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Quote of the Day
“Ah, the Democrat machine. I believe I’ve seen one of those. I don’t know if you know anything about it. From what I understand, it costs billions of dollars, runs on solar energy and turns hope into disappointment.” — Jon … Continue reading
Atlantic City: Fertitta struggling, Gomes triumphing, Boyd steady
No surprise that Borgata remains in a class by itself among Atlantic City resorts. It finished October at 0.0% deviance from last year, as flat as “flat” can be. The lone gainer in the market was Resorts Atlantic City, up … Continue reading
The Conrad Show
In 15 years of covering the casino industry, I’ve learned that there are a few, exceptional people who stick by you through thick and thin, and who treat everyone the same, regardless of social standing. One such is Raving Consulting … Continue reading
It’s payback time
… or maybe not. Dealers at Wynn Las Vegas won a rare victory when Clark County District Judge Kenneth Cory (pictured) spiked Labor Commissioner Michael Tanchek‘s longstanding position vis-a-vis the tip-confiscation policy at the Strip resort. Asking for a third … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Pets, Regulation, Steve Wynn, The Strip
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Election Day: Two wins, three losses
Let’s start on the sunny side of the street. Voters in Kentucky, as expected, returned Gov. Steve Beshear (D, right) to office, clobbering two opponents. Given the probability that there will be a renewed push for casino gambling in Beshear’s … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day
“The era of government-granted casino monopolies is over. Many of our markets are now oversaturated with commercial and tribal casinos. In some states, licenses are even being left untaken. The era of limitless capital is over. Between huge commercial casino … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, G2E, Harrah's, Regulation, Tribal, Wall Street
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Coming soon …
Just when Dr. Conrad Murray was safely behind bars and you thought the Michael Jackson postmortem couldn’t get any squickier, Cirque du Soleil busted out … fetish gear! This is a brief snippet from The Immortal World Tour, which plays … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, Current, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, TV
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Rule or ruin in Illinois; A new deal in Detroit
State Rep. Lou “Death Wish” Lang (D, right) continues to dare, then double-dare Gov. Pat Quinn (D) to veto what’s now a 2.6X expansion of the number of gambling positions in the state of Illinois. Lang has offered a few … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, CityCenter, Current, Dan Lee, Detroit, Economy, Harrah's, history, Illinois, Indiana, International, Iowa, Louisiana, MGM Mirage, Mississippi, Missouri, Neil Bluhm, Penn National, Politics, Racinos, Reno, Slot routes, The Strip, Wall Street
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Quote of the Day
“Neither Joe Paterno nor [Penn State University President] Graham Spanier called the police. Neither Joe Paterno nor Graham Spanier seem to have demonstrated any concern for the victim. They never tried to find him. They never tried to get him … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Pennsylvania
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An old friend returns
Darn that Carl Icahn! He hasn’t been selling off any bits and pieces of Fontainebleau lately. (Say, whatever happened to all those in-room iMacs? How about donating them to the penurious Clark County School District, eh Carl?) So I don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Icahn, Fontainebleau, TV
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Another victory like this …
In one of the most Pyrrhic victories in casino-industry history, Colony Capital has managed to prevent foreclosure of the former Atlantic City Hilton. But the cost of victory outweighs the gain. Colony got itself out of this scrape by giving … Continue reading
Posted in Colony Capital, Current, Dennis Gomes, Genting, Mississippi, New York, Politics, Racinos, Regulation, Tilman Fertitta, Wall Street
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Quote of the Day
“Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co. is willing to dump funds into the property.” — attorney Bud Hicks, using a most inadvisable phrase with regard to the struggling Las Vegas Hilton. Goldman is trying to oust majority owner Colony Capital and place … Continue reading
Posted in Colony Capital, Goldman Sachs
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Sahara 2.0: Nazarian gets real
Chuck Monster had this right on the money: He called Sahara owner Sam Nazarian‘s bluff over and over and over again on the latter’s luxury-megaresort predictions for the aging, shuttered property. Today, the Clark County Commission took the wraps off … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Carl Icahn, Current, Economy, Fontainebleau, Goldman Sachs, Harrah's, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Riviera, Sahara, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street
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Quote of the Day
“And here I thought newspapers only printed bad news.” — Las Vegas Sun reader Jerry Fink, on the court-ordered seizure of copyright zombie Righthaven assets to satisfy a $63,720.80 judgment. The feds weren’t buying Righthaven’s “the dog ate my homework” … Continue reading
Rock, Paper, City; Generosity at Caesars, shopping at Sands
While Massachusetts lawmakers sharpen their scissors in order to cut and paste two versions of the Lege’s casino-enabling bill, the city of Holyoke is happy to find itself between Hard Rock International and Paper City Development. The partnership has its … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Current, Detroit, Economy, Election, Harrah's, Maine, Massachusetts, MGM Mirage, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Racinos, Sheldon Adelson, Sports, The Strip, Tribal
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Going home again; Hotel Hell: The sequel
Here’s a casino-development story with several personal angles. When I lived in Minneapolis and wrote from the since-defunct Twin Cities Reader, my publisher was R.T. Rybak. Now he’s mayor of the city and is trying to hold onto the perennially … Continue reading
Posted in Ameristar, Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Cordish Co., Culinary Union, Current, Donald Trump, Economy, Genting, Harrah's, Herbst Gaming, Isle of Capri, Lyle Berman, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Minnesota, Neil Bluhm, Ohio, Penn National, Sheldon Adelson, Sports, Steve Wynn, Taxes, The Strip, Tourism
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There’s life after the Mob Experience
So the Las Vegas Mob Experience has sacked 90% of its staff, cut ticket prices by 75% (making it a bargain play), had its malfunctioning “interactive” exhibits repossessed by a creditor, closed off the theme-park portion of the attraction and … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Yemenidjian, Current, Entertainment, The Mob, The Strip, Tourism
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Domino effects
“Prior to the official opening, a 60-minute opening ceremony was held outside of the main entrance to the casino, where local and state politicians patted each other on the back for finally getting the casino opened, a mere 10 years … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“The north will let the heathens in the south have the casinos, and they’ll take the benefits.” — former casino opponent (and Florida governor) Jeb Bush, during a recent visit to Las Vegas, putting his money on the expansion of … Continue reading