But while United’s reaction\u00a0has cost the company an untold number of millions of dollars, for the small casino cruise company, the old adage “all press is good press” seems to be ringing true.<\/p>\n
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JOB’s social media base has grown exponentially since the jetty collision, with many following for the company’s at times humorous updates. The company shared an onboard video of the collision, and publicly posted the negative drug and alcohol toxicology results of Captain Kendrick that show he was sober.<\/p>\n
After a half-dozen updates, some lengthy in vast details and attempted explanations, JOB posted recently, “Hear Ye Hear Ye Hear Ye! Jacks or Betting Casino Reopens Friday, April 28. First 150 people get on.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Wednesday Verdict<\/b><\/h2>\n
JOB says it will decide the fate of Captain Kendrick on Wednesday. On Thursday, the vessel will once again set sail into the Gulf of Mexico, where gambling is legal once the floating gaming floor is 9.1 miles off the Texas coast.<\/p>\n
While JOB has seen its Facebook community grow from just a few hundred likes to over 6,000 in the last 10 days, not everyone appreciates the company’s highly public response to the accident.<\/p>\n
Many on social media have scolded the casino, but the worst retaliation, Herrin says, came when someone threw a bag of dog poop at his door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Texas casino cruise ship Jacks or Better (JOB) made plenty of headlines last week after its one and only gambling vessel struck a jetty marker in the Galveston Bay just a little more than a week after the party boat enjoyed its maiden voyage. The accident didn’t result in injuries, but did startle passengers after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":48997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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