{"id":6242,"date":"2011-04-04T13:36:06","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T21:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=6242"},"modified":"2021-08-12T06:01:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:01:04","slug":"station-hearts-goodman-carolyn-that-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/station-hearts-goodman-carolyn-that-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Station hearts Goodman … Carolyn, that is"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In what may be a historic first, Frank Fertitta III<\/strong>, Lorenzo Fertitta<\/strong> and their rival Texas<\/strong> cousin Tilman Fertitta<\/strong> all agree upon something: Carolyn Goodman<\/strong>‘s mayoral candidacy. As in, they’re for it<\/a>. Once you lump together Zuffa<\/strong> (parent of the UFC<\/strong>), a Station Casinos<\/strong> holding company, Station Casinos proper, Palace Station<\/strong>, Red Rock Resort<\/strong>, Santa Fe Station<\/strong>, Fertitta in-law Blake Sartini<\/strong> (CEO of Golden Gaming<\/strong>), ex-exec Scott Nielson<\/strong>, plus newly acquired sidekicks Tim Poster<\/strong> and Tom Breitling<\/strong>, the Vegas Fertittas have marshaled a veritable army behind Mrs. Oscar Goodman<\/strong>, plus a $60,000 purse<\/a> … undoubtedly far exceeding whatever Sheldon Adelson<\/strong> has mustered on behalf of old buddy Victor Chaltiel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Actually, the Goodman money train has been hopped by every major casino player who’s within Las Vegas<\/strong>‘ city limits — and a few who aren’t. Tilman’s Golden Nugget<\/strong> is on the passenger manifest, as is another major Downtown<\/strong> investor, Boyd Gaming<\/strong>. A notorious non-investor in the area, Tamares Barrick<\/strong>, has managed to find some spare change on the carpet to spend on Carolyn Goodman, if not on its tumbleweed casinos. The El Cortez<\/strong> chipped in, as did Michael Gaughan<\/strong>‘s South Point<\/strong>, even though it sits miles and miles outside of city lines. With the exception of Four Queens<\/strong> owner Terry Caudill<\/strong> and the consortium running the Golden Gate<\/strong>, anybody who’s anybody in Downtown gaming is in Mrs. Goodman’s corner. Fitzgeralds<\/strong> owner Don Barden<\/strong> doesn’t count, being basically AWOL from the city ever since buying in with great (and empty) fanfare.<\/p>\n

\"\"Several industry alumni<\/strong> make the list, most notably Jack Binion<\/strong>, retired and by all accounts enjoying it greatly. Also to be found are William Richardson<\/strong>, the former vice chairman of the former Mandalay Resort Group<\/strong>, and Phyllis McGuire<\/strong>. She’s sort of an “honorary” casino-industry member, having been the longtime companion of the late, much-missed Bob Stupak<\/strong>. Throw in the owner of Las Vegas’ trash-pickup monopoly, an irascible car dealer and sleazy Hollywood<\/strong> billionaire Steve Bing<\/strong>, and you’ve got quite a crew. The bottom line is that the casinos that matter have put their chips on Mrs. Goodman … and that this doesn’t bode well for Adelson (above<\/em>) if he really thinks he can get the rest of the industry to follow his lead in the 2012 election cycle. His Pied Piper<\/strong> skills must be a little rusty.<\/p>\n

Oaf of Office II<\/strong>. During his ongoing media blitzkrieg, Donald Trump<\/strong> vouchasfed a fascinating insight into the ethics that made him what he is today:
That’s right; if somebody else has assets you “need,” just steal them<\/em>. He’s already tried this (without success) in Atlantic City<\/strong>. Then again, pretty much everything Trump’s attempted in Atlantic City in the past 15 years could be described as “without success.” Maybe S&G<\/em> should pass the hat on behalf of one of the various “draft Trump” entities out there. After all, wouldn’t it be a great spectator sport to watch serious presidential candidates blow down Trump’s Boardwalk house of cards, his Trump International<\/strong> fiasco on the Strip, his Miami<\/strong> misadventure<\/a> and let’s not forget the Trump Ocean Resort Baja<\/strong> catastrophe<\/a>? Prospective rivals, take heart! Donald J. Trump is the walking, taking (especially talking) definition of a “target-rich environment.” If The Donald is, as he seems, bent on making more of a fool of himself than usual, I submit it is our civic duty to oblige him. If we don’t, the terrorists will have won.<\/p>\n\n\n

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