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Las Vegas Strip Likely to Lose Casino Royale
The Casino Royale may be the next Las Vegas icon to meet the wrecking ball. The owners of the casino hotel, a Strip fixture since 1964, just received FAA approval to build a 699-foot tower in the space.
The news was broken by Casino.org’s own Vital Vegas blogger Scott Roeben. who published the contents of a July 21, 2023 letter documenting the FAA’s approval of the project.
The aeronautical study revealed that the structure would have no substantial adverse effect on the safe and efficient utilization of the navigable airspace by aircraft or on the operation of air navigation facilities,” it read.
The Casino Royale’s owners have until Jan. 21, 2025, to build their tower, or else the FAA’s approval will expire.
In probably related news, Roeben reported that staffers at the property’s Outback Steakhouse were informed that the restaurant will close, though casino employees were given no such notice.
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The 164-room Casino Royale opened in between the Flamingo and the Desert Inn (now Wynn Las Vegas) on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard in 1964. It was originally the 164-room Caravan Motor Hotel. Its gaming hall debuted in 1978 as the Nob Hill Casino.
In 1990, both the Nob Hill and Caravan were purchased for $17 million by the Elardi family, owners of the Frontier at the time. They combined the two businesses into the Casino Royale, which opened two years later with a gaming floor upgraded to 10K feet with 225 slots and four table games.
In 2012, the Casino Royale became part of the Best Western chain.
No approved plans on the Las Vegas Strip are guaranteed to cross the finish line, however. There’s even an example at the Casino Royale.
In 1994, the Elardi family proposed another construction project that received several approvals before eventually stalling. It was an amusement ride known as a space probe. The powerful Culinary Union objected, as did the neighboring resorts, which argued that it wouldn’t fit in with the Strip.
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Casino Smoking Opponents Urge North Carolina Lawmakers To Ban Smoking Indoor
A national nonprofit dedicated to extinguishing the harmful effects of secondhand smoke is urging lawmakers in North Carolina to exclude indoor casino smoking should the state motion to legalize commercial gambling.
The North Carolina General Assembly continues to labor on a budget bill, and reports out of the Raleigh capital suggest a casino measure proposed as a tacked-on component is one reason for the budget standstill. Senate leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) is spearheading the casino effort in what he says is a ploy to keep gaming money from flowing north into Virginia where commercial casinos are opening.
Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights (ANR), an anti-smoking group formed nearly four decades ago, wrote Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) this week urging the state to prohibit indoor casino smoking should Berger’s bill be included in the budget.
Berger wants to allow a single casino resort in Rockingham, Anson, and Nash counties. The gaming measure reportedly also protects the eastern portion of the Tar Heel State for a possible tribal casino for the Lumbee Tribe should its efforts to gain federal recognition succeed.
Local officials in the three counties say they’re not being included in the state gaming discussions. Many residents and county officials have made public comments criticizing Berger and his allies for trying to push casino gambling on communities that might not want Las Vegas-style resorts in their backyards.
*No Smoking Petition
ANR President Cynthia Hallett’s letter to Berger and Moore highlights the dangers employees face working in an indoor environment where smoking is allowed, or partially allowed. Hallett says the only way to assure the health and safety of workers and patrons inside casinos is to fully prohibit indoor smoking.
Hallett cautioned the Assembly about the casino lobby raising allegations that a complete indoor smoking ban would negatively impact revenue and subsequent tax revenue. She also points to the fact that North Carolina’s three tribal casinos, Harrah’s Cherokee, Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River, and Catawba Two Kings Casino, are already smoke-free.
Old arguments in favor of keeping indoor smoking are outdated,” Hallett said. “You have the opportunity to create a modern commercial casino industry. We urge you to seize this chance to set up future casinos for success by reaching a wider customer base and protecting the health of all North Carolinians.”
ANR supports a grassroots coalition of casino workers who seek smoke-free workplaces called “Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects,” or CEASE.
“These worker advocates have testified before legislators, sharing harrowing stories of pregnant women being forced to work surrounded by high-roller cigar smokers, and some who have developed cancer after a lifelong career in the casinos. In places like Atlantic City and elsewhere, casinos have been struggling to hire table games dealers in part because workers do not want to jeopardize their health by working hours on end in a smoke-filled casino,” Hallett added.
*Commercial Casino Smoking By State
Twenty-seven states permit commercial casinos or racinos. Of those, only 10 states fully prohibit indoor smoke on the game floors.
