{"id":4084,"date":"2010-07-16T13:47:12","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T21:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=4084"},"modified":"2010-07-16T13:48:52","modified_gmt":"2010-07-16T21:48:52","slug":"sigma-derby-anyone-no-welcome-mat-for-wynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/sigma-derby-anyone-no-welcome-mat-for-wynn\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigma Derby, anyone?; No welcome mat for Wynn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Now from an unpleasant topic to a pleasant one: The oddball casino games that we like to play. For instance, I know we have a few fans of Sigma Derby<\/strong> in the house and MGM Grand<\/strong> obliges us by keeping a frayed, old iteration of the game on its casino floor. But what about others? Desert Companion<\/em>, the KNPR-FM<\/strong> magazine, wants to do a story about funky and hard-to-find games that nonetheless enjoy a cult following — or at least a few die-hard adherents.<\/p>\n

I can’t offer any compensation other than an acknowledgment and free copies of the magazine, but if you have Vegas-located games that you’d like to see brought to wider attention, just weigh in on the “Comments” thread or e-mail me at dmckee@huntingtonpress.com<\/em>. I promise to go out and play on your behalf. (Think of it as creating our virtual version of the Pinball Hall of Fame<\/strong>, one of the greatest value propositions in all of Vegas.)<\/p>\n

Wynn Beantown, Day 2<\/strong>: Maybe it’s the current heat in Massachusetts<\/strong>, but Gov. Deval Patrick<\/strong> (D) and some legislative allies think you can have racinos without slots<\/a>. If that kind of goofy — or perhaps just snobby — thinking is going around (high-limit games OK, slots not?), I suddenly feel a whole lot gloomier about casino prospects in the Bay State<\/strong>. Somebody give these guys a Reality Pill, please.<\/p>\n

\"\"As for Steve Wynn<\/strong>, both in Boston<\/strong> and in Philadelphia<\/strong> he’s getting a crash course in what it’s like to be without “juice.” You may be the big man on campus in Nevada<\/strong> but that doesn’t mean jack when dealing with East Coast politicos. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino<\/strong> wasted no time in bitch-slapping the proposal sight unseen<\/a>. The rival Suffolk Downs<\/strong> project has long been “juiced in” with Menino and House Speaker Robert DeLeo<\/strong> — who looks increasingly like the most powerful man in Massachusetts. Call me biased but Wynn brings positive attributes to the table that his competitors lack and a Wynn-branded property would have a more diverse economic impact than would another big-ass racino (better known as “welfare for the horsey set”).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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