{"id":30429,"date":"2021-12-06T12:13:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T20:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=30429"},"modified":"2021-12-06T12:13:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T20:13:36","slug":"mgm-resurgent-in-maryland-more-mega-jottings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/mgm-resurgent-in-maryland-more-mega-jottings\/","title":{"rendered":"MGM resurgent in Maryland; More Mega-Jottings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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November was another terrific month for Maryland<\/strong> casinos, as revenues picked up a bit from October, accumulating 14% more than in November 2019.. (If inflation is so bad, where do Marylanders find all this money with which to gamble, one wonders? But anyway … ) After a month out of the top spot, MGM National Harbor<\/strong> was back at #1, grossing $68 million, a 26% leap by the lion. Maryland Live<\/strong> was not quite so buoyant, up 10% to $58 million. Horseshoe Baltimore<\/strong> tumbled 15% to $16 million, remaining the problem child of Caesars Entertainment<\/strong>. Business was slightly slower at Rocky Gap Resort<\/strong>, up 11.5% to $5 million, while Ocean Downs<\/strong> cantered +22.5% to $6.5 million and Hollywood Perryville<\/strong> gained 22% to $7 million. Despite flat slot revenues, West Virginia<\/strong> casinos garnered 3% more last month, on the strength of robust (+18%) table win. Hollywood Charles Town Races<\/strong> was particularly fortunate, climbing 4% at the slots and 32% at the tables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Hard Rock Atlantic City<\/strong> is becoming unbecomingly chintzy. The following picture is worth the proverbial thousand words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not resting on its Adele<\/strong> laurels, Caesars Entertainment<\/strong> is bringing John Legend<\/strong> to Planet Hollywood<\/strong> for a residency. The big-band Love in Las Vegas<\/em> promises “a beautiful, soulful concert experience, showcasing Legend\u2019s greatest hits … a vibrant, colorful celebration of love and coming together.” We’re all for that. Tickets for the 24-performance stint go on sale to the hoi polloi<\/em> on Dec, 13 at 1 p.m. Eastern time, assuming there are any left after various and sundry presales have been satisfied. We were moved by Legend’s interpretation of the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar<\/em> and are sure he can work wonders on the Strip. It’s just a shame it isn’t a longer-term deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Thomas Anderson<\/strong>‘s Licorice Pizza<\/em> may be a terrific film (we haven’t seen it yet) but don’t mark it on your Oscar betting slips if you live in New Jersey<\/strong> or Indiana<\/strong>. The National Board of Review<\/strong> awarded it Best Picture, Best Director and two other honors<\/a>. The NBR is an unfailing Oscar jinx, having gone gaga over Bradley Cooper<\/strong>‘s A Star Is Born<\/em> (multiple Oscar nominations, one win) and hexing Spike Lee<\/strong>‘s Da Five Bloods<\/em> (one nomination, no wins). It’s like Academy voters see the NBR coming and flee in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jottings<\/em><\/strong>: Macao<\/strong>‘s imprisonment of Alvin Chau<\/strong> and the ongoing collapse of his Suncity<\/strong> junket empire has the potential to wipe out as much 25%<\/a> of the enclave’s gambling revenue. “On the upside, operators will be dealing with most players directly, for higher margins than they would realize under the junket model,” observes Global Gaming Business<\/em> … Congratulations to Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment<\/strong> on fully capitalizing<\/a> $1.5 billion Inspire<\/strong> in South Korea<\/strong>. The news clears the way for completion of the megaresort … Just when it looked like the casino-selection in Japan<\/strong> was finally accelerating, another spanner has been thrown into the works. The mayor of Kuwana City<\/strong> wants in, restarting the agonizing audition process for wannabe casino operators. And nothing says ‘tourism’ like Kuwana City … Having failed to sever craps and roulette from OSB in its court fight for sports betting, the Seminole Tribe<\/strong> will lose them, too<\/a>. It must have been nice while it lasted. Las Vegas Sands<\/strong>, meanwhile, is suing the Seminoles for supposedly bribing its petition-gatherers … Prosperity on the Las Vegas Strip<\/strong> is not spilling over to Virgin Las Vegas<\/strong>. An unimpeachable S&G<\/em> source says it’s pretty dead on their casino floor … Continuing to play down to the level of their opponents, the Las Vegas Raiders<\/strong> got waxed by the inferior Washington Football Team<\/strong>, not even covering the spread. At a Gruden-esque 6-6, the Silver & Black’s playoff hopes are on life support …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wynn Resorts<\/strong> CEO-to-be Craig Billings<\/strong>‘ portfolio just got bulkier<\/a>. He’s been named CEO of Wynn Macau<\/strong>, currently reeling on the Hong Kong<\/strong> stock exchange … Crown Resorts<\/strong> continues to resist a Blackstone Group<\/strong> buyout. But the latter has been given scrutiny<\/a> of Crown books and we can’t wait to see what will be found … $760 million Yaamava\u2019 Resort & Casino<\/strong> in southern California<\/strong> hosts an invitation-only grand opening<\/a> Dec. 13. Owners the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians<\/strong> got the green light last week to operate in Nevada<\/strong>, too … Out goes a defunct shopping mall. In comes a two-tower, Hard Rock<\/strong>-branded casino-hotel. That’s the plan for Bristol<\/strong>, Virginia<\/strong>, where the mall will be cannibalized<\/a> to make a 2,700-slot, 100-table game gambling hall … Dec. 11 is D-Day for a proposed, $325 million casino in Slidell<\/strong>, Louisiana<\/strong>. Voters will have the final say<\/a> and, based on their support of sports betting, the odds look very good. We’re glad … Seminole Hard Rock<\/strong> in Hollywood<\/strong>, Florida<\/strong>, will soon be complemented with Wyndham Dolce Kosher House Hotel<\/strong>, open in time for Hanukkah next year<\/a>. Its features will include a “Sabbath elevator” that automatically stops on every floor, making up in observance what it lacks in speed … Good news for the future of Bally’s Las Vegas<\/strong> and Paris-Las Vegas<\/strong>: They’re to be the latest home<\/a> for the World Series of Poker <\/strong>(bad news for The Rio and its future). You can take Bally’s and Paris out of the “for sale” column, and gin up those rumors about the Horseshoe<\/strong> brand coming to the Strip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

November was another terrific month for Maryland casinos, as revenues picked up a bit from October, accumulating 14% more than in November 2019.. (If inflation is so bad, where do Marylanders find all this money with which to gamble, one wonders? But anyway … ) After a month out of the top spot, MGM National […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83928,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1447],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30429"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83928"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30429\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}