Ultimately it's good for the casinos. They'll get more players, more of them will come to Vegas, and when they're in Vegas, they'll make sports bets. |
Video poker is contrary to the rule of thumb that you shouldn't play machine games. That's because there's so much competition in video poker and some of the pay schedules get so juicy, that if you know what you are going, you can actually play with an advantage over the casinos. |
What they're doing now is they're making their locals casinos a more upscale brand. Maybe they're stopping short of a Green Valley Ranch. But they're targeting areas of big growth in high-income neighborhoods like Southern Highlands. |
When they built Suncoast, people said 'What are they doing building all the way out there (in Summerlin)?' ... But they knew exactly what they were doing. |
Wong says it didn't happen. |
You'd feel incomplete now if you don't have a hip nightclub. |
You're on such thin ice there. You're talking about people's associations and reputations. I don't think they're malicious in any way. I think they're just doing their job. But they've hurt people with the mistakes they've made. |