Read MoreHere’s the story of a terrible encounter in customer service at the M Casino with multiple breakdowns. At least three people behind the counter were completely oblivious. Worse — no one noticed, nor even cared.
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Could the new SLS Las Vegas be the latest casino flop, a la Atlantic City’s Revel?
Only weeks after a garish and glittery opening over Labor Day weekend — which attracted plenty of Hollywood celebrities, at least one big-time rock star, and rave reviews from the fawning local and gambling press desperate to put a positive spin on languishing hopes for the long-awaited transformation at the northern end of The Strip — SLS Las Vegas appears to be in serious trouble. Already.
The problem: No one’s going there.
Read MoreYesterday, Sheldon Adelson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, which owns and operates The Venetian Luxury Hotel Resort Casino in Las Vegas, appeared as the keynote speaker at the 2014 Global Gaming Expo, which is the world’s largest casino industry annual convention.
I attended.
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Day One at the 2014 Global Gaming Expo — otherwise known by the trifecta of letters “G2E” — included the following activities: 145 handshakes, 12 hugs, two kisses, 35 conversations, two meetings, one lunch, one dinner, 4 glasses of draft beer, 1.5 bottles of wine, 3 seminars, one question to a panel, and a brief argument with someone who works for the American Gaming Association. Plus I got to hang out with Lisa Tenner and learn about a new gambling television network. Other than that, nothing happened.
Read MoreThis year’s convention includes a keynote address by one of the most distasteful people in America. Online poker nemesis, robber baron, political oligarch, warmonger, and all-around despicable human being Sheldon Adelson will pollute the merry gathering with his pompous views.
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