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Category Archives: Bally
Strip perceives no inflation woe; Union sells out workers health
Truist Securities analyst Barry Jonas recently took a tour of Las Vegas‘ C-suites, meeting with executives of seven companies. He concluded that “Despite market sentiment, operators remain generally positive.” Both the Las Vegas Strip and the recently declining locals market … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Chicago, Conventions, Derek Stevens, Economy, G2E, Golden Nugget, Health, Internet gambling, Law enforcement, Missouri, Mohegan Sun, New Jersey, Regulation, Rhode Island, Slot routes, Sports betting, The Strip, Tourism, Unite-Here, United Kingdom, Wall Street
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Atlantic City casinos avert crisis; Congressional absurdity
It was eyeball-to-eyeball and Big Gaming blinked. Faced with probable, heavy losses of business, Borgata—the casino with the most to lose—was first to come to terms with Local 54 of Unite-Here. Terms with most of the majors were reached an … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Arizona, Atlantic City, Bally, Baseball, Caesars Entertainment, California, Carl Icahn, Chicago, Dining, DraftKings, Entertainment, GLPI, Hard Rock Hotel, International, Internet gambling, Las Vegas Sands, Law enforcement, MGM Resorts International, Ocean Resort, Politics, Real Estate, Rhode Island, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, Unite-Here, West Virginia
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Strip carries Nevada; Atlantic City casinos play chicken
Nevada gambling revenues continued to climb in May, up 6% from last year, hitting $1.3 billion. The results were bifurcated, with tourist-dominated markets up and locals ones somewhat down. The Las Vegas Strip was the most obvious beneficiary, jumping 11.5% … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Bally, Boulder Strip, Caesars Entertainment, California, Card rooms, Chicago, Churchill Downs, Downtown, Economy, Georgia, GLPI, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Horseracing, Lake Tahoe, Laughlin, Law enforcement, Maryland, Mesquite, MGM Resorts International, Mississippi, Mohegan Sun, Money laundering, Nevada, North Las Vegas, Ocean Resort, Real Estate, Regulation, Reno, Rhode Island, Sports betting, The Strip, Unite-Here, Wendover
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A’s juiced into Vegas; Greed at the top; Study: Casinos blowing smoke; Industry endorses Hochul
Given that Oakland is well and truly fed up with the sorry Oakland Athletics, and with their pinchpenny ways, relocation to Las Vegas may be just what the doctor ordered. However, the manner in which the exit ramp is being … Continue reading
Posted in Bally, Baseball, California, Charity, Economy, G2E, Genting, Hard Rock International, Health, International, Kazuo Okada, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Palms, Philippines, Politics, Rush Street Gaming, The Strip, Tribal, Wynn Resorts
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Massachusetts upbeat; Station defiant; Atlantic City stalemate
Casinos in the Bay State clocked $91 million in revenue last month, a 5% improvement on last year. Encore Boston Harbor led the tiny pack with $58 million, growing 9.5%. Next up was MGM Springfield, performing surprisingly well. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, BetMGM, Caesars Entertainment, California, Churchill Downs, Derek Stevens, Economy, Election, Galaxy Entertainment, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Health, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Missouri, Mohegan Sun, North Carolina, Ocean Resort, Peninsula Pacific, Penn National, Politics, Regulation, Slot routes, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Tourism, Transportation, Tribal, Unite-Here, Wynn Resorts
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Nasal amputation in Atlantic City; Goodbye, Hawaiian Marketplace
We’re back from vacation at last and pick up where we left: Atlantic City. The drop-dead date for contract talks (basically July 1, a full month past the expiry of the collective bargaining agreement) is drawing nigh and no progress … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, BetMGM, Caesars Entertainment, Dining, Entertainment, FanDuel, Golden Nugget, Internet gambling, Kazuo Okada, Macau, Marketing, MGM Resorts International, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Real Estate, Taxes, Technology, Texas, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Tribal, Unite-Here
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New look at Bally’s; Ohio hits a speed bump
Our East Coast correspondent visited Bally’s Atlantic City to check out its revisions and we’ll let his photos tell the story:
Atlantic City souvenirs
We’re feeling under the weather today, so we’re subletting S&G to our East Coast bureau. It reports that Harrah’s Philadelphia, a casino with all the charm of a warehouse, is looking to change its image. Coming later this month, it … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Caesars Entertainment, Entertainment, Golden Nugget, Ocean Resort, Pennsylvania
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Bally’s bans smoking (sorta); Purge at Cosmo; Aussie renegades
Two and a half cheers for Bally’s Corp., which has banned smoking at table games at its two Rhode Island casinos. We’ll throw in the other half-cheer when Bally’s nixes smoking in all gambling areas. (Ironically, the company is part … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Australia, Bally, Chicago, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Crown Resorts, Health, Internet gambling, Law enforcement, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Michigan, Money laundering, Politics, Regulation, Rhode Island, Sports, Star Entertainment, United Kingdom
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Atlantic City prospers; Inflation vs. gaming: Which prevails?
Liar, liar, pants on fire. That’s what we say to Atlantic City casino executives who predict the coming of the Apocalypse is smoking is banned in their premises. First-quarter gross operating profits were up even by pre-pandemic standards, which hardly … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Atlantic City, Bally, Caesars Entertainment, Canada, Conventions, Dan Lee, Detroit, DraftKings, Economy, Election, Gary Goett, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Internet gambling, Iowa, Kansas, MGM Resorts International, Minnesota, Mohegan Sun, Nebraska, New York, Ocean Resort, Peninsula Pacific, Penn National, Philippines, Politics, Sports betting, Taxes, Technology, Tourism, Transportation, Tribal, Wall Street
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Chicago casino doesn’t compute; Diller dinged; Boardwalk brouhaha
Sometime today, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is expected to ramrod her choice of Bally’s Corp. through the City Council. Why the unseemly haste? Lightfoot desperately covets Bally’s $40 million in upfront money to prop up the Windy City’s tottering … Continue reading
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George of the Year; Kansas ayes sports betting, Missouri not
It’s only May but we have to give the nod to The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Outgoing owner Blackstone Group graced all employees with $5,000 bonuses, an incredibly generous gesture. Blackstone certainly didn’t have to do it but they did … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Bally, Baseball, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Chicago, Cosmopolitan, Crown Resorts, Full House Resorts, Hard Rock International, Illinois, Indiana, Internet gambling, Kansas, Kazuo Okada, Macau, Marketing, MGM Resorts International, Missouri, Penn National, Phil Ruffin, Philippines, Politics, Rush Street Gaming, Security, Slot routes, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, Sports betting, Star Entertainment, Virginia
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Wynn treads water, IGT overachieves, Ohio and Missouri flatten
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain (Xi Jinping). That was the message of Wynn Resorts‘ first-quarter earnings call. Some analysts weren’t having it, with Deutsche Bank‘s Carlo Santarelli opining that Macao was “the real story.” That being … Continue reading
Posted in Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Century Casinos, Churchill Downs, Dan Lee, Economy, Full House Resorts, Hard Rock International, Health, IGT, Illinois, International, Internet gambling, Jack Entertainment, Lotteries, Macau, Maryland, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Penn National, Real Estate, Regulation, Sports, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, Virginia, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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