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spanone

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7. Six years ago I was working at a hotel in Las Vegas.....

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 03:16 PM

Feb 2018

the head of security took me up to my room to check in (I was with some bigwigs).

He pointed to the trump building out the window and said 'trump doesn't have a casino license'

I asked why and he said 'Vegas doesn't like people who have filed bankruptcy'

trump was nowhere on the radar for his 'presidential' run....

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Trump's bid for Sydney casino 30 years ago rejected due to 'mafia connections [View all] packman Feb 2018 OP

KEEP IT cilla4progress Feb 2018 #1

Same here in Nevada. Wellstone ruled Feb 2018 #2

Apparently he's never been denied a Nevada license. Jim Lane Feb 2018 #5

Okay. Wellstone ruled Feb 2018 #6

He purchased that stock in an attempt to get around the gaming board if I remember correctly Egnever Feb 2018 #8

I don't think that's accurate. Jim Lane Feb 2018 #10

Was a long time ago Egnever Feb 2018 #11

Does he own the Vegas tower, Mr.Bill Feb 2018 #14

At this point who knows. Egnever Feb 2018 #15

I just read the Wikipedia page on it, Mr.Bill Feb 2018 #16

5th Rec Hekate Feb 2018 #3

Kickety kick malaise Feb 2018 #4

Six years ago I was working at a hotel in Las Vegas..... spanone Feb 2018 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author jayschool2013 Feb 2018 #9

He had ties to the Italian/NYC and Russian mobs. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #12

When Mueller is done with him Mr.Bill Feb 2018 #13