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Quote of the Day
“Just look at airplanes and restaurants, which we now take for granted as places that should obviously be smoke-free. In the future, we’ll look back at casinos the same way and wonder what took so long.”—Bronson Frick, director of advocacy … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day
“It was a serious failure for me, as a public figure, to go maskless at the White House.”—former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R).
Quote of the Day
“Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God. What we have to have is a civil union law; that way they are legally covered.”—Pope Francis, interviewed in the new documentary Francesco, which premieres … Continue reading
The flu
Yes, it’s here and I’ve got it (and, yes, I did get my flu shot beforehand). All of which means it will be another day before I can rejoin you, dear readers. Coming: Bad news from Louisiana, good news from … Continue reading
Posted in Health
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You, me and Derek
Being snowed under with unrelated work today, I thought you might enjoy this interview I conducted with Derek Stevens for Casino Life, available as an online PDF. Please advise me if you experience any technical difficulties.
Posted in Derek Stevens, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Sports, Sports betting, The Strip, TV
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Sports, Internet buoy Atlantic City; Detroit struggles
As we predicted, Atlantic City is coming back faster than Las Vegas. It doesn’t hurt that it is not A) primarily a destination market; B) dependent upon conventions; C) reliant upon international travel; or D) at the mercy of the … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“Truth suffers, but never dies.”—St. Teresa of Avila, whose day it is.
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Massachusetts’ mixed message; Much ado about Circa
Even if Congress beats the odds and passes another megabuck stimulus bill before the election, it won’t provide more than a short-term shot in the arm for gaming, which saw a bubble of increased discretionary spending but is now backsliding. … Continue reading
Trop in trouble; Sands has a plan; Super Bowl to Vegas?
We know that the Tropicana Las Vegas is being positioned for a sale (potentially to Twin River Holdings) but does that alone explain the pink-slipping of 828 employees, a drastic move? Placed in the context of other cutbacks, like the … Continue reading
Tommy, 2000-2020
Thanks to all the readers who have sent on- and off-list condolences for the loss of Tommy. Here he is in fine fettle, either saying that he covets my baked potato or (more likely), “Where are my table scraps, dammit?” … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Pets
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Missouri wilts; Encore closes (sorta); Station upgraded
Pent-up demand and stimulus checks appear to be sputtering across the Midwest. Missouri casinos were down 7.5% last month, grossing $129.5 million. Slots ($112 million) were off 6% and table games tumbled 17%. Top grosser in the state was Ameristar … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Century Casinos, Downtown, Economy, Hard Rock International, International, James Packer, Marketing, MGM Resorts International, Missouri, Mohegan Sun, Palms, Penn National, Regulation, Sports, Sports betting, Station Casinos, The Strip, Transportation, Twin River, Wynn Resorts
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Quote of the Day
“The [Robert] Bork hearings presented to the public a serious discussion of the meaning of the Constitution, the role of the court and the views of the nominee. Subsequent hearings have presented to the public a vapid and hollow charade, … Continue reading
Funny biz at Trump International
With his golf-course-and-hotel empire bleeding cash, Donald Trump needed some quick moolah to juice his 2016 presidential campaign. And where did he get it? From the coffers of Trump International Las Vegas, according to tax documents obtained by the New … Continue reading
Optimism for MGM, Churchill Downs; Cheap rooms = riff-raff
Although they remain relatively pessimistic on Macao, analysts at JP Morgan like MGM Resorts International sufficiently to raise their price target on its stock to $24/share. The primary reason was “better than expected trends” at MGM’s regional U.S. casinos, followed … Continue reading
Now for something completely different …
I lucked into this clip from MGM’s It Happened in Brooklyn and it’s too good not to share. Duetting with Kathryn Grayson, Ol’ Blue Eyes isn’t completely idiomatic in his Italian diction (surprisingly) but his classical musicianship is absolutely spot-on. … Continue reading
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Kings for a day; Covid’s casino kingpin
As you know, DraftKings is the current darling of Wall Street, its stock hovering around $50/share. Today Credit Suisse analyst Ben Chaiken initiated coverage with an “outperform” rating, putting a $76/share price target on the stock. He even went to … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Australia, Brazil, Caesars Entertainment, California, China, Crown Resorts, DraftKings, Economy, FanDuel, Golden Nugget, Health, IGT, Illinois, Internet gambling, Japan, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas Raiders, Las Vegas Sands, Law enforcement, Lotteries, Louisiana, Macau, Maverick Gaming, MGM Resorts International, Nebraska, Rush Street Gaming, Sports, Sports betting, Technology, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, TV, Twin River, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Caesars pleads poverty; FBI descends on Vegas
News sources are reporting “mass layoffs” at Caesars Southern Indiana, one of the company’s more successful properties. As many as 200 staff have been given their walking papers, not just in the poker room but vital departments like servers, bartenders, … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Canada, Cosmopolitan, Derek Stevens, Donald Trump, DraftKings, Economy, Entertainment, Health, Indiana, Las Vegas Sands, Law enforcement, Marketing, MGM Resorts International, Missouri, Nevada, Penn National, Planet Hollywood, Resorts World LV, Security, Sports betting, Stanley Ho, Tourism, Transportation, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Quote of the Day
“The people that don’t have to walk in our building—whether it is the league office, whether it is the NFLPA—they don’t care. For them, it is not about our best interest, or our health and safety. It is about, ‘What … Continue reading