Former Aladdin hotel-casino executive breaks his silence - 2003-03-19
One-time Aladdin Chief Executive Richard Goeglein were aware that the $1.2 billion hotel was in trouble before launching. He knew that when he watched the casino floor being built 9 feet above the Las Vegas Strip sidewalk level -- a creative oddity that dissuaded tourists from entering.
"And he said, 'Oh, that's the casino.' And I said, 'No, no, no, that can't be the casino.' And he said, 'I swear to you it's the casino.'
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