Pennsylvania closed all its casinos Sunday, starting with Rivers Casino Pittsburgh at 12 a.m. The shutdown is to last until Jan 4. The Keystone State joins Michigan (until Dec. 20, probably longer) and Illinois (indefinite). In Nevada, although Covid-19 is setting records—and not in a good way—Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) continues to stay his hand. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has so far exempted casinos from reimposed restrictions but a potential Jan. 1 statewide shutdown is looming.
Boyd Gaming continues to draw down its presence in the Vegas Valley. It has sold the Eldorado in downtown Henderson for an undisclosed amount. The new boss will be DeSimone Gaming. The latter already owns Railroad Pass and should be more likely than Boyd to reopen the property. The parting of the ways between Boyd and the Eldorado is a doleful one: It was the first casino in which the Boyd family invested, way back in 1962. It had opened the previous year as The Wheel. Owned wholly by the Boyds since 1966, the Eldorado’s sale marks the end of an era. With surplus inventory Downtown (Main Street Station) and on the Boulder Strip (Eastside Cannery), one wonders if further BYD divestitures will follow.
Still some Indian Casino’s open in Michigan.
Some of the rates MLife are offering border on thievery. I’ve not played at an MGM property in several years, but my MLife offers are unbelievable. Besides multiple comped nights at their lower end properties (Luxor and Excalibur), I’m also getting multiple comped night offers for the Mirage, Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand, Delano, Park MGM and NoMad. Aria and Vdara are single night comp offfers while Signature and Bellagio are “exclusive rates”, which are pretty damn cheap.
Caesars has some really cheap rates (rates I haven’t seen in years), but doing the math and comparing the options, MGM has nicer properties for around the same price as lower end Caesars properties.
Cosmo thrown a few $99 a night with no resort fee offers my way, and some of those dates have included (non-fountain view) terrace studio or terrace 1 bedroom at that price.