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Quote of the Day
“Far more of the African-American community is being devastated by the policies of today than were being devastated by the policies of slavery.” — Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ). Remember, this is the same guy who imagined a railway corridor was … Continue reading
Posted in Cretins, Current
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Blast from the past
Since we’ve been talking about Archon Corp. this week — and because I didn’t want the last post of the week to be about feet — here’s an old ad for the Wet ‘n Wild water park, whose closure really … Continue reading
Posted in Archon Corp., Entertainment, Fontainebleau, Marketing, The Strip, Tourism
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Synchronicity @ work
In more senses than one. Harrah’s Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman‘s fascination with fabulous feminine footwear has been the talk of the office at LVA, although I was more intrigued by the bad hair day pictured below. In describing it to … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Environment, Harrah's, Marketing
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Case Bets: Loveman & ladies’ shoes, CityCenter, Singapore, the Palms and Wayne Newton
Naptime in the casino. If American casinos are less frenetic than those of, say, Macao, the gambling culture in Singapore is very relaxed indeed. Fancy a catnap at your slot machine? No problem! Oh, to see the expression on Sheldon … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“I believe the Indian gambling empire is a greater threat to American security than Islamic jihadists.” — anti-gambling zealot Randy Brinson, who’s had issues with the private sector, too.
Posted in Alabama, Cretins, Current, Sheldon Adelson
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Quote of the Day
“I know Carl [Icahn] better than my lawyers and Carl spends nothing. I would be surprised if he spent $3 … If Carl spends 10 cents, it’s a major event.” — exiled, orange-hued casino CEO Donald Trump, dissing rival Icahn … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Carl Icahn, Current, Donald Trump
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The Pioneer strikes again
Maybe Archon Corp. Treasurer Sue Lowden was right to play down her casino-industry involvement, after all (although gaming executives aren’t hated around here with anything like the passion reserved for bankers). Her family’s Laughlin grind joint, the Pioneer, occasionally makes … Continue reading
Posted in Harry Reid, Laughlin, Marketing, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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New Donny in town
As in Clay, Donny Clay, played by the versatile Jason Alexander in The Donny Clay Experience. This delightful one-man show will be a peripatetic and hopefully long-lived visitor to Planet Hollywood … unless Gary Loveman‘s crony Frank Biondi (ex-Viacom CEO) … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Current, George Maloof, Harrah's, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Movies, Planet Hollywood, The Strip, Tourism
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Quote of the Day
“Hong Kong teen leaves granny in morgue after gambling funeral cash” — link (defunct, unfortunately) on GamingFloor.com.
Posted in Current, International, Problem gambling
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Adelson, Earl & a paper tiger
Opening a drowsy eye, the Las Vegas Review-Journal belatedly took note of Las Vegas Sands‘ Singapore project, although the story was just a puff piece (perhaps because its writer used to toil in Vegas’ PR shops, including a stint at … Continue reading
Posted in Archon Corp., Current, Economy, Genting, Harrah's, Lake Las Vegas, Planet Hollywood, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Singapore, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, Wall Street
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This just in: Wynn goes to Philly
As of this moment (i.e., while I’m typing), Hunter Hillegas‘ blog has what neither the Las Vegas Sun nor the Las Vegas Review-Journal do: the breaking news that, yes indeed, Wynn Resorts is riding to the rescue of the hapless … Continue reading
Case Bets: Boyd speaks, Kansas stalls & problem gamblers get the shaft
Boyd Gaming CEO Keith Smith weighs in on the subject of emerging markets. Significant by its omission: Florida. Boyd got its fingers burnt down there and knows better than some in the industry that it’s not the Land of Opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Current, Detroit, Economy, Florida, Kansas, Lyle Berman, Midnight Jim Gibbons, Politics, Problem gambling, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Tamares Group, Tribal
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“The worst riverboat casino in the world”
That’d be the President, symbolic flagship of Pinnacle Entertainment‘s fleet. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has an excellent story, laying out the complexities surrounding the Missouri Gaming Commission‘s legally dubious move to shut the old ship down. There are no heroes … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“I don’t have any claim to being a bright individual.” — Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, who seems bent on proving his point.
Posted in Current, Midnight Jim Gibbons
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Introducing Planet Harrah’s
Newly Harrah’s-ized Planet Hollywood has got a new Web site. OK, it’s a little rudimentary by 2010 standards but we’re in the top of the first inning here. (If for some reason the page doesn’t show in your browser, the … Continue reading
Penn: “You stupid darkness!”
In one of my absolute favorite Peanuts strips, Charlie Brown finds Linus out in the night, carrying a taper. Asked to explain, Linus replies that it’s better to light a single candle than curse the darkness. Cut to Lucy, elsewhere, … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Economy, Maryland, Ohio, Penn National, Pennsylvania, The Strip, Wall Street
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Case Bets: Wynn in Philly, topless in Vegas, Pegasus crashes
It’s a slow news day in the industry, though not without its amusing elements. For instance, the Philadelphia Inquirer devoted a significant amount of ink to the weighty question of whether half-dozen casinos in the greater Philly area might be … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“The buck stopped with me. But if you don’t get the right information, it’s difficult to make common-sense decisions.” — Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson, passing the buck for his company’s near-collapse onto former LVS executives.
Posted in Economy, Macau, Sheldon Adelson, Wall Street
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‘Viva Elvis’: It’s here and …
… it’s one giant, steaming heap of merde. Cirque du Soleil is clearly just doing this one for the bread and it shows. Desert Companion Editor Andrew Kiraly‘s baneful summation of Cirque’s oeuvre as “arid pretension” never seemed more appropriate. … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Current, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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