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Happy Halloween from the Jedi in Las Vegas

10/30/2019

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Happy Halloween 

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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Ceases Working with ICE and Will Not Detain Persons on Federal Immigration Holds

10/24/2019

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LAS VEGAS, NV: Effective immediately, the LVMPD will no longer detain persons on Federal immigration holds. A Supreme Court judge ruled yesterday The LVMPD must stop detaining persons in Federal effectively immediately.
LVMPD ceases detaining federal migration ICEThe Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department will no longer assist the Federal government in detaining persons on immigration holds.
The effective immediately part is what fit my attention. It sounded like Joe Lombardo ( a Trump supporter), used his department to aid the Federal government to “round up “ the11 million Mexicans that Donald Trump promised deport. And a judge caught wind and said, “You guys stop this immediately or Joe, you’ll get impeached next.” The sheriff is an elected position.

Turns out that using the police department to enforce federal immigration laws is completely illegal. And it violates the Constitution of the United Stares. And it undermines the entire Sprit of 1776 in America - everyone born free and America is your opportunity to escape the tyranny of evil men, Good for you judge {judges name}.
As of June 2019, 24 immigrants have died in ICE custody and 4 died shortly after being release since Trump introduced his new gestapo-like tactics of rounding up humans based on their ethnicity (google Hogan’s Heros).
Immigrants in custody are at an all time high. As of early June, ICE was detaining more than 52,500 immigrants a day in a sprawling network of more than 200 detention centers across the country — up from about 34,000 under the Obama administration.
Immigrants held by ICE are civil detainees, not criminal, and their detention is not intended to be punitive. We aren’t suppose to punish illegal immigrants. That’s un-American.
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Esports Arena at the Luxor in Las Vegas Failed They Removed This Huge Logo

10/23/2019

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LUXOR: Esports Arena Removes Logo

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Esports Arena was a video gamers paradise that failed in Las Vegas.
Have you ever stopped to wonder how a building in Las Vegas stays so clean? The secret?

Daily maintenance.

The only requirements to be a window washer are “not afraid of heights”. Geez.
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LVMPD Narcotics Detective Caught Selling and Dealing Drugs

10/23/2019

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Narcotics Detective Busted in Las Vegas for Selling Drugs and Destroying Evidence

LAS VEGAS, NV: Monday, Narc Detective Lawrence Rinetti was charged with dealing drugs and destroying evidence.
Lawrence Rinetti was charged on Monday for doing what dirty cops do; they arrest drug dealers because they are the competition

In May, Traffic Sgt Nic Farese was for attempting to destroy blood evidence of Scott Grayson.

Who manages these guys? Why dont they get fired first?
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Electrical Fire at the Cosmopolitan Sends Rminders of the Pool Deck Fire form 2014

10/22/2019

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Fire Started in the Cosmo Last Night Reminds us of the 2014 Pool Fire

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LAS VEGAS, NV: A fire in the electrical room at the Cosmo last night sent fears. and reminders off the pool fire from 2014.
Blackstone bought the Cosmopolitan for cheap.  Their plan was investment only in cosmetic changes;  no major structural changes , get the numbers up and sell it. The never invest in long term improvements.  They are short term buyers - sharks, if you will.
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Las Vegas Security Guards in a Scuffle with Fetty Wap at the Mirage

10/19/2019

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Fun Fact: It is Illegal to Obstruct a Public Sidewalk in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, NV: Footage from September shows when security guards made a citizen arrest to apprehend Fetty .
You can see here that the security guards obstructed the sidewalk so that Fetty Wap was unable to pass without physically bumping unto 3 large overweight security guards. Eventually two guards physically blocked him from walking on the side walk. It is illegal in Clark County, Nevada to obstruct a sidewalk. The intent was to stop people from selling you stuff. However, LVMPD uses that law to bust those photo girls on the strip all the time. I’d say that law applies here as well. Fetty Wap is clearly walking on the sidewalk. Mirage security are blocking his line of path. They are also ready to pounce. That’s their job but it’s the Mirage’s responsibility to make sure their employees follow the law. Because mirage security policies do not supersede Clark County legal laws.
Whoever, with malice, stands in the middle of a sidewalk will be subjected to a sentence. NRS TITLE 16.11”
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Large security men “locked and loaded” blocking Fetty Wap’s path.
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Fetty Wap was obstructed by two security guards on the sidewalk as he was attempting to leave the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
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Fetty Wap surrounded by Mirage security on the public sidewalk as he was leaving. This occurred BEFORE Fetty Wap the altercation.
From the footage, we see an extremely outraged high profile guest. He is trying to walk. His path is blocked by 4-5 men wearing yellow shirts. But not even Christian Ronaldo could have got past these guys without committing a foul.

