Update–it was Palazzo, come to find out.

Tim, I know I’m not important. I’ve donated my fair share for a decade to CET and MGM, plus all my buddies downtown. I still haven’t moved a decimal place in their income.

Beyond that, I have a half dozen friends that call or have called Vegas home. Some tied to the casino industry directly or indirectly. It’s a great town, though too hot, and too far from places where I can practice a few hobbies.

I do feel for you, but it’s not just Vegas. And it’s not just hospitality and tourism. It’s everywhere, and in every industry. I’m in telecom, with a side business restoring old cars. Both affected. Wife is a Doc working in health insurance. Same.

Here’s the issue… Nobody that makes these decisions cares if you argue about politics on Scott’s website. (Sorry Scott, I still love your site for the entertainment, but its true) You want to make a difference, then put the keyboard down, go out and work a campaign for what you believe in, or run yourself.

It’s about learning where you’re effective. Arguing on a message board about light hearted Vegas happenings isn’t gonna get you there.

I’m with you, thanks. I don’t talk about politics here, and would love it if people could talk about the things actually being talked about. Oh, well.

You do realize that politics is deeply affecting our casinos and gambling right? And our jobs and all that stuff.

I know our ability to pay our bills and feed our kids is much less important than you being able to have a little Vegas fantasy but right now some of us just really don’t give a flying crap what 1 possible tourist thinks. We’re concerned with our state being destroyed for years to come and hundreds of thousands of people being pushed into poverty.

I come to places like this (and Vegas, in general) to escape that mentality. Please don’t ruin that. There are plenty of websites dedicated to politics. Go there.

That said, I feel for casino workers choosing between income and illness. Vegas needs tourism. Tourists can usually choose to not go to Vegas (though I try to contribute to Clark County at least once a year.)

I hope they can strike a balance between safety and visitation, and I’ll see ya in early November (fingers crossed.)

True??

Deaths are a lagging indicator in most cases, and Idaho is a very tiny state. And many who contract COVID-19 end up with badly damaged lungs and other organs, what we dont know about this insidious deadly virus outweighs what we know by a lot. Just this morning the head of the FDA admitted the deaths are going to skyrocket because of the sheer volume of new reported cases and the crazy high rate of people being tested that test positive. What we need is a safe effective vaccine, then I can re-schedule my two canceled trips to Las Vegas. I applaud Idaho for the mask mandate, scientists say if everyone wore masks the transmissions would drop by 80%…

I live in vegas and we can afford to shut down saving 100’s of lives I think that is fair.

News,
Covid-19 waits for Mister Doctor to leave town July 23rd, when he leaves town we will close all casinos.

More news at 10pm

lol sorry just had to.