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Category Archives: Entertainment
How green is Vegas?; Harrah’s thinks globally, acts locally
A lot greener than you’d think, says Las Vegas Sustainability Officer (yes, we have one) Thomas Perrigo. Among those companies getting recognition of leading the way in “green” initiatives is Harrah’s Entertainment, which has reduced its energy consumption by vast … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Current, Dining, Economy, Entertainment, Environment, Florida, Harrah's, Marketing, Technology, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street
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Peril on the Strip
You wouldn’t know if from the wrap on Luxor’s west side, but Angelica Bridges is out as Fantasy headliner, replaced by Lorena Peril (late of Sin City Bad Girls at the Las Vegas Hilton). This alone is sufficient to bump … Continue reading
Suicidal in New Jersey
Atlantic City can just plain go to hell. That’s the message from several prominent — or simply loud — Democratic lawmakers who say Gov. Chris Christie‘s rescue plan for the city is spinach and to heck with it. Noisiest of … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“The people who come to Vegas are not going to be the people who want to explore art galleries. There was a brief moment where I thought Vegas would grow into that. But I turned out to be mostly wrong … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmopolitan, Current, Entertainment, The Strip, Tourism
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Rio: The final frontier?
Although I was hoping to keep this under wraps a few more days, reader Jeff_in_OKC connected all the dots this afternoon, so I’ll have to scoop myself. Here goes … At last week’s annual Star Trek Convention, the program contained … Continue reading
Posted in Colony Capital, Current, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Harrah's, The Strip, World Series of Poker
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The Summer of Love(man)
It may be hard to believe in retrospect, but at the time of Harrah’s Entertainment‘s LBO, some analysts thought it would be partly amortized by selling off the company’s regional properties. That prompted me to write something to the effect … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Australia, Current, Detroit, Dining, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, history, Horseracing, Kansas, Marketing, Ohio, Racinos, Regulation, Station Casinos, Taxes, Tourism, Tribal, Wall Street
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Underwater at the Westin
If you’re having to go hat in hand to the bank to ask for a renegotiated home loan, take comfort in the thought that you’re hardly alone. Even plutocrats like Columbia Sussex CEO William J. Yung are having to plead … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Columbia Sussex, Current, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, Station Casinos, The Strip, Wall Street
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Atlantic City: It could be worse
Considering that table games were up and running in Delaware and gradually rolling out in Pennsylvania, it comes as a pleasant surprise to see that Atlantic City was only down 5% in July. Frankly, I was expecting much worse, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Carl Icahn, Colony Capital, Columbia Sussex, Current, Donald Trump, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, Horseracing, Macau, Marketing, MGM Mirage, New York, Pansy Ho, Pennsylvania, Politics, Racinos, Regulation, Technology, Tourism, Tropicana Entertainment, Wall Street
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Wasted … and the 77% solution
Not even the cachet of Carey Hart and occasional appearances by Pink were enough to keep Wasted Space going. The Hard Rock Hotel is calling it quits on the club, bumping it in favor of a race and sports book. … Continue reading
Gone baby, gone
“[T]he confidence that property prices and stock markets would permanently defy gravity” is a phrase that perfectly encapsulates how the casino industry got itself into its present pickle. In what other mindset could an industry convince itself that it could … Continue reading
Posted in Archon Corp., Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Cannery Casino Resorts, CityCenter, Colony Capital, Cosmopolitan, Current, Dining, Economy, Encore, Entertainment, Environment, Fontainebleau, Harrah's, history, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Regulation, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, Taxes, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street
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East Coast winners, losers; Angle’s strange bedfellows
I’ve become well and truly tired of writing about Massachusetts and its political establishment’s inability to get its act together on casino legalization. Suffice it to say that with Gov. Deval Patrick and House Speaker Robert DeLeo (left) firmly entrenched … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Current, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Harrah's, Horseracing, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Politics, Racinos, Sheldon Adelson
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Must-see TV
Now that The Greatest TV Show of All Time (sorry, Star Trek) is back for Season Four, here’s Christina Hendricks, who portrays my favorite Mad Men character, Joan Holloway. In this interview, she has a Joan Holloway-like effect on the … Continue reading
Posted in Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Cretins, Current, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, The Strip, TV
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Chris Christie, rock star
New Jersey‘s outspoken governor lays down some righteous grooves at Meadowlands, including telling the horsey set what it needs to hear: “I don’t have the money to be subsidizing failure.” Gov. Chris Christie on New Jersey horseracing: this industry has … Continue reading
The great Hilton showroom massacre (and other light news)
In true Colony Capital fashion, the Las Vegas Hilton continues to shed parts like a rattletrap car. Our LVA research team reports that Shimmer Cabaret fixtures Voices (“Starring the beautiful and talented Lani Misalucha“) and Sin City Bad Girls have … Continue reading
Posted in CityCenter, Colony Capital, Current, Donald Trump, Entertainment, Environment, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Riviera, Sheldon Adelson, The Strip, Tourism
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Atlantic City: Christie’s coup d’etat
Last week, I tried to work up a piece entitled, “Atlantic City, R.I.P.” After all, the Boardwalk had just come off a catastrophic June, impacted by table games in Delaware. Since table games were in process of sweeping Pennsylvania, from … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Colony Capital, Columbia Sussex, Current, Donald Trump, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, history, Horseracing, International, Internet gambling, Macau, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Midnight Jim Gibbons, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Pinnacle Entertainment, Politics, Racinos, Regulation, Stanley Ho, Taxes, The Mob, Tourism
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Recovery? Not in the cards
Month after month of discouraging data from around the country makes it clear that any recovery in the casino industry is a long way off, perhaps years. Heck, just getting back to 2007 levels of prosperity doesn’t take into account … Continue reading
Veer-ing toward completion
With completion of Harmon Hotels having vanished into the mists of Time, the opening of Veer Towers effectively represents the end of CityCenter‘s rollout. (If and when the Harmon opens as something other than an office tower — one mooted … Continue reading
Posted in CityCenter, Current, Economy, Entertainment, Genting, MGM Mirage, New York, Penn National, Racinos, Regulation, Station Casinos, The Strip, Tribal
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Sigma Derby, anyone?; No welcome mat for Wynn
Now from an unpleasant topic to a pleasant one: The oddball casino games that we like to play. For instance, I know we have a few fans of Sigma Derby in the house and MGM Grand obliges us by keeping … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder Strip, Downtown, Entertainment, Horseracing, Massachusetts, Politics, Racinos, Regulation, Steve Wynn, Technology, The Strip
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S&G hither & yon
Last weekend’s usual barrage of errands, veterinary appointments, etc., was interrupted long enough for Yr. Humble Blogger to guest-host another edition of The Strip Podcast. In it, I reveal my shameful ignorance of televised poker (something I literally tuned out … Continue reading
Posted in Ameristar, Architecture, Cannery Casino Resorts, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Dining, Downtown, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, Isle of Capri, MGM Mirage, Missouri, North Las Vegas, Pinnacle Entertainment, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Sports, Technology, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, TV, Wall Street, World Series of Poker
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Green Monster meets Little Monsters
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Fans of Lady Gaga (like the missus) got an extended preview of Her Gaganess’ MGM Grand concert (Aug. 13) this morning on the Today show. (Good luck finding … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Technology, The Strip, TV
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