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In our modern uncivil society, many people carelessly
sabotage not only their own, but also other people’s reputations
teach an Old Hollywood history adult education course. Experts generally view 1939 as Classic Hollywood’s peak year and I consider Gone with the Wind the epitome of spectacular filmmaking. When my family visited Richmond, Virginia,
decades ago – the capital of the Civil War Confederacy – we saw a midnight screening. I was seven and forever hooked on the film.
In one scene, a married Ashley Wilkes, played by Englishman Leslie Howard, rejects Scarlett O’Hara’s advances because of his code of honor. Reputations were and are fragile and not so easily restored once gone.
In our modern uncivil society, many people
carelessly sabotage not only their own, but also other people’s reputations. They are entitled to for themselves, but not for others.
Since 1995, gaming’s two main faces have
consistently addressed their era’s specific challenges. Veteran attorney Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. led the American Gaming Association (AGA) until 2013, followed by Geoff Freeman. Both have aimed to elevate public perception of gaming as a credible industry of credible people.
Freeman recently spoke at the 21st East Coast Gaming Congress. I have attended them all and witnessed how changing seminar topics reflect gaming’s accepted expansion into mainstream America. Indeed, several speakers noted that Donald Trump’s prior casino ownership never even surfaced as a factor during the 2016 campaign.
Although I disagreed with some seminar commentary, the panels included prominent professionals. Their expertise and commitment to honest operations in emerging areas like online, sports, e-gaming and other technology-driven categories reinforces gaming‘s legitimacy.
8 JUNE 2017 A new revenue stream for Sheldon? No. No, it’s not. A staunch Republican, Adelson also contributes
heavily to Republican candidates and causes, which is why the ultra-left Steve believes the accusations. After questioning, Steve acknowledged his favorite liberal
Image: Mat Hayward/Adobe Stock That uplifting conference followed yet another
unfortunate encounter with an uninformed relative. Readers may remember last summer when I spoke of “Steve” critiquing then-candidate Trump’s qualifications because he was a former casino owner.
Steve again showed how unaware he is by claiming that in addition to gambling, Las Vegas Sands Chairman/CEO Sheldon Adelson derives part of his Chinese wealth from prostitution. What?! Anyone who has listened to the 83-year-old Adelson knows his personal distaste for gambling since his own parents had issues. Adelson has led the anti- online gaming battle for years. His own son’s drug overdose motivated Adelson and his physician wife Miriam to open international clinics, often patronized by addicted prostitutes, to fight drug/alcohol dependency.
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