{"id":12529,"date":"2014-01-23T12:54:09","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T20:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=12529"},"modified":"2014-01-23T13:01:25","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T21:01:25","slug":"palmetto-state-stalemate-wynn-strikes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/palmetto-state-stalemate-wynn-strikes-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Palmetto State stalemate; Wynn strikes again"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"south_carolina_flag\"<\/a>Back in 2005, the State of South Carolina<\/strong>, bowing to the inevitable, legalized cruise-to-nowhere gambling ships that operate out of Palmetto State ports. Now the Catwaba Indian Nation<\/strong> hopes to leverage that legislation into VLTs for itself. The state says that the law is moot, since the gambling takes place outside state waters. Rejoins tribal attorney Billy Wilkins<\/strong>, “The question is what was authorized, not where it was authorized<\/em>.”\u00a0The Catawbas’ case was rejected at the appellate level in 2012, so it’s been pursued to the state Supreme Court<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The tribe is also pursuing a casino across the state line, in North Carolina<\/strong>. Its Supreme Court case rests upon one of Andrew Jackson<\/strong>‘s many broken treaties, whereby the Catawba were permitted two bingo halls and any form gambling legal elsewhere in the state. Hence the current head-butting. The Catawba are offering up $110 million in annual tax money to the state (a 42%) but the latter’s not having any of it.<\/p>\n

Steve Wynn is everywhere<\/strong>. At the same time that he’s pursuing a bricks-and-mortar casino near Boston<\/strong>, he’s sniffing around the nascent Internet-casino industry<\/a> of Atlantic City<\/strong>. Wynn’s Web casino(s) would piggyback off Caesars Interactive<\/strong> software, rendering the question of Wynn’s nonexistent Boardwalk footprint moot.<\/p>\n

Gambling opponents sometimes<\/strong> make a good point. Take Stan Cave<\/strong>, \"Kentucky\"<\/a>point man for the Family Foundation<\/strong>. Testifying before Kentucky<\/strong>‘s\u00a0House Licensing & Occupations Committee<\/strong>, he raised the constitutional dubiousness<\/a> of passing both and casino-enabling legislation, and rules and regulations in a two-bill gulp. Citizens, he argued, needed to vote on casino legalization before any rulemaking takes place. The bifurcated approach is the one favored by\u00a0House Speaker Pro Tem Larry Clark<\/strong> (D), whereby a second bill would specify how many casinos are allowed and how the state would carve up the tax revenues.<\/p>\n

Much belabored by spending cuts, Kentucky has ample incentive to vote for casinos, should they come to the ballot. But is that step necessary? Casino opponent\u00a0State Senate President Robert Stivers<\/strong> doesn’t think so. He tartly noted, “If somebody wants to read through the Constitution and show me where there\u2019s a prohibition against gaming, then we\u2019d better inform Keeneland<\/strong> and Churchill Downs<\/strong>\u00a0ecause they\u2019ve been gaming for many, many years.” Point taken.<\/p>\n

Need a pet tiger<\/strong> shipped somewhere? Call upon Las Vegas<\/strong>‘ indomitable concierge corps, which I profile<\/a> in the current Las Vegas Weekly<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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