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Somedays, it sucks to be ‘ColSux’

Posted on February 11, 2008 by David McKee

“Northern Kentucky hotelier William Yung III may be gambling on Gov. Steve Beshear and Covington to save his crumbling casino empire.” Those are the words of the Lexington Herald-Leader, catching readers up on the quickly evolving troubles of Yung, CEO … Continue reading →

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How many months …

Posted on February 7, 2008 by David McKee

… does it take to fix an escalator? According to the Los Angeles Times‘ Vegas blogger, Richard Abowitz, there’s still a broken escalator at the Las Vegas Tropicana. I first read about this in the LVA forums weeks — weeks! … Continue reading →

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Bonus Case Bets: Tax rebate, Columbia Sussex, Gold Spike

Posted on February 4, 2008 by David McKee

Even the seraphic strains of Anton Bruckner‘s Seventh Symphony, as conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini are insufficient to quench my vexation at seeing the overmatched New England Patriots defense literally let victory (and mediocre QB Eli “My daddy don’t want me … Continue reading →

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Columbia Sussex under siege

Posted on February 1, 2008 by David McKee

Columbia Sussex, owner of the Las Vegas Tropicana may have picked an inopportune time to stick its head over the parapet and lob a mud bomb at the Las Vegas Sun. (See previous entry, “When casinos attack.”) Seems the company’s … Continue reading →

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