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Does anyone here know the back story of how Harrah's was able to be built in NO?
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:40 pm
Knowing that the law is casinos need to be located on the water, how did Harrah's get around this? I am sure there were some backdoor deals made and palms greased but I am hoping someone can shed light on this. I guess because it is such a blatant breach of the rules I am interested to hear how they got it done and what the public thought.
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Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:41 pm to thadcastle
EWE made some stuff happen with a good measure of shenanigans
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:41 pm to thadcastle
Some? This is louisiana. That back door was worn out
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:44 pm to thadcastle
They granted 1 land based zoning right for the state.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:45 pm to thadcastle
The rivergate was holding a lot of secrets and it needed to be destroyed
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:45 pm to LSU-MNCBABY
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They granted 1 land based zoning right for the state.
This^^
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:48 pm to thadcastle
but, it wasn't originally Harrah's was it?
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:50 pm to thadcastle
Didn’t EWE’s kids win the vending contract or something like that?
This post was edited on 3/1/22 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:50 pm to thadcastle
Rhymes with "bribery" and "corruption."
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:50 pm to thadcastle
They paid off EWE. Same as the oil companies did for all the exploration and production they did for all those years on the coast. EWE was one of the worst governors this state has ever had. But since he spoke flat, chased pussy, and was a populace politician, he’s been lionized by voters and institutions alike. It’s indicative of why Louisiana is doomed to be a bottom dweller nationally and will likely never escape its legacy of corruption and incompetence.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:51 pm to thadcastle
Check put how LauBerge LC made their land based casino legit. It was pretty smart on their part and made them spend way more than what the GN had to.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:51 pm to LSU-MNCBABY
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They granted 1 land based zoning right for the state.
So they made an exception to the rule after someone came up with the idea of building a casino in NO or was there always a single land location allowed?
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:52 pm to jmarto1
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That back door was worn out
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:52 pm to thadcastle
The law is there is 1 land based casino allowed, the rest have to be in water I believe. As to how this law was written in this manner?
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:56 pm to MorbidTheClown
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but, it wasn't originally Harrah's was it?
No, ironically it was supposed to be a Caesar’s first
Posted on 3/1/22 at 3:57 pm to thadcastle
There were some shenanigans with the voting in the state legislature, among other things. Basically, they called the vote early and some people who were trying to obfuscate things by switching their vote at the last minute didn't get to.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 4:00 pm to thadcastle
Our state constitution says “gambling shall be defined by and suppressed by the legislature.” The legislature and EWE decided that “suppressing” gambling meant to grant multiple riverboat licenses and one “land-based” casino even though anyone with a brain at the time knew that the framers of this provision of the constitution intended to prohibit gambling. BIG money involved to get this passed. Then it was challenged in the Louisiana Supreme Court and EWE’s buddy Calogero made sure it was upheld.
Posted on 3/1/22 at 4:02 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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the rest have to be in water I believe.
Wanna know how stupid the "in water" rule is? Take a look at the Margaritaville casino in Bossier
"In water"
Posted on 3/1/22 at 4:08 pm to GreenRockTiger
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The rivergate was holding a lot of secrets and it needed to be destroyed
This is what I want to know more about. Wasn't there a tunnel underneath eventually designed to be an interstate highway\?
Posted on 3/1/22 at 4:09 pm to thadcastle
If you don't know how special exemptions get done in Louisiana, well...it involved a shite ton of money stuffed into a politicians King Cake that was made as a gift.
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