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Kansas, Round 2: It's Cordish!
OK, I was wrong. Incredibly wrong. As you’ll hear on the next Vegas Gang podcast, I stuck by my prediction that Kansas‘ largest casino contract, the one for the greater Kansas City area, would go to Mohegan Sun. Why? Biggest … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Columbia Sussex, Current, Golden Gaming, Kansas, Mississippi, Penn National, Pinnacle Entertainment, Sheldon Adelson, Tribal, Tropicana Entertainment
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A "character" responds
You may recall that, some time back, in an item entitled "Blasts from the Past," I discussed an anomaly in the transfer of the El Cortez from Jackie Gaughan to an ownership group that included various longtime associates — and … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown, Regulation
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Letter from Colorado
Every so often, it's my pleasure to turn over this space to readers who offer informed takes on the issues or insight into subjects with which we (I, certainly) might be unfamiliar. Today's letter comes from a Colorado player who … Continue reading
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More Trop tomfoolery
Justice Gary Stein's trusteeship of the Atlantic City Tropicana continues its slide toward disaster. The UAW has filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing Stein of a lack of good-faith bargaining. Stein has said in the past … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Columbia Sussex, Labor, Missouri, Pinnacle Entertainment, Tropicana Entertainment
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Penn impresses analysts
Penn National threw open its doors to Wall Street and JP Morgan, for one, came away impressed by what it heard. Basically, management is charting a fiscally conservative course, even though it could eventually reap $1.2 billion from its busted … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Colorado, Election, Harrah's, Penn National, Taxes, Wall Street
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Headless owner in topless bar
“It is amazing how people get religion once they want a gaming license,” said then-Nevada Gaming Control Board member Brian Harris, back in December ’98, in one of the all-time-great casino-related quotes. Harris’ statement came in connection with the license-application … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown, Election, Regulation, The Strip
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Telemundo rescues Neonopolis
OK, so they’re now calling it “Fremont Square,” but it’s still like a fugly fortress-like concrete cube that was somebody’s perverse notion of a shopping center. However, the local Telemundo affiliate wants to move its broadcast and studio operations into … Continue reading
Mont-blew it; more E-Can; Trump struggling
"Montbleu screwed our pooch." That's the conclusion of Chuck Monster, who chronicles a bait-and-switch at the former Caesars Tahoe. It's now part of the prospering casino fleet that is Columbia Sussex and its "pet friendly" package turned out to be … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Boulder Strip, Cannery Casino Resorts, Columbia Sussex, Donald Trump, Lake Tahoe, Pets, The Strip
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Alaska nixes gambling; Politics here, Harrah's there
With Alaska and its governor all over the news of late, I got to wondering what had become of that ballot initiative, backed by bar owners, to expand gambling in Alaska. As it happens, the initiative was voted down, the … Continue reading
Case Bets: South Point, Gustav, Monte Carlo, Gold Spike, Excalibur, etc.
Why does a holiday weekend suck? Because it means that instead of having to dig through three days' worth of the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday (a depressing task under the best of circumstances), a Tuesday start means at least … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Current, Downtown, MGM Mirage, Michael Gaughan, Mississippi, Monte Carlo fire, Sheldon Adelson, Tamares Group, Taxes, The Strip, Wall Street
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E-Can debuts
We got out of the way of the front doors of Eastside Cannery last night just in the nick of time. For all the apprehension about opening new casinos in the current economy (especially when locals' gambling budgets have taken … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder Strip, Boyd Gaming, Cannery Casino Resorts, George Maloof, James Packer, Station Casinos
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Eastside Cannery update
Yesterday, I asked how William Paulos and William Wortman were able to bring in Eastside Cannery (which opens tonight) for 250 million clams — $425 million less than Station Casinos is splurging on Aliante Station. In today’s Sun, Liz Benston … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder Strip, Cannery Casino Resorts, Current, Harrah's, Station Casinos
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Durango Station, slightly downsized
Station Casinos has filed its latest set of plans for Durango Station and it looks like they’ve pulled back a bit, although you can judge for yourself. Hotel inventory has been reduced from 1,040 rooms, then 1,000, to 726; the … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder Strip, Cannery Casino Resorts, Station Casinos
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Quote of the Day
“The real story here is the workers, who put up with the worst working conditions, having the fortitude and tenacity to say we’re not going to be run out of here by someone who has come in from Kentucky to … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia Sussex, Kentucky, The Strip
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Just as I suspected …
… and tried to imply the other day, we have two conflicting agendas in the ixnayed Casino Aztar sale. One is that of the creditors, who think the boat can fetch a higher price than the $220 million for which … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia Sussex, Indiana
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Trop to Eldorado: "Never mind"
In the strongest sign to date that company owner William J. Yung III has been banished to the doghouse, Tropicana Entertainment formally reneged on its sale of Casino Aztar to Reno-based Eldorado Resorts. The latter could walk away with as … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia Sussex, Harrah's, Indiana, Kansas, Regulation
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Kansas, Round 1: It's Harrah's, Penn
Score one victory each for Harrah’s Entertainment and Penn National Gaming in the first round of casino concessions awarded in Kansas today (with Round 2 to follow in a month). But there’s really only one winner … …. and it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Ameristar, Harrah's, Kansas, Movies, Penn National
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Quote of the Day
"You can't save your way to success." — Tropicana Entertainment CEO Scott Butera, commenting on the new collective-bargaining agreement at the Las Vegas Tropicana. Funny, but that's almost a word-for-word reprise of Dennis Gomes' analysis of parent company Columbia Sussex's … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia Sussex, The Strip
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Stupid Ameristar tricks
So your lucrative, big-ass casino company is costing headaches — and money — for a Chicago tax preparer because of a single-digit difference between your toll-free number and his. Which means he has to waste time fielding calls from thick-fingered … Continue reading
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