FUN FACT: It is a crime in Las Vegas to obstruct a sidewalk.

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A “public sidewalk” includes private property in Clark Count where the public walks.
As Fetty Wap is trying to leave the establishment, several security guards obstruct Fetty Wap’s path. Any reasonable person would have feel- threatened by the excessively fat security obstring your exit. Panic might arise. These guys are Agressive and they are breaking the law. Any reasonable person would do anything to escape.
The weight is important because Las Vegas notoriously has an issue with security guards and police officers being overtly fat. This is most likely due to the abundance of $6.99 all-you-can-eat-buffets. If you come to Vegas, do not eat the cheap buffets. You need to pay at least $30. The food here is bad. And if a person cannot control what they put into their mouths, then why would we trust them with a gun? Or to control themselves in a heated situation? Or what they would do to another person? Police brutality and police corruption is hot right now in Vegas. Las Vegas is the next hotbed for racism and more national stories that will interest the United States of America and the entire planet.
Security guards in Las Vegas have less stringent requirements for weight, intelligence and disposition than the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.”
*Side note: those buffets are scams because they serve nothing but carbs, GMOs and sugar. Protein is rarely available unless you pay closer to $30.

The Local Media is Owned by The Casinos... Literally.

In 2015, Sheldon Adelson (owner of the Las Vegas Sands) convinced a Nevada judge to let him buy the only newspaper in Las Vegas. The judge approved because, like Sheldon, the judge was a huge supporter of Donald Trump.
The goal of the friends of Donald Trump is to help Donald Trump get elected again. Why?

​Because in September 2019, when a China trade war was hurting Sheldon’s business, Sheldon called Donald Trump on his personal cell phone to let him know that Sheldon doesn’t want a trade war with China. Have you heard anything about a trade war recently?
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Lady Gaga Falls Hard with a Fan at Park MGM Residency

10/18/2019

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LAS VEGAS, NV: Lady Gaga suffered a hard fall off the stage after a fan dropped her during a show Thursday night.

​The “Shallows” singer was performing her Enigma show, part of her Las Vegas concert residency, when a fan, who had picked her up while dancing, lost his balance, sending both him and Gaga crashing to the ground below.
The fall was captured on video by fans in the audience and posted to social media, with many concerned the Oscar-winner and fan had been seriously injured.
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Man Who Died in Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Custody Ruled a Homicide by Clark County Coroner

10/17/2019

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Bryan Williams was Stopped by Police For Riding a Bicycle Without a Safety Light - So Two Cops Murdered Him

LAS VEGAS, NV: Sales taxes were raised in 2016 in Las Vegas to add more cops. On September 5th, 2019 it was determined that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is now overstaffed. 
​They killed a man. To make matters worse, it's obvious the police officers conspired to conceal a murder by turning off their body cams for 15 minutes."
Metro officers Benjamin Vasquez, 27 and Patrick Campbell, 28 enjoy hanging out together, eating tacos and chasing down 50 year old black men on bicycles.  But on September 5th, 2019, they went too far.  After eating some tacos, they spotted a 50 year old black man on a bicycle. They followed him to the 1700 block on Bonanza, which is just outside of the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas. Something happened. We don't know. They turned off their body cams for 15 minutes. When they cams came back on, a man was dead covered in drugs and pills.
Officers Benjamin Vasquez and Patrick Campbell first spotted Williams riding his bicycle without safety lights at 5:48 a.m. near North Martin Luther King Boulevard and West Bonanza Road.
Officers caught up to Williams at an apartment complex on the 1700 block of West Bonanza Road. Body camera footage showed Vasquez and Campbell yelling at Williams from a distance to get on the ground.
When they approached him, Williams was lying on his stomach. 
​The officers stood Williams up when a second patrol car arrived. As they did, two baggies of a white substance and an orange bottle filled with white pills dropped to the ground, police have said.  Really?
This is highly unlikely.  He travelled over 3 blocks on a bike. He could have ditched the drugs then.

