{"id":13161,"date":"2014-04-01T12:08:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T20:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=13161"},"modified":"2014-04-01T12:08:22","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T20:08:22","slug":"the-best-of-las-vegas-neil-bluhm-returns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/the-best-of-las-vegas-neil-bluhm-returns\/","title":{"rendered":"The best of Las Vegas; Neil Bluhm returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"USA<\/a>Although I can’t imagine that too many of our readers are strangers to Las Vegas<\/strong>, perhaps there are a few. In that case, USA Today<\/em> found somebody — well, me — to offer some helpful tips. For instance, here’s the family friendly version of Vegas<\/a>. If you are a first-timer, these are the must-sees<\/a>. For foodies, naming just 10 places to eat is very limiting, but you can’t go wrong with these<\/a>. Say you’re a little more familiar with Las Vegas but crave a romantic getaway. Try anyplace on this list<\/a>. And if you’re of a hipster bent, you can’t go wrong with this list<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Neil Bluhm<\/strong>‘s Rush Street Gaming<\/strong> is tiptoeing back into Massachusetts<\/strong> (perhaps \"neil-bluhm\"<\/a>here<\/a>), where opportunity still exists in the southeast region. However, its interest comes with conditions<\/a>. It wants “Region C” applicants to have their land costs exempted from the $500 million minimum investment set by the state. It also wants the application deadline pushed back to year’s end<\/a>. Bluhm’s reasons include the contention that Region C won’t support more than $500 million — especially if a (non-taxpaying) tribal casino opens in the area. The developer doesn’t want to spend more than $375 million or $400 million on a Region C casino (which would also have competition from a Penn National Gaming<\/strong> slot parlor in Plainville<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Land, interest payments, mitigation costs and infrastructural improvements, Bluhm argues, should all count toward the total cost, which otherwise would near $700 million: “it needs to fit the size of the project to the size and risks of the market.” Loosening the rules, Bluhm’s lawyer says, will produce a more competitive process and better product for eventual customers, while sticking to the codified minimum investment courts the risk of financial failure. He also rationalizes that less-stringent rules will bring more competition out of the woodwork, hence the continuance until New Year’s Eve. Perhaps the Massachusetts Gaming Commission<\/strong> will take a page from KG Urban<\/strong> and postpone until Oct. 23, effectively splitting the difference between the current, July 23 deadline and year’s end.<\/p>\n

Well, if you thought the Massachusetts casino-approval process was too slow, we’ve finally found some people who think it’s not stately enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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