Perhaps this quote should also be noted:
“The biggest threat to this industry is not the United States government,” said an obviously annoyed Marc Lesnick, organizer of the Fourth Annual Casino Affiliate Convention during the opening remarks of his program last week. “The biggest threat to this industry is the little boys who were afraid to come here today.”
Lesnick was alluding to the fact that several affiliate programs had withdrawn as attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors over fears that U.S. law enforcement officials would raid the event, and his speech was marked by colorful phrasings, such as, “You’re smoking crack if you think Stardust was going to let anything happen.”