This week in the Las Vegas Business Press, I take a look back at a year that raises more questions than it answered:
From the start of last year, Nevadans had no illusions. The recession showed no concrete signs of letting up, and within the gaming industry hope, particularly about the newly opened CityCenter, was mingled with bigger anxieties about the dire local and problematic national economy. A look back at 2010’s gaming revenue picture shows that, while the worst didn’t happen, the “baccarat-based recovery” raises some serious questions about the future.
via Las Vegas Business Press :: David G. Schwartz : Breaking even does not equal economic revival.
Hopefully we can tell a little bit about where we’re going by knowing where we’ve been.
Today’s a busy day. I’ve got a special surprise in my class today: it’s being filmed for C-SPAN’s Lectures in History series. I don’t know when it will air, but I’ll keep you all posted. The lecture is about Las Vegas casinos in the 1940s, which includes the birth of the Strip and the story of the infamous Flamingo…as well as some neat historical stuff about the origins of Nellis AFB and Basic Magnesium.