Hollywood Morgantown will open Dec. 22, just in time to capture a share of end-of-year business. The $111 million Penn National Gaming facility will feature 750 slots, 30 table games and cashless betting … The Seminole Tribe continues to offer sports betting, in defiance of a federal court order. Clearly the Seminoles think there’s one set of rules for them and another for everybody else. Wrote the plaintiffs’ attorneys, “the compact creates a gambling scheme that violates state and federal laws and makes unwitting bettors into accomplices in the violations of those laws.” Incidentally, aforesaid compact included a severability clause for OSB, a clear indication that the tribe and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) knew it probably wouldn’t pass muster … Speaking of legal troubles, junket operator Suncity has closed its VIP rooms in Macao (wiping out half the VIP market in town) following the arrest of CEO Alvin Chau for money laundering and other offenses. Casino stocks have been sliding on the Hong Kong bourse, with Wynn Macau down 18% …
It looks as though the first Virginia casino to get its shovels into the ground will be Rivers Portsmouth, (pictured) set to turn the first spadefuls of earth next Tuesday. Few details are available but 1,400 construction jobs are promised … Add North Dakota to the roster of states offering retail sports betting. Tribally owned Dakota Magic Casino debuted its book this week, planning a full rollout in time for the Super Bowl. The Lege has thrice failed to legalize sports wagering for the private sector, with a little help from the not-disinterested tribes …
No dollar amounts are available but words like “phenomenal” are being tossed around to describe the launch of retail sports betting in Louisiana. The state is making no promises but hopes to go live with mobile wagering next month … Hard Rock Cincinnati was the laundromat through which a Palestinian fugitive washed $789,541 in ill-gotten gains. It’s an international soap opera that also involves a Facebook wedding and quickie divorce … Station Casinos unloaded 89 acres in Reno for $32.5 million to Panattoni Development. Warehouse space is among the planned uses of the site … Mehmet Cengiz Öz, medical advisor to Donald Trump, is the odds-on favorite to be the next senator from Pennsylvania, according to futures-trading site PredictIt … Our apologies for the dearth of content this week but we have major, life-threatening surgery coming up on Pearl Harbor Day, a prospect which is weighing rather heavily upon the mind.
Fetterman should be the favorite to win Pennsylvania, Dr Oz will get crushed in a debate against Fetterman. What is the over/under for Hornbuckle’s CEO bonus, around 25 million I would say, he offloaded debt and resided over record profits. The coming CEO bonuses are going to be huge and controversial in almost every business type, the pandemic has made the rich exponentially richer…
I hope whatever proceedure you are going to go under the knife for, I surely hope it works out and is painless. Don’t worry about the articles, just get well quickly!
Don’t know how I missed that last sentence, best to you David, I have big confidence in top surgeons, having had 6 surgeries myself in the last 2.5 years, one of them major. The nurses are Angels, sent down to take care of us, the shift changes are highlights of the day…