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Scaramucci: 2009 TARP scrutiny forced major banks to cancel Vegas conferences

Anthony Scaramucci · How to Become a Super Ball with Anthony Scaramucci | Where It Happens · Dec 17, 2021 · at 29:38

Anthony Scaramucci explains the market vacuum during the 2008-2009 financial crisis that enabled him to launch the SALT conference.

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“Every major investment bank was leaving Las Vegas because of the TARP money. And so what was that? The government gave all the banks money to help defend their balance sheets during the crisis. And so they all felt compelled to cancel any highfalutin conferences because they didn't want to be seen spending the government's money in a place like Las Vegas.”

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The claim, plainly

In 2009, major investment banks canceled their conferences in Las Vegas due to receiving federal TARP bailout funds.

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Assessment

Historical reporting and corporate announcements from early 2009 confirm that major financial institutions receiving federal Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds canceled or relocated events and conferences scheduled in Las Vegas due to political and public scrutiny. In February 2009, Goldman Sachs canceled its annual Technology Investment Symposium at Mandalay Bay and relocated it to San Francisco, while Wells Fargo canceled a planned multi-night recognition retreat at Wynn and Encore Las Vegas. Public pressure was further amplified by President Barack Obama's February 2009 remarks warning bailed-out firms against taking trips to Las Vegas on the taxpayer's dime.

In February 2009, Goldman Sachs canceled its annual Technology Investment Symposium at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and relocated the event to San Francisco amid scrutiny over TARP bailout funds.
Wells Fargo canceled a 12-night employee recognition retreat at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Las Vegas in February 2009 following congressional and public criticism of TARP recipients holding lavish events.
Contemporaneous reporting in early 2009 documented event pullbacks across major TARP recipients, heavily impacted by political pressure and remarks by President Barack Obama specifically criticizing taxpayer-funded trips to Las Vegas.
Executives at Las Vegas hospitality venues, including Mandalay Bay and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, documented direct convention and event cancellations from TARP recipients in early 2009.

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[1] hartfordbusiness.com [2] unc.edu [3] washingtonpost.com [4] washingtonpost.com [5] cbsnews.com [6] latimes.com [7] ingrammicro.com [8] spectator.com

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