Obama, in the first years of his presidency:

The feud began in 2009, when Obama admonished corporations using federal bailout money: “You can’t go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayer’s dime.” A year later, Obama warned families against gambling away college tuition: “You don’t blow a bunch of cash in Vegas when you’re trying to save for college.”

The news from the White House today:

The White House Business Council will lead a forum in Las Vegas Thursday aimed at examining the Obama administration’s policies, actions and support to create private sector jobs.
In conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Urban Economic Forum, set for the Las Vegas Convention Center, is designed to connect urban entrepreneurs and business owners to the local and national resources and the networks they need to grow and hire, organizers said.

I wonder if any of the businesses attending the

Brian Greenspun, Editor, Las Vegas SunSteven Hill, Commissioner, NV Commission on Economic DevelopmentSomer Hollingsworth, President, Nevada Development AuthorityTony Hsieh, CEO, ZapposRose McKinney James, Managing Principal, Energy Works, LLCJim Murren, CEO, MGM Resorts InternationalJim Rogers, President, Intermountain West CommunicationsJeffrey Zurofsky, Partner, ‘wichcraft