You're on such thin ice there. You're talking about people's associations and reputations. I don't think they're malicious in any way. I think they're just doing their job. But they've hurt people with the mistakes they've made.

People that have the hot dog stand already set up don't want to see another one set up around the corner.

What they're doing now is they're making their locals casinos a more upscale brand. Maybe they're stopping short of a Green Valley Ranch. But they're targeting areas of big growth in high-income neighborhoods like Southern Highlands.

When they built Suncoast, people said 'What are they doing building all the way out there (in Summerlin)?' ... But they knew exactly what they were doing.

That's really just the price of admission, and I'd give up 5 percent on pure entertainment value alone.

That's a high room count for a locals property. They're a very viable alternative for people who want to stay in a decent place but not pay those high Strip rates.

The Chinese have a sense of destiny that is driving them toward an ever-greater standing among humankind. Given sufficient engineering development time, there is no reason the Chinese program could not attain the capability and quality of the U.S. program.

In the short run, I don't see it happening. We're definitely going to hit a point where people are going to say, 'Phooey,' something's got to give and that long trip across the desert might be it.

But if this continues (fuel prices keep rising), you might start to see that effect.