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Category Archives: Atlantic City
Rockin’ hard; Miller gives anti-smokers hope; Packer’s wrist slapped
Hard Rock International CEO Jim Allen (left) is bullish on the New York City market, if not downright aggressive. In maybe the highlight to come out of the East Coast Gaming Congress, Allen asserted his company’s interest in a New … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Animals, Atlantic City, Australia, Caesars Entertainment, China, Crown Resorts, Election, Genting, Golden Gaming, Greenwood Racing, Hard Rock International, Health, Illinois, Indiana, James Packer, Kentucky, Laughlin, Law enforcement, Lotteries, Maryland, MGM Resorts International, Money laundering, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pahrump, Pennsylvania, Politics, Regulation, Scientific Games, Slot routes, Sports betting, Taxes, The Crown 18, Tribal, Wall Street
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Baccarat cools Las Vegas a bit; Boyd sets records; Reno bans whips
Stimulus cash may be petering out somewhat and international tourism has yet to open the floodgates, so September found Nevada on something of a cusp between the supercharged recovery of the summer and the hoped-for travel rebound in 4Q21. Still, … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boulder Strip, Boyd Gaming, California, Conventions, Culinary Union, Downtown, FanDuel, Hawaii, Health, Internet gambling, Lake Tahoe, Laughlin, Law enforcement, Louisiana, Marketing, Nevada, New Jersey, North Las Vegas, Pennsylvania, PointsBet, Politics, Reno, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, TV, Wall Street
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Sands: From bad to worse; Musk subway system approved for Vegas
Wall Street analysts were frankly underwhelmed by Las Vegas Sands‘ third quarter. Now that the company is wholly reliant upon the afflicted Macao and Singapore markets that’s hardly surprising. JP Morgan analyst Joseph Greff was pretty blunt, calling Macanese cash … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, China, Cordish Co., Downtown, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Health, Illinois, Internet gambling, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, Marketing, Maryland, MGM Resorts International, Pennsylvania, Regulation, Singapore, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Technology, The Strip, Transportation, Tribal, Wall Street
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Biden wades into Florida swamp; New eras at Palms, Ocean
Intentionally or not, President Joe Biden (D) has done Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) a solid. He wants the federal judiciary to dismiss litigation that would invalidate DeSantis’ controversial compact with the Seminole Tribe. As amusing as the spectacle of … Continue reading
Posted in Aristocrat, Atlantic City, Australia, Baseball, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Connecticut, Economy, Environment, Florida, Full House Resorts, Hard Rock International, Health, Illinois, Illitch Family, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas Sands, LVCVA, Marketing, MGM Resorts International, Money laundering, Nevada, North Las Vegas, Ocean Resort, Palms, Regulation, Reno, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Seminole Tribe, Sports betting, Star Entertainment, Station Casinos, Technology, The Strip, Tribal, Wynn Resorts
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Disaster at Ocean; Ready when you are, CB; Gruden gone
In a development that portends nothing but ill for Atlantic City, the CEO of Ocean Casino Resort, Terry Glebocki has resigned. She also leaves the Casino Association of New Jersey rudderless, no doubt to be replaced in both roles by … Continue reading
Dream comes true; Recovery stays strong; DraftKings’ clock cleaned
If they can scrape together $500 million (which shouldn’t be a problem in this investment climate), developers David Daneshforooz and Bill Shopoff have the Clark County Commission‘s blessing to move forward with the Dream casino-hotel. Despite a raft of security … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Charity, Churchill Downs, Cordish Co., DraftKings, Economy, G2E, Golden Gaming, Hard Rock International, Health, history, Illinois, International, Jack Entertainment, Las Vegas Raiders, Maryland, MGM Resorts International, North Carolina, Ohio, Penn National, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Security, Sports betting, Station Casinos, The Strip, Tribal, Wall Street, West Virginia
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Strip sizzles in August
Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip grossed $626 million last month, 20% better than August 2019. Statewide, the jump was 22% to $1.65 billion but the real overachievers were locals casinos, leaping 41% (to $250 million) with a little help … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boulder Strip, Century Casinos, Cretins, Dining, Downtown, G2E, Genting, Hard Rock International, Health, history, Indiana, International, Lake Tahoe, Laughlin, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Missouri, North Las Vegas, Palms, Reno, Sports, Sports betting, Technology, The Strip, Transportation, Tribal, Wendover
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Boyd, Caesars express optimism; Atlantic City slows
Continuing JP Morgan‘s march through Las Vegas, senior analyst Joseph Greff met with Boyd Gaming CEO Keith Smith and CFO Josh Hirsberg. They seemed pleased, on the whole, marveling and the resilience of their customers, whose play was “amazingly consistent” … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Atlantic City, Australia, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Conventions, Cosmopolitan, Crown Resorts, Downtown, Economy, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Hawaii, International, Internet gambling, Las Vegas Sands, Marketing, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Mississippi, Ocean Resort, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Sports betting, The Strip, Transportation, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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FanDuel gets up all up in your grille; Tahoe casinos: Fire? What fire?
What will sports-betting advertising be like once football season starts? Our prediction is for overkill, followed by backlash. As though to prove our point, FanDuel is unleashing a national ad blitz with a minute-long TV spot called “Anthem.” It’s so … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Arizona, Atlantic City, Bally, BetMGM, Caesars Entertainment, California, DraftKings, Election, FanDuel, Florida, G2E, Health, International, Lake Tahoe, Marketing, Mississippi, North Carolina, Paragon Gaming, PointsBet, Politics, Seminole Tribe, Slot routes, Sports, Sports betting, Tribal, TV, William Hill
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Ida hits coastal casinos; Case Bets
Gulf Coast casinos are currently weathering Hurricane Ida and can be optimistic—at least in Mississippi—that it will not be a replay of Hurricane Katrina, now that all the coastal casinos are onshore. However, garages are flooding and casino doors are … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Atlantic City, Bally, BetMGM, Churchill Downs, Crown Resorts, DraftKings, FanDuel, Genting, Golden Nugget, James Packer, Japan, Melco Crown Entertainment, Mississippi, Ocean Resort, Oregon, Penn National, Rush Street Gaming, Sports, Sports betting, Technology, The Strip, Tribal, Westgate LV, William Hill, Wisconsin, Wynn Resorts
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Competitive vitality in Pennsylvania; The politics of casinos
Pennsylvania was late to the casino-recovery party but it’s finally arrived, up 1% in July over 2019 for a gross of $310 million, of which $223 million was won at the slots. The good news may be short-lived, in that … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Meruelo, Atlantic City, BetMGM, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, California, Card rooms, Centaur Gaming, Churchill Downs, Cordish Co., Derek Stevens, DraftKings, Economy, Entertainment, FanDuel, FoxBet, Greenwood Racing, Health, Indiana, Internet gambling, Japan, Law enforcement, Marketing, Michael Gaughan, Mohegan Sun, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn National, Pennsylvania, PointsBet, Politics, Regulation, Rush Street Gaming, South Korea, Spectacle Entertainment, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Tamares Group, Taxes, Texas, Tribal, TV, Wall Street, West Virginia, Wynn Resorts
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