OK, are people seriously saying this man will save Foxwoods or confirm its smarmimess and ludicrousness? or are those two the same thing these days?

The man who once said: "Las Vegas is sort of like how God would do it if he had money" is trying to ooze his way into Philadelphia charming us natives with lines like:

• "It's not going to be a hotel. It’s going to be the cutest casino that you’ve ever seen."

• Philadelphia is "full of good old, my good friends - Italians and Jews and every conceivable stripe of ethnic group that love to shoot craps and gamble . . "

• "I love the proximity to the Vietnamese neighborhood, and I'm going to put in a Vietnamese restaurant for them."

• Wynn's employees – Chinese and Filipino – in Macau are "totally delicious."

(You can listen to all of these gems on an analysts' conference call held this week.)

Give Wynn credit, exploitation is his expertise: "We build a better mousetrip so to speak." A man who said he was "conservative and guarded" about the future of Las Vegas destination resorts, loves Philadelphia for "its proximity to people" specifically neighborhoods, Asians and college kids:

I’m two blocks from a Vietnamese neighborhood. I’m five blocks from Society Hill. I’m in a town with seven universities. I’m about four blocks from the Walt Whitman bridge . . . on the other side of the bridge is Cherry Hill, New Jersey, - all full of good old, my good friends - Italians and Jews and every conceivable stripe of ethnic group that love to shoot craps and gamble - and they're 10 minutes away in their cars or on a bus from my casino. I love the proximity to these people.

But make no mistake, that video and the Wynn name brand? a vibrant waterfront entertainment destination? Don’t get your hopes up.

As Wynn said on various points in the call:

• "Don’t misunderstand the assignment that we have . . . We’re going to do it real quick."

• "It’s not going to be an earth shaking number [referring to investment in Philadelphia]. I told you what we’re building. . . It’s a three story structure including parking."

• It’s "a straightforward casino not a destination integrated resort which involves all those bells and whistles which are so expensive."

Had enough? Join the No Casino in the Heart of Our City Coalition and Casino Free Philadelphia on Wednesday in Harrisburg to help roll out the welcome mat for our next contestant in Philadelphia’s Most Embarassing Casino Frontmen: Mr. Steve Wynn. Support the cause and get more details here.