The NBA leaves an impression on Vegas

sbyang · May 4, 2007

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/05/03/bc.bkn.vegas.nba.ap/index.html

"The gang-bangers and others who came for purposes other than attending the game, they weren't very good for Las Vegas," Lanni said there was little action on the gambling tables the day of the game.

"In talking to our casino hosts, a number of people stayed in their villas and suites. They felt uncomfortable," he said.

Excluding Beau Rivage, which opened in Mississippi in August, quarterly casino revenues slipped 6 percent from a year ago, and table game revenue, including the baccarat game that Asian players favor, fell 7 percent.
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Apparently the high rollers were scared of the gang bangers...... Too scared to walk from their villas to the tables.

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