If the Stardust was such a "gold mine," why did Boyd demolish it?
On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 5:23 AM, Dave <haaljo@yahoo.com> wrote:
> <SNIP>
> This caught my eye on the wiki about Boyd:
> "....In 1984, after leveling a $3 million fine against the Stardust for
> skimming, the Nevada Gaming Commission asked to Boyds to run the property's
> gaming operations. When the Stardust was taken over by the reputable Boyd
> family, they were surprised by its huge profits, now that every penny of
> income was being recorded. Ex-FBI agent William F. Roemer Jr., longtime
> senior agent of the FBI's organized-crime squad in Chicago and an expert in
> Las Vegas doings, said, "The amount of skim had been so heavy that the
> profit and loss statement did not present a true picture of the gold mine
> that the Stardust was."[5] After several years of successful operations,
> Boyd Gaming officially acquired the Stardust and Fremont in 1985..."
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