Category Archives: Current

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 23, 2017 by David McKee

Thanks be to all the newsmakers (yes, especially you, Glenn Straub) who are the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks to Huntington Press, S&G‘s safe harbor for over 10 years. And thanks, most of all, to you the reader, without whom … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on November 14, 2017 by David McKee

“Except in extreme situations, where other states were endangered, there simply was no reason, let alone power, for the federal government to get involved. Think fire departments – we don’t want Congress to be in charge of fighting fires.” — gaming-law … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on November 13, 2017 by David McKee

“If you want to sit in your ivory tower and pontificate about the integrity of your beloved game, why would you put one of your franchises within walking distance of several sports books?” — retired ESPN sportscaster Brent Musberger on … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on November 7, 2017 by David McKee

“Since the dawn of the nuclear age seven decades ago, we have been relying upon cooler heads and strategic doctrine to forestall the unthinkable. But too often those kind of ad hoc measures seem less reassuring than ever.” — Sen. … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 17, 2017 by David McKee

“To fear the world we have organized and led for three-quarters of a century, to abandon the ideals we have advanced around the globe, to refuse the obligations of international leadership and our duty to remain ‘the last best hope … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 16, 2017 by David McKee

“Kaepernick obviously not in the NFL because the quality of play at QB is so deep with stars like Hoyer, Bortles, McCown, Hogan, Cutler …” — Kyle Ayers, on reports that blacklisted Colin Kaepernick will sue NFL owners for collusion. … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 14, 2017 by David McKee

“Stephen Paddock was most likely a good player who played close to breakeven, but was probably losing overall and angling for comps. What’s really crazy about this is that the big-loser scenario could still be true. That’s something we won’t know … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 12, 2017 by David McKee

“A big fat man wanting to eat you. It’s a scary fairy tale.” — filmmaker Asia Argento on the sexual depravities of studio boss Harvey Weinstein.

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G2E: The show must go on; Real hope for Moulin Rouge site

Posted on October 2, 2017 by David McKee

A giant, unstoppable machine, Global Gaming Expo is opening as planned today, despite last night’s bloodbath at Mandalay Bay. G2E officials said they were “closely monitoring the horrific events” of last night, which I hope translates into a higher security … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 2, 2017 by David McKee

“If I was.@realDonaldTrump I would activate every Food truck in the country,create blocks of 10,centralize kitchen, 20k meals a day per block” — one of a flurry of Tweets from Las Vegas chef José Andres, who’s on the ground in … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on August 22, 2017 by David McKee

“If people’s complaint is that tearing down statues erases history, then certainly having an absence of statues of people, other figures in history is ignoring it altogether. So I think the goal should be to tell the true, correct, fact-based story … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 16, 2017 by David McKee

Yes, today I get another year older, if perhaps not wiser. Since it is a slow day I hope you won’t mind if S&G goes on a 24-hour holiday. I promise to be back tomorrow, hopefully with some spicy content … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on August 15, 2017 by David McKee

“Mr. President — we must call evil by its name. These were white supremacists and this was domestic terrorism.” — Sen. Cory Gardner (R) on the tragic events in Charlottesville.

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Quote of the Day

Posted on June 15, 2017 by David McKee

“We may have our differences, but we do well in times like these to remember that everyone who serves in our nation’s capital is here because, above all, they love our country.” — President Donald Trump, reacting to yesterday’s attack … Continue reading →

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Alon: It’s over

Posted on May 22, 2017 by David McKee

CBRE has informed the world that it has been retained by Crown Resorts to peddle 35 Strip acres that were meant to be the site of Alon, the resort that now represents James Packer‘s latest failure in his serial attempts … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on April 3, 2017 by David McKee

“The United States is not a perfect country, and it has a great distance to go before it fully achieves its goals of liberty and equality. But preserving what works and defending the rules and values on which democracy depends … Continue reading →

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Programming note

Posted on March 31, 2017 by David McKee

S&G is back online at Twitter, with the new handle @Stiffs_Georges. I look forward to seeing you there.

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It’s official: Las Vegas Raiders; Crime on the Strip

Posted on March 27, 2017 by David McKee

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell having slammed the door on Oakland, we’re going to have to follow Adam Schefter‘s lead and get used to saying “Las Vegas Raiders.” Needless to say, this is a huge coup for Sin City, all the bigger … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on March 24, 2017 by David McKee

“Perhaps if the utility called the exit fee a resort fee the casinos would be more comfortable with an exorbitant fee imposed on them for profit.” — anonymous LVA reader on Las Vegas Sands‘ and MGM Resorts International‘s recalcitrance at … Continue reading →

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Business as usual at Boyd; Pinnacle looks to expand

Posted on March 3, 2017 by David McKee

* Top brass at Boyd Gaming met with J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph Greff and reported a relatively unruffled start to 2017, although the delayed mailing of income-tax refunds (about three weeks later than usual) was retarding results a bit. Still, … Continue reading →

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