Archive for February, 2008
The Bear Growls: Herbst Gaming in financial trouble — well-deserved
Friday, February 29th, 2008According to this article, Las Vegas-based Herbst Gaming, which significantly grew its statewide casino business through two high-profile acquisitions in 2007, said the alternatives could include a recapitalization, refinancing, restructuring or reorganization of the company’s debt, or a sale of some or all of its businesses. Well, well, well. The greedy parasites who operate terrible [...]
County inspector who apparently falsified records for Rio no longer employed by county
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Rick Maddox, earlier referred to as the buffoon in charge of the inspection of the Rio, is gone from his cushy job with Clark County. It appears obvious that he falsified his report into the original complaint about the wrongdoing in the Rio remodeling. In case you somehow missed the original reports of the shameful [...]
DA David Roger files charges — Harrah’s supervisors could face 8-year sentences in remodeling scandal
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008I must admit to being surprised that our casino-hugging DA David Roger is following through by filing criminal charges in the Harrah’s scandal, though they appear to be as soft as possible — all misdemeanors. I wonder if the Monte Carlo fire made it tougher for Mr. Roger to be able to sweep the [...]