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Caesars postpones casino sale; D.C. sports betting bombs
One Caesars Entertainment casino of many on the Las Vegas Strip remains theoretically for sale … but put your checkbooks away for the time being. While new CEO Tom Reeg has to make good on his promise to realize hundreds … Continue reading
Miller dares Adelson; Room rates reel
Late last week American Gaming Association President Bill Miller did something radical about Internet gambling. He discussed it. On a conference call. With reporters. Unprompted. You have to understand that ‘Net betting has been a no-fly zone for the AGA … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Caesars Entertainment, Card rooms, Economy, Geoff Freeman, Internet gambling, Las Vegas Sands, Maverick Gaming, MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun, Penn National, Rush Street Gaming, Sheldon Adelson, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Wall Street, Washington State, Wynn Resorts
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Quote of the Day
“The success of the influenza campaign depends upon your co-operation. Intelligent people will—but others MUST co-operate. Remember that one person can do more damage who does not observe the rules than 20 who do; hence see to it that they … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“We’re in the middle of a historic pandemic and as many as 40 percent of Americans plan on casting their ballot by mail. If we can’t rely on those ballots getting to where they need to go, we’ve got a … Continue reading
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Storm warnings
Our beloved Postal Service has advised people (quietly) that it may not be able to continue as a going concern: “However, the Postal Service remains concerned that this measure will be insufficient to enable the Postal Service to withstand the … Continue reading
Posted in California, Colorado, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Health, Maryland, Sports betting, The Mob, Transportation, TV
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The big enchilada
“The Biggest Gaming Opportunity Since Riverboats in the Early ’90s.” That’s how JP Morgan gaming analyst Joseph Greff, a man not given to hype, characterized i-gaming and sports betting today. He described them as “as an emerging and exciting area … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, California, Colorado, Cosmopolitan, DraftKings, FanDuel, Golden Nugget, Illinois, Indiana, Internet gambling, Iowa, Isle of Capri, Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts International, Michigan, MTR Gaming, Palms, Penn National, Regulation, Rush Street Gaming, Silverton, Sports betting, The Strip, Tropicana Entertainment, Wall Street, William Hill
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Atlantic City impresses in July
It reopened in somewhat raggle-taggle fashion but Atlantic City is back and did rather better in July than Las Vegas in June (the last month for which we have data, see video below). Borgata made a very delayed re-entry into … Continue reading
Vegas, we have a problem
Las Vegas lives and breathes corporate travel and, according to the Wall Street Journal, the post-Coronavirus picture “looks scary … While tourism is making a timid comeback, business travelers are still nowhere to be seen. In the last week of … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”—Shirley Chisholm, first Black presidential candidate in American history.
Posted in Diversity
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Quote of the Day, revisited
“We have contained [coronavirus]. I won’t say airtight but pretty close to airtight.”—administration official Lawrence Kudlow, on CNBC, February 25, 2020. 164,329 deaths later …
Indiana, Missouri, Ohio rebound, Illinois not so much
It was back to business as almost normal in Indiana last month. The Hoosier State was only 5.5% 0ff its July 2019 pace, grossing $171 million. (They’ve been open since June 15.) The relative novelty of table games—$5 million—at Indiana … Continue reading
Culinary booted from Boulder
We have obtained a memo on Boulder Station letterhead that reads, in part, “Yesterday [August 6] we learned that a majority of Culinary Team Members signed a petition saying they DO NOT wish to be represented by the Culinary Workers … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“There is clearly blatant discrimination taking place in the gaming industry against women. The men that lead can tell story after story of how enlightened and fair they are all day in speeches and at conferences, yet in action after … Continue reading
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When Saharas attack; Trump blasts Adelson
Don’t get on Sahara owner Alex Meruelo‘s bad side. That seems to be the moral of a saga unfolding on the Las Vegas Strip. VitalVegas author Scott Roeben is being sued for $15,000 in lost business, punitive damages, attorneys’ fees … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can’t make it through one door, I’ll go through another door—or I’ll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.”—Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore.
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Quote of the Day
“We wouldn’t be in this mess of uncertainty about the coming school year if the federal government had managed to control the virus; any glimmer of leadership from the president would have gone a long way. Grievances and fear are understandable … Continue reading
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Pinching pennies at Caesars; Glitters at Golden
Anthony Rodio‘s multi-million-dollar revamp of Bacchanal Buffet may well have been for naught. On yesterday’s earnings call the Tom Reeg administration floated the idea of closing all buffets at Caesars Entertainment properties. Expect comps to be sweated until they bleed … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Caesars Entertainment, Colorado, Dining, Donald Trump, Economy, Election, Florida, Golden Gaming, Hard Rock International, Health, International, Internet gambling, Louisiana, Marketing, Mississippi, Nevada, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Problem gambling, Seminole Tribe, The Strip, Tourism, Tribal, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Quote of the Day
“At the risk of sounding overly stern: When more than 32,000 of your fellow citizens have died over the course of a single season, you have not won any sort of ‘victory.’ All you have done is come out the … Continue reading
Maryland rebounds; Penn wows Wall Street; Trump to play Lucky Dragon
In a near-miraculous development, Maryland gambling revenues were only 6% off the pace last month. Between cabin fever and the belated delivery of those $1,200 stimulus checks, we’re not entirely surprised that Free State punters had both the desire and … Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, Arizona, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Churchill Downs, Cordish Co., Donald Trump, Election, Florida, Georgia, Golden Gaming, Health, Internet gambling, Lotteries, Lucky Dragon, Maryland, MGM Resorts International, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Racinos, Sports, Sports betting, Texas, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Tribal, TV, Wall Street, West Virginia
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