Comments on: Is Sin City turning into the Motor City?

By: Vanmind

Vanmind — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:02:03 +0000

Maybe people can go to the casino in Detroit, or the one across the river in Windsor.

Competition, indeed, and boo hoo for “get government to divert water here” Vegas.

By: John

John — Thu, 19 May 2011 23:14:29 +0000

This article says The Las Vegas Sands is non union but it closed in 1996. The Venetian now stands on that property. How old was the resource used for this post?

By: Ned Netterville

Ned Netterville — Thu, 19 May 2011 20:35:54 +0000

Vegas couldn’t survive ten minutes without Lake Mead behind Hoover’s @@##$% dam. And Lake Mead along with Lake Powell upstream on the Collyraddy are running out of water. A couple of quotes from websites that monitor such things:

“Boats that could once float next to the fishing pier in the old Lake Mead Marina are left high and dry by an 11 year drought that dropped lake levels by 115 feet.”–http://www.ktnv.com/story/14434753/falling-water-levels-at-lake-mead-to-rise

“Lake Mead is currently about 42 percent full, and its surface area has shrunk drastically. Lake Powell currently stands about 57 percent full.”–http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=14224491

Although the level of Lake Mead is forecast to rise by 20′ this year, part of the reason is that more water is currently being sent downstream from Lake Powell to replenish it. The long-term outlook is so dismal that there are proposals to save Mead by draining Powell. Because of population growth and other water demands in areas watered by the Colorado River, it is all but certain that the river will never be able to fulfill the demands currently placed upon it.

Emptying Lake Powell and restoring Glen Canyon to it incomparable, pristine, pre-dam beauty would be the best thing to happen to the Four Corners region since the white man arrived.http://www.glencanyon.org/aboutgci/faq.php

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:09:10 +0000

LOL. To each his own indeed. There is opportunity in other parts of the state though, I should know, I’m traveling 2600 miles to Nevada for a job at a mine. It should be fun! Plus, no state-wide vehicle emissions reg’s! Hooray!

By: HL

HL — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:26:13 +0000

“Awful” if you are a low-time-preference Bah Humbug sort of chap. If you are a high time preference fun lover who likes to live fast and loose, Vegas is grand! The do-gooders are working hard to undermine that, but a chap can still get pretty much anything naughty he desires at 2 a.m.

For me, it’s kind of liberating to be able to buy a bottle of Jack and a box of diapers at the Super Market at 2 a.m. and then gamble the change at a slot machine before heading home.

To each his own.

By: Ink Cartridge Sam

Ink Cartridge Sam — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:45:12 +0000

I wouldn’t be surprised if Vegas’ best days are behind it, but I think unionization of the strip is only a very small part of that. Vegas only existed because of lack of regulations and laws that most other states have. Other than the fact that you can do pretty much anything you want there, it’s a pretty god awful place to live.

By: HL

HL — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:51:27 +0000

Hey, baby, you are signing my song! Sadly, it’s not just Vegas that’s going the way of Detroit. The rest of the USA ain’t lookin’ much better.

By: Tony Fernandez

Tony Fernandez — Wed, 18 May 2011 19:22:18 +0000

I didn’t know those people were unionized. Shame about the Sands though as it’s going out of business. Union leaders have proven remarkably adept at getting in bed with politicians, hence getting a license now seems to be tied to unionizing.

By: x

Wed, 18 May 2011 18:09:46 +0000

I enjoyed this article. Just yesterday my aunt was telling us about her recent weekend in Las Vegas, her major complaint was the customer service at every establishment. The staff at every major establishment were terribly rude.