Fully smoke-free gaming states are Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, and South Dakota. Virginia’s commercial casinos are allowed to permit smoking anywhere on the gaming floor.
“6 billion won was gone, you didn’t know?” Otani's explanation also draws criticis
"With $4.5 million (W6 billion) gone, it doesn't make sense not to know."
Controversy is growing over the so-called "gambling scandal" involving Shohei Ohtani of the LA Dodgers and Ifei Mizuhara, an interpreter of Ohtani. Ohtani held a press conference himself to explain, but local media still have strong doubts.
Ohtani held a press conference at Dodger Stadium, his home stadium, on the 26th (Korea time) and expressed disappointment over the gambling scandal for about 12 minutes, saying, "I was more hurt because I trusted him."
Earlier, it was revealed that Mizuhara Ifei, Ohtani's interpreter, paid off his debt by accessing Ohtani's account with debts of 4.5 million dollars through illegal sports betting. In response, the Los Angeles Dodgers fired Mizuhara immediately ahead of the second game of the Seoul opening game series against the San Diego Padres on the 21st.
At the time of the first report, Ohtani reportedly became aware of Mizuhara's situation and paid off his debt. "Everything is true," Mizuhara said on ESPN. "Otani paid it back in half a million dollars."
However, if this is true, Ohtani will be punished separately from MLB regulations. California is one of 12 states where sports betting is illegal. Professor I. Nelson Rose, a gambling law scholar, told the LA Times, "If you pay off your debt even though you know it is illegal gambling, you could be severely punished by federal law."
In response, Ohtani said that everything was "false." "Mizuhara has lied to me by stealing money from my account," Ohtani said. Regarding the gambling controversy, he said, "I have never bet on any sport, let alone baseball. I have never asked anyone to do it, I have never had contact with a gambler, and I have never agreed to pay a gambler's debt. He reiterated that the gambling scandal had nothing to do with him.
Ohtani also said, "I only learned about Mizuhara's gambling problem at the end of the MLB regular season opening game held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 20th," and explained, "Mizuhara said, 'Let's talk one-on-one at the accommodation after the team meeting." "I owe him a lot only when I got back to the hotel, and I admitted that he used my account to send money to the gambler."
"It's very sad and shocking that someone I trusted did this," Ohtani said. "It's hard to put into words how I feel." He added, "As the season starts, I will leave the job to my lawyer in the future. I will focus on preparing for the season."
Local media are suspicious of Ohtani's explanation. Yahoo Sports said, "According to Ohtani's claim, Mizuhara personally stole money from Ohtani's bank account, but no matter how rich he was, I cannot accept his explanation that he did not know that a huge amount of 6 billion won was transferred from his bank account. It is difficult."
Yahoo Sports then strongly criticized Ohtani's agent and lawyer, saying, "If they knew about gambling through media reports but didn't mention it to Ohtani, this shows the incompetence of Ohtani's side."
"Does this make sense?" Exhibition game batting average of 0.488, excluding Park Hyo-joon
It's shocking. With a batting average of 0.488 in exhibition games, Park starts his season in Triple-A.
Jessica Kleinschmidt, a reporter for the Oakland Athletics in the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB), reported on the 27th (Korea Standard Time) that Park Hyo-joon will play in Triple-A. He was not included in the 26-man roster of the Oakland MLB.
Park Hyo-joon, who participated as an invited player in the Oakland spring camp, hit hard in this exhibition game. In 22 games, he recorded a batting average of 0.488 (21 hits in 43 times at bat), one home run, nine RBIs, two steals, and an OPS of 1.163, and combined his on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Since the game against the Los Angeles Angels on the 24th, he has tied for first in the overall hitting category in the exhibition game.
"Park Hyo-joon had an amazing camp period," Oakland manager Mark Kossi said. "He made a good impression during a limited time in the big league spring camp," hinting at the possibility of being included in the big league roster. MLB.com introduced that Park Hyo-joon is having a positive impact not only on the batting but also on the team's atmosphere.
Park also said in an interview with MLB.COM, "I've wanted to play for Oakland, which has a lot of chances, since a few years ago. I've had the best offseason of my life and I've shown the results in exhibition games. Physically and mentally, I'm ready." He expressed his strong confidence to re-enter the league.
However, Oakland did not include Park in its opening game entry. Park was pushed aside as Darrell Hernandez, the fifth in the team's promising player rankings, was included in the opening game entry. However, Park's exclusion from the opening list is a rather strange decision based on the results of exhibition games.
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