art.” — sightseers, to a doorman in the North Valet area of Aria who’d asked if the couple was there to pick up a car. It’s a sentence probably not often heard heretofore in the casino industry.
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Is it wrong to go and appreciate the art and architechture of the newer properties? Some have magnificent pieces on display.
Personally, I’d say it is a very good thing.
Sorta none of my business, but:
– Who owns the artworks at Aria?
– Are they some of the stuff that MGM/Mirage got when they bought Wynn’s Mirage company?
– Given that Steve Wynn worked a deal to avoid a bunch of taxes on some of his “personal” artworks that were “donated” to the Mirage for “public viewing”, did that collection go to MGM when they bought the Mirage?
– Did MGM pay taxes on the collection?
If MGM/Mirage did not pay taxes on each painting on display at Aria, would I get in trouble if I calculated the amount of “taxes owed” for it, and attached a yellow $$ sticker to the frame?
🙂
In order: MGM Mirage; no; no; probably not, as the Wynn collection closed as soon as the takeover did; yes, but it probably wouldn’t be worse than the way they’ve misplaced some of the explanatory plaques.