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Inside Gaming Crystal Ball Edition: Miami the New Macau? Future of Hooters? MGM Online?
The past week in the gaming industry was all about the future. The Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas had all sectors of the industry talking about their newest innovations and in which directions they were heading. In the future, it looks like Miami could become a major casino hotspot. Las Vegas Sands is considering a new development in Miami to compete with Genting's $3 billion project. Hooters is still fighting for its future after winning a legal battle against its primary creditor. And MGM shared its future plans to join the Asian and Internet gaming markets in the Global Gaming Expo's...
MGM CEO Jim Murren quoting Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain) was quite funny. His speech pumping the real (or unreal) growth of MGM is clearly a bid to "enlarging his sphere of influence" ... and as Mark Twain was quoted as saying ... "That is a courteous, modern phrase which means robbing your neighbour ... for your neighbour's benefit." At a time when gaming is under attack by the current poker prohibition online in the U.S., frogs puffing themselves to the size of oxen (Aesop fable reference ...) is a waste of time. MGM putting themselves above Wall Street is dreaming in technicolour and at best provides comedy during a difficult time.
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10-12-2011 12:21
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