CURIOUS GEORGE “I’ve been working for free for four years, actually. I didn’t pay myself.”
recent business negotiations part
of the taping of that show? No, I’ve been working on (the
restructuring) for a year and a half and none of that was recorded.
Why haven’t you been the focus of a reality show? You seem like a fairly obvious candidate to star in one of
those shows. Actually, I’ve turned down every
| 27 JUNE 2011 | reality-type show you can imagine.
The Casino was the first, with Tim Poster and Tom Breitling (at the Golden Nugget). They wanted me first, and I said no. But I’ve been approached by eight, at least, reality projects.
Why didn’t you accept? You star in
television commercials for the Palms. They just take too much time,
and you can’t make decisions when
you have a camera in the room. My schedule won’t allow it. And I don’t want cameras around me all the time.
What do you see yourself doing in
five years, or even ten years? I love Las Vegas. I love this industry.
I love the Palms brand. That’s where I see myself. I want to do more with the brand, which has become an iconic, great brand, which is relevant
even ten years after we opened. I just want to keep picking up more and more big events. I want to keep the momentum going. May was our best month in four years. We’re having a great, great year, and I stuck with it. I didn’t go to Tahiti. I didn’t go play golf every day. I kept working.
You don’t golf? I hate it (laughs). I just hate it.
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