Ukuthambisa umemezele namuhla ukuqokwa kukaBob DeSalvio, umholi wemboni weminyaka engama-40, njengoMongameli waseGenting New York State, lapho ezobheka yonke imisebenzi eResorts World Catskills (RWC) naseResorts World Casino eNew York City (RWNY). I-RWC, indawo yokudidiyela yekhasino edidiyelwe, yatholwa ngoNovemba nguGenting noKien Huat, i-trust yomndeni ephethwe nguSihlalo weGenting Group kanye noMphathi Omkhulu uTan Sri KT Lim. I-RWNY, ikhasino ekhokha imali ephezulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni kanye nekhasino okuyiyo kuphela eNew York City, njengamanje ithuthukisa ihhotela elinamakamelo angama-400 esakhiweni, okulindeleke ukuthi livulwe kuleli hlobo.

Kuwo wonke umsebenzi wakhe weminyaka engama-41, uDeSalvio usungule isipiliyoni sobuholi obuhamba phambili. Muva nje, uDeSalvio usebenze njengoMongameli we-Encore Boston Harbour, lapho ahole khona ukwakhiwa, ukuthuthukiswa, ukuqashwa kanye nokuvulwa kwephrojekthi enkulu kunazo zonke yentuthuko emlandweni waseMassachusetts ngenani eliphelele lephrojekthi elibiza ama- $ 2.6 billion. Intuthuko enelayisensi kaWynn igubhe ukuvulwa kwayo okuhle ngoJuni odlule.

Phambilini, uDeSalvio uchithe iminyaka eyisishiyagalombili njengoMongameli weSands Casino Resort Bethlehem. Ujoyine ithimba leLas Vegas Sands Corporation ngo-2006 ngenkathi iPennsylvania Gaming Control Board inika ilayisensi yaleyondawo futhi wahola ukwakhiwa, ukwakhiwa nokusebenza kwabaphrojekthi, okwabiza u- $ 840 million ukuqeda. Indawo yokubheja yekhasino ithengiswe ekuqaleni konyaka nge $ 1.3 billion.

"UBob DeSalvio unerekhodi eliqinisekisiwe lokwakha nokusebenzisa amasu okuphumelela wokumaketha nokukhula ezimbonini zemidlalo nezokungenisa izihambi," kusho uTan Sri KT Lim. "Ubungcweti bokusebenza kukaBob kuhlangene namandla akhe ayingqayizivele okubona izitayela zemboni nokuzivumelanisa nezidingo zabathengi ezithuthuka ngokushesha kuzosiza ukusheshisa ukukhula eResorts World Catskills naseResorts World Casino eNew York City."

Ngaphezu kwezikhundla zakhe zobuholi zakamuva, uDeSalvio ubuye wasebenza ezinhlakeni zokuphatha eziphezulu iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20. Uchithe cishe iminyaka eyi-10 eFoxwoods Resort Casino eMashantucket, eConnecticut lapho abephethe khona yonke imikhakha yokumaketha indawo yokuvakasha ngenzuzo edlula u- $ 1 billion. Ngaphambi kokujoyina iFoxwoods, uDeSalvio wasebenza ezinhlotsheni ezahlukahlukene eSands Atlantic City iminyaka eyi-14 lapho asebenzise khona amasu wokumaketha, okwaholela ekubuyisweni okuphezulu kakhulu kwemali eyayitshaliwe yezakhiwo zase-Atlantic City ngaleso sikhathi.

"Izindawo zokungcebeleka i-World Casino New York City kanye ne-Resorts World Catskills zimelela ikusasa lokudlala nokungenisa izihambi eNew York State," kusho uDeSalvio. “Izivakashi namuhla zifuna leyo nhlanganisela eyingqayizivele yenjabulo yemidlalo, ukunikezwa kokuzijabulisa, izinto zikanokusho ezingezona ezokudlala, nokusizakala — okungalethwa yilolu hlobo kuphela. Kuyintokozo ukujoyina i-Genting, okufakazele, ngempumelelo ye-Resorts World Casino New York City, ukuthi imidlalo eNew York igcwele amandla angenamsebenzi, futhi ngijabule ngokuba sezingeni eliphambili lomdlalo. ”

U-Edward Farrell uzoqhubeka nendima yakhe njengoMongameli weGenting Americas Inc. futhi aqhubeke aphathe amaResorts World Bimini kanye neMiami. UFarrell uzophinda asize iDeSalvio ngokuhlanganisa amaResorts World Catskills kanye nezici zokusebenza kwansuku zonke kwezakhiwo zeResorts World eNew York State. UScott Molina uzohlala enguMongameli weResorts World Casino eNew York City ebika kuDeSalvio. URyan Eller, obesebenza njengeChief Executive Officer ye-Empire Resorts, uzoshiya phansi izintambo kulandela isikhathi esifushane soguquko.

LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:

Kuyilungelo ukujoyina i-Genting, okuye kwafakazela, ngempumelelo ye-Resorts World Casino New York City, ukuthi imidlalo yaseNew York igcwele amandla angakaze asetshenziswe, futhi ngijabule ngokuba seqhulwini lomdlalo.
I-RWNY, inkundla yekhasino enemali eningi kakhulu emhlabeni kanye nekhasino okuwukuphela kwayo e-New York City, okwamanje yakha ihhotela elinamagumbi angu-400 endaweni, elihlelelwe ukuvulwa kuleli hlobo.
Wajoyina ithimba laseLas Vegas Sands Corporation ngo-2006 lapho iPennsylvania Gaming Control Board ikhipha ilayisense yendawo futhi wahola umklamo, ukwakhiwa kanye nabasebenzi balo msebenzi, owabiza amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-840 ukuwuqeda.