Dave

Writer, historian, and teacher.

Quote of the Day, 01/04/05

“We need to educate international tourists before we get to the branding or experience of Las Vegas because if they don’t know what Las Vegas stands for it will fall on deaf ears.” –Terry Jicinsky, senior vice president of marketing for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Read the whole story here: Las Vegas

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news about gambling

Quote of the Day, 01/03/05

“It’s like this place is haunted by the images of this city in its glory days.” –Curtis Bashaw, head of Atlantic City’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, on seeing black and white photos of the old boardwalk in casino executives’ offices. Actually, Curtis, I think it’s called an appreciation of history, and most thinking people display

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atlantic city

Famous for a day

If you read the New York Times, you might have read yesterday’s edition (Sunday, 12/26/04). If you read yesterday’s edition, you might have read the business section. If you looked at the front page of the business section, you might have started reading a below-the-fold story entitled, “Is there Life After Blackjack? Ask MGM.” And

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life in vegas

Quote of the day, 12/23/04

“Don’t give me that addiction crap. Your generation’s always passing the buck, looking for excuses. If only you learned there’s no free lunch in this world.” –Some old guy in a gym responding to a columnist’s contention that gambling leads to addiction which “leads to embezzlement, bankruptcies, family problems, domestic violence and other social ills.”

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gambling & culture