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Quote of the Day
“The virus does not take weekends off. From the standpoint of Atlantic City, the virus is not observing Memorial Day.”—Spectrum Gaming Group Managing Director Michael Pollock, on when to reopen the Boardwalk.
Posted in Atlantic City, Health
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Nevada begins reopening sooner than expected
What do brothels and casinos have in common? (Some would say you get screwed in both.) Neither can reopen during Phase One of Gov. Steve Sisolak‘s multi-stage resumption of business as usual in Nevada, starting tomorrow. Most of the continuing closures … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Conventions, Cretins, Dining, Economy, Entertainment, G2E, Health, Massachusetts, Nevada, Technology, The Strip, Wynn Resorts
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Indian Country keeping pace with the times
By guest contributor Robb Monkman Certain things in life can be a gamble but what about personal safety? Or, in the case of casinos, what about the safety of staff? Of course the answer seems obvious. Admittedly, the well-being of … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Health, Illinois, Security, Technology, Tribal, Unite-Here
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Creative responses to a crisis
Leave it to Derek Stevens to find a way to literally drive sports-betting business in Downtown. Starting this morning, Circa Sports began taking curbside sports bets at the Golden Gate. You pull up, flash your cash (or plastic) and a … Continue reading
Goodman batshit crazy; Detroit puts casinos on ‘hold’
Could we be seeing the last of Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I), and her ‘every man for himself and devil take the hindmost’ approach to Coronavirus? Poker pro Doug Polk has begun a recall petition drive to try and … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Detroit, Dining, Downtown, Eldorado Resorts, Health, Michigan, Politics, Sports, Tilman Fertitta, Tribal, Wall Street
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Culinary: Do more; Pent-up demand?
Although Nevada regulators seem to think that companies like Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts are going too far with their reopening protocols the Culinary Union begs to differ. Noting that 15 Culinary members or family members have died of … Continue reading
Posted in Culinary Union, Economy, Health, Las Vegas Sands, Nevada, Regulation, Unite-Here, Wynn Resorts
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Vegas bingo on death watch; Nevada regulators dither
Bingo is such a staple of the Las Vegas locals casino that it seems unimaginable that it would go the way of the buffet and the dodo. But such may be the case. VitalVegas author Scott Roeben says he is … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“The good news, if it pans out: Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the German company BioNTech announced this morning that they have started human trials in the US of a potential [Coronavirus] vaccine, and if the tests are successful, and the feds … Continue reading
Colorado sports betting a hit; REIT bides its time
Sports betting came out of the gate strong in Colorado. One of the surprises was the amount of handle on the Los Angeles Lakers. Said DraftKings odds guru Johnny Avello, “One of the things I did find interesting was the Lakers … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Boyd Gaming, Colorado, DraftKings, e-sports, Eldorado Resorts, FanDuel, GLPI, Health, Horseracing, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Mesquite, Pinnacle Entertainment, Sports, Sports betting, Wall Street
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Everybody out of the pool!; Lean times in Indian Country
We were overly optimistic on when Nevada casinos can reopen. Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) has postponed that move until phase three or four of his four-step plan … which is also contingent on a two-week decline in new Coronavirus cases. … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Entertainment, Galaxy Entertainment, Hard Rock International, Health, International, Internet gambling, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Michigan, Mohegan Sun, Nevada, New Jersey, Regulation, Tribal, World Series of Poker, Wynn Resorts
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Quote of the Day
“One of the things that’s so hard right now is the uncertainty about the future. I think a year from now we’ll have more information. After we pass the time of our grief and sadness, and our anxiety wanes a little, … Continue reading
Posted in Current
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Churchill Downs curbs plans; Murren’s big payday
In its 1Q20 earnings call Churchill Downs announced some significant retrenchments. Although the company is comfortably liquid ($701 million in the kitty) it’s put four expansions on hold: Rivers Casino Des Plaines, an enlargement of Miami Valley Gaming, a $300 … Continue reading
Shakeup at MGM, layoffs at Station
In a late-Friday night of the long knives, MGM Resorts International let go four property presidents. The official nomenclature is “laid-off” but we strongly suspect, given MGM’s history, that this prefaces a streamlining and centralization of authority. Out the door were … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“Number one rule of Wall Street. Nobody … and I don’t care if you’re Warren Buffet or if you’re Jimmy Buffet. Nobody knows if a stock is gonna go up, down, sideways or in fucking circles. Least of all, stockbrokers, … Continue reading
Posted in Wall Street
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Quote of the Day
“And above all else, this whole scheme is designed to screw workers. Screw them. Force them into a no-win situation where they have to literally risk their lives and the lives of others, or walk away without a dime of the … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Iowa
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Maddox gets ants in his pants; Sports start to stir
As part of the Business Roundtable at the White House, CEO Matt Maddox got to stump for Wynn Resorts‘ mid-pandemic reopening protocol. Maddox said that (amazingly) University Medical Center facilities “don’t have enough people to test. So I’ve signed a deal … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Meruelo, Caesars Entertainment, Culinary Union, Economy, GLPI, Health, Reno, South Korea, Sports, Stanley Ho, The Strip, Wynn Resorts
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Quote of the Day
‘I think sometimes what I feel is better than what I think, unfortunately or fortunately.”—Donald Trump, on economic recovery.
Posted in Donald Trump, Economy
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Fauci on sports; Churchill Downs “on track”
Bad news, sports bettors. Given the absence of widespread testing for Coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci is backpedaling on his projections that professional sports could resume this year. (As Fauci has said elsewhere, a model is just a model; when you … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Baseball, Churchill Downs, Crown Resorts, Economy, GameCO, Health, International, Internet gambling, Kentucky, Lawrence Ho, Lotteries, Marijuana, Massachusetts, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Missouri, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Regulation, Scientific Games, Sports, Technology, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Vegas: Welcome to the new normal
Phil Ruffin may have jumped the gun with that May 15 reopening date for Treasure Island. Gov. Steve Sisolak (D), without specifying a quarantine-lifting date, has extended a modified version of the Nevada lockdown into May. “We just have not reached … Continue reading