And (the subtext): could he please go gambling now?
"We will not go out, leave on our boat, go gambling, you know," he said at his plush, wood-paneled headquarters in Damascus.
When we last met, at an ethical awards ceremony, he was in a beautifully cut expensive suit and white shirt, and he sneaked off to go gambling.
"Let's say you live on Long Island, that doesn't mean that you are going to go gambling in the Catskills just because it's in New York," he said.
The case was referred to the commission over claims made in court that staff offered Stevens free bets and days out to go gambling, despite him racking up huge losses between 2013 and 2015.
"When celebrities are deciding where they want to go gambling, they usually stick to places which are upscale and where there are other things to do besides gamble," says Frank Fahernkopf, president and CEO of the American Gaming Association.
If you wanted to go gambling on this lovely afternoon, you could have your pick of any of the major casinos north of Washington and East of the Mississippi.
