Category Archives: Donald Trump

Quote of the Day

Posted on September 18, 2018 by David McKee

“I said I would run America like a business. That business happens to be a Waffle House at 2 a.m.” — Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live. Better a Waffle House, at any hour, than a Trump-branded … Continue reading →

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Intransigence at Station; Money madness in Illinois

Posted on August 24, 2018 by David McKee

Station Casinos‘ response to overwhelming pro-union votes at the Palms and Green Valley Ranch has apparently been not to negotiate but to go into a corner and sulk. Last week, the National Labor Relations Board wrote, “Respondent has been failing and … Continue reading →

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Playing the Trump card; Manilow renewed

Posted on August 22, 2018 by David McKee

In his latest newsletter, gaming-law expert I. Nelson Rose looks at the impact, real and potential, of retaliatory tariffs on playing cards. Canada and the European Union have imposed 10% import levies on playing cards from the United States, though … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on August 10, 2018 by David McKee

“We can’t make good beer without clean water!” — One World Brewing owner Ryan Naylor on the impending repeal of the Clean Water Rule.

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Neanderthals target Wampanoags; Pinball Hall on the move

Posted on July 31, 2018 by David McKee

A strange, one-third-of-a-page ad appeared in the July 19 edition of The Hill. “For over 30 years,” it huffed, “the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe sought federal recognition for the specific purposes of opening a CASINO [Horrors! — Ed.] — in … Continue reading →

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Big trouble in not-so-little China

Posted on July 19, 2018 by David McKee

In his latest column, gaming-law expert I. Nelson Rose contends that U.S.-owned casinos in Macao are on dangerous ground, caught in the cross-hairs of the U.S./China trade war. He begins by recapitulating China’s highly targeted retaliations, which make red states … Continue reading →

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MGM lawsuit backfires

Posted on July 18, 2018 by David McKee

MGM Resorts International stepped in it — at least momentarily — when it elected to sue victims of the Mandalay Bay Massacre in federal court. The Twitterverse briefly arose in #BoycottMGM outrage, but it died down by day’s end and … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on July 17, 2018 by David McKee

“No prior president has ever abased himself more abjectly before a tyrant. Not only did President Trump fail to speak the truth about an adversary; but speaking for America to the world, our president failed to defend all that makes … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on June 28, 2018 by David McKee

“The risks for Sheldon Anderson’s [sic] Sands casinos are quite high. It is quite possible that China will target his casinos specifically because he is a [Donald] Trump crony. It is possible they will ratchet up police surveillance of his … Continue reading →

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Atlantic City primed for openings; Tokenism at AGA

Posted on June 27, 2018 by David McKee

“Do I think the gaming market ever comes back to close to $6 billion in revenue? No. Not even close,” Hard Rock International CEO Jim Allen said of Atlantic City. “If a brand like Hard Rock fails in Atlantic City, the … Continue reading →

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Deluge at MBay; Adelson weighs Vietnam

Posted on June 21, 2018 by David McKee

It was back to business today at Mandalay Bay after a ruptured water main inundated the convention center. At first, a leak in Shark Reef Aquarium was feared before the actual breach, between the first and second floors, was isolated. … Continue reading →

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Overexposed in Macao; Hard Rock firing on all cylinders

Posted on June 19, 2018 by David McKee

If you’re a Wynn Resorts shareholder and you’re following rising trade tensions with China, you’ve a right to be nervous. Wynn derives 69% of its revenue from Macao, giving a certain truth to Steve Wynn‘s old quote that “We’re really … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on June 15, 2018 by David McKee

“We declare that any form of nativism, mistreatment, or exploitation is inconsistent with the gospel of Jesus Christ.” — the Southern Baptist Convention, decrying Donald Trump‘s immigration policies.

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Quote of the Day

Posted on June 13, 2018 by David McKee

“That’s not a statement I would have made. Statements like that — that he’s a very talented leader — I mean, he’s a brutal dictator. Let’s call it what it is.” — Sen. Jeff Flake (R) on Donald Trump‘s effusive … Continue reading →

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MGM sets Springfield date; Adelson hits pay dirt

Posted on April 26, 2018 by David McKee

Even as it’s using MGM Springfield as a catspaw to potentially land Wynn Boston Harbor, that didn’t prevent MGM Resorts International from announcing a date certain for the Springfield opening. Mark August 24 on your calendars, for that is the day … Continue reading →

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MGM plays games with tribes, MGM Springfield, as Zinke steps in it

Posted on April 24, 2018 by David McKee

As various non-gaming related scandals gain critical mass around ersatz geologist and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, he’s found himself front and center in a casino mess in Connecticut. Seems that Zinke turned a deaf ear to career Interior … Continue reading →

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Wynn: It’s Elaine’s company now; Caesars reverses itself

Posted on April 23, 2018 by David McKee

When Elaine Wynn speaks, Wynn Resorts is suddenly all ears. Last week the company’s plurality shareholder called for a largely new and diverse board of directors, in what is describes as a “first step” toward greater heterogeneousness. Presto! Who should … Continue reading →

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Looking for change in Illinois; Copperfield goes “Poof!”

Posted on April 19, 2018 by David McKee

Grand Victoria is such small potatoes in the MGM Resorts International portfolio that the Elgin riverboat’s management used to be farmed out to co-owner Hyatt Gaming (since succeeded by the Pritzker family’s RBG). The Elgin City Council is hoping that … Continue reading →

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Wynn out, MGM in: Is history repeating itself?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by David McKee

Remember when Kirk Kerkorian made Steve Wynn an offer he couldn’t refuse for Mirage Resorts? It looks like history is going to repeat itself with “back-channel approaches” being made by MGM Resorts International to embattled Wynn Resorts. “Wynn Resorts is … Continue reading →

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Trump takes with one hand, gives with other

Posted on March 28, 2018 by David McKee

The Trump administration has lent a new meaning to ‘Indian giver,’ seizing $10 million held in escrow by the Pojoaque Pueblo while the latter tries to negotiate a new compact with New Mexico. The Pojoaque Pueblo had been operating without a … Continue reading →

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