racket<\/a>: “Certainly the kind of folks with an incentive to oppose this kind of stuff are in the rehab-industrial complex, because marijuana prohibition feeds a lot of clientele into those businesses.” “Pro-marijuana folks have awoken a sleeping giant in Sheldon and Marian Adelson,” bragged Las Vegas Sands<\/b> lobbyist Andy Abboud<\/b>. No, just a drowsing pigmy. But don’t expect Nevada<\/b> casinos to start opening pot lounges alongside their hookah bars anytime soon: Both gaming leaders and regulators defer to the federal ban on loco weed.<\/p>\nIn case you’re wondering, Adelson welshed on his commitment to spend $100 million in support of Trump, coming up $95 million short. Pot seems to have been a higher priority for him than presidential politics.<\/p>\n
* “Today’s vote is an important step for Atlantic City<\/b>‘s return to becoming a world-class resort,” said Resorts Atlantic City<\/b> owner Morris Bailey<\/b>, perhaps a bit carried away by last night’s election result. His euphoria is understandable: Mayor Don Guardian<\/b> (R) had ![\"Atlantic](\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Atlantic-City-300x199.jpg\")
called for an “absolutely crushing mandate” against casino expansion into northern New Jersey<\/b> and he got it: 79% opposed. Such a lopsided margin of defeat makes it unlikely that the movement will return anytime soon. Already, Meadowlands Racetrack<\/b> owner Jeff Gural<\/b> is talking about coming back in 2022, not 2018. Gov. Chris Christie<\/b>‘s support was rendered toxic by Bridgegate and Democratic leaders Stephen Sweeney<\/b>, Ralph Caputo<\/b> and Raymond Lesniak<\/b> all blew valuable political capital on a losing cause and are unlikely to want to repeat the experience. Instead, lawmakers are already talking about a workaround whereby Gural and Monmouth Park<\/b> get VLTs. However, one Philadelphia<\/b> TV station calls the move “legally questionable” and you can expect to see casinos rally against it. Bottom line: For all its setbacks, Atlantic City still carries considerable clout.<\/p>\n
* Rhode Island<\/b> voters approved moving the Newport Grand<\/b> slot parlor’s license to Tiverton<\/b>, by a two-to-one margin. However, Tiverton proper has to assent and, with mail-in ballots still being counted, it’s a squeaker. If passed, the initiative would put a casino within 400 feet of the Massachusetts border.<\/p>\n
* Speaking of Massachusetts, voters there shot down Eugene McCain<\/b>‘s proposed Revere<\/b> slots parlor. The mystery shrouding McCain, the sweetheart wording of the ballot question and the opposition of Revere citizenry were believed to have been contributory factors. Chalk up a “win” for Wynn Resorts<\/b>, which came in during the ninth inning of the campaign to nail down a victory for the status quo.<\/p>\n
* Big Gaming’s new BFF on Capitol Hill<\/b> will be Catherine Cortez Masto<\/b> (D), who came from behind in the polls to capture Sen. Harry Reid<\/b>‘s open seat. It will be long time, though, before Cortez Masto accrues Old Sixty Votes’ considerable juice. It’s the end of an era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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had him as a one-in-five underdog or worse. Their wallets are fatter today, while bookies are softly cursing the polling industry for its “Dewey Defeats Truman” misfire. And, as a side bet, who would have expected the popular vote and the Electoral College<\/b> to go separate ways for the second time in 16 years? (That, at least, was the situation as of 10:50 p.m., when major newspapers seem to have stopped tracking the raw vote count.) As for What It Means, that is above my pay grade. I will leave it to a far wiser head, that of the star of Mark Twain Answers All Your Questions<\/i>, which played Las Vegas<\/b> last summer. Asked “What is Brexit<\/b>?”, “Twain” replied, “Wait four months. You’ll understand.” (In fact, the Trump forces used the same social media tools the pro-Brexit campaign did.)<\/p>\n