{"id":11521,"date":"2013-09-12T14:42:38","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T22:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=11521"},"modified":"2018-03-26T05:04:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T13:04:03","slug":"motivated-in-massachusetts-naked-at-horseshoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/motivated-in-massachusetts-naked-at-horseshoe\/","title":{"rendered":"Motivated in Massachusetts; Naked at Horseshoe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"If there’s anything to be learned from this week’s Hard Rock International<\/strong>\u00a0face-plant in West<\/strong> Springfield<\/strong>, it’s not to take anything for granted. HRI made the mistake of believing its own poll, indeed, venerating it like holy writ, and got a rude surprise last Tuesday. Evidently determined not to make the same mistake, somebody — OK, Michael Kaplan<\/strong> — is launching a grass roots, pro-casino campaign<\/a> in Milford. “The more I speak to people, the more I\u2019ve found there is overwhelming support for the casino,” said Kaplan, who supports Foxwoods Massachusetts<\/strong>. He somewhat contradicts himself by saying, “I\u2019m afraid of people making their decision on this with misinformation and the scare tactics of the anti-casino folks. We need people to look at the hard facts.” But he’s right that it’s an irrevocable mistake if Milford<\/strong> gives Foxwoods the thumbs-down.<\/p>\n


\nThe truest predictor<\/strong> of the Nov. 19 vote in Milford (and of similar plebiscites elsewhere) is community income. According to a story<\/a> in today’s Boston Globe<\/em>, casinos have been hounded out of eight towns with a median household income of $75,000. They’ve been welcomed in five cities and towns where the median was $55,500. If people are living well<\/a> in Milford, Kaplan’s got a tough job ahead of him.<\/p>\n

In case you hadn’t heard, KG Urban<\/strong> is still plugging away, trying to bring a casino to New Bedford<\/strong>, in the face of indifference from its mayor. But most of its energy is going into going into fighting the special deal<\/a> carved out for the Mashpee Wampanoags<\/strong>. Since the Massachusetts Gaming Commission<\/strong> has lost patience with the Wampanoags, KG Urban might as well reconcile itself to the likely, eventual reality of three taxpaying casinos and a potential, fourth, tax-exempt tribal one, at least if Gov. Deval Patrick<\/strong>‘s latest compact is upheld and many other long-shot scenarios come through.<\/p>\n

\"\"Where did<\/strong> three-time <\/span>Olympic <\/strong>medalist<\/a> Courtney Cox<\/strong> think she was <\/span>when she went for a nude swim<\/a> in front of <\/span>Bossier City<\/strong>‘s <\/span>Horseshoe Casino & Hotel<\/strong> … in <\/span>Las Vegas<\/strong>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Judging by the blogosphere<\/strong> this week, Vegas really has reinvented itself as a gourmand’s destination. One writer is the first I’ve ever seen to rate<\/a> Aria<\/strong>‘s buffet as one of the best in town (along with oft-praised Bacchanal Buffet<\/strong> at Caesars Palace<\/strong>). Sunset<\/em> and I are a bit more on the same page, with considerable overlap between its honor roll and my own USA Today<\/em> guides, which I just updated again yesterday. With so many tasty (and often expensive) alternatives on offer, it’s no wonder that tourists’ gambling budgets have shrunk.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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