{"id":199,"date":"2009-05-14T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-14T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blogs\/dmckee\/index.cfm\/2009\/5\/14\/Perp-Show"},"modified":"2009-05-14T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-14T19:38:00","slug":"perp-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/perp-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Perp Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you're bald, weight 285 lbs. and have one arm in a cast, you're not exactly inconspicuous. So how was it that that such a hefty man was to infiltrate a VIP area of Planet Hollywood<\/strong> and bust into Peepshow<\/em><\/a> headliner Kelly Monaco<\/strong>'s suite? It gets weirder: Merrill Wetter<\/strong> was a long-term denizen of Planet Ho and had been 86'd last month<\/a> for following a money cart around. And yet his reappearance on the 50th floor didn't raise any alarms, literally or otherwise. This new information suggests a serious lapse of security at Planet Ho, something that the Nevada Gaming Control Board<\/strong> might want to investigate.<\/p>\n

April in Atlantic City<\/strong>. The numbers are out and they suck. Again. Unless you're Borgata<\/strong>, which was basically flat with April '08 — a veritable triumph in this context. The Showboat<\/strong> didn't do too badly (-7%), pushing ahead of the larger Tropicana Atlantic City<\/strong> (-21%). However, another Harrah's Entertainment<\/strong> property, Bally's Atlantic City<\/strong> is way off last year's pace (-19% YTD) and risks joining the Dead Man Walking quartet of Trump Marina<\/strong>, Trump Plaza<\/strong>, the Hilton<\/strong> and Resorts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The partial reinvention of Trump Taj Mahal<\/strong> continues to pay off, with gaming win down less than 1% through the first four months of the year. Don't you wish we had this kind of reporting transparency in Nevada?<\/p>\n

Reid's smooth ride<\/strong>: Would-be GOP challengers to Sen. Harry Reid<\/strong> (D-NV) are not only thin on the ground<\/a> they're probably hearing casino-industry check books slam shut after the Senate Majority Leader jawboned banks on behalf of CityCenter<\/strong> and Fontainebleau<\/strong>. (It was a futile effort but, at this particular moment, that says more about the lending-averse banking industry than Reid.)<\/p>\n

Party leaders say a "highly motivated" "strong GOP challenger" is out there and will emerge … in five months or so. The only person shaking the money tree so far is former state legislator Sharron Angle<\/strong>. She'd rough Reid up, to be sure, but has an Achilles heel or two. To date she's been a single-plank candidate — property taxes; not what you'd call a senatorial issue. Also, state GOP chairwoman Sue Lowden<\/strong> doesn't want a divisive primary … and Angle was very divisive when she ran against Dean Heller<\/strong> (R-NV) three years ago for the congressional seat Heller now holds. She even tried to have the primary results overturned in court. But for now she's the only game in town.<\/p>\n

Double duty<\/strong>: For the unforeseen future, I'll be spelling the estimable Dave Surratt<\/strong> as CityLife<\/em>'s theatre critic. First up is a show directed by Zumanity<\/em> emcee Christopher Kenney<\/strong>. Called The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode<\/em> it's … it's … well, it's different<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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