The President casino, long a mainstay in Biloxi, is closing up. It’s barge is being relocated. I’m sure that it’s a fine institution, but I had my doubts about the casino when I took a look at the carpet:
It’s so lackluster–like someone dropped a bunch of swizzle sticks on the floor. When I first saw that carpet, I knew the casino wasn’t a winner.
From the Sun-Herald:
Hundreds of workers at President Casino learned this week that their jobs will end in October, months earlier than they had expected.
Of the more than 700 people who work at the casino, only 62 will be retained.
Some of the workers who received termination notices said they felt misled. They knew they would be without work when the gambling barge’s new owner, Silver Slipper, moved it to a new location in
Hancock County, but they didn’t know it would be so soon.
John Ferrucci, chief operating officer of Silver Slipper, said the timetable was changed because of tidal flows. Engineers told casino officials that tidal charts indicate a four-day period in early November would be the best time to move the barge.
“If we miss that window of opportunity, we may not be able to move the barge out before the end of the year,” Ferrucci said. “We chose to target that date to start our journey, which would mean ceasing operations here at the President Casino sometime between Oct. 15 and Oct. 30.”
The Sun Herald | 08/10/2005 | President Casino shutting down in October
This only works for me if the management is airlifted out of Biloxi and, before getting into the helicopter the president flashes the “V for victory.” That would be pretty neat.
I originally thought that “President” was a lame name for a casino. I mean, why not the “Prime Minister” or “Supreme Allied Commander?”
But I think there is a way it could work: really extensive theming based on different American presidents. The possibilities are endless. For example:
The William Howard Taft Buffet
James Garfield Human Resources office
The Abraham Lincoln Theater
James Knox Polk Tex-Mex restaurant
If I was really creative, of course, I could think of theme rooms for John Tyler and Warren Harding, but inspiration deserts me.