-
Recent Posts
- You can’t fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou
- If you can’t beat ’em, cheat ’em; Fun & games
- Pennsylvania soggy; Epic fail in North Carolina
- Sibella scandal spreads; Supremes forestall Seminoles
- Atlantic City rebounds; Sibella dumped; NFL suspicions
- MGM limping back; Atlantic City follies; Wall Street Jottings
- On and off the radio
- MGM crippled; Illinois & Indiana report; Bally’s shaky in Chi
- MGM paralyzed; DraftKings debacle; Mount Airy wins
- Bally’s opens, Chicago yawns; MGM, tree murderers
Categories
@Stiffs_Georges
Error: Invalid or expired token.-
Archives
Recent Comments
- Alice Eskandari on Durango Station, slightly downsized
- David McKee on You can’t fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou
- American Gaming Guru on You can’t fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou
- Ray Lebowski on Sibella scandal spreads; Supremes forestall Seminoles
- David McKee on Sibella scandal spreads; Supremes forestall Seminoles
- Ray Lebowski on Sibella scandal spreads; Supremes forestall Seminoles
- David McKee on MGM crippled; Illinois & Indiana report; Bally’s shaky in Chi
- Paul Shanahan on MGM crippled; Illinois & Indiana report; Bally’s shaky in Chi
- ACGambler on MGM limping back; Atlantic City follies; Wall Street Jottings
- Bob on Bally’s opens, Chicago yawns; MGM, tree murderers
Views
- Sibella scandal spreads; Supremes forestall Seminoles - 56,259 views
- You can’t fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou - 56,161 views
- If you can’t beat ’em, cheat ’em; Fun & games - 54,603 views
- Pennsylvania soggy; Epic fail in North Carolina - 55,539 views
- Atlantic City rebounds; Sibella dumped; NFL suspicions - 55,518 views
- Profit vs. investment on the Strip - 1,055,327 views
- Lame nag; Frissora overpaid? - 578,427 views
- The evils of bingo; Wynn’s Aqueduct exit - 90,453 views
- That casino smell - 63,579 views
- Bally’s opens, Chicago yawns; MGM, tree murderers - 58,046 views
- MGM crippled; Illinois & Indiana report; Bally’s shaky in Chi - 57,627 views
- MGM paralyzed; DraftKings debacle; Mount Airy wins - 57,057 views
- MGM limping back; Atlantic City follies; Wall Street Jottings - 56,679 views
Blogroll
Admin.
Category Archives: Golden Nugget
You can’t fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou
We live in an era of “alternative facts” and “false flag” narratives and, boy, are we the worse for it. It was only a matter of time before the gaming industry was on the receiving end of “false facts” and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Chicago, Churchill Downs, CQ Holdings, Cretins, DFS, DraftKings, FanDuel, Florida, Golden Nugget, history, Las Vegas Raiders, Louisiana, Mohegan Sun, New York, Penn National, Planet Hollywood, Regulation, Seminole Tribe, Sports, Sports betting
2 Comments
Atlantic City rebounds; Sibella dumped; NFL suspicions
Casinos in Atlantic City were up 2% in August, reaching $280 million. Slot winnings were 3% higher, on a commensurate increase in coin-in. The gambling halls weren’t so lucky at the tables, where 5% higher wagering translated into flat win. … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Animals, Atlantic City, Bally, BetMGM, Caesars Entertainment, DraftKings, Dubai, Fanatics, FanDuel, Genting, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, IGT, International, Internet gambling, Las Vegas Raiders, Law enforcement, MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun, Movies, Ocean Resort, Palms, Problem gambling, Regulation, Resorts World LV, Sports, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Technology, The Mob, The Strip, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
Comments Off on Atlantic City rebounds; Sibella dumped; NFL suspicions
Bellagio sold again; Atlantic City sob story; Trump busted
It’s getting very difficult to tell the players without a scorecard in the game of the REIT-ification of the Las Vegas Strip. Case in point, Bellagio, which now has three owners. There’s MGM Resorts International, which holds a token 5% … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Atlantic City, Bally, Caesars Entertainment, Churchill Downs, Donald Trump, Foxwoods, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Indiana, International, Internet gambling, Iowa, Law enforcement, Macau, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun, Movies, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ocean Resort, Racinos, Real Estate, Regulation, Security, Slot routes, Sports betting, Taxes, Technology, The Strip
1 Comment
Maryland down, Illinois up; NFL hypocrisy; Bally’s biz
Gaming industry bears are going to latch onto a 4% drop in Maryland gambling earnings as evidence of an impending recession. Thankfully, J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph Greff puts it in context by pointing out that the $174 million haul is … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Charity, Churchill Downs, Cordish Co., DraftKings, Election, Entertainment, Full House Resorts, Golden Gaming, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Illinois, Maryland, MGM Resorts International, Penn National, Politics, Sports, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Virginia, Wall Street, West Virginia
Comments Off on Maryland down, Illinois up; NFL hypocrisy; Bally’s biz
Louisiana still sinking; Insult from the Lege; Japan follies
Horseshoe Lake Charles continues to prop up Louisiana casino revenues, which were down 2% last month compared to -6.5% if Horseshoe is subtracted. The statewide gross was $196 million. Visitation overall was up 3% but gamblers clutched their purse strings, … Continue reading
Posted in Apollo Management, Architecture, Atlantic City, Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, California, Churchill Downs, CQ Holdings, Golden Nugget, IGT, International, Internet gambling, Japan, Kansas, Lawrence Ho, Louisiana, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Nevada, Ocean Resort, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Phil Ruffin, Politics, Rush Street Gaming, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Technology, The Strip, Tribal
Comments Off on Louisiana still sinking; Insult from the Lege; Japan follies
Bally’s bombs twice over; Buffets (bad ones) return
What passes for entertainment at Bally’s Atlantic City continues to go over like a lead balloon with our man on the Boardwalk. Underwhelmed by the big second-quarter, tentpole event—a former Billy Joel backup singer—he notes acidly that nothing else is … Continue reading
Caesars satisfies; Knee-Jerlecki response; Press-ed out
Wall Street analysts rolled over and lit a cigarette after hearing Caesars Entertainment‘s first-quarter earnings call. J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph Greff said the results were pretty much as expected “with Las Vegas Strip upside more (way more) than offsetting a … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Conventions, Dining, Economy, Golden Nugget, Health, Indiana, Louisiana, Mesquite, MGM Resorts International, Missouri, Mohegan Sun, Nebraska, Ocean Resort, Ohio, Pahrump, Penn National, Reno, Sports betting, The Strip, Tourism, Transportation, Virginia, Wall Street, Wendover
3 Comments
Blame it on baccarat; Crime at Hard Rock; Dixie-dumb
The Great American Gambling Craze isn’t abating, although Las Vegas Strip revenues slipped 3% in March, down to $724.5 million. This was paradoxical, as it came in a month in which airline passenger loads into and out of Las Vegas … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boulder Strip, Caesars Entertainment, Canada, Colony Capital, Dining, Donald Trump, Downtown, Entertainment, Environment, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, history, Illinois, Internet gambling, Lake Tahoe, Laughlin, Law enforcement, Macau, Mesquite, Mohegan Sun, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Las Vegas, Politics, Regulation, Reno, Rush Street Gaming, Sports, Sports betting, Taxes, Tennessee, The Strip, Tourism, Tribal, Wendover, WInd Creek
1 Comment