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Old 09-30-2008, 10:37 PM
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Trump and Wynn made peace years ago. Trump was in the process of building a condo across the street from wynn las vegas and wynn actually went to Trump's last wedding.

Trump and Wynn are interesting role models...especially Wynn.
Wynn's the reason Trump doesn't have a gaming license in Vegas (bought the Frontier's right out from under him.... since he's got more pull on the Vegas council). Trump wanted to buy that license since the property's right next door to his condos (would have built an extra condo on the Frontier's site that had the casino), but Wynn stopped him.
I actually got to see and get a good pic of Wynn, as I was right next to him since I happened to be in Vegas the night that he opened Wynn Las Vegas and he was going around the crowd meeting people and glad-handing everyone. Stayed there last year and that place is phenominal (sent me a deal in the mail that made me pay $99 to stay and gave me $150 gambling free)... and I've travelled all over the US, Canada and even been to Japan on business trips. Rooms there are the best I've been in... and I've been in some really, really nice places, including the level 6 secluded Marriott in Hawaii.
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:49 PM
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Wynn's the reason Trump doesn't have a gaming license in Vegas (bought the Frontier's right out from under him.... since he's got more pull on the Vegas council). Trump wanted to buy that license since the property's right next door to his condos (would have built an extra condo on the Frontier's site that had the casino), but Wynn stopped him.
I actually got to see and get a good pic of Wynn, as I was right next to him since I happened to be in Vegas the night that he opened Wynn Las Vegas and he was going around the crowd meeting people and glad-handing everyone. Stayed there last year and that place is phenominal (sent me a deal in the mail that made me pay $99 to stay and gave me $150 gambling free)... and I've travelled all over the US, Canada and even been to Japan on business trips. Rooms there are the best I've been in... and I've been in some really, really nice places, including the level 6 secluded Marriott in Hawaii.
Old news. They buried the hatchet years ago and were actually going to build a casino together. For the record, Trump
HAS a gaming license in Las Vegas.

http://www.popularq.net/articles/Liv...k-casino-deal/

Wynn lv is nice if not garish. He should have stopped at Bellagio.
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:54 PM
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Old news. They buried the hatchet years ago and were actually going to build a casino together. For the record, Trump
HAS a gaming license in Las Vegas.

http://www.popularq.net/articles/Liv...k-casino-deal/

Wynn lv is nice if not garish. He should have stopped at Bellagio.
that would be interesting.... haven't been to Atl City in ages, but liked the Taj when it was built. Trump in Vegas would be interesting and go to Vegas once/year (hoping with the economy being down, that the deals right after Thanksgiving are equal/better than prior years, if so, should get my 4 nights comped.... and I'm NOT playing big $$ out there, $150/day max and that includes food).
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Old 09-30-2008, 10:59 PM
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that would be interesting.... haven't been to Atl City in ages, but liked the Taj when it was built. Trump in Vegas would be interesting and go to Vegas once/year (hoping with the economy being down, that the deals right after Thanksgiving are equal/better than prior years, if so, should get my 4 nights comped.... and I'm NOT playing big $$ out there, $150/day max and that includes food).
Wynn is tough on the comps. Interestingly enough, Wynn's sportsbook director is a big race guy that has written op ed pieces for the DRF. John Avello. They will comp based on play on horses but they want some pretty serious handle for a room. Nice race/sportsbook but really small.

If you havent been to AC, try Borgata. Not great but better than anything else in AC. First one in AC that actually gets the whole Vegas thing.
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