Posted by:
behindcurtain
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Date: February 03, 2014 05:43PM
There is something about the Church that has made Wendover casinos prosperous in the past. I'm not sure what that is, but it is something. Nowadays, as the Church diminishes, Wendover is hurting economically.
Think about it. Most Wendover gamblers are from Utah. From the very beginning, Wendover casinos did whatever they could to get business from Utah. They targeted Mormons, inactive Mormons, exMormons, and nonMormons. The proportion of these groups remained stable for years.
Now, a major shift is going on in Utah, and Wendover is failing to adapt to it successfully.
I feel that in past Utah was so insulated that Wendover seemed like a good deal. Today, Utah is less insulated, so Wendover does not seem like such a good idea anymore. The decline of Mormonism and the internet are responsible for this.
A bad ecomomy is also responsible in part for Wendover's decline, but not for all of it.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/03/2014 05:46PM by behindcurtain.