Strip gyp: What does $25,000 buy you? At Planet Hollywood it will get you one-twentieth of a minute with Britney F. Spears. Either the currency of celebrity has become inflated beyond measure or our 15 minutes of fame have shrunk to 00:03. Besides, paying to meet your idol is probably a setup to disappointment.
Small is beautiful. Even supporters of New York State casinos say they don’t want Vegas-style product. That leaves some opponents skeptical, as they think it’s a Trojan horse to get small casinos through the gate. Saratoga Casino & Raceway, meanwhile, is proceeding with all deliberate speed for slot installation, pretty much taking it for granted they’ll get them.
Just when it seemed that Resorts World New York could do no wrong, its Vegas-style buffet laid an egg.
Another round of strictures on Macao‘s casinos may be coming. Secretary for the Economy & Finance Francis Tam Pak Yuen is showing signs of dissatisfaction with slot parlors and with Macanese casinos’ electronic table games — and live ones, too.
Congratulations to new U.S. citizen, World Central Kitchen founder and Vegas restaurateur Jose Andres. We’ve not eaten at Jaleo yet but we hear it’s terrific. He’s also planning a Murderer’s Row of restaurants for SLS Las Vegas, giving tourists several more reasons to go back to the North Strip again. He seems like the person you or I would like to be.
