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Category Archives: Current
Debt: the final frontier
As a total addict of Space: 1999, I couldn’t let this pass without sharing it. To those not familiar with Gerry Anderson‘s highly idiosyncratic
Thanks but no thanks
My birthday coincides with “Free Ride” day on the Desperado at Primm Valley Resorts. From 12:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., on August 16, you can be terrorized to your heart’s content. And terrifying it is: My wife and I tried … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Entertainment, Fontainebleau, Herbst Gaming, Tourism
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Spinmeister Santo
Remember how the Union Plaza used to be on track for a “grand soft reopening” (love that phrase!) on August 24? Somewhere along the way, that target date fell by the wayside. Solution? Generate a blizzard of stories like this … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Carl Icahn, Current, Downtown, Entertainment, Fontainebleau, Herbst Gaming, Sheldon Adelson, Singapore, Tamares Group, Technology, Tourism
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Boob job
Bankrupt, 38-year-old Hooters Hotel got a two-month reprieve yesterday, as owners obtained a judge’s permission to keep spending creditors’ monies to keep the place open for an additional two months. That will at least give employees time to update their … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Yemenidjian, Architecture, Columbia Sussex, Current, Dining, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, history, Hooters, IGT, Macau, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Regulation, Riviera, Sahara, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, The Mob, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street
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A different Vegas
If you’re coming to Las Vegas and wish to see how it’s experienced by those of us who live here, then check out the photographs of Angela Bellamy. Her “Pano Project” will be on display at the Charleston Heights Arts … Continue reading
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Kiss of death
All things must end. The forced exit of Jerry Lewis from the Muscular Dystrophy Association‘s annual telethon puts the penultimate nail in the coffin of an ancient Las Vegas institution. The telethon format is cumbersome and inefficient compared to emerging … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Entertainment, The Strip, TV
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Quote of the Day
“Put another way, in a month in which Washington intentionally concocted a crisis designed to foment uncertainty and paralysis, companies added about 38,500 jobs per week.” — Yahoo Finance Economics Editor Daniel Gross on yesterday’s job numbers and
Oscar™
Considering that Sheldon Adelson would try to trademark the rays of the sun, if only he dared, who can blame Oscar Goodman for getting into the franchising game? According to Tamares Group‘s media rep, Amy Maier, the ex-mayor doesn’t own … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Dining, Downtown, Entertainment, Marketing, Oscar Goodman, Sheldon Adelson, Tamares Group
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New Blue Eyes
Las Vegas is rife with Frank Sinatra impersonators but construction worker Gary Russo is better than any I’ve heard. Sandy Hackett, sign this guy up, stat!
Posted in Current, Entertainment, Riviera
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Somebody sent us these …
It is difficult to say what looks phoniest about that picture: the cryingly obvious studio background of Venelazzo; the frozen grins on the faces of the agonized-looking models; or maybe it’s the fact that you could go into any Vegas … Continue reading
And now for a dose of perspective …
Here’s a sobering reminder that while much of off-Strip (i.e., non-tourist) Las Vegas may look like a Third World country right now, the problems we face are as nothing compared to those in the actual Third World.
Posted in Current, International
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Vegas’ recovery? D.O.A.
In the wake of last weekend’s Grand Capitulation on the banks of Foggy Bottom (I’ll let you decide who capitulated to whom), the incipient Las Vegas recovery that was materializing in late 2011 is probably as good as dead. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Donald Trump, Economy, history, International, Macau, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, Taxes, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street
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Quote of the Day
“Hey, everyone, I’ve decided that I’m not going to come to your house tonight and burn it down! Isn’t that ‘reasonable’ of me?” — Jason Linkins on the spin-doctoring of last weekend’s deficit deal.
Twin births
There’s a new dolphin — as yet unnamed — at The Mirage. It’ll probably be a while before the little pup goes on public display. In the meantime, S&G congratulates The Mirage, and hopes mother and child are resting comfortably. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Current, Downtown, Entertainment, Harrah's, MGM Mirage, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, Tamares Group, The Strip, Tourism
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Gorging at the trough
How do you turn a $100 million savings into a $92 million one? Leave it to Caesars Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman, that’s how. If you’ve noticed that the food quality at The Rio‘s Carnival World Buffet has declined (the “New … Continue reading
Posted in CityCenter, Current, Dining, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, MGM Mirage, Sports, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street
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No respect for CityCenter
CityCenter‘s public art collection (now with 100% fewer explanatory plaques!) and its “pocket park” get the spoof treatment from artist Justin Favela, as shown in this DIY video report by the Wall Street Journal‘s Alexandra Berzon, who dryly narrates.
Posted in CityCenter, Current, Downtown, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, The Strip, Tourism
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For sale: One casino, slightly used; Golden showers in LV
Pity MGM Resorts International. It owns half of the top-grossing casino in Atlantic City and can’t give it away. Yup, as many feared, investor Leonard Green has slinked off into the tall grass, leaving MGM with 50% of Borgata it … Continue reading
Wanna get away from it all? Try Rampart!
Just how dead is Rampart Casino, formerly known as — among other things — The Resort at Summerlin, the big-budget folly that finished Swiss Casinos‘ attempt to become a major Vegas player? Well, when Chicago commodities broker-turned-fugitive Arthur Jones wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Cannery Casino Resorts, CityCenter, Current, Illinois, MGM Mirage, The Mob, The Strip
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Bingo returns to the Strip
Although it was my (much younger) wife who got me into playing bingo, let’s face it: Bingo is the archetypal — some would say stereotypical — game of the AARP set. In its latest move to attract a value-oriented, nostalgic … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Yemenidjian, Current, Entertainment, Marketing, Riviera, The Strip
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Quote of the Day
“Steve Wynn‘s hatred of the president is just an old man getting back at his ex-wife.” — former (?) Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Communications Director Launce Rake.
Posted in Current, Economy, Steve Wynn, The Strip
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