One-liner of the week

I always keep an eye open for a good turn of phrase in the sometimes-dry world of gaming and casino news. Adam Goldman with the AP had some great phrases (anyone remember the great pedicab pedophiles line?) So I was pleased to see David McKee of the Las Vegas Business Press have some fun with a story about the redevelopment of the Roman Forum area:

As recently as last spring, Caesars Palace President Gary Selesner was attempting to pump life into the Roman Forum, Caesars’ outdoor-performance plaza. “Up ‘til now it’s been used quite sporadically,” Selesner told the Business Press last April. At the time, he was planning a summer 2006 relaunch of the Forum, with a concert series inaugurated by Peter Frampton.

Frampton may have come alive but the Forum did not, it seems. It now appears that Harrah’s Entertainment has thrown in the towel on efforts to revive the plaza, on the northwest corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road.

Las Vegas Business Press :: News Update : Harrah’s plans new Caesars tower, scraps Roman Forum

Bolding it might have been gilding the lily, but that’s just funny.

On the serious side, this makes a lot of sense–I think that we’ll see more properties getting more use out of their existing land base. It’s a little amazing that 40 years ago the best and highest use of all of that prime Strip-front land was surface parking.