When a second car showed up, Benjamin and Patrick realized they had murdered Bryan. They didn't know what to do so they turned off they body cams to conspire a plan. They decided to quickly through some drugs on 
the dead body. When another patrol car rolled up, they turned their cams back on and out came the rugs from a dead man.]

Their version of the story continues: Williams attempted to cover the items with his feet. The substances tested positive for methamphetamine and hydrocodone, police later said. Sure it did.  Because it was the cop's drugs.  
He forgot his safety light.  That could be dangerous on a bicycle.  So, in order to make sure that Bryan was safe, the officers planted drugs on him and choked him to death."
In the footage, Williams’ body goes limp after officers found the drugs, and he had to be dragged to the patrol car to wait for paramedics. Jesus.  These guys killed him and they knew it.  So they planted drugs and said he OD on meth. 

Around 5:54 a.m., when Vasquez and Campbell got Williams to the patrol car, the officers turned off their body cameras (hiding evidence).  Their cameras weren’t turned back on until medical assistance arrived at 6:08 a.m., according to police.

So Why Did the Metro Officers Turn Off Their Body Cams for 10 Minutes? ​

Before the Patrick and Benjamin turned their body cameras off, the footage showed officers dragging Williams’ limp body around a corner and dropping him on the ground while they laughed, "high-fived" and told him nobody was coming to help him. There was a lapse in the video that was made visible by the sun’s changed location in the sky.
Williams was transported to Valley Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:44 a.m.
Benjamin Vasquez and Patrick Cambell; you both are TAGGED by SATAN for being two greedy, selfish fucks. You will probably get off on this crime you committed, and even hovered an award by Lombardo. He's been know to do that in such a case. 

​However, this is Sin City. Unless you're cool with Satan, don't be going around killing unarmed homeless people on bicycles for fun. #BenjaminVasquez 27 years old and #PatrickCampbell 28 years old.
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Treasure Island Buys Circus Circus from MGM for $825 Million

10/16/2019

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Las Vegas, NV: Phil Ruffen is the new owner of Circus Circus. 60 acres of fun.
We predict the next big moves in Vegas are Genting Group (Resort World) buys Wynn. More on this LATER!
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Blackstone Group (NASDAQ: BX) Buys Bellagio for $4.25 Billion in a Lease-back Deal

10/16/2019

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Bellagio- SOLD! $4.25 Billion Lease-Back

Las Vegas, NV: As JediRich.com Studios reported last week two weeks ago, the MGM Bellagio sold their most prized asset to Jonathon Gray, the President of Blackstone Group. You may recall that MGM stole the Bellagio from Steve Wynn in a hostile stock buyout.  Karma is alive and well in Sin City. 
Video coming up NEXT!
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Roof Raising Begins at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas

10/15/2019

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Roof Raising Begins at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas

We don't know why the roof raising was delayed; we can only speculate based on the information that we have received from multiple sources. 
Video coming up NEXT!
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Screen cap showing roof cables showing slack on October 11th, 2019.
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Screen cap showing roof cables tightened slack on Oct 13th, 2019.
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Is Don Webb Lying to the Media About the Status of the Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas

10/13/2019

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The  Allegiant Stadium Roof Raising is Delayed - But That's Not the Issue

The preciseness of the process leaves little room for error." - Las Vegas Review-Journal, Don Webb, COO Mortenson Construction - McCarthy Builders in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV - The Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium is $200 million over budget. 
 August 30th, 2019: Rick Velotta from the Las Vegas Review-Journal interviewed Don Webb  and wrote that the roof raising was to begin in September and completed by the end of October . It was a very nice article, you should check it out. Great job, Rick.
September 1st : No Roof Raising.
September 15th : No Roof Raising
October 1st: No Roof Raising
October 2nd: The Jedi notified Rick that the crew had not begun lifting the roof. Rick said the raising of the roof was delayed because Don Webb "may have been a little over-confident" when scheduling the roof lifting in September.
October 7th: No visible roof raising but we were assured that the roof was raising.
October 8th: Don Webb assured Rick that they already began lifting the roof on October 7th. Rick said that he would "get down to the stadium later in the week to take some photos".  Rick, what happened to the photos?
Don Webb stated in the Las Vegas Review-Journal that raising the roof is extremely complicated, comparing the process to a 17-acre Swiss watch."
There is a construction schedule. There are other contractors that need to do work on the field. Like a domino effect, the other contractors won't be able to do their work if the roof is not completed by the end of October, causing further delays.  Don Webb stated in the Las Vegas Review-Journal that raising the roof is extremely complicated, comparing the process to a 17-acre Swiss watch.

