{"id":11534,"date":"2013-09-14T10:32:38","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T18:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=11534"},"modified":"2013-09-14T10:32:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-14T18:32:38","slug":"trouble-in-another-paradise-sheldons-sex-shoppe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/trouble-in-another-paradise-sheldons-sex-shoppe\/","title":{"rendered":"Trouble in another paradise; Sheldon’s sex shoppe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Overruling Massachusetts<\/strong> Attorney General Martha Coakley<\/strong> (D), a Bay State<\/strong> court has issued an injunction<\/a> allow signature-gatherers to keep collecting voters’ John Hancocks on a petition to repeal 2011’s casino-enabling legislation. Considering the land purchases, to say nothing of the upfront fees casino developers have had to pay, we agree with Coakley that a repeal would be an unfair “taking.” It could also economically disastrous, what with casino legalization back on the table in New Hampshire<\/strong> and expansion of gambling at Twin Rivers<\/strong>, in Rhode Island<\/strong>, drawing heavily from the Boston<\/strong> market. Now Bishop Douglas Fisher<\/strong> has thrown his crozier into the ring<\/a>, restating opposition to casino development in western Massachusetts. We know Fisher is doing what’s right by his conscience but can’t share his apocalyptic scenario.<\/p>\n

To the east,<\/strong> Beantown mayoral candidates are using Steve Wynn<\/strong> as a pi\u00f1ata. State Rep. Martin J. Walsh<\/strong> simply wants more money for Charlestown<\/strong>. Opponent Daniel F. Conley<\/strong> wants it stopped outright<\/a>, although he apparently supports close-to-home Suffolk Downs<\/strong>. Splitting the difference is City Councilor John R. Connolly<\/strong>, who would try to stop the Everett project if Wynn doesn’t pony up big bucks for Boston. Now that outgoing Mayor Thomas Menino<\/strong> has shifted his stance to a Wynn-tolerant one, the onus is on Wynn Resorts <\/strong>to get a deal done before, say, Conley or Connolly can get into office and mess it up.<\/p>\n

Wynn’s other big<\/strong>, domestic-policy initiative, a casino in Philadelphia<\/strong> is encountering a complication. Native American and other historical artifacts may underly a portion of the casino site<\/a>. This is far from a deal-breaker (SugarHouse <\/strong>went through the same thing) but it could significantly slow down development and might be a strike against Wynn as the Pennsylania Gaming Commission<\/strong> weighs applications.<\/p>\n

\"\"It’s no more<\/strong> “simulated sex acts, narcotic use, masturbation and strap-on genitalia” at The Act,<\/strong> in Palazzo<\/strong>. While Las Vegas Sands<\/strong> is still trying to evict the club, finding it a little too risqu\u00e9 for Sin City, Judge Susan Scann<\/strong> has blue-penciled large portions of what The Act can mimic onstage<\/a>. Deprived of nearly half of its simu-sex, The Act is now “a small, little nightclub on the third floor that nobody can find \u2026 [with] no differentiating factors from any of the other nightclubs on the property<\/em>,” moaned attorney Pat Lundvall. As for our image as the debauchery capital of the world, The Act is but a pallid echo of its progenitor, The Box<\/strong>, in New York City<\/strong>. Live sex acts and nudity are permissible there, as they are not in Clark County<\/strong>. I wouldn’t take anyone to see The Act but it’s not on Sands-owned property, so it’s of some concern that Scann would give Sheldon Adelson<\/strong> veto power over what his neighbors present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Overruling Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (D), a Bay State court has issued an injunction allow signature-gatherers to keep collecting voters’ John Hancocks on a petition to repeal 2011’s casino-enabling legislation. Considering the land purchases, to say nothing of the … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[28,4,112,163,95,33,25,141,12,32,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11534"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11534"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11535,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11534\/revisions\/11535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}