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Hiccups in Indiana, Missouri
Stimulus checks and pent-up demand only seem to go so far (except in Ohio). Gambling revenues in Indiana were down 10% last month, to $168 million. $5 million of that was table game play from Hoosier Park and Indiana Grand, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Century Casinos, DraftKings, FanDuel, Full House Resorts, history, Illinois, Indiana, MGM Resorts International, Michigan, Missouri, Movies, Penn National, Rush Street Gaming, Sheldon Adelson, Singapore, Spectacle Entertainment, Sports betting, TV, Twin River
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Station hearts Reno; Caesars sued
In a speedy flip-flop, Station Casinos has recommitted to the Reno market. Its two parcels in that city (one opposite the convention center) popped up on a real estate-listing site Sept. 5. Less than a week later, Station had yanked … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Boulder Strip, Caesars Entertainment, California, Economy, Health, history, Nevada, New Jersey, Palms, Reno, Station Casinos, Tribal
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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
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
Giant dildo at large in Sin City; Scientific pleases, disappoints
Who was that masked man anyway? A daring thief casually strolled into Deja Vu Love Boutique, made his way over to “Moby,” a giant dildo (approximately three feet long) and walked right out the door with it. The whale-sized self-pleasuring … Continue reading
Death wish in Las Vegas
First, the good news. “Low and friendly.” Those are how room prices on the Las Vegas Strip are described. Resorts in Las Vegas opened to (restricted) capacity bookings and attendance. Since this is Vegas Lite, one in which fewer rooms … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Conventions, Cosmopolitan, Derek Stevens, Economy, Eldorado Resorts, Health, MGM Resorts International, Real Estate, The Strip, Tourism, Transportation, Wall Street
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Park MGM goes smokeless?; Excalibur returns
Resuming business in mid-pandemic, the casino industry finds itself at a nodal point unlike few in its history. The question: To smoke or not to smoke? Leaving aside our (negative) feelings about tobacco and its side effects, if the casino … Continue reading
Go to the Convention Center, get a test; Station faces tough recovery
In a win for the Culinary Union, a wide swath of Las Vegas casinos have agreed to test all their employees for Coronavirus before they reopen. University Medical Center, the Culinary Health Fund and the Las Vegas Convention Center are all … Continue reading
Culinary issues demands; Outlasting Coronavirus
In a Thursday media event, the Culinary Union called for casinos to continue paying their inactivated employees for as long as the Coronavirus crisis lasts. Said Unite-Here President D. Taylor, “The industry, obviously, is a very profitable industry. We don’t understand their … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Architecture, California, Culinary Union, Donald Trump, Economy, Galaxy Entertainment, Health, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, Marketing, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Nevada, Regulation, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, Technology, Tribal, Unite-Here, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Under the Boardwalk; Premature panic in Virginia
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is taking the long view on casino closures—as in, what happens if they last two months? He’s measuring the negative economic impact at $1.1 billion. According to The Press of Atlantic City, “That figure encompasses … Continue reading
Massachusetts’ Daddy Warbucks; Ghoulish new Flamingo show
Neil Bluhm doesn’t have an office in Massachusetts. Nor any employees. But Rush Street Gaming‘s Bay State affiliate spent the second-highest amount on lobbying last year. That’d be 662 dimes lavished on the pursuit of the state’s elusive, final casino … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Caesars Entertainment, California, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Health, history, Lotteries, Marketing, Massachusetts, Neil Bluhm, Pennsylvania, Racinos, Regulation, Resorts World LV, The Strip, TV
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Macao sucks; Massachusetts tribe rebuffed … again
Macao was a ghost town last month, with hotel occupancy an anemic 12%. Gaming analysts, in addition to writing off 1Q20, are predicting a 50% declivity in the second quarter, with recovery not taking hold until October. Casino companies, meanwhile, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Caesars Entertainment, California, Conventions, Donald Trump, Economy, International, Las Vegas Sands, Law enforcement, Lawrence Ho, Macau, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Money laundering, Palms, Regulation, Station Casinos, The Strip, Tribal, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Crime pays; Dream-ing big
Donald Trump granted executive clemency to four convicted criminals, three of whom had—surprise!—casino connections. Steve Wynn‘s money man Michael Milken benefited from the support not of the tainted Wynn but of Sheldon Adelson. (Mirage Resorts was financed with junk bonds, … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Architecture, Caesars Entertainment, Dining, Downtown, Health, International, Las Vegas Raiders, Law enforcement, Lotteries, Louisiana, Macau, Massachusetts, North Las Vegas, Oklahoma, Reno, Sheldon Adelson, Sports betting, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Transportation, Tribal, Virgin Hotels
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Resort fees look ominously permanent; Goodbye, Hard Rock Hotel
Las Vegas is “a market notorious for some of the highest resort fees anywhere.” So writes Hotelsmag.com’s Juliana Shallcross. Big Gaming needn’t be too worried: The Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019 has gone absolutely nowhere in the supposedly liberal House … Continue reading
Mohegan Sun in, Hard Rock out; Hoosiers crave sports betting
In a shocking upset, “a source close to the matter” reports that Hard Rock International has been turned down for the Hellenikon megaresort development in Greece. That means the winning bidder is Mohegan Sun. Hard Rock was apparently faulted both … Continue reading
Churchill Downs, Eldorado power Illinois; Atlantic City upgraded
Santa Claus was generous to Illinois casinos. Despite ever-increasing competition and an unfavorable calendar (one less weekend day) their receipts rose 5.5% last month. The gross was $124 million, with most of that ($94 million) coming from the state’s northern … Continue reading
Looking for love in Macao; Resorts World LV’s big bet
“All of the juice has been squeezed out of the orange. Macao is starting to resemble more mature competitive markets such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City.” Ouch! That was Bloomberg Intelligence contributing analyst David Bonnet, taking an exceptionally gloomy view … Continue reading
Florida gets tough on black market; Nugget tops Atlantic City
Florida‘s black market slot-parlor industry is coming under renewed scrutiny as it offers not only unlimited soda but an invitingly soft target for armed robbers looking for high concentrations of cash. In a 15-month period, Jacksonville police have logged 500 … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Atlantic City, Caesars Entertainment, Dining, Donald Trump, Florida, Internet gambling, Law enforcement, New Jersey, Regulation, Tamares Group, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Wynn Resorts
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Marching through Georgia; Stevens’ grand vision
“Wynn and MGM are going to Atlanta,” said Georgia state Rep. Al Williams (D), trying allay hopes/fears that megaresorts are going to be sprinkled across the Peachtree State. State Rep. Ron Stephens (R) is particularly bullish, projecting six casinos throwing … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Arkansas, China, Derek Stevens, Downtown, e-sports, Environment, G2E, Georgia, International, Internet gambling, Lawrence Ho, Macau, Mandalay Bay Massacre, MGM Resorts International, Oklahoma, Politics, Sports betting, Taxes, The Strip, Tribal
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Stanley upstages Terry; Restaurant fees disputed
MGM China will be dropped from the Hong Kong bourse. Casino.org announced the change with this photo of Stanley Ho and Pansy Ho at the MGM Grand Macau opening. Somebody had a wicked sense of humor, cropping former CEO J. Terrence … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Caesars Entertainment, Cosmopolitan, Dining, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Oklahoma, Pansy Ho, Resort fees, Stanley Ho, Taxes, The Strip, Tribal, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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