{"id":13767,"date":"2014-06-12T11:24:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T19:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=13767"},"modified":"2018-07-31T09:30:11","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T17:30:11","slug":"adelson-another-one-bites-the-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/adelson-another-one-bites-the-dust\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelson: Another one bites the dust"},"content":{"rendered":"

If Sheldon Adelson<\/strong> wants to protect America from underage gambling, \"bethlehem\"<\/a>he might start at his Sands Bethlehem<\/strong> casino. The casino has racked up $305,000 in fines in five years<\/a>. Six incidents this year have incited the latest fine: $85,000. Casino staff have a problem keeping underage players out but they seem to be good at catching them once they’ve begun playing (by which point it’s too late). Only Mt. Airy Casino<\/strong> has a worse track record in this respect. By contrast, SugarHouse<\/strong> in Philadelphia<\/strong> only racked up 70 grand in fines.<\/p>\n

“In the third and fourth quarter last year, when most of these incidents occurred, we challenged 424,000 persons and turned away nearly 4,800. We do have a robust program. But human beings being human beings, mistakes are made,” said Las Vegas Sands<\/strong> attorney Fred Kraus<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cantor\"<\/a>Kraus had a better day<\/strong>\u00a0for Adelson than did kept congressman and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor<\/strong> (R-VA), who received the Sheldonian\u00a0kiss of death — $10 million worth. In addition to being allies against Internet<\/strong> gambling, they also both sought to kneecap\u00a0the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act<\/strong>. That’s all on hold now.\u00a0\u201cNot just Internet poker, nothing is going to move forward in Washington<\/strong>,\u201d a Beltway source told the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>‘s Howard Stutz<\/strong>. By contrasts, prospects for the anti-Internet gambling legislation look better in the U.S. Senate<\/strong> look better, Sen. Lindsey Graham<\/strong> (R-S.C.) having vaporized six challengers<\/a> in a runaway primary win.<\/p>\n

But\u00a0…until his casinos cease to be a magnet for underage players, Adelson maybe ought to put a sock in it about the evils of Internet gambling.
\nMoving aggressively,\u00a0Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians<\/strong> is seeking federal approval for two casinos at once<\/a>, one in downtown Lansing<\/strong>, the other near Detroit’<\/strong>s Metro Airport<\/strong>. The Chippewa must be \"Kewadin<\/a>really feeling their oats: They expect a decision “within weeks” and these land-in-trust applications have a habit of moving slowly. In Lansing<\/strong>, the tribe owns\u00a0a tiny parcel and has an option on another one, pending federal act. Kewadin Lansing<\/strong>, as the casino would be called, enjoys the support of Mayor Virg Bernero<\/strong> — and doubtless that of local gamblers, who would have action right at their doorsteps. The Huron Township<\/strong> project, down near the airport, will cover 71 acres but is currently the subject of an economic-impact study<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

I spoke in error<\/strong> yesterday when I wrote that casino property-tax rebates from Atlantic City<\/strong> to Borgata<\/strong> and its ilk would decimate the city budget. The city is asking for $130 million in bonds<\/a> to coverage the refund and is paying other casinos out of $200 million in existing bonds. That’s a relief, I guess.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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