{"id":32555,"date":"2023-04-14T07:15:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T15:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=32555"},"modified":"2023-09-14T14:03:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T22:03:21","slug":"case-bets-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/case-bets-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Ohio.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10986\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>Ohio<\/strong>&#8216;s gaming industry continues to experience woes. Former lottery director <strong>Pat McDonald<\/strong> claims to have resigned <a href=\"https:\/\/cdcgaming.com\/brief\/following-ohio-lottery-directors-abrupt-departure-governor-launches-independent-investigation\/\">for reasons of health<\/a>. Gov. <strong>Mike DeWine <\/strong>(R) cites &#8220;HR irregularities.&#8221; Either way, McDonald&#8217;s out abruptly. Top members of DeWine&#8217;s staff personally escorted him from the building. Now DeWine has to find a Mr. or Ms. FixIt and soon. For the time being aerospace specialist <strong>Michelle Gilchrist<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdcgaming.com\/director-of-ohio-lottery-resigns-suddenly-interim-appointed\/\">is the new occupant<\/a> of the hot seat. We don&#8217;t envy her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Sports betting numbers for <strong>Illinois<\/strong> in February have finally dribbled in and operators grossed $68.5 million on unspecified handle. (Hold was just under 8%, if you feel like doing the math.) <strong>FanDuel<\/strong> came in first with $36 million, distantly followed by <strong>DraftKings<\/strong> ($18.5 million), <strong>BetRivers<\/strong> ($6 million), <strong>PointsBet<\/strong> ($4.5 million), <strong>Barstool Sports<\/strong> ($2 million) and <strong>Caesars Sportsbook<\/strong> ($1 million). Nonfactors included <strong>BetMGM<\/strong>. As we tweeted yesterday, PointsBet has reportedly had its fill of the U.S. market and is looking to sell for cheap. <strong>BallyBet<\/strong> may be so desperate to acquire market share that it bids on it, part of its kitchen-sink strategy. Barstool is also tipped as a potential buyer and would effectively freeze out a number of rivals if it could import all the PointsBet customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Japan-flag.gif?w=980&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4291\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>MGM Resorts International<\/strong> has <a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Business\/Travel-Leisure\/Japan-approves-first-casino-hoping-to-create-new-tourism-stream2\">officially been tapped<\/a> to co-develop (with <strong>Orix Corp<\/strong>.) pentagon-shaped <strong>Yumeshina Island<\/strong> in <strong>Osaka<\/strong>&#8216;s harbor. Casino backers hope to monetize the $8 billion-or-more megaresort through whales from <strong>China<\/strong>, which seems very much like wishful thinking right now. Osaka&#8217;s own officialdom projects that 70% of the visitors will be Japanese. Even so, diversification will be critical, as <strong>Japan<\/strong>&#8216;s population is rapidly graying. It&#8217;s a long haul to the 2029 opening but, for now, congratulations to <strong>Jim Murren<\/strong> and <strong>Bill Hornbuckle<\/strong> for having persevered, and eventually succeeded, just as Hornbuckle&#8217;s patience was running thin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ohio&#8216;s gaming industry continues to experience woes. Former lottery director Pat McDonald claims to have resigned for reasons of health. Gov. Mike DeWine (R) cites &#8220;HR irregularities.&#8221; Either way, McDonald&#8217;s out abruptly. Top members of DeWine&#8217;s staff personally escorted him from the building. Now DeWine has to find a Mr. or Ms. FixIt and soon. 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