29 ordspråk av Larry Gregory
Larry Gregory
Having these meetings was more important than taking part on that panel,
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I think that will be a public policy question that will be on the minds of every legislator when they come in for the next session. That discussion will be the No. 1 issue in this legislative cycle. This will definitely put the fire under their feet.
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I think there will be some attrition, ... Competition is going to be fierce in the early days.
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I'm not at liberty to comment on the newer ones, but we're getting new proposals pitched to the commission on almost a weekly basis. There are some big, big names who want in on the action on the Gulf Coast.
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I've had conversations with five CEOs of major casino companies, including Harrah's and MGM and Casino Magic. They tell me they're reluctant to rebuild if the other factors (the laws) still exist,
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I've had conversations with five CEOs of major casino companies, including Harrah's and MGM and Casino Magic. They tell me they're reluctant to rebuild if the other factors still exist,
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it is going to be very difficult to sell to shareholders investing that amount of money in jurisdictions limited to only water.
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It's my understanding that construction will begin after we make the approval tomorrow, and the casino should open in August or September.
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It's standing room only. People were waiting two and three deep just to get on machines. It's absolutely unbelievable.
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Progress on the Gulf Coast has been very positive. We've gotten our first month of our gross revenues (and) the numbers coming in are beyond anyone's wildest expectations.
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That will be the biggest policy issue the Legislature has had to address in a long time, ... and it's coming like a speeding bullet. Legislators are going to have to make that determination.
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That's a large casino development, and that's only the first phase. They're planning on coming back in with different phases on the south side of the property.
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The other challenge is that insurance companies won't want to cover them if they operate on water,
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These are very encouraging numbers.
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They're coming north within 800 feet of the shore. It will be the first casino to get approval to move.
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