{"id":11715,"date":"2013-10-04T08:56:43","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T16:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=11715"},"modified":"2013-10-04T08:56:43","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T16:56:43","slug":"strike-two-for-foxwoods-shadow-play-at-suffolk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/strike-two-for-foxwoods-shadow-play-at-suffolk\/","title":{"rendered":"Strike two for Foxwoods, shadow play at Suffolk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Arrival-at-green<\/a>In a development that caught the eye of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission<\/strong>, former Mashantucket Pequot<\/strong> tribal treasurer Steven Thomas<\/strong> has pleaded out on theft charges<\/a> one day after resigning from the tribal council. His brother, Michael Thomas<\/strong>, has already been convicted of embezzling 100 grand from the tribe. “[T]hat is the kind of stuff we take seriously and look into,” said MGC Chairman Stephen Crosby<\/strong> and he’s not bluffing: Just ask the outgoing owners of Plainridge Race Course<\/strong>, disqualified due to a skim.<\/p>\n

This puts the onus on Scott “Woody” Butera<\/strong> to prove to the MGC that\u00a0Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise<\/strong> is hermetically sealed from tribal affairs and It Could Not Happen Here. Mohegan Sun<\/strong> may have passed with flying colors<\/a> but Foxwoods Massachusetts<\/strong> is unlikely to sail through as easily.<\/p>\n

In a bit of kabuki theater, a ‘job fair’ was staged<\/a> at Suffolk Downs<\/strong>. The Caesars Entertainment<\/strong>-led project is at least seven months and three \"CAESARS-ENTERTAINMENT-LOGO\"<\/a>approvals distant from reality. So the near-term purpose of getting a thousand area residents in and ginned up about jobs is to motivate them to vote favorably on Nov. 5 and to pass the good word along. Caesars exec John Payne<\/strong> promised average wages of $42K\/year. Not too shabby (and better than many journalists). That’s something to remember when you hear the shopworn canard about casinos bringing low-paying jobs to town.<\/p>\n

Not only did Macao<\/strong> ride out a stormy September, it did so well that shares of Galaxy Entertainment Group<\/strong> went for a joyride yesterday. Galaxy Chairman Lui Che-Woo<\/strong> found himself $1 billion richer in a single day. It’s the latest incredible chapter<\/a> in a hardscrabble success story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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