Our East Coast correspondent visited Bally’s Atlantic City to check out its revisions and we’ll let his photos tell the story:

Even as playing levels normalize from last year, gambling revenues continue their upward tread. Maryland, for instance, was 4% higher in May than a year ago (and 17.5% above 2019). Had there not been one fewer weekend day than in 2021, that tally should have been more impressive still. However, the growth was generated almost entirely by MGM National Harbor, which banked $76 million, an 11% surge. Maryland Live was 2% higher, grossing $63 million. Everyone else found consumers curbing their spending habits. Horseshoe Baltimore brought home a weak $18 million, down 9.5%. Out west, Rocky Gap Resort grossed $6 million (-5.5%) while Hollywood Perryville, in the east, netted $8 million but slipped 3%. That left Ocean Downs, which dipped 1% to $8.5 million. Established brands have little to worry about, it would appear, but smaller fry have cause for concern going forward.

With the discreet closure of Tacos El Cabron, splashy Resorts World Las Vegas finds itself down one restaurant—and happy to be so. Evidently in their haste to get everything on line, Resorts World management didn’t fully perform their due diligence on Tacos El Cabron, which turned out to be partly owned by convicted felon David Stroj. This came to light as part of a rupture between Resorts World President Scott Sibella and gambler Brandon Sattler. The latter’s scattershot accusations included the assertion that he and Sibella “probably had sex with multiple women at the same time.” Probably? Well, did they or didn’t they? If we’d participated in an orgy with a casino president that’s something we’d remember, for better or worse. Such roundhouse swings by Sattler only further reduce his credibility and increase the (good) chances that Sibella will be cleared by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.