{"id":15237,"date":"2014-12-17T16:39:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T00:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=15237"},"modified":"2014-12-18T12:48:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T20:48:50","slug":"vegas-hits-the-jackpot-other-case-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/vegas-hits-the-jackpot-other-case-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas hits the jackpot & other Case Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"

We don’t know how much they’ve spent yet and how much of a blockbuster year this will be for Las Vegas<\/strong> but we know one thing for certain. We’ve finally broken the 40 million mark \"pinup-pic\"<\/a>in annual visitation, a Holy Grail<\/strong> long sought by the tourism industry. Heck, we may hit 41 million<\/a> by the time midnight strikes on New Year’s Eve. We doubt that Visitor #40 Million was garlanded with roses or laurels. But, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>, “To mark the milestone, tourism officials are giving away Las Vegas suite upgrades, dining and thrill experiences and beauty makeovers to random tourists with local entertainers Penn &Teller<\/strong>, Carrot Top<\/strong> and Claire Sinclair<\/strong>\u00a0(above<\/em>) making the presentations.” Carrot Top<\/em>? We want people to come here, not scare them away.<\/p>\n

* Cordish Co<\/strong>. got the deal it was looking for<\/a> to build a soccer stadium in Las Vegas … at a high price to the city. The latter’s end consists of a $25 million bond, $31.5 million in infrastructural improvements, free land that may be worth as much as $48 million and all the parking revenue from a city-owned garage on event nights. At least Downtown casino owners were spared an incremental tax levy, which was a sticking point in earlier negotiations — especially since Cordish has been known to build a casino or two itself. Hmmm. Could Bally’s Las Vegas<\/strong> get some county bailout money if it offered to restore its jai-alai fronton?<\/p>\n

* Need another reason\/excuse to visit Bermuda?<\/strong>\u00a0In not too long it will have casinos<\/a>. Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell<\/strong> (wonderful name) shepherded them through parliament in a two-year process. He cautioned,\u00a0\u201cBy no means is the introduction of casino gaming the panacea to revitalize our tourism industry.\u00a0But it can certainly be a catalyst for jobs and aid the recovery of tourism.\u201d Is Bermuda a big enough oyster to lure any American companies? It’s too soon to tell.<\/p>\n

* A multi-state, Monopoly<\/strong>-themed lottery was much too complicated — and pricey ($5 a ticket) for its own good. R.I.P<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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