Don Marrandino is gone from AC

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/don-marrandino-stepping-down-as-eastern-division-president-of-caesars/article_0a21a096-56c2-11e2-9c69-001a4bcf887a.html

I'll bet the back story around this will not be told for a while.

The next question is who is willing to take this job?

That was only a three year run. Rockin' Don was a local with big connections. Did he "step down" or was it something else? For now we have another Kevin running a casino.

Quote: 1BB

Did he "step down" or was it something else?

This hitherto unreported nugget might have something to do with it:
"The executive also was at the center of $50,000 in fines imposed by the Division of Gaming Enforcement in November against Harrah’s Resort. Marrandino improperly told dealers to issue $2,000 worth of gambling chips and betting coupons to a celebrity visiting Harrah’s casino floor in August, regulators said. The celebrity, who was unidentified, wagered and subsequently lost the money on blackjack and roulette in the course of a few hours, according to the division’s complaint. The patron did not properly pay for the chips and vouchers, which were issued in violation of casino regulations, according to the enforcement division."

Quote: SanchoPanza

This hitherto unreported nugget might have something to do with it:
"The executive also was at the center of $50,000 in fines imposed by the Division of Gaming Enforcement in November against Harrah’s Resort. Marrandino improperly told dealers to issue $2,000 worth of gambling chips and betting coupons to a celebrity visiting Harrah’s casino floor in August, regulators said. The celebrity, who was unidentified, wagered and subsequently lost the money on blackjack and roulette in the course of a few hours, according to the division’s complaint. The patron did not properly pay for the chips and vouchers, which were issued in violation of casino regulations, according to the enforcement division."

I've played blackjack with my share of celebrities over the years. I've never sat down with one already at the table and I don't stay long when they join my table. What I don't understand is why otherwise rational, sane people go gaga the minute one shows up.

There was an incident similar to this at Foxwoods years ago involving Barbra Streisand. Heads rolled.

I played BJ with Dr J years ago at Caesars AC and he was very into the game and didn't want to be bothered. He played from 1 Green to 1 Black a hand.

The most recent celebrity at my table was a soft spoken, mild mannered Curtis Jackson. Yes, that Curtis Jackson.