Well, it turns out that some people don't love Las Vegas as much as we do. A lobbying group called, NoCasinos.org, has just launched a new ad campaign in Miami and Tallahassee featuring a scary voiceover discouraging the public from allowing any new casinos into their areas.
In the ad, voice of Ghostface argues that the casinos are responsible for making Las Vegas #1 in a lot of undesirable categories like foreclosure, divorce, unemployment and crime. (Surprisingly, they left out Las Vegas' new spot at No. 12 on the rudest cities list.) The NY Times also ran an op-ed piece written by an anti-gambling advocate saying pretty much the same thing (Only this time, the state in question was New York.)
There's no denying that Las Vegas has some serious social and economic problems but we're not so sure that kicking a city when it's down (and still very dependent on tourism) is doing it any favors.
P.S., we heart you, Bellagio Fountains. And, Eiffel Tower. And, Thunder from Down Under, Dupar's, Cosmopolitan's Pool Deck, Lobster ME, Absinthe, Red Rock, The Killers, The Encore Spa, Melody Sweets, Crystals, Lagasse's Stadium, Aria Poker Room, any Megabucks Slot, Azure, Yellowtail, rm seafood, HOTEL32, Hooters (either the hotel or the real thing), Palazzo's Dragon, Blondie's, Ron's, Walk of Shame, Truffle Oil.....
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