Category Archives: Glenn Straub

Water, water everywhere at Revel

Posted on September 17, 2015 by David McKee

Glenn Straub has a new problem at Revel: water. Oh, he doesn’t lack for it. There’s standing water in Revel’s 47 stories of pipes. But what if cold temperatures come and Straub hasn’t gained control of ACR Energy Partners‘ heating … Continue reading →

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Savior for Showboat?; Steve Wynn to build locals casino

Posted on September 16, 2015 by David McKee

Bart Blatstein has emerged as the potential savior for the Showboat, currently a millstone around Stockton University‘s neck. If so, it will be a bittersweet coup for the developer, as it’s the second time he’s missed out on a gaming … Continue reading →

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First the good news …

Posted on September 14, 2015 by David McKee

Internet gambling revenues were up 16% in Atlantic City last month, for a $12 million haul. Resorts Atlantic City didn’t get much of the action — 6% — but the other four online operators divvied it up pretty equitably. As … Continue reading →

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That wild and crazy Glenn Straub strikes again

Posted on September 10, 2015 by David McKee

Now that wacky Glenn Straub is out of the picture, Stockton University says it is fielding offers for the ex-Showboat. What anybody can do other than run it as a hotel (Caesars Entertainment having removed its gaming entitlement but forgotten … Continue reading →

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Turmoil along the Boardwalk

Posted on September 1, 2015 by David McKee

Cult figure Glenn Straub is back in the news again, if indirectly. Stockton University has received Superior Court Judge Julio Mendez‘s blessing to sell the former Showboat and Mendez has enjoined the obstreperous Straub from challenging the sale. Stockton is thereby … Continue reading →

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Stalemate with Straub; MGM’s new bauble

Posted on July 16, 2015 by David McKee

Glenn Straub is sticking it to Stockton University but good. While the school tries to find a new buyer for the old Showboat, he’s refusing to let the university out of its purchase agreement with his KK Ventures. So far, … Continue reading →

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Reprieve for Dotty’s; Straub changes course again

Posted on July 2, 2015 by David McKee

By one vote, Dotty’s eked out a four-month grace period while the Las Vegas City Council ponders whether or not to lower the boom on the newest in this mammoth chain of slot parlors and taverns. Known for its homey, … Continue reading →

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Straub’s latest truce; Twin River readies for competition

Posted on June 10, 2015 by David McKee

Bitter foes Glenn Straub and ACR Energy Partners have agreed to make nice and keep the lights on (literally) at Revel, at least for the short term. The brinkmanship between these two parties had reached such extremes that ACR cut … Continue reading →

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Hard Rock, Resorts World put their chips on the table

Posted on June 8, 2015 by David McKee

While New Jersey politicians bicker over the timing of a constitutional referendum for adding northerly casinos, Hard Rock International unveiled a detailed picture of its plans for its desired Meadowlands casino (a site favored by 73% of voters polled, although … Continue reading →

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Straub puts Revel back in play; Hard Rock heads for Meadowlands

Posted on June 5, 2015 by David McKee

Glenn Straub‘s helter-skelter regime at Revel will continue at least a while more. He’s talking about reopening the HQ nightclub in July and evicting ACR Energy Partners from Revel’s power plant, getting one monkey off his back. He did and … Continue reading →

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Christie vs. Sweeney; Straub out of A.C.?

Posted on June 2, 2015 by David McKee

A bill introduced in the New Jersey Legislature sets up a proxy fight between Gov. Chris Christie (R) and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D) over the timing of when Garden State voters will be called upon to decide Atlantic … Continue reading →

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Mohegans, Foxwoods get go-ahead; More trouble for Caesars

Posted on June 1, 2015 by David McKee

Driven by apocalyptic job-loss projections by Foxwoods Casino Resort and Mohegan Sun, the House of Representatives of Connecticut passed a casino bill to Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) for his signature. The bill doesn’t authorize a casino per se but rather … Continue reading →

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Straub faces reality; Chinese players prefer Vegas

Posted on May 27, 2015 by David McKee

Reality continues to sink in at Revel, where Glenn Straub has thrown in the towel on reopening this summer — raising the prospect of a grand-reopening in the cold-weather months. Not very auspicious, that. Labor Day is the target date … Continue reading →

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Behind the Showboat sale; Cosmo comeback

Posted on May 14, 2015 by David McKee

During its crusade to drive Stockton University out of the Showboat, the CEO of Trump Entertainment Resorts, Robert Griffin airily informed Stockton representatives that they should buy Trump Plaza instead — puncturing TER’s public posture that college kids should be kept … Continue reading →

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Murren takes sanguine view; Straub’s struggles

Posted on April 30, 2015 by David McKee

With MGM Resorts International having rejected one REIT proposal, in part because it relied too much on asset sales, Union Gaming is teeing up another. It’s not providing specifics but says it would provide “additional financial flexibility without the disruption of … Continue reading →

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Nothing’s easy at Revel; Death sentence for Harrah’s Tunica

Posted on April 29, 2015 by David McKee

“What am I going to do with this stuff with no electricity, no heat, no air conditioning? These people just give me so many roadblocks.” So complained Glenn Straub after New Jersey‘s Division of Gaming Enforcement ordered him to post guards … Continue reading →

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Indian givers on Capitol Hill; Revel powers up

Posted on April 27, 2015 by David McKee

Arizona‘s congressional delegation is willing to gamble $1 billion of your and my dollars to keep the Tohono O’odham Nation from having a casino. At the moment, Sen. John McCain (R) and his junior henchmen are plotting to stick their … Continue reading →

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Revel’s Faustian pact; Hope fades in Florida

Posted on April 22, 2015 by David McKee

Glenn Straub finally got what he wanted, the right to ixnay the contracts of all the tenants at Revel, aka Polo North. After much hesitation during the constipated bankruptcy sale, Judge Gloria Burns finally ruled against the leaseholders, meaning the brawl … Continue reading →

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Trump blocks progress in Atlantic City; Legal trouble for Penn

Posted on April 15, 2015 by David McKee

Although they enjoyed a same-store increase of 1% last month, Atlantic City casinos pulled in 14% less than last year at this time, grossing $191 million (more than some entire Midwestern states, it should be noted). Twelve percent less coin-in … Continue reading →

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Revel: Crippled giant; Tough choice in Indiana

Posted on April 13, 2015 by David McKee

It may feel good for Glenn Straub to spit defiance (“We will never give in to blackmail. Let them dig their own grave, along with endangering other peoples’ lives.”) at the ACR power plant that just cut off water and … Continue reading →

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