Lifting the Roof will take 6 Weeks, Raising 4 Feet Each Day

The crew will raise the roof 4 feet each day for 6 weeks.  If the crew began raising the roof on October 7th, then on October 12th, the roof would be about 20 to 25 feet in the air. These screen caps were taken from the Mortenson / McCarthy website on October 12th, 2019 :
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Screen cap showing cabe roof on the field.
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Don Webb, COO at McCarthy-Mortenson Construction, told reporters that the roof raising began on October 7th, 2019.
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The "roof raising" process will take 6 weeks. Each day, they will raise the roof 4 feet.
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If the "roof raising" began on October 7th, 2019 then the roof would be about 8 -12 feet off the ground.
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The roof cables do not appear to be lifting yet.

Regardless of whether Don Webb began lifting the roof on October 7th, 2019 is no longer an issue. There is a construction schedule.  Don Webb told Mick Akers from the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the roof raising would begin in September and end by October:
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Aug 6th 2019: An article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal by Mick Akers tells us that the cable net process was to begin in September and scheduled to wrap up by the end of October. As of today, the roof is still on the ground.
If there is a construction schedule, then there are other contractors who will need access to the field starting in November. 
When VitalVegas.com tweeted that the roof was 80-100 days behind schedule, Mick Akers from the Las Vegas Review-Journal accused Vital Vegas of spreading lies:
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Mick Akers accused Vital Vegas of spreading fake news regarding the roof raising delays.
This brings up another issue: Why would a verified journalist, responsible to the public for reporting on the status of the taxpayer funded stadium, quickly rush to smear the reputation of a reputable blogger? Vital Vegas won the "Best Blogger of the Year" in 2014.
Journalism, like sales or bartending, requires a set a principles.  Bartenders have a huge a huge responsibly serving their guests honestly and responsibly. Sales people use their charm to help people get what they want.  However, A salesperson who uses their charm to knowingly sell a person a bad product or service, is just as bad as bartender who over-serves because he/she doesn't want to lose their tips. There is an unwritten code of  ethics in certain professions. Journalism is one of them.
View social media as a huge Great Gatsby party where everyone is invited.  Imagine a group of people discussing the stadium.  Scott Roeben is holding center court.  He says, "I heard that the roof is delayed 80-100 days".  Another person adds, "Yea, some aluminum tools were stolen that have a 90 day turn around".  Wow. Pretty engaging conversation.  There are a lot of people listening. Then, Mick Akers over hears the people talking. He rushes over the see what the fuss is about.  

"Oh, not Scott Roeben from Vital Vegas", he thinks to himself. "Whats that wanna-be journalist saying now..."

He listens in for a moment and then immediately blurts out "THAT'S 100 PERCENT FALSE!" and points his finger at Scott. The crowd is silent for a second. Everyone turns to Mick. They realize that it's the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Scott appears stunned.  Now, he's not sure if his information is correct or not.  "But Mick is verified and I quote his articles", he thinks to himself.  A conundrum.
The crowed starts to take sides.  Several of them side behind Mick and start attack Scoyt. They call him all sorts of names. Mick just stands by and watches. He doesn't provide any further information.
Anyways, who knows why Mick attacked VitalVegas' reputation. The fact is that the public needs to know what is happening with a publicly funded stadium. ​
Commentary: God invented newspapers and Satan invented the Internet.  We are working together now
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Mick Akers full article stating the upcoming Milestones for Allegiant Stadium. Roof was set to be raised and completed by October.
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The reporters at the review journal appear to only write what Don Webb wants them to write about the Las Vegas Stadium

10/12/2019

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Mick Akers Accuses Social Media Giant VitalVegas.com of Spreading "False" News

LAS VEGAS, NV: Vital Vegas tweeted that the roof raising was delayed 80-100 days at the Raiders Stadium Mick Akers, a verified journalist from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, immediately responded by accusing Vital Vegas of spreading false news.
Mick's response to Vital Vegas resulted in battle between Vital and  a number of online sports fanatics creating an online Twitter storm.  
Mick Akers Tweets Mick Akers accuses Vital Vegas of spreading fake news regarding a stadium delay.
A few days later, Rick Velotta assured us that the roof raising had begun on October 7, 2019. This information came directly from Don Webb, the COO at Mortenson Construction and McCarthy Builders.

