Casinos in Texas

[CyKat]

I didn't know where else to post this so here it goes.

Have you heard any rumors, or maybe they aren't rumors at all, about projects like the Downtown Aquarium and the Kehma Boardwalk, that this owner has really just positioned them as prime locations as future casinos when casino gambling comes to Texas? Sort of like hidden in plain sight.

CyKat

[brerrabbit]

I didn't know where else to post this so here it goes.

Have you heard any rumors, or maybe they aren't rumors at all, about projects like the Downtown Aquarium and the Kehma Boardwalk, that this owner has really just positioned them as prime locations as future casinos when casino gambling comes to Texas? Sort of like hidden in plain sight.

CyKat

Search on the boards and you will find a lot of discussion on this topic. I think the biggest thread is on the Galveston Island board. Tillman Fertatida the CEO of Landry's which owns the Boardwalk, and the Aquarium, as well as having built the Convention Center in Galveston is a big proponent of casino gambling and his family has at points owned casinos in Vegas, so yes he has positioned many of his businesses to take advantage of the situation if casino gambling ever is legalized in Texas. It is rumored (fact according to some) that the Convention Center in Galveston is actually wired to handle all the slot machines that would go in if gambling became legal. Each machine requires its own plug so when they built the building they beefed up the wiring and electric service to handle the future load. It is rumored (again fact according to many) that Fertaida's family was involved with organized crime, and the illeagal gambling that occured in Galveston for many years.