Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
Originally Posted by accountinquestion View Post
I suppose one could argue those nostalgic for such a thing don't go there but it is amazing how these corporate types have no appreciation for nostalgia.
They killed the iconic Buck, Winnie, and Chip statue in Harrah's a few years ago, and replaced it with.... an empty space.

It's not just nostalgia, it's that these items give the casinos personality. Was the Buck/Winnie statue tacky? Yes. Was it also the most memorable thing in Harrah's? Also yes.

I'm not one of those "mob did everything better" guys. It's nice to know I'm not going to get beaten up in the back room or buried in the desert for advantage playing or card counting. It's nice being able to play poker and not be hassled by mobsters "asking" to buy a piece of me (where the answer can never be no), which was commonplace in the '70s and '80s.

But the corporate guys really have no soul.
Yea it sorta makes sense. The lack of a soul leads them to where they are. Then being soulless they really don't understand.

Having little memorable things is a positive. You've been away a couple of years and you come back to see positive memories. That little statue is a prime example of this. Sure one could argue it was tacky but I suspect they kinda forget what casinos really are. They want to elevate the casino to some high society thing as that's what the soulless MBA type wants to see in themselves. In the end it just shows how little they understand.

It becomes a symbol of why you don't care to go back. There was no show to maintain. No machinery. Just a statue that would put a smile on anyone.

Like really who do they think saw a downside to the statue? Christian missionaries?

Like .. I'd love to see the thought process of whomever canned that statue.