{"id":4784,"date":"2010-10-07T15:23:59","date_gmt":"2010-10-07T23:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=4784"},"modified":"2010-10-07T15:23:59","modified_gmt":"2010-10-07T23:23:59","slug":"the-primm-mystery-deepens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/the-primm-mystery-deepens\/","title":{"rendered":"The Primm mystery deepens"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"So is Herbst family hubris about to claim one or more victims in Primm<\/strong>? LVA<\/em> sources report that perhaps 240 cars were there on a recent weekend, a sixth of them at Whiskey Pete’s<\/strong>, which wasn’t taking room bookings either — or seeing much play in the casino. Locks were seen being affixed to the front and back doors of Buffalo Bill’s<\/strong> and customers were told there would be a mass layoff on Nov. 22, followed by demolition of Whiskey Pete’s — an antediluvian hotel, it must be said — in January. If this scenario bears out, it will mark a tragic culmination of a series of events that began with Herbst Gaming<\/strong> grossly overpaying for the three borderline properties, a boneheaded business decision that accelerated the collapse of the company into receivership and the banishment of the Herbsts themselves.<\/p>\n

In a fairness to current Herbst management, which maintains that everything is business as usual, much of its traffic seems to be reliant on bus-riding players from the San Fernando Valley<\/strong> and other coach markets. Also, it has a Nov. 27 Boyz II Men<\/strong> concert advertised on its Web site<\/a>. The concert would take place at the Star of the Desert Arena<\/strong>, inside Buffalo Bill’s. Stay tuned for further developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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