It's clear Wynn Las Vegas is growing the market across every segment, slots, table games and baccarat.

We believe that Boyd should also benefit from this continued Las Vegas locals growth, so we're currently projecting 9 percent (third-quarter) revenue growth for its Boulder Strip and Coast properties.

Plus, Las Vegas will be the beneficiary of displaced convention business (from New Orleans), which will help stimulate demand.

After Leaving Las Vegas I did assume that things would get a lot easier than they've been. But it's just been a mirror of the way my career's been from the beginning, so for it to have changed would have been strange. My career has never been perfect.

We could not ignore Las Vegas.

If, in fact, Las Vegas gets the game, it'd be the biggest event since Elvis.