It’s hockey season! Hockey Nights in Vegas’ host Eddie Rivkin is joined by new co-hosts Lindsey Brown of Lotus Broadcasting and Chris Chapman of Fox Sports Las Vegas to bring you all things Vegas Golden Knights as the Stanley Cup Champions begin their defense of the Cup! Episode 54 is a season preview. Eddie, Lindsey, and Chris discuss roster spots, who’s in goal, and how to avoid the Stanley Cup hangover, along with some predictions for the players and the team. Don’t forget to like and subscribe to this channel for all things VGK all season long!
For our review of the Palms lobster buffet, we arrived a little after 1 p.m. ahead of the 2 o’clock opening, walked right up to the cash register, and paid to get in. Once we had our receipt, we didn’t need to hang around; we could’ve been last on line and we still would’ve gotten in for the first seating.
We live in an era of “alternative facts” and “false flag” narratives and, boy, are we the worse for it. It was only a matter of time before the gaming industry was on the receiving end of “false facts” and it’s happening, quite unfairly, to Bally’s Casino in Chicago. No, not the permanent megaresort that’s to go up on the city’s west side. We’re talking about Medinah Temple (above), best known as the former hangout of the Shrine Circus and venue for many of the best-sounding Chicago Symphony Orchestra recordings. What it isn’t—and never has been—is a mosque. But don’t let the truth stop a bunch of casino-hating, Islamic fanatics.
No, this isn’t about politics. Or maybe it is. Either way, it’s another chapter in the crony-capitalism, juiced-in deal Washington, D.C.’s puppet government made with Intralot. Along with the Washington D.C. Lottery, Intralot is parent of that malign progeny GamebetDC. The latter recently changed its rules, suddenly imposing bet limits. It claimed to be motivated by problem-gambling worries. The real reason turns out to be that sharps were finding weaknesses in GamebetDC and using them to beat the system at sports wagers. Good for them! Not good enough for our nation’s capital, however …
This post is syndicated by the Las Vegas Advisor for the 888 casino group. Anthony Curtis comments on the 888 article introduced and linked to on this page.
Bob Dancer is the world’s best known authority on Video Poker, having written many books, and countless articles on the subject. He of course was my cohost and founder of Gambling With an Edge for 12 years. But in this episode we are going back to when he was trying to be a professional backgammon player in the 1970s in Los Angeles, where cheating was a very real danger.
Crossroads (“Where vegans, flexitarians, meat eaters, and omnivores cross paths”) opened in L.A. in 2013. In May 2022, Crossroads launched its third location at Resorts World to much fanfare, being the first and only vegan fine-dining restaurant on the Strip.
At first blush, Pennsylvania‘s gambling economy looks all right, up 1% from August of 2019 and 2% from last year. But factor in the plethora of new casinos that have entered the fray and the Keystone State is down 14% from 2019. Clearly, more casinos does not equal more money. At least not if you’re casino owner. For a tax collector it’s a different story. Not even a 5% uptick in table game winnings (or losses, if you happen to be a player) could paint a smiley face on the portrait, despite $286 million in casino win.
Despite being absolutely flat in revenue, Parx Casino held onto its top spot with $50 million in takings. Wind Creek Bethlehem made a brave run at statewide supremacy in July but had to content itself with $45 million and a 10.5% upsurge. Only a few dollars separated Rivers Philadelphia (pictured, +10%) from Philadelphia Live (+4%), deadlocked at $19 million in their seesaw struggle for downtown supremacy. Harrah’s Philadelphia tumbled 15% but remained ahead of upstart Valley Forge Resort (-4%), $12 million to $11 million. To the west, Rivers Pittsburgh (+4.5%) regained market share for $29 million, outpacing Hollywood Meadows ($17 million, +5%) and Pittsburgh Live ($9 million, +1.5%).
Ever since my 76th birthday in February, my body has been falling apart orthopedically — hip, knee, and shoulder. Most of my body’s systems are fine, but my skeleton, not so much.
The MRI on my right hip showed a number of issues, including arthritis. My orthopedist has convinced me that I need a new hip. “It’s a surgery that most people recover from in a few days,” he told me. “Nothing to worry about.”
Flinging Resorts World Las Vegas CEO Scott Sibella to the wolves might not have saved Genting Group‘s bacon—and may have inflicted collateral damage on MGM Resorts International. According to the New York Post, the Sibella revelations have upset the once-universal assumption that Resorts World New York and MGM Empire City were juiced into casino licenses when ones for the New York City area are (eventually) awarded. Contacted by the Post, Genting elaborated on its previous comments in re Sibella by saying that he was given the chop for “failing to disclose certain information required under company policies.” Which deepens the mystery rather than explaining it. Genting’s gnomic statement was not elaborated upon.
Although the Post thinks Genting, by scapegoating Sibella, is out of the woods, new evidence (see below) suggests otherwise. The paper continues, “The picture may be more complicated for MGM, which now may have questions to answer about what happened on Sibella’s watch several years ago.” That’s as it should be … but why would Resorts World, where the malfeasances were more recent, get a free pass? “Ethics is going to be a huge deal in deciding who gets the licenses,” said a Post source. “The ethics and the relationships with the communities where they are putting their casinos is where this is going to be fought and won.”
