the King David<\/a>. Sheer folly, but reported with a straight face by our local media. Starting to see a pattern here?<\/p>\nLVXP has no track record whatsoever, and appears to have been created just so certain people can try to impress cocktail servers by saying, “Not to brag, but I’m building a multibillion-dollar casino on the Las Vegas Strip. It’s in the Review-Journal, it must be true.”<\/p>\n
Don’t hate the player, hate the game.<\/p>\n
Why do such laughable announcements ruffle our kerfuffles so much? It’s harmless good fun, right?<\/p>\n
First, it’s a waste of everyone’s time. Chain-yanking is a time-honored tradition in Las Vegas, but life is short. This sort of gibberish is white noise, signifying nothing.<\/p>\n
Second, it’s a waste of a perfectly good space. Not great (it’s on the north Strip, next to Fontainebleau), but good. The All Net site has been idle for a decade because of the inability of officials (who authorize and extend permits) to recognize a joke when they hear one. Indulging these goofy projects means we aren’t looking for real developers who might actually bring something of value to the table. (They aren’t easy to come by due to lending conditions, and the fact north Strip is a money pit, and nobody smart would add more room inventory in Las Vegas at the moment, but still.)<\/p>\n
Third, the breathless regurgitation of wacky announcements like this only serves to remind everyone how terrible Las Vegas journalism is. Local media doesn’t seem interested in asking even rudimentary questions, and it’s embarrassing. How about this one: “Where is the money?” They didn’t ask it of the A’s, and they didn’t ask it of Bally’s Corp. “We’re building a ballpark!”<\/p>\n
Oy.<\/p>\nYour move, Paul. Oh, and you have to do a rendering in two minutes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nJames Frasure told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, “We are the antithesis of the previous project.” And the “journalist,” Richard Velotta, passed that along with nary a chortle. Despite the fact there is no indication whatsoever this project is any different from All Net.<\/p>\n
Snake oil salesperson Frasure also said the new resort will be “the city’s first seven-star property,” which is incredible given that designation doesn’t actually exist. Shocker.<\/p>\n
Yes, we’re all doomed. The upside of being doomed is it’s a great excuse to gamble more. Why do you think Las Vegas casinos have had a 36-month (that’s three years, starting after the pandemic, during which we all learned we’re doomed) streak of billion-dollar-per-month gambling revenue?<\/p>\n
Anyway, while the LVXP hoax isn’t happening, we look forward to watching the occasional news conferences where: 1) project officials will release new renderings, 2) everyone will be reassured financing is a “100 percent done deal,” and 3) Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom will momentarily emerge from his “Segerblom Haze” to say how excited he is that the project will provide a windfall to everyone involved, free doobage for everyone in attendance!<\/p>\n
Las Vegas officials and media aren’t just ready to drink any Kool-Aid put in front of them, they seem to be hooked up to an I.V.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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