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Quote of the Day
“Only Cirque could screw up Elvis in Vegas … I’m from Vegas, and when you are from here, you watch Cirque and you feel like you’ve been raided.” — producer David Saxe, one of the few dissenting voices permitted in … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, Donald Trump, Entertainment, Marketing, MGM Mirage, The Strip, Wall Street
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Casinos in Kentucky … soon?; Tenants to Sands: Let my people go!
Per S&G‘s prediction, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear (D) wasted little time after winning reelection before resuming his push for casino legalization. You’d never think that he beat opponent state Senate President David Williams (R) like a drum at the ballot … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Dining, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Racinos, Sheldon Adelson, Station Casinos, Taxes, The Strip
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Fight the power
PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn are huge admirers of the despotic government of China, which censors the Internet wholesale. So I’m sure they just lurve this … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Internet gambling, Macau, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, Technology
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Quote of the Day
“We do find it disconcerting that it seems virtually everyone is on the same side of the fence. The argument seems to center around the fact that Macau did so well during a period of fiscal tightening in China, just … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Macau, Regulation, Wall Street
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Hooters: What next?; PE fools and their money; Deal or no-Deal in Georgia?
It’s all over for the current administration at Hooters Casino Hotel. They’ve given up trying to fight efforts by Canyon Capital Realty Advisors to have the money-losing property sold via foreclosure auction. If Canpartners wins at auction, it may go … Continue reading
Posted in Colorado, Current, Economy, Election, Florida, Georgia, Golden Gaming, Herbst Gaming, Hooters, Horseracing, Slot routes, Taxes, The Strip, Wall Street
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Sam’s Town: Sound and flurries
At the same time the cast of Viva Elvis™ was getting pink-slipped across town, Boyd Gaming was busting out its new-and-improved version of Mystic Falls, the amusement park centerpiece of Sam’s Town. (Or, to use the official nomenclature, “Mystic Falls … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder Strip, Boyd Gaming, Cirque du Soleil, Dining, Entertainment, Oscar Goodman, Station Casinos
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“Viva Elvis™”: It’s leaving the building
You’ve got slightly more than a year to catch Viva Elvis™, which Cirque du Soleil® will put out of its box office misery (60% attendance) at the end of 2012, seven years short of its planned, decade-long run. According to … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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Boyd: Trapped in Florida; Sands muzzled in Singapore; Good vibes in Macao
This is a good time to be in Florida, right? Not if you’re Boyd Gaming and have been trying to unload Dania Jai-alai, souvenir of a half-assed venture into the Sunshine State’s racino market. The company has scrapped an $80 … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Colony Capital, Current, Economy, Genting, Harrah's, Macau, MGM Mirage, Racinos, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Singapore, Stanley Ho, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Wall Street
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Sanguine Sands; Genting vs. Islamofascism; Arkansas vs. Missouri
Las Vegas Sands dispatched its international overseer, Rob Goldstein (right) and sidekick Dan Briggs to New York as envoys to Wall Street. As reported by J.P. Morgan‘s Joseph Greff, Sands’ outlook is sanguine, particularly with regard to the Singapore and … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“It was a largely sober, largely tedious evening. This group has clearly seen too much of each other at this point and is now moving into the post-1977 M*A*S*H period.” — Esquire‘s Charles P. Pierce, on what he describes as … Continue reading
Adelson making mischief in Massachusetts?
This just in: Scarcely was the ink dry on Massachusetts‘ new casino law when the state got slapped with litigation. The issue? The law’s “explicit, race-based set-asides that give federally recognized Indian tribes a categorical advantage over all other applicants … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Regulation, Tribal
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Ask Virginia!
Following in the footsteps of Alex Yemenidjian and Anthony Marnell IIII, the CEO of Isle of Capri Casinos, Virginia McDowell, has agreed to take questions from S&G readers early next month. So here’s your shot: Sharpen those pencils and dream … Continue reading
Posted in Colony Capital, Current, Economy, Isle of Capri, Mississippi, Ohio, Penn National
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Election update: Evening the score; A Wynn-Winn situation
It’s five o’clock in Shreveport … or soon will be. Voters in Bossier Parish handed the casino industry a belated 2011 “win,” balancing the ledger in an otherwise disappointing electoral cycle. A Margaritaville-branded casino (employing a Lake Charles boat purchased … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“Speaking of loudspeakers, we hate messages from them that we really want/need to hear (contest details, drawing names), but that are more garbled than the ones at our fast food drive-throughs.” — Jean Scott, on that bane of customers, casino noise. … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Marketing, TV
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Morgans: They’re baaaaaaack!; Un-win at Cosmo
Just when you thought it was safe to invest in Las Vegas again, the city went to bed last night to the news that masters of disaster Morgans Hotel Group had purchased nightclub operator Light Group. Given Morgans’ propensity for … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Cosmopolitan, Current, Entertainment, Florida, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Morgans Hotel Group, Sahara, Technology, The Strip, Tribal, Wall Street
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Hold that recovery!
Just when things were looking good … I mean, after many a premature prediction of economic recovery, room-rate trends on the Las Vegas Strip were looking like change in which one could believe. J.P. Morgan projections for the fourth quarter … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmopolitan, Current, Economy, Harrah's, MGM Mirage, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tourism
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Ameristar goes East; Colony’s secret formula revealed
Yesterday morning, Wall Street was advised by Ameristar Casinos that the latter had forked over $16 million for land in Springfield, Massachusetts. Given that Ameristar has been in extreme-caution mode since the death of founder Craig H. Neilsen and the … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“The Attorney-General’s kind remarks are noted and appreciated. I’ve spoken to Ed Burns and we are prepared to go to work on season six of The Wire if the Department of Justice is equally ready to reconsider and address its … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Regulation, TV
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Blast from the past
Today I’m busy on “Question of the Day,” Desert Companion and CityLife fronts simultaneously. As irrational compensation, here’s the one scene from Ocean’s Eleven that, more than any other, must be preserved for posterity. It’s also a nice look at … Continue reading
Posted in Archon Corp., history, Movies, Sahara, The Strip
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