Category Archives: Election

Looking for trouble

Posted on March 21, 2008 by David McKee

Seems that somebody, getting into the spirit of our increasingly Orwellian society, has been doing a few “sneak and peek” searches on the passport records Sens. Clinton and Obama. Those of you with long memories will recall that Bush I … Continue reading →

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Stalemate at The Orleans; Big Easy has big month

Posted on March 19, 2008 by David McKee

It’s been almost nine months since the majority of Boyd Gaming‘s stagehands voted to unionize. Since then, they’ve been subjected to a managerial smackdown and their elected representative, IATSE, is virtually powerless to alleviate the situation — or even to … Continue reading →

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Spitzer: It's the hypocrisy, stupid!

Posted on March 11, 2008 by David McKee

So New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer had sex with a prostitute. Yes, Mrs. Spitzer should brain him with an iron skillet, kick his philandering ass out of the house, divorce him … and that’s just for starters. But, as someone who favors … Continue reading →

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Ameristar scraps project: "Et tu, Missouri?"

Posted on February 22, 2008 by David McKee

Ameristar Casinos has pulled the plug on $100 million or more in renovations and expansion of its Kansas City riverboat complex, including the addition of a hotel tower, taking a $4.5 million write-down in the process. It cited a combination … Continue reading →

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Clintons: 'Burn it down'; Save the Rio!

Posted on February 18, 2008 by David McKee

Well, actually that was the motto of Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael … but, in essence, that's the message coming out of the camp of Sen. Hillary Clinton, favored candidate of Harrah's Entertainment. I knew in my heart that the … Continue reading →

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Case Bets for St. Valentine's Day

Posted on February 14, 2008 by David McKee

Liz Benston crunches the numbers on the much-touted "40,000 new rooms" and finds only two-thirds that many. I mean, 26.6K hotel rooms isn't shabby but, if you threw the numbers together the way civic boosters do (mixing completed projects with … Continue reading →

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Big Love

Posted on February 12, 2008 by David McKee

Why does Mike Huckabee hate America? That’s one question posed in the ongoing fallout from Mitt Romney‘s bizarre equation between continuing his presidential campaign and abetting “surrender to terror”? Dangerous stuff, that democracy. It makes people vote for casinos and … Continue reading →

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C.S. in KY: The other shoe drops

Posted on February 5, 2008 by David McKee

Yesterday, S&G reported on the role played — a public service, you might call it — by Columbia Sussex CEO William Yung III in helping to unseat former Gov. Ernie Fletcher, a one-man ethical and moral disaster area. Indirect beneficiary … Continue reading →

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Case Bets: Macao, California

Posted on February 4, 2008 by David McKee

According to Bear Stearns, higher VIP play and increased tourism pushed Macao's December gambling revenues above the $1 billion mark for the month — a 38% increase from last December. California may be too close to call for Super Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Case Bets: So long, HET … and plenty more

Posted on January 28, 2008 by David McKee

According to Bear Stearns, the privatization of Harrah’s Entertainment closed on schedule. HET stock finished trading just three cents shy of the $90/share buyout price. Voters in Miami-Dade County will be asked whether to allow

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MEGACENTER attacks; Viral marketing

Posted on January 21, 2008 by David McKee

“I am MEGACENTER; prepare to be destroyed!”: If you scroll down to “Best Name Ever?” on David Schwartz’s blog, you’ll find a very funny and thoughtful item about the thunderously unimaginative name Las Vegas Sands dreamed up for its agglomerated … Continue reading →

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Case Bets: Caucuses, Cosmo, "Cloverfield" & Coasters, etc.

Posted on January 17, 2008 by David McKee

You wanna make Bill Clinton lose his cool? Ask him about caucuses in casinos. Not a good moment for the ex-Prez. He can’t be happy about this, either. Now that the Culinary Union is enjoying a moment in the sun, … Continue reading →

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