{"id":6933,"date":"2011-06-14T09:51:32","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T17:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=6933"},"modified":"2018-01-25T09:05:23","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T17:05:23","slug":"where-would-jesus-play-harrahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/where-would-jesus-play-harrahs\/","title":{"rendered":"Where would Jesus play? Harrah’s!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In one of the most surprising press releases I have ever received, the 2011 Believe Crusade<\/a><\/strong> is coming to Harrah’s Tunica<\/strong>. Or rather, to “Harrah’s Mid-South Convention Center,” as the promotional materials euphemistically term it. Featuring every C-list African American celebrity not named Tyler Perry<\/strong>, the Crusade will include a car show and a golf tournament. Kick back with Jesus<\/strong>! This year’s slogan even has a Vegas-y ring to it: “If you believe it, they will come.” (Actually, that sounds a lot like the sum and substance of every Nevada Resort Association<\/strong> “strategy” meeting from 2008 onwards. “There will<\/em> be a recovery this year! Yes, there will, there will, there will!!!”)<\/p>\n

If you scroll aaaaaaaaaalllllll<\/em> the way to the bottom of the press release (10 paragraphs down), there’s a squib about the “nine world-class casinos” available in Tunica<\/strong>, “The South’s Casino Capital.” Perhaps the Tunica Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> forced that boilerplate in there but I prefer to think that our black Christian brethren are A-OK with this gambling stuff. If only they could get white evangelicals to loosen their sphincters a bit. Besides, if Jesus hung out with tax collectors and prostitutes, He’d be right at home on any casino floor in America (and a few in Macao<\/strong>, too).<\/p>\n

\"\"Who knew?<\/strong> A conflict-of-interest kerfuffle over a pissant casino in Sparks<\/strong> wound up going all the way to the Supreme Court<\/strong>. Yesterday, SCOTUS put a 9-0 smackdown on City Councilman Michael A. Carrigan<\/strong> (pictured<\/em>), who failed to recuse himself from a vote on the Lazy 8 Hotel & Casino<\/strong>, even though his campaign manager was also a consultant to the Lazy 8. Writing for the majority, Justice Antonin Scalia<\/strong> cited recusal rules on the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives and federal judicial system in support of the court’s view that voting does not constitute a First Amendment-protected activity.<\/p>\n

Carrigan is not expected to appeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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