We have been to the site everyday since October 7th and we have not seen any evidence of any roof being raised. 
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October 8th, 2019: Workers wait around for the raising of the roof at Las Vegas Raiders Stadium.
This brings to question why was Mick Akers attempting to smear Vital Vegas' journalistic reputation?
The reason Vital Vegas gave for the delay was there were some parts or equipment stolen that required a 90 day lead time to replace. As a result, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department now have patrol cars at each exit 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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LVMPD remains on-site for heightened security measures.
Mick Akers from the Las Vegas review Journal told Las Vegas Locally that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department were being paid for by the Las Vegas Raiders not the taxpayers.
This project is already $200 million over budget and no one can seem to get a straight answer from Don Webb. The journalists at the Las Vegas Review-Journal who are responsible for covering the stadium, appear  to write only what Don Webb tells them to write.
The taxpayers of Clark County, Nevada need 4 issues addressed immediately:
  1. What was stolen from the property?
  2. Why was the roof raising delayed?
  3. Who’s paying LVMPD for 24/7 security?
  4. Why did Don Webb lie about the roof raising to Rick Velotta?​
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Vital Vegas tweets that the stadium roof raising is delayed by 80-100 days due to parts being stolen.
Any reporters or journalists in Las Vegas who aren’t writing any interesting stories; you might want to jump on this one. 
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Raiders Buy a Taxi Parking Garage from Charlie Frias for $28 Million

10/9/2019

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LAS VEGAS, NV: It’s a sign of the times. Charlie Frias Cab Co. was once the booming business in Las Vegas. With 350,000 tourists centrally located every weekend, the taxi scam game was huge in Las Vegas.

Parking? We Don't Need no Stinking Parking

Along came Uber and Lyft in 2016. By 2018, Charlie Adria’s was out of business.
Don’t feel bad. It’s just a sign of the times. Every business has a life cycle. Taxi companies did not adapt new technologies. Instead, they spent their money thwarting new competition and new ideas. That was the industrial revolution’s business strategy. That strategy was successful until the internet and the iPhone.
*our old MacBook is upgrading to os13. Photos coming soon.
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MGM Resorts International (NASDAQ;MGM) sells Bellagio to Blackstone Group (NASDAQ;BX) with a Lease-to-Buy Back Option

10/6/2019

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SOLD! BlackStone Acquires the Quintessential Iconic Las Vegas Casino - The Bellagio

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The Bellagio Fountains at Sunset 10-5-2019. Photo credit: Jedi Rich Lightowler.
LAS VEGAS, NV - It’s unannounced, but sources say it’s a done deal. MGM Resorts Intl sold the Bellagio. But they only sold the real estate, not the gaming. The buyer is a corporate mega fund from New York: Blackstone Group (NASDAQ; BX). MGM Resorts Intl will continue to operate the gaming and will lease-back the gaming portion of their business with an option to buy-back the casino when MGM settles their cash flow issues. That will probably be in about 50 to 100 years or so. (NASDAQ; MGM)
Now that gaming is becoming less of the draw to Vegas, there is the question of what will happen to the fountains.”
This is the opposite of the El Dorado acquisition of Caesars Gaming (NASDAQ:CZR). Caesars sold their gaming portion of the business portfolio to El Dorado Resorts (NASDAQ: ERI) while maintaining the investment of the real-estate. Two weeks ago, Caesars sold the Rio All Suites Hotel to Imperial Group - a real estate company from New York. This may be an indicator that Caesars Gaming will begin liquidating other assets, such as Planet Hollywood and The Cromwell.

Let’s hope El Dorado Resorts enjoys their new landlords; a bunch a real estate brokers from New York with limited or no experience in gaming.
As more casinos dissolve into this new “leaseback” arrangement with large financiers, I would expect room rates to soar in the upcoming years.

