https://www.abouttanzanitejewelry.com/news/vegas-myths-busted-tony-hsieh-was-the-savior-of-downtown-las-vegas/ Latest Casino and Gaming News Sat, 28 Oct 2023 12:49:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4 https://www.abouttanzanitejewelry.com/news/vegas-myths-busted-tony-hsieh-was-the-savior-of-downtown-las-vegas/#comment-313807 Tue, 09 May 2023 15:04:34 +0000 https://www.abouttanzanitejewelry.com/news/?p=271060#comment-313807 When no one wants to come to Fremont again it’s death will be at the hands of the #NeonSatan Derek Stevens. Just as 13$ smoothies are wrong so is a casino owner so opposed to what makes Fremont street the world’s most special place

]]> https://www.abouttanzanitejewelry.com/news/vegas-myths-busted-tony-hsieh-was-the-savior-of-downtown-las-vegas/#comment-313766 Tue, 09 May 2023 08:27:07 +0000 https://www.abouttanzanitejewelry.com/news/?p=271060#comment-313766 I’ve heard of an old wise Vegas dealer who met Tony Hsieh once and knew right away ahead of time that drugs would take him down. When my friend asked how could he possibly know that, he said, experience, he was that type. Fast forward years later, sure enough he died from drugs.

]]> https://www.abouttanzanitejewelry.com/news/vegas-myths-busted-tony-hsieh-was-the-savior-of-downtown-las-vegas/#comment-313675 Mon, 08 May 2023 20:58:36 +0000 https://www.abouttanzanitejewelry.com/news/?p=271060#comment-313675 The real problem is drugs. A talented individual with the determination and the resources to pull this off, but drugs changed his ability to make good decisions, fueled his depression, and led him down the path of an addict which few conquer. Very sad outcome.

]]> https://www.abouttanzanitejewelry.com/news/vegas-myths-busted-tony-hsieh-was-the-savior-of-downtown-las-vegas/#comment-313645 Mon, 08 May 2023 16:26:28 +0000 https://www.abouttanzanitejewelry.com/news/?p=271060#comment-313645 As the former City Councilman for the areas Tony redeveloped, I can attest to the fact that he, along with the Goodmans, are responsible for saving a large section of Downtown Las Vegas, the same section that I was unsuccessful in saving twenty years earlier. Ex-mayor Jan Jones had all but destroyed the area by personally investing in casinos on the Strip, closing Fremont St. to vehicular traffic, and draining many resources including the Horseshoe from Downtown. Tony and the Goodmans turned the area including Main Street around, and deserve our thanks for doing so. Now both areas are a major tax base for our city.

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