You’re right.

We need to be banning the plastic utensils and plastic bags, both of which are ranked #2 and #1 most-dangerous objects we toss in the ocean (they get ingested by marine animals). Straw pollution is minimal.

I don’t know if people do, but I do. It’s conservation theater, amounting to nothing other than annoying guests.

Even better…if a casino company really wanted to make an impact on “plastic waste” it should commit to purchasing items made from POST-CONSUMER recycled plastic.

Now THAT’s kinky….

I am aware of the PC part of the issue. But that’s not what’s happening here. I’ve yet to see stories of straws being banned in Las Vegas.

I was asking if people actually get upset over not getting a straw.

Maybe it’s just me. Having to request a straw seems like a strange thing about which to become upset.

I totally agree! Vegas is nothing like it used to be and I miss it. Call it retro or whatever you want but I wish they would take a step back in time.

That’s part of the reason I finally made a cameo at SLS on July 2. Yeah, not the best benchmark for the vibrancy of the fancy Sahara, but given changes are coming, I figured I might as well take in that relaxed, chill vibe that one person really, really loves. I wanted at least a glimpse inside before it becomes something else I might never set foot in. (Model it after the Orleans, circa 2011, and you’ll do just fine, Grand Sahara.)

So I regret, sort of, never seeing the inside of the Dragon, but I’m among those who think that the right operator could turn it into a destination similar to Ellis Island. The Island has far better access for those who want to low roll while staying on the strip than the Dragon offers, but I say if you Ellis Island it, they will come.

Come to think of it, isn’t it time that Ellis Island finally starts branching out and building an empire? They’ve been at it long enough, and successfully enough, that they should be able to replicate the formula in a second location. Don’t duplicate EI, just take the EI sensibility to a second location. Can’t lose!

What they should be doing is advocating against the ACTUAL polluters – China, India and most of Southeast Asia. Take a look at the rivers in those countries… but they are poor 3rd world shitholes, so you know, they don’t have the money to save the environment… It would be better if California and Europe would ban straws and drive Prius’s instead, surely that would make a much bigger impact. :-/