Starting from his days as a busboy at the Sands, Teddy Pappageorge has seen the evolution and all the turmoil Las Vegas has endured as a 42-year member of Culinary Union Local 226, the largest in Nevada. Now serving as secretary-treasurer for 60,000 hospitality workers, he does not mince words about the economic outlook Las Vegas has faced in recent months. He paints it as a warning to other cities.
“When the economy sneezes, Vegas gets the flu,” Pappageorge told Straight Arrow News.
Those words ring as a reminder that Las Vegas’ status as one of America’s crown jewels of tourism is often dependent on a healthy national economy.