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Category Archives: Animals
Story of the Year
I want the movie rights to this. 'Nuff said. We're #1! For an overdue change, Nevada leads the nation in a good category (first item). And, if you scroll waaaaaaaaaaaay to the bottom, there's an interesting bit about and airfare-and-room … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, International, Marketing, Pets, Steve Wynn, Technology, Transportation
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Adelson's rescuer?
Meet Wilbur Ross. He’s an investor of all trades with an appetite for distressed assets. And he’s turning his sights to the casino industry. In particular, he’s drawn a bead on “companies [who] are also looking at selling assets in … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Atlantic City, Cannery Casino Resorts, CityCenter, Donald Trump, Entertainment, Horseracing, Macau, MGM Mirage, New York, Sheldon Adelson, Sports, Tribal, TV, Wall Street
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Adelson's rescuer?
Meet Wilbur Ross. He’s an investor of all trades with an appetite for distressed assets. And he’s turning his sights to the casino industry. In particular, he’s drawn a bead on “companies [who] are also looking at selling assets in … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Atlantic City, Cannery Casino Resorts, CityCenter, Donald Trump, Entertainment, Horseracing, Macau, MGM Mirage, New York, Sheldon Adelson, Sports, Tribal, TV, Wall Street
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Many thanks …
… to everyone who wrote in and overwhelmed us with messages of condolence regarding the late Shadow. Time doesn't permit writing individual replies to each and every one of you, although you have touched my heart deeply. So thanks go … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Current, Pets, Sheldon Adelson, Technology
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Shadow, 1993-2009
Jennifer & I just said goodbye to a faithful friend of 13 years, Shadow. A slim, sleek Norwegian Forest Cat, she came into my life on a fine autumn afternoon in 1996. I was still recovering from a broken engagement … Continue reading
Goliath finds a home
Goliath sneaks up on erstwhile housemate Piglet. After a week of foster parenting, we were able to find a good, loving home for Goliath (although it near to broke our hearts to see him go). His new family is set … Continue reading
Abraca – OMFG!
Scarlett, Princess of Magic has settled into her new revue, Scarlett and her Seductive Ladies of Magic, which finally gives me a reason to encourage people to visit the Riviera. The video below is taken from Scartlett’s family-friendly V Theater … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Dining, Economy, Entertainment, Goldman Sachs, MGM Mirage, Pets, Planet Hollywood, Regulation, Riviera
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Goliath, by request
For those of you have been asking about Goliath, here he is during last Friday's visit to Mountain Vista Animal Hospital: At the time, he was understandably shy and a little bit frightened … … but on Monday he abruptly … Continue reading
Goliath, by request
For those of you have been asking about Goliath, here he is during last Friday's visit to Mountain Vista Animal Hospital: At the time, he was understandably shy and a little bit frightened … … but on Monday he abruptly … Continue reading
Goliath awaits
A reader asks: "Doth thou humble Fasolt not feel intruded upon? Or does he reside at home whilst you work?" The latter. Fasolt's sheer preponderance, not to mention his total aversion to the litter box, militate against taking him anywhere. … Continue reading
Blogging and cats …
… do not mix well, as you can see: Goliath, the one-pound, two-ounce kitten we rescued from the I-15 “on” ramp by Caesars Palace, is climbing all over Yr. Humble Blogger — as shown — and, more to the point, … Continue reading
Tamares' animal cruelty
Man about town Steve Friess has all the gory details, plus video: Now that new owners have actually made the ex-Tamares Group dump the Gold Spike actually rather spiffy and friendly, the Vegas Club now takes the wilted palm of … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Downtown, Marketing, Tamares Group
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Kitty rescue at Caesars; Stingy Station
As we were driving to LVA HQ this morning, we spotted a disoriented-looking little cat running through the Flamingo Rd./I-15 interchange, across from Caesars Palace. We were in a quandary about what to do until it turned and started ambling … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Architecture, Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Current, Dining, Entertainment, Harrah's, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Pets, Station Casinos, The Strip
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"You can't bring that sword in here!"
Some do-it-yourself ninja got busted sneaking a samurai sword into Casino Rama, in Ontario. As far as exotic weaponry on the casino floor, S&G thinks this takes the prize. The not-so-great ATM caper. Both Wired.com and the Christian Science Monitor … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Harrah's, Horseracing, Riviera
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To Charo or not?
Are you wondering whether it's worth forking over 50 or more of your increasingly hard-earned dollars to see Charo in Concert: A Musical Sensation at the Riviera? This video (or "bideo" in Charo's Castillian lisp) is sufficiently representative that it … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Entertainment, Riviera, The Strip
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Fasolt
As I write this, LVA mascot Mojo is sunning herself on my office balcony (and doing #2, I fear), turning my mind to the animal kingdom. S&G readers are sometimes so kind as to ask after the health of my … Continue reading
Moulin Rouge: Whoops!
The Moulin Rouge development that will never be. Oh dear, oh dear. Seems like the City of Las Vegas unwittingly obstructed its own arson probe into the demise of the Moulin Rouge when it allowed the property to be immediately … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Architecture, Australia, Current, Downtown, Fontainebleau, International, James Packer, Lawrence Ho, Macau, Melco Crown Entertainment, Pets, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Wall Street
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Harrah's goes to the dogs
Harrah’s Entertainment is poking its snout into the prospect of obtaining a management contract at bankrupt Twin River Casino, a dog track with VLTs in Rhode Island. The paraphrase of the explanation given by Harrah’s senior veep Jan Jones seems … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Colony Capital, Harrah's, Massachusetts, Politics, Problem gambling, Taxes
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Case Bets: Our LVA mascot; Menopause; Mob museum
Woe betide anyone who dares to plunder LVA HQ, for we are under the protection of a fierce — but beautiful — watch iguana. Mojo, as she is named, is at this moment sunning herself on the balcony of my … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Downtown, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Oscar Goodman, Pets, The Mob
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Case Bets: Sands bankruptcy?; California spite, Ted Binion still dead, etc.
The ‘B’ word. Yup, somebody finally said it. Stifel Nicolaus & Co. analyst Steven Wieczynski blames The Big Sands Sell-off on fears that “Las Vegas Sands is in jeopardy of running out of cash and going bankrupt.” Sands stock closed … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, California, Election, Harrah's, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Politics, Sheldon Adelson, The Strip, Tribal, TV, Wall Street
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