Category Archives: Delaware

Culinary: Two down, 14 to go; Quiet crisis at Sands

Posted on March 11, 2014 by David McKee

Culinary Union-represented workers at the Riviera and at Treasure Island have cause for celebration, being the beneficiaries of new, five-year collective bargaining agreements.  Culinary Secretary-Treasurer Geoconda Arguello-Kline took the extra step of hailing the Riviera deal as “mutually beneficial” to … Continue reading →

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Nugget strikes gold; Hailing Caesars

Posted on February 25, 2014 by David McKee

One casino’s misery is another’s good fortune. The Golden Nugget in Atlantic City says it’s being swamped with new business ever since Caesars Entertainment and Tropicana Entertainment conspired to the euthanize the Atlantic Club. According to General Manager Tom Pohlman, … Continue reading →

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The hypocrisy of Steve Wynn

Posted on February 3, 2014 by David McKee

Like a couple of crotchety codgers sitting in their rocking chairs, Steve Wynn has joined Sheldon Adelson in the “You kids get off my lawn” club when it comes to Internet gambling. (Not that he has allowed this to stop … Continue reading →

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Now everybody wants it

Posted on January 29, 2014 by David McKee

Like a Smith College student ‘experimenting’ with same-sex dalliance, the Massachusetts Lottery wants experimental online gambling, with a view toward possible for-money play somewhere down the road. “[I]in the interests of preserving and protecting the Lottery, we simply want to … Continue reading →

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Getting serious in Massachusetts; i-Flop in Delaware

Posted on January 27, 2014 by David McKee

A drive to repeal Massachusetts‘ casino-enabling legislation has got Bay State operators-to-be taking it very seriously. They’ve filed with the state Supreme Court to have it stricken from the state ballot. (The state’s attorney general, Martha Coakley, pictured, has already … Continue reading →

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Seeking bargains in Japan, Delaware

Posted on January 22, 2014 by David McKee

Osaka‘s government is entertaining proposals for a $5 billion casino, to be built on landfill — hoping to get ahead of the curve should the federal government approve legalized gambling. “We’d need global casino-operators’ involvement and expertise as the business … Continue reading →

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Caesars’ big bazaar; Psychic powers in Massachusetts; When is a profit not a profit?

Posted on December 4, 2013 by David McKee

Linq is shaping up handsomely and its Ferris wheel just had its last gondola added yesterday. So, if we can put Caesars Entertainment‘s debt problems aside for a second, the company is doing very nicely in the capex department, where … Continue reading →

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Penn overboard!; Macao’s zenith

Posted on November 7, 2013 by David McKee

First the good news about Ohio: Gambling revenue was up 47% last month. Now, the bad news. One a same-store basis it was down 2% year/year. Who knew the Buckeye State would get saturated so quickly? The statewide gross was … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker, optimist; Having it both ways in Kentucky

Posted on October 14, 2013 by David McKee

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) must have an upbeat disposition. He’s going to try and get representatives of all of the state’s gambling-enabled tribes in a room this week. The subject, of course, is the Menominee Tribe‘s Dairyland proposal, which … Continue reading →

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Florida: Clear as mud; MGM lands Lakers

Posted on October 9, 2013 by David McKee

So, the Florida Lege commissioned this $400,000 study of casino expansion and nobody can agree on what it means. Spectrum Gaming Group, which performed the survey, is having to explain why it projected so much more revenue when Genting Group … Continue reading →

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Freeman flunks; Casino insecurity; Between a Hard Rock and a good deed

Posted on October 8, 2013 by David McKee

It’s a good thing that American Gaming Association President Geoff Freeman hightailed it to Barcelona this week to give a speech. During Global Gaming Expo, his signature achievement was to stake the AGA’s credibility on a Justin Timberlake movie. Freeman … Continue reading →

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Early reckoning in Macao; Big Gaming’s growing pains

Posted on July 30, 2013 by David McKee

One shouldn’t read too much into anything the Macao government says about casino operators. It likes to keep them guessing — especially U.S. ones. Still, it’s worth noting that Secretary for Economy & Finance Francis Tam Pak Yuen has floated … Continue reading →

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Men of La Mancha; Delaware: Taxation without benefit

Posted on July 23, 2013 by David McKee

While the attempted boycott of his Venelazzo poker rooms fizzles, Sheldon Adelson continues to look overseas. However, his EuroVegas will be beaten to the punch, or so it appears. Rival project BCN World has the jump on him, at least … Continue reading →

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New bosses at Hooters; Caesars: If it worked for Obama … ?

Posted on June 21, 2013 by David McKee

While nobody wants to buy or even lease the Hooters Hotel, current owners Canyon Capital Realty Advisors at least have found some new gaming expertise for the property. In this case, “new” is a relative term, as the familiar faces … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on June 20, 2013 by David McKee

“… casino ‘taxes’ are really more accurately described as profit-sharing arrangements, making states in effect business partners in gambling operations, a recipe for crony capitalism, favoritism for politically connected businesses, and, now, to no one’s great surprise, bailout considerations … … Continue reading →

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