Now that gaming is becoming less of the draw to Vegas, there is the question of what will happen to the fountains. The fountains were to attract gamblers. Apparently, gambling in Las Vegas is on the decline as New Jersey and California legalize sports action. The fountains are a massive peice of the most expensive real estate in Nevada. The fact is that prime real estate on the Las Vegas Strip could make more money as a mall than as a free attraction. It's a simple equation of economics that an accountant in New York could calculate.

​Therefore, if the Bellagio proves to be more profitable without the fountains, then away they will go.

You Can’t Believe They Will Turn The Fountains Into A Mall?

When you are a publicly traded mega fund, like Blackstone, your primary customers are your stockholders. Stockholders have one objective: to make more money. Usually, stockholders want 10% or more return on their investment; each year. So if Blackstone acquires a hotel, the hotel guests are the means by which Blackstone serves their primary customer.

The hotel guests are not Blackstone’s primary customers; the hotel guests are Blackstone's secondary and tertiary customers. So if you lease a nightclub from MGM today, there’s a good chance that you will have a new landlord within the next year or two. The word on the street is that The MGM Grand and The Mirage are next. (Source: Vital Vegas)

Just so you know; the primary investor doesn’t care how you make 10% return on their investment. If the Bellagio can make more money without the fountains, then it would be a disservice to their stockholders to keep them.
Here are some of the core beliefs that Blackstone promotes on their website to attract investors:
  • Opportunistic: Our opportunistic platform employs a straightforward investment strategy. We seek to acquire high quality, well located assets at discounts to replacement cost, address any property or business issues through aggressive asset management, and sell the assets once Blackstone Real Estate’s objectives are accomplished.
  1. Buy it: We acquire high-quality, income-producing assets at discounts to replacement cost.
  2. Fix it: We unlock value by proactively addressing any physical or operating issues through aggressive asset management (such as the Bellagio fountains).
  3. Sell it: Once assets are stabilized we sell the investments to long term real estate holders and return capital to our investors. For example: Blackstone will sell the Bellagio back to MGM at a profit with or without the fountains. 
Are you beginning to see the New Vegas business methodology? Scam the investors, the employees, and the artists.. oh yea... and don’t forget to scam the tourists, too. Then it’s back to New York for Peach Bellinis.
You can read about the new owner of The Bellagio on the Blackstone Group website here.
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MGM Resorts International (NASDAQ: MGM) Ordered to Pay $800 Million to the Victims of the October 1st Shooting

10/4/2019

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MGM Must Pay $800 Million to the Victim's Survivors of the October 1st Tragedy in Las Vegas

Ok, my analysis led me to believe that the survivors should get $1 billion.  That led to my theory that MGM will need to sell off assets to cover their losses as a result of #Oct1.  

I still stand by my theory. - Alien Nic
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2019 Maxim Covergirl Contest: Jedi Joy Lightowler Makes the Top 5!

10/3/2019

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Jedi Joy Lightowler 2019 Maxim Covergirl Top 5
Jedi Joy Lightowler advances to the Top 5 in the 2019 Maxim Covergirl Contest.

Jedi Joy Lightowler Makes the Top 5 in the 2019 MAXIM Covergirl Contest

Jedi Joy was a 100 to 1 long shot in the 2019 Maxim Covergirl Contest. But through donations from her fans and continued encouragement, Jedi Joy Ligjtowler has stepped up the modeling game.
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Jedi Joy Lightowler Top 5 Maxim Covergirl Finalist 2019
Congrats Jedi Joy and everyone to keep voting for Jedi Joy Lightowler here: https://maximcovergirl.com/2019/joy-lightowler
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Massive Settlement Reached with MGM and the Victims of the Las Vegas Shooting Tragedy

10/3/2019

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MGM Resorts International Will Pay Between $800 to 1 Billion but only has $750 Million of Insurance

Properties rumored to be sold and the open market include: Bellagio, MGM Grand and the Mirage.
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Nine More Women File Suit Against Wynn / Encore for Sexual Harrasment

10/3/2019

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Wynn / Encore Has More Secrets Than The Catholic Church

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More trouble for Wynn / Encore as new lawsuit a alleges their was a conspiracy at Wynn to keep any sexual allegations covered up. Maurice Wooden, the former President of Wynn Resorts, and Troy Mitchum, former Vice President of Human Resources, conspired to systematically intimidate any further sexual allegation “whistle-blowers” that occurred at Wynn or the Salon where the girls worked.

