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The promo from Hell
In a radical departure from hallowed Columbia Sussex tradition, the Las Vegas Tropicana has discovered the concept of the promotional allowance. Presumably Tropicana Entertainment co-prexy Scott Butera gets credit for talking boss William J. Yung III into doing some risky, … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia Sussex, The Strip
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Harrah's: Digging to China
Given the recent freeze-out on new casino operators in Macao, executives at Harrah’s Entertainment might as well be sporting T-shirts that read, “I spent $577.7 million in Macao and all I got was this lousy golf course.” And, in light … Continue reading
Posted in Ameristar, Atlantic City, Harrah's, Macau, MGM Mirage, Penn National, Pennsylvania, The Strip, Tribal, Wall Street
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R-J to Vegas: "We're Podunk"
Warning: The following blog post contains ridicule of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and a Republican senator with good hair. No actual copies of the R-J were harmed in the writing of this post. ***** There I was, thinking that I … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Downtown, Election, Politics, The Strip
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Cliché of the Year
"It's hard to pinpoint which one it is, but it's like the perfect storm — they all hit you at the same time." — Harrah's Entertainment Eastern Division President J. Carlos Tolosa. Nothing against Mr. Tolosa but this is becoming … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Columbia Sussex, Harrah's, Pennsylvania
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Quote of the Day
“The Strip has done phenomenally well, but I think there’s a segment of the population that’s kind of getting ignored, the value-conscious customer who really can’t afford the kind of pricing the Strip offers these days.” — Binion’s and Four … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown
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The Alystra is toast
OK, so it was a derelict that's been closed for 10 years and unlikely ever to reopen. But the Alystra is now officially "a total loss." Too bad. It was an attractive building that happened to sit in a sort … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Boulder Strip, Election, Harrah's, Penn National, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson
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Quote of the Day
“Tropicana [Entertainment] did not view workers as a valuable commodity and I think they regret it now.” — Culinary Union supremo D. Taylor, on the collapse of Columbia Sussex‘s heavily leveraged casino portfolio.
Posted in Columbia Sussex, Culinary Union
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Not smoking stunts your (revenue) growth
Let's get one thing clear: Smoking is a noxious habit that's likely to kill you and certain to alienate other people, in my opinion. (I had two grandparents who smoked until the air turned blue, then smoked some more, which … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Harrah's, Illinois, MGM Mirage, Penn National, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson
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Columbia Sussex quickies
Tropicana Entertainment Co-President Scott Butera has really been working the phones — a salutary, welcome change from the truculence and stonewalling reporters came to expect from Columbia Sussex. (Apparently Las Vegas Tropicana execs were among those left in the dark about … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Columbia Sussex, Indiana, Laughlin, The Strip
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Earth to NYT, Earth to NYT …
They don't call the New York Times "the gray lady" for nothing. Today, she seems a little more hard of hearing and out of touch than usual. Four of the six "New Titans" pictured in this story haven't been in … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia Sussex, The Strip
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From A(BBA) to Z
Too much blogohrrea and too little hydration have left me spent, drained, kaput-ski. (Mind you, some would say I’ve been running on empty for a long time.) And when our cranky blogging software devoured another hour’s worth of work — … Continue reading
Posted in ABBA, MGM Mirage, Movies, Sheldon Adelson, The Strip
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Animal Cruelty
1) Following Saturday's tragedy at the Kentucky Derby, maybe it's time to put "the sport of kings" out to pasture. After all, market forces have already appeared to have "selected out" horse racing for extinction. Just think of all the … Continue reading
Tahoe: Scratch one casino
Part of the ongoing fallout from the Tropicana Entertainment bankruptcy is an even more dire forecast for the Lake Tahoe market. How bad is it? Well, even though Columbia Sussex has an option to renew its lease on the Horizon, … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Columbia Sussex, Indiana, Lake Tahoe, The Strip
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Quote of the Day; More MGM and Trop news
Cher: “[a] well-preserved diva-saur.” — The New York Post (Props to Jessica Roe for spotting this gem.) MGM Mirage 2.0? Two separate companies, one in hotels and one in gaming? Makes sense, especially with so much non-casino expansion into Dubai … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia Sussex, Current, MGM Mirage, The Strip
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Still more updates!
Another day, another default. Tucked snugly at the bottom of Tropicana Entertainment‘s notice of default is another news nugget. Seems that the City of Evansville has informed the Columbia Sussex subsidiary that it’s defaulted on certain terms of its lease … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Columbia Sussex, Indiana, Louisiana, The Strip
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More updates (or, Trouble with Trolls)
First, a correction: The Tropicana Casinos & Resorts Web site is here, finally up and running after languishing in a half-finished state for an entire year. I don’t know why Columbia Sussex has left the Tropicana Entertainment domain name sitting … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Columbia Sussex, The Strip, Wall Street
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Update!
The previous blog entry has been updated to reflect new disclosures regarding the Tropicana Entertainment bankruptcy. (Yes, it's official.) Also, the "Casinos" link has been removed from the Columbia Sussex Web site. The disowning begins … (And is Tropicana Entertainment … Continue reading
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Coming soon: Venetian Baghdad?
It’s not quite so crazy at it sounds. Well, OK, it does sound off-your-rocker crazy, at least while mortar shells continue to drop on the Green Zone: A $5 billion commercial development in the heart of the world’s most, um, … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Columbia Sussex, International, Politics, Sheldon Adelson
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Wynn tells Wall Street where to go
Not so long ago, Steve Wynn stated an obvious truth: The our deepening recession would impact Las Vegas sooner or later. Wall Street promptly punished him by selling down Wynn Resorts stock. Fast-forward a few months and now it’s the conventional wisdom … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia Sussex, MGM Mirage, Sheldon Adelson, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Wall Street
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Same as it ever was?
Nothing lasts. I’m finding that out the hard way as the acid in the paper labels in my CD collection eat through the discs, gradually rendering them unplayable and sending me into a race between preservation and catastrophe. (When last … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Columbia Sussex, Harrah's, Herbst Gaming, Station Casinos, The Strip
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