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Reader Poll Replies: *
I think it would hurt the customer the most, because one company
controlling that many casinos will make it hard on us little size
gamblers. W. Williams
* I think it is a very bad idea. Like
everything else you need competition. Before the large corporations came
into Vegas at least you got a lot of little freebies which kept people
happy and made them spend money in that hotel. Meals and drinks were
cheaper and even if you went home broke you were happy with your free souvenirs.
I remember when we went down town and got a free black and white picture
of ourselves which is still on my dresser at home today and a free
telephone call home. A simple free deck of cards was all we needed to keep
us happy. I think the private casino owners were a lot smarter in drawing
people in than the big corporations are today. Prices are going higher and
higher and eventually your normal working guy will stay at home and spend
his money at a local casino. One of the secrets are you have to give a bit
to make a lot. I know being Canadian it's gotten very expensive to travel
to Vegas, we've gone from 3 trips a year to one. Lynda Loipersbeck
* Not good for Las Vegas or the
people coming to Vegas to spend their money. Less competition is never
good for the users in any free market. Too much control wielded by a small
group will make Las Vegas a less desirable place to come to on
vacation. F.D. Gray
* This could lead to further increase
in prices not only in room prices but in restaurants and entertainment as
well. The average person may not being able to afford going to Vegas any
more. Gerry Drage
* I think this would be a very bad move
for Las Vegas. The elimination of competition would hurt the customers. I
think room prices would rise, food prices and many of the comps would
disappear. I am a $1.00 - $ 5.00 video poker player and my wife is a $.25 VP
player. We get comped well at the Tropicana. For this at the Mirage or
Bellagio I would get squat. So if all or most of the other strip
properties were controlled by one company I do not see this being good for
me or other visitors. I will start spending my time at Lake Charles or
someplace else. Stanley Krause, San Antonio, TX
* After reading the
other answers I can only agree we the visitor will be the fall guy in the
end no more competitions between the hotel's no more variety in room
prices and free incentives to book at that hotel, here are times we come
to Las Vegas and want to pamper ourselves so we stay at a $150.00 per
night hotel and then there are times that its just a 4 day trip so we stay
at a $ 79.00 per night hotel will that be taken away from us, I think so,
I hope that the regulations in Las Vegas concerning a gambling monopoly
come into play and they don't allow the MGM group to have that 17%.
Will it be fair for the employee's I don't know I have found that when
there is a takeover the middle management be let go so not a good thing
and were do they go Reno? Lesley MacNeill .Vancouver BC
* I think that is too much of a percentage
of hotels owned by one company. It certainly seems like it would limit job
change opportunities for employees. Martha Mantel
* Speaking as a person who has not
been to Las Vegas much at all, I can only hope that the merger would open
up more possibilities for all concerned. Perhaps with the merger, they
will be able to offer more for a lesser price being able to obtain things
for the casinos in bulk, and offer their employees better compensation
plans. Vegas holds many opportunities all across the Strip, and as I
search the Web, with my limited web searching knowledge, vast amounts of
helpful sites offer us rookies help. The little casinos can still compete,
offering the "free" little goodies that suck us in, and the big
casinos offer the "overpowering" glitz and glamour we crave,
therefore satisfying all our needs. Virginia Madden
* This may be good for the employee's and
business overall because the workers can amalgamate and get extra work hours
between all the casino's if the owner wants to take advantage of that
possibility. If one of the casino's is short of workers in one area, then
maybe someone from another casino can fill that area in. This helps the
owner and makes a few more dollars for the worker. I don't know why
they wouldn't do this unless it is that scary "UNION"
word. As for the city and the patrons, the city consists of the
workers and the more money made then the more that gets put
back into the city. Patrons, will still patronize. As long as
there is kickback, they will keep coming. I can't speak for the people of
Las Vegas, but I know out of towners and out of country, come for the
excitement and pampering. I am from Canada and I have Casino's all
around me. They say their casino's are just like being in Vegas and it
isn't. There are machines and tables and bright lights. Here you have to go
and buy tokens and the machines kick back tokens. In Vegas, you use the real
McCoy. It's nice to walk up to a machine and just open your wallet and win.
Here you have to buy all your drinks and some casino's will only allow 2
drinks in a hour. Pop and Water is free. In Vegas, all drinks are free and
you tip the waitress properly if you want to see her again. There are stars
performing sometimes here but there are stars lined up weekly to perform in
Vegas. No one came claim themselves to be just like Vegas except
Vegas. Sherrill Ball
* I wrote a short opinion. I read some of
the others and it seems they are misunderstanding one statement. You
say that MGM would own "17 strip properties" - folks this is more
than 17%, it is 17 individual properties i.e. Mandalay Bay, Luxor,
Excalibur, Circus Circus, MGM, Mirage Treasure Island etc. Thanks
SMK San Antonio, TX
* I see it as nothing more than free
enterprise at work. There is still plenty of competition in Vegas. There
still is plenty of building going on both on the Strip and off the Strip.
May was the best month ever and forecasts are for better things to come. As
far as the
employees they will not see any effect to them. Vegas is growing and will
continue to grow. Why? The answer is that it appeals to the masses and
produces what the visitors perceive and lets get real perception is where
it's at. VIVA LAS VEGAS. cignetti
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