When Troy and Maurice found out about the sexual crimes, they did not report the violations. Instead, they conspired to systematically intimidate any further sexual harassment claims.
At one point, they held a meeting with 40 women and asked them to raise their hands if they had been sexually harassed. They were forcing the employees to out themselves in front of everyone. How humiliating that the men at Wynn view women employees as nothing more than sexual objects. The suit claims that working at Wynn was “living in fear of retaliation”.
This comes to light as Alex Cordova, vice president from Wynn Nightlife, continues to duck reporters regarding Jon Gray's abrupt departure from the Palms. Alex is involved with botching  a $60 million DJ contract with Marshmello and DJ Skrillex at KAOS.
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Aluminum Parts stolen at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Cause the Roof Raising to be Delayed 80-100 Days

10/2/2019

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Raiders: Welcome to Las Vegas

More as this develops.
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2019 Maxim Covergirl Contest: Jedi Joy Lightowler is in the Running to make the TOP 5 - Keep Voting for JOY!

10/2/2019

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2019 MAXIM Covergirl Contest: Vote For Joy to Make the Top 5!

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Cooper’s Hawk Seen Soaring for Food

10/2/2019

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OPINION: Should Clark County, NV Reverse the "No Pigeon Feedin'" Law?

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Cooper’s Hawk
In 2017, Clark County passed a law making it a crime to feed pigeons.  You will send $1000 or 6 month in county jail if you are seen feeding a pigeon. As a result, food is scarce for these Cooper Hawks who now must fly into the suburbs to find a meal.  
In 2016, Las Vegas was setting records for growth and revenue.  Some say this law is bad karma.  Because since passing this law in 2017, Las Vegas has seen a daily slew of scandals, corruption and even a mass shooting.  
Perhaps reconsider this law and see if Las Vegas' Karma improves. 
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Jon Gray Steps Down as the Alex Cordova / Wynn Nightlife / Marshmello / Kaos Scandal Unfolds

10/2/2019

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General Manager of Palms Fired! More Fallouts as the Cordova-KAOS Caper of Las Vegas Unfolds

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KAOS Nightlclub promised to attract the best artists in the industry. As of now, 10-5-2019, Cardi B is the only headliner for the opening of Demon Dome on Oct 31. Photo Credit: Jedi Rich Lightowler
Las Vegas, NV: The Palms Casino Resort's Vice President and General Manager, Jon Gray, quit today in the latest in  the Cordova-Kaos Caper . The Palms Casino Resort was purchased by Stations Casino. Stations Casinos was trading under the symbol STN.  Their new symbol is RRR - Red Rock Resorts. Red Rock Resorts is holding company that owns a portion of Stations Casino.  Sound confusing? It  was probably by design.  As Vegas moves from a gamblers town to an NFL town, expect to see more light shed on scum bags in this city.  
Jon Gray Resigns from Palms resort CasinoJon Gray looks stunned as the charges and accusation begin to pile up against him. He is involved with Alex Cordova in scamming musicians.

What we know so far: Alex Cordova was abruptly fired last week in connection with the world's largest DJ contract in history worth $60,000,000 for 2 years.  Sources say he and other managers were skimming off the top.
It gets bigger.  There would be no way for the KAOS Nightclub to ever turn a profit while paying out $60 million for 2 years ($30 million per year) to the DJs.  

So How did Alex Cordova and Jon Gray (an experienced hotelier) miscalculate so badly that it cost them their jobs?
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Station Casinos spent $690 million renovating the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo Credit: Jedi Rich Lightowler
The problem with numbers reporting in Vegas is that Las Vegas Sands Corp (The Venetian & Palazzo), own the only local newspaper in town, the Las Vegas Review-Journal. 
The Review-Journal will always spin Vegas numbers positively. Even in July 2019 with the sale of Caesars, the Rio and the Bellagio,  Rick Velotta from the Review-Journal wrote: "Las Vegas Sands Corp experienced their best second quarter in Las Vegas history".
The problem with numbers reporting in Vegas is that Las Vegas Sands Corp (The Venetian & Palazzo), own the only local newspaper in town, the Las Vegas Review-Journal."
Sounds like Vegas is booming.  That is what you would think if you read Rick Velotta's reports on gaming in the RJ. Everything he writes will tell you that it's time to invest in Vegas.  And he writes on everything from  earnings calls and gaming reports to swaying public opinion on the tax-payer funded stadium and Sheldon Adelson appointing his son-in-law CFO of Las Vegas Sands Corp.  
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Jon. Gray, Vice President and General Manager at the Palms Resort Casino in Las Vegas, reigned today in light of the Cordova-KAOS Caper.

