Category Archives: Culinary Union

Creative responses to a crisis

Posted on May 7, 2020 by David McKee

Leave it to Derek Stevens to find a way to literally drive sports-betting business in Downtown. Starting this morning, Circa Sports began taking curbside sports bets at the Golden Gate. You pull up, flash your cash (or plastic) and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Caesars Entertainment, California, Culinary Union, Derek Stevens, Dining, Downtown, e-sports, Economy, Health, Law enforcement, MGM Resorts International, Nevada, Penn National, Regulation, Sports, Sports betting, Taxes, The Strip, Tourism, Transportation, Tribal, Wall Street | 2 Comments

Culinary: Do more; Pent-up demand?

Posted on May 6, 2020 by David McKee

Although Nevada regulators seem to think that companies like Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts are going too far with their reopening protocols the Culinary Union begs to differ. Noting that 15 Culinary members or family members have died of … Continue reading →

Posted in Culinary Union, Economy, Health, Las Vegas Sands, Nevada, Regulation, Unite-Here, Wynn Resorts | 2 Comments

Shakeup at MGM, layoffs at Station

Posted on May 4, 2020 by David McKee

In a late-Friday night of the long knives, MGM Resorts International let go four property presidents. The official nomenclature is “laid-off” but we strongly suspect, given MGM’s history, that this prefaces a streamlining and centralization of authority. Out the door were … Continue reading →

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Maddox gets ants in his pants; Sports start to stir

Posted on May 1, 2020 by David McKee

As part of the Business Roundtable at the White House, CEO Matt Maddox got to stump for Wynn Resorts‘ mid-pandemic reopening protocol. Maddox said that (amazingly) University Medical Center facilities “don’t have enough people to test. So I’ve signed a deal … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Meruelo, Caesars Entertainment, Culinary Union, Economy, GLPI, Health, Reno, South Korea, Sports, Stanley Ho, The Strip, Wynn Resorts | 2 Comments

New opening for ‘Net bets; Goodman still under fire

Posted on April 24, 2020 by David McKee

With gaming reeling—and tax revenues along with it—Internet gambling may start looking more attractive to states that have previously scorned it. Sports betting has taken the lead, with Colorado poised to enter that fray. However, Morgan Stanley analyst Thomas Allen … Continue reading →

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Goodman vs. Sisolak, III; Good news for Virgin Hotel

Posted on April 23, 2020 by David McKee

It’s a good thing that stupidity is not contagious or the mayor of Las Vegas would be Patient Zero. Has Carolyn Goodman (I) been sneaking sips of her husband’s martinis? A seemingly inebriated

Posted in Culinary Union, Entertainment, Health, MGM Resorts International, Phil Ruffin, Politics, The Strip, Virgin Hotels, Wynn Resorts | 4 Comments

Small casinos still screwed; Hedge funds on the prowl

Posted on April 15, 2020 by David McKee

Evidently someone got American Gaming Association President Bill Miller’s letter to Donald Trump before POTUS’ eyes. We say “evidently” because somebody (probably the White House), in an effort to be Solomonic, persuaded the Small Business Administration to effect a compromise. It … Continue reading →

Posted in AGA, Caesars Entertainment, Charity, Culinary Union, Donald Trump, Downtown, Economy, Entertainment, Health, Internet gambling, Lake Tahoe, Politics, Regulation, Scientific Games, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts | 2 Comments

Culinary issues demands; Outlasting Coronavirus

Posted on April 13, 2020 by David McKee

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 →

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Las Vegas is closed

Posted on March 18, 2020 by David McKee

America‘s favorite 24-hour town has finally caved to the inevitable and done what neither Sept. 11 nor the Great Recession made it do. It has turned out the lights and hung the “Closed for business” sign in the window. Finally … Continue reading →

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“Empty gesture” in Macao; Big deals for Scientific, Hill

