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Quote of the Day
“Therefore, it is imperative that you encourage President Obama to publicly acknowledge that Las Vegas and all of Nevada is a wonderful place for business or pleasure and that Americans should visit and conduct business in Nevada.” — demand made … Continue reading
Posted in California, Cretins, Current, Economy, Election, Harry Reid, Midnight Jim Gibbons, Politics
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From the S&G Twitter feed …
• Fertittas sell 10% of UFC to Abu Dhabi, new LV sugar daddy, presumably to stave off [Boyd Gaming] takeover of [Station Casinos]. http://tinyurl.com/yzhbmv2 • [Penn National Gaming] gets deadline extension in [Kansas]. http://tinyurl.com/yawfuqk • Aria room rates continue to … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, CityCenter, Current, Entertainment, Florida, International, Kansas, MGM Mirage, Penn National, Politics, Regulation, Sports, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tribal, TV
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Seen last night …
… on Tropicana Avenue: A pickup trick carrying two men and four sheep. Don’t worry; it’s probably just the latest chapter in the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority‘s “Whatever Happens Here …” campaign.
Posted in Current, Entertainment, LVCVA, Marketing
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This just in …
A colleague writes … “Aliante Station is currently charging more than Caesars Palace for rooms???* No wonder Station Casinos are in trouble! What kind of a “special offer” is $135/night?!” (* … and only $4 less than Vdara.)
Posted in CityCenter, Current, Economy, Harrah's, MGM Mirage, North Las Vegas, Station Casinos, The Strip
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“Subscirbe” no more!
It took a lot of to-ing and fro-ing with the makers of Gravel, our WordPress template, but the subscription link has now been fixed to read “Subscribe,” not “Subscirbe [sic]” as of yore. It was something that couldn’t be fixed … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Technology
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From the S&G Twitter feed …
For those of you who aren’t following it, here’s what you’ve been missing: • Station [Casinos] shuts Cherry @ Red Rock [Resort], ends flirtation w. Strip-ish nightlife. In Summerlin? Right casino, wrong place. http://tinyurl.com/ye36uqm • @IOC_Brand Jim Perry, Virginia McDowell … Continue reading
Posted in California, CityCenter, Current, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Florida, Harrah's, IGT, International, Isle of Capri, Kansas, Lyle Berman, Mississippi, Politics, Regulation, Station Casinos, Technology, TV
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Quote of the Day
“I don’t think it’s anything he should resign over at all. I’m just hoping at some point we take one of these things that’s made into this huge racial divide and use it as an opportunity to have some meaningful … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Harry Reid, Politics
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Back to normal
For starters, let’s just write off 2006-7 as an aberration. While dancing in the streets is premature, Nevada‘s casino revenues from November ($873 million) at least give us an excuse to breathe a sigh of relief — especially when other … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boulder Strip, Current, Downtown, Economy, Harrah's, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Tahoe, Missouri, North Las Vegas, The Strip, Wall Street
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There’s life after Midler
Being a member of the troupe in The Showgirl Must Go On was good while it lasted but a “Caesars Salad Girl”‘s gotta eat. In the case of CSGs Kamilah Marshall and Shayna Steele that means cutting a solo CD … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Entertainment
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That casino smell
As you step through the front doors of Aria‘s check-in foyer, a too-heavy musk is jammed up your nostrils. It smells like the same suffocating attar that’s employed in Venelazzo, except maybe heavier. The good news is that if you … Continue reading
Posted in Archon Corp., Atlantic City, Baseball, CityCenter, Current, Economy, Florida, Harry Reid, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Politics, Sheldon Adelson, Sports
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Sheldon the Barbarian & other news
Amid reports of vastly improved attendance at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show comes news of a typical overreaction by Las Vegas Sands. I know of one company that was doing off-site demos and fortunately wasn’t among the vendors turfed out … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“However, weekend room rates at Aria are equal to or great than those at Bellagio in only 6/13 periods (46% of the time).” — from a J.P. Morgan room-rate survey. You just can’t beat a classic.
Posted in CityCenter, Current, Economy, MGM Mirage, The Strip, Tourism
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Garth Brooks, City Center’s art: the reviews
Much has been made of the $40 million in art lavished upon CityCenter. Virtually all of it is stunning in isolation but how does it work in context? CityLife dispatched me on a mission to evaluate CC’s many installations. As … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Architecture, CityCenter, Current, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Pets, Politics, Steve Wynn, The Strip
5 Comments
Quote of the Day
“PA table game approval a positive for PENN” — headline on this morning’s e-mail blast from J.P. Morgan. Who knew those Wall Street analysts would ever embed a jest like that within a stock recommendation?
Posted in Current, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Politics, Wall Street
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Isle of Capri is back
While I was taking a cat to the vet, Isle of Capri was throwing a spanner into the Boyd Gaming works. Its bold move complicates Boyd’s proposed takeover of Station Casinos … or does it? Should Boyd succeed, it will … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder Strip, Boyd Gaming, Colony Capital, Current, Isle of Capri, Station Casinos
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From the S&G Twitter feed …
Whilst I try to decipher my notes from the New Year’s Day performance by Carlos Mencia, here’s what you’ve been missing if you don’t follow the S&G Twitter feed (Twitter handle: @stiffsgeorges): • Pittsburgh‘s Rivers Casino sacks exec team, brings … Continue reading
Posted in CityCenter, Cordish Co., Current, Entertainment, Florida, Harrah's, International, Maryland, MGM Mirage, Neil Bluhm, Pennsylvania, Planet Hollywood, Racinos, Riviera, Singapore
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Crystals, the sequel
If this video segment gives you a strong sense of déja vu, it’s probably because the retailers in Pansy & Daisy Ho‘s new Macao mall are pretty much the same cast of characters you’ll find in Crystals at CityCenter. However, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, CityCenter, Current, Macau, MGM Mirage, Pansy Ho, Planet Hollywood
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An open letter from Fred Frazzetta
Most of you, I’m certain, remember Fred Frazzetta, a heroic Nevadan who essentially sacrificed his career to blow the whistle on Harrah’s Entertainment‘s cavalier attitude toward building regulations (and, one might add, customer safety). He sent S&G the following, in … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Current, Harrah's, Pennsylvania, The Strip
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Penn vs. Columbus, Round II
Opponents of Penn National Gaming‘s Arena District site in Columbus are refining their message to sound less NIMBY-ish and Penn is hinting at (limited) flexibility on its part.
Posted in Current, Ohio, Penn National
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