So Why are Casinos Going Out-of-Business While Rick Velotta Says Vegas 2019 is booming? ​

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Back to the story. Jon Gray was heading up the $690 million renovation at the Palms which included renovations to the casino, the restaurants and to KAOS Nightclub.  ​​
This is not just a "skim some off the top" scandal. This is a calculated scam that involved signing deals worth millions to DJs but paying the artists only hundreds of thousands.  
KAOS Nightclub Alex Cordova Las Vegas
Club KAOS was to be the "next" big thing. But this week, Marshmello, Skrillex and other DJs bailed out as Palms may be headed for disaster.
Jon's resignation indicates that he is involved with the Cordova-Kaos Scandal. Last week, Alex Cordova was abruptly escorted out of the casino in connection to some contracts he made with several high-profile DJs; a breached record-breaking DJ deal worth $60 million for 2-years. The last we heard, Alex Cordova was eying Ibiza to avoid U.S. extradition.
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The high-profile acts include Marshmellow, DJ Skrillex, Kaskade, Armin Van Buuren and others.  We  have reach out to Alex Cordova and Jon Gray but they declined to be interviewed at this time citing potential criminal charges.

Jon Gray met with the Ferritta, Lorenzo and Frank III over drinks on Wednesday.  Jon says the Feritta's discussed what would happen down the road for Jon. He claims to be "friends" with the Ferittas.  Jon says they invited him to see Billy Idol this weekend and they said he can still work out in the corporate gym (awkward).  
This brings up the point about men in power in Las Vegas. How many women hold a decision making position at any of the major casinos in Las Vegas?  I can think of only one: Elaine Wynn.  And that's because she learned how to be more ruthless than her husband from her ex-husband, Steve Wynn (another Vegas scandal).

Do You Ever Get Tired of "Double-Speak?"

Double-speak, reading between the lines, passiveness.... whatever you call it when someone says something with a grin instead of telling you exactly what they are feeling. 
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Ruth Gray posted this on Instagram earlier this Summer. I think she was mad about something.
For all intensive purposes, Jon Gray was fired.  But when you work for your "friends", they don't fire you. That would look bad on your resume; if you even need a resume.  Also, the company would have to pay you severance. Let's not get greedy - you are getting fired. So instead you resign. 

Last checked, Jon Gray is still married to Miss Nevada 2013. Jon and Ruth have just adopted their third child.  He has an expensive wardrobe (see Ruth's instagram photo from back in May).  So why would a young executive with a "Family-of-Five", who works a high-paying job for his friends, suddenly quit with no options in sight?

That is called double-speak. We don't know why Jon was fired, but you can count on The Jedi to report the truth as more information becomes available.  
This is just another scandal in a slew of scandals that are hitting the streets.  Stay tuned to JediRich.com as there is always something going down in Vegas.
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The Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas is Losing 3,000 Gallons of Water Day

10/1/2019

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The Aria at City Center is Losing Water and They Don’t Have The Funds to Repair the Rotting Pipes

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The Aria in Las Vegas is leaking 3,000 gallons of water a day. Now, their repair funds are exhausted until next fiscal year.
The Aria in Las Vegas is leaking 3,000 gallons of water a day. They have failed at multiple attempts to repair the rotting pipes that also feed city center. Now, their repair funds are exhausted until next fiscal year.
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Lake Mead only has water until 2070. Photo taken October 2016.
They have exhausted all repair funds so the Aria in Las Vegas will continue to pay excessive LVVWD water fees. However, Las Vegas does not have an endless supply of water. Last checked; Lake Mead only has enough water until 2070. That was before this leak.
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On October 4th, JediJoy and I walked down to the site and posted this graphic

10/1/2019

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Make October 1st a Vegas Holiday

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