"In this economy, Las Vegas might be better off with more individual operators, but before this downturn I don’t think it mattered,” said South Point owner Michael Gaughan, who has seen the consolidation and breakup process at work in his three decades of casino management"
Read all about it at the link below. Andy - Las Vegas
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/apr/18/consolidations-cloud/