STROLLING THE CASINO II

THE LAST COUPLE OF NIGHTS, THE EDITORS OF BROKENWING EDITORIALS AND THE FEATHER NEWS HAVE BEEN STROLLING THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO.

WE FOUND OUT, WHILE WE WALKED, THAT THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COUNCIL HAD SPENT TUESDAY, AT THE CASINO, SUPPOSEDLY WORKING ON CASINO MATTERS. IT IS GOOD TO HEAR THAT THEY WERE THERE REPRESENTING THE MOHEGAN TRIBE. ONE TRIBAL MEMBER WONDERED IF THEY WERE THERE FOR THE TRIBE OR HIDING FROM THE ALLEGED EMBARRASSMENT THAT OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND BY A MEMBER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL.

SEVERAL PEOPLE APPROACHED US, AND SAID THEY WERE UNHAPPY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THE FOUR PERCENT (4%) IN PAY CUTS WERE USED TO GIVE ASIAN GAMBLERS FREE BUS RIDES TO THE CASINO. WE COULD NOT CONFIRM THIS, BUT IT SEEMS TO HAVE SOME MERIT

ON ONE OF THE NIGHTS, A WOMAN WHO SAID SHE WAS FROM WESTERLY, SAID SHE NEEDED FIVE DOLLARS. WE DON'T NEED PAN HANDLING IN OUR CASINO. INSIDE SECURITY SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS. THIS SITUATION, HAS HAPPENED TWICE TO US IN THE LAST WEEK.

ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE WOLF DEN, DR. K. AND THE MOTOWN REVUE, PLAYED MOTOWN SONGS FROM THE SIXTIES. THEY ESPECIALLY PLAYED SONGS FROM THE SUPREMES AND THE FOUR TOPS. THEY WERE QUITE GOOD. THE SINGERS VOICES WERE STRONG, CLEAR AND THE HARMONY WAS EXCELLENT. THE BAND BEHIND THEM WAS TERRIFIC. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A GREAT FUTURE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS AHEAD OF THEM.

ATTENDANCE ,IN MY OPINION, AT THE CASINO, BOTH NIGHTS, WAS WEAK. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A GHOST TOWN. PEOPLE WERE HAVING FUN. IT WAS AN OLDER CROWD. THERE WERE NOT MANY YOUNG ADULTS IN ATTENDANCE.

THE FLOORS AT THE ENTRANCES TO THE SKY CASINO WERE DIRTY, WITH STAINS ON THE TILES. THEY NEEDED TO BE WASHED. THE BATHROOM FIXTURES HAD WATER STAINS, THEY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. I UNDERSTAND THAT TO SAVE MONEY, THE CASINO SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO STRETCH OUT THE MAINTENANCE, HOWEVER, THESE CONDITIONS SEEM DETRIMENTAL TO THE CASINOS SUCCESS. PEOPLE WANT TO FEEL THEY ARE GOING INTO A NEW FACILITY NOT SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED OR GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF BEING OLD.

THE SAME IS TRUE, OF HAVING ENOUGH EMPLOYEES TO CONTINUE TO GIVE THE SERVICE WHICH CUSTOMERS OF THE MOHEGAN SUN HAVE COME TO EXPECT. ON THIS COUNT IT SEEMS THAT THE CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME QUALITY OF SERVICE THEY HAVE ALWAYS GOTTEN.

AT THE END OF THE NIGHT WHEN WE LEFT, WE STILL HAVE NOT SEEN ANY TRIBAL COUNCILORS OR COUNCIL OF ELDERS THERE WATCHING OUT FOR OUR (TRIBAL MEMBERS) INTERESTS. THE FACT IS THE TRIBE OWNS THE CASINO, AND THE TRIBAL COUNCILORS NOT BEING THERE, SHOWS A LACK OF CONCERN FOR OUR BUSINESS. WHAT DO YOU THINK?