All systems go at Ocean

Reports Global Gaming Business, “The property also purchased electrostatic sprayers and misters to aid in cleansing the air, and since Ocean is the newest ground-up building on the [Atlantic City] Boardwalk, it already had a superior air filtration system.” Adds Glebocki, “The building was built for social distancing, so space is not our enemy here; it’s our friend.” Even so, food trucks are In, restaurants momentarily Out. In, spas, Out, live entertainment. Bart Blatstein‘s newly proposed water park has Glebocki’s enthusiastic thumbs-up: “I think any new amenities that are added to this North Beach section are fabulous. We encourage all of it, and I think we all work well together.” But the bottom line is “I am just thrilled that we have a date. That was the important thing. We needed a date.” Now they have it.

Jottings: Add Blue Man Group to the casualties of the Cirque du Soleil bankruptcy. The mute musicians have been laid off by CdS. The latter said it would reopen Blue Man ‘when government guidelines allow it’ … That’s nothing compared to the 3,000 Encore Boston Harbor employees who just got their walking papers. Encore hopes to reopen July 6 … Rarely do you see a gaming analyst put a “sell” order on a casino stock but that’s what Deutsche Bank‘s Carlo Santarelli did to Penn National Gaming, although he did not explain his unease. He advised standing pat on MGM Resorts International and Scientific Games, and buying virtually everything else. He’s also still a believer in The Drew, baking its 3,719 rooms into his 2022 Las Vegas inventory … Shame on American Airlines for selling flights to capacity again, turning its planes into giant Covid petri dishes … In Texas, they’re holding protests at the state capitol and governor’s mansion. Why? Because they can’t go to bars. We have become a nation of pussies … Can they live without minor-league baseball, which was just canceled? Will there be rioting in Summerlin when the Las Vegas Aviators fail to take the field?