Posted on February 24, 2020 by David McKee

Casinos may have reopened in Macao but coronavirus cannot be so easily wished away. Fears of its spread hit U.S. stock markets hard, with the Dow Jones tumbling 840 points, ceding all 2020 gains. Overseas bourses are taking it hard, too, … Continue reading →

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Quickie caucus summary

Posted on February 22, 2020 by David McKee

Winner: Medicare for All. As reported in the Boston Globe, “As [Sen. Bernie] Sanders piled up wins at precincts inside casinos up and down the Las Vegas Strip, it seemed clear that he had overcome deep opposition from the leadership … Continue reading →

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Saturation hits Connecticut; Culinary waffles on Sanders

Posted on February 21, 2020 by David McKee

So much for Tribal Winds, the satellite casino that was going to counteract MGM Springfield. Its backers are cutting the proposed $300 million investment by one-third. On the plus side, this could be read as a way of saying the … Continue reading →

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Odds favor Bloomberg; Hilton returns to Vegas

Posted on February 20, 2020 by David McKee

As Saturday’s Nevada caucus nears, South Point oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro is boldly going where none of his colleagues have gone before, posting presidential odds. We’ll break them down by category. Vaccaro has Sen. Bernie Sanders (I), as expected, winning Nevada … Continue reading →

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Culinary defeats itself; Red scare in a blue state

Posted on February 17, 2020 by David McKee

By failing to coalesce behind a rival candidate, the Culinary Union may have gift-wrapped Nevada for Sen. Bernie Sanders [I]. According to the Boston Globe, which noted lingering tensions between Sanders and the Culinary, a recent poll “found Sanders the … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Culinary Union, Election, Harry Reid, Marijuana, MGM Resorts International, Nevada, Politics, Sheldon Adelson, Technology, Wall Street | Comments Off

Election special

Posted on February 15, 2020 by David McKee

Such is the Culinary Union‘s clout that Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen (D, left), Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) and Rep. Susie Lee (D) will also be casting their caucus ballots at Culinary-sponsored events, staggered across today through Tuesday. On Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Culinary Union, Election, Health, history, International, Internet gambling, Japan, Macau, Massachusetts, Maverick Gaming, MGM Resorts International, Nevada, Palms, Politics, Regulation, Sports betting, Steve Wynn, Technology, The Strip, Washington State, Wynn Resorts | 1 Comment

Culinary’s candidate is ‘none of the above’

Posted on February 14, 2020 by David McKee

In the political non-event of the year, the Culinary Union announced a media extravaganza to reveal their endorsement in the 2020 presidential election. A press conference was duly held for the Culinary to disclose that it was endorsing … nobody. It … Continue reading →

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Politicians play casino games

Posted on February 13, 2020 by David McKee

Crusty Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) eked out a victory on sports betting when a veto-override vote in the Maine House of Representatives fell short of a two-thirds majority. The prudish Mills changed her message from an anti-gambling one to … Continue reading →

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Slick Rick cries foul; Re-enter the (former) Dragon

Posted on February 12, 2020 by David McKee

Everybody’s favorite rogue gaming operator, Rick Heidner, is suing the Illinois Gaming Board for an alleged data breach. Heidner charges that “their personal and sensitive financial information was intentionally and illegally leaked by an IGB employee … resulting in significant financial … Continue reading →

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Year of the Rat off to bad start; NLRB spanks Station; JoBro!

Posted on January 24, 2020 by David McKee

Coronavirus has reared its ugly head in the United States, the second case being of a Chicago woman who started manifesting symptoms several days after returning from China. Reports the Boston Globe, “Doctors with the Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading →

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Atlantic City impresses; MGM plays lacrosse

Posted on January 15, 2020 by David McKee

In a de facto win for Atlantic City, gaming revenue held steady in December, despite one less weekend day to bring in the gamblers. The Garden State also closed out the year with over $4.5 billion in sports-betting handle, economic … Continue reading →

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