| More information has
surfaced about the mid-river casino planned by the descendants of
Pilgrim settler Miles Standish. To describe the plans put
forth by brothers Izzy and Jake Standish as ambitious is to
understate the project.
Casino construction is scheduled to commence
in the summer of 2006 to be compete by spring of 2008. Once the
river has been drained, the team of construction workers will be
housed in 1,000 trailers planted on the dried river bed. These
plans are assuming the project is not inhibited by civil lawsuits or
city zoning obstacles.
Civil benefits will accrue from the moment
construction begins. Though most of the construction team will be
hired locally, part of the team will be recruited from Georgia,
Louisiana, and Texas hurricane displacement centers. The team will
be paid $40/hour as well as time-and-a-half for overtime hours. The
wages are to encourage as quick a completion as possible.
The plans that the brothers have for the
casino are not only ambitious but boarder-line the bizarre.
Ringleader Izzy exclaims, “I see kids riding downstairs on the
banister to their own gaming room to play penny slots. And there
should be an indoor petting zoo with all kinds of exotic animals.
Also a Ferris wheel. Elevators on the outside should look like hot
air balloons.
The brothers have already begun considering
management staff for the casino. High in the running for managing
director of The Pilgrims’ Casino is, fresh out of prison, former
governor John Rowland. Rowland has yet to find employment, ready to
resume his role in the work force, and is more than qualified in the
department of managing large bodies of people.
New cases of problem gambling are always a
concern, especially in a state like Connecticut that has seen
numerous casinos emerge over the years. The Standish brothers have
made plans to set up treatment centers for that purpose. Further
more, a single floor in the planned Pilgrims’ Casino Hotel will
reserve rooms, free of charge, to addicts until they are stable
enough to gamble responsibly.
The brothers have considered all the necessary
requirements to establish the casino as a destination resort. There
will be a 5,000 car parking lot, 12 restaurants, six lounges, and a
2,500-seat theatre. But once again the exotic flavor the brothers
emerge in the plan for a Mayflower shaped monorail to transport
guests between the casino and the parking lot.
The Standish brothers have prepared a set
answer to any questions regarding potential public outcry against
the casino. Playing on patriotism the brothers stated in unison,
“The pilgrims started this great country. Shouldn’t we all be
grateful?”
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