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ave you ever wondered if the “good old days” were as good as they seemed? Nostalgia often makes us view the past with “rose-colored glasses” that ignore not-so-great times. However, those were years when life really was


easier, friendlier and safer. Last month, I twice reflected on my own suburban Philadelphia childhood. Cheltenham was a lovely community of great schools, hardworking people and safe streets. Our parents were mostly the post-World War II


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Wynn called Las Vegas a “target rich” environment in November 2015 and recruited top law enforcement and military


consultants to formulate a security plan


8 NOVEMBER 2022


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Sharon Harris asks what can be lear recent events in Las Vegas


Sharon Harris looks back with nostalgia – then looks around at the present day with horror


generation and we were Baby Boomers. My recent high school reunion attracted close to 200


t was unimaginable that on the very week our global gaming industry converged on Las Vegas for G2E, the unthinkable could happen. As many had already arrived, or were arriving, a madman shattered the Las Vegas allure on October 1.


While 22,000 were enjoying an outdoor concert


at the chic Mandalay Bay, shots peppered the crowd from the 32nd floor. Within minutes, dozens lay dead and hundreds were wounded, some with lifetime injuries.


With tens of thousands of G2E attendees in town, a


large group probably stayed at the Mandalay Bay. How does one react or prepare for this type of nightmare?


Sunshower Shots/Adobe Stock Over time, we have learned this mass shooter, who


killed himself rather than be caught, methodically planned every detail of the carnage. A rich, heavy gambler, he did not fit any “standard“ profile.


Ironically, my


Casino International article in September‘s G2E issue specifically focused on casino crimes. Ex-FBI agent Tom Raftery, one quoted source, warned that many


Many question the relat


arsenal to his suite. Condi since the bar altering our shifting. So far, gaming ha these events, which is ama hour businesses have doze points that never close.


of my former classmates from across the US to celebrate. No matter the road we each took, these are the only people who collectively share my roots. Obviously, nothing was perfect, but we were privileged to receive a first-class education from top notch schools. Coincidentally, two weeks later, I was again near my childhood street and drove over to see my old house. From my adult perspective decades later, this 1960s


New York crisis manageme The lawsuits against them determine possible neglig


It is long overdue for ca


terrorism preparedness in killer brought guns into h cameras that monitored h He then used heavy-duty windows and take aim. No drawers be searched, but a lot of space.


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