Case Bets

“Went to play craps at 12 noon yesterday. You can take your chances and hope that you can get one of their six spots in the ‘terrace’ (aka smoking) area. Table [minimum] was $25 and first come first serve. Or you could put your name on a wait list for an indoor craps table. One table, six spots. $50 min, but no smoking. Rumor was that the table min went up to $100 at evening but someone else has to confirm that.

“Also, if you want to play table games, you have to self register your name on a list, similar to what you see in poker. Most table mins were at $25. Dealers were slowly setting up the games as time passed. Not terribly busy but Horseshoe was only open to Diamond/7 Star. Poker room not open, neither were a lot of restaurants.” Sounds like Horseshoe is (again) doing an excellent job of keeping players away.

Jottings: Morel’s Steakhouse & Bistro at Venelazzo is going bye-bye. It’s blaming pandemic restrictions to 50% of capacity for the closing … English casinos have little to celebrate. Although Prime Minister Boris Johnson‘s “common sense” reopening of business kicks off this weekend, U.K. gaming has been excluded … Whenever the Palms Casino reopens, you’ll be able to visit its Stranger Things-themed Greene St. Kitchen. Between the hyper-colorful design scheme and junk-food menu, you’ll leave on a sugar high. Just look for the oversized Coca-Cola machine … Expect an influx of pandemic-hungry players are Los Angeles and other California casinos close their bars. Whatever Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) does, it seems impossible to stay a step ahead of Covid-19 … Steve Wynn continues to fade from the scene and liquidate real estate. His “Billionaires’ Row” mansion in Summerlin is on the block for $25 million … The Drew fiasco just gets worse and worse: Five former execs are suing the Steven Witkoff ‘failsino’ for fraud and breach of contract … Finally, some timely thoughts by Ben Folds: