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Category Archives: Health
True grit
Few things test our communal patience like Coronavirus. It’s endless, enervating, aggravating and, yes, scary. Even Yr. Humble Blogger’s nerves are getting a wee bit frazzled, especially after a near-miss here at home. It’s the worst U.S. health catastrophe since … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Nevada, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson
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Big Bellagio blunder
Given the dearth of major-league sports in the U.S., Nevada sports books have reluctantly turned to South Korean and Chinese baseball for betting fodder. This led to a novice mistake in the wee hours of June 28, when one could … Continue reading
Atlantic City protest fizzles
Well, that could have been a lot worse. The scheduled fireworks show at Mount Rushmore didn’t set off a forest fire and Boardwalk activist anarchist Steve Young failed in his goal to “shut down the city.” What did he accomplish … Continue reading
Bay State casinos to reopen
Although Massachusetts casinos are eligible to reopen on July 5, it’s looking far likelier that July 12 will be the dawn of a new era in the Bay State. One mandate certain to raise hackles is that players can no … Continue reading
Posted in Ameristar, Atlantic City, Caesars Entertainment, California, Card rooms, Cosmopolitan, Downtown, Eldorado Resorts, Entertainment, Hard Rock International, Health, history, Laughlin, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Mississippi, Missouri, Mohegan Sun, Palms, Penn National, Politics, Regulation, Station Casinos, Tribal, Twin River, Wynn Resorts
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All systems go at Ocean
Ocean Casino Resort CEO Terry Glebocki lays out how the former Revel weathered the Coronavirus shutdown, which is expected to lift tomorrow. Her first move was to suspend revenue-sharing agreements with slot manufacturers. After all, there was no revenue to … Continue reading
Anatomy of a lawsuit
As threatened, the Culinary Union has launched legal action against Las Vegas casinos and their restaurants, and they’re thinking large. Instead of going after low-hanging fruit like the Wildfires of the world, the Culinary is starting with the big boys, … Continue reading
May’s cupboard empty
With Nevada casinos closed all May, gaming revenue was a ghost of its former self, down 99.5%, kept alive by mobile sports wagering and online poker. Silver State casinos grossed just under $6 million. Reno, Laughlin and Lake Tahoe all … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Cirque du Soleil, Derek Stevens, Downtown, Economy, Eldorado Resorts, G2E, Hard Rock International, Health, Internet gambling, Lake Tahoe, Laughlin, Law enforcement, Louisiana, MGM Resorts International, Ohio, Phil Ruffin, Politics, Regulation, Reno, Technology, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Tourism, Transportation, Wall Street
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See Vegas and die
Phil Ruffin and Terry Caudill are singled out as bad actors in a sweeping new lawsuit being filed even as we speak by the Culinary Union. It alleges, among other things, that neither Circus Circus nor the Four Queens nor … Continue reading
Case Bets
Rather than have a Vegas-only policy, MGM Resorts International has chosen to make face masks mandatory for customers at all its properties nationwide. It might cost them a little bit of business but it’s the right thing to do. This … Continue reading
Casino scandal in D.C.
Massachusetts‘ Mashpee Wampanoag tribe continues to fight on against a Trump administration decertification of their status, in a case that’s sticking to the White House like a tar baby. Whose market share would be most impinged by a Mashpee casino? … Continue reading
Crackdown in Vegas
Perhaps Las Vegas will not be the latest vector of Covid-19 after all. Having taken a wait-and-see attitude toward safety protocols during the shutdown, Caesars Entertainment was first out of the gate in cracking down on mask scofflaws. The company … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“We just had 20,000-some people die in this city, and already the crowds are lining back up outside restaurants and jamming into bars. This virus is still out there. We respond to 911 calls for covid every day. I’ve been … Continue reading
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Fourth of July a damp squib?
Las Vegas had better prepare for Fourth of July disappointment, at least if WalletHub is correct. A survey of consumers found that 78% will be spending less this Fourth, 75% have modified their summer plans and 38% have canceled them … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Baseball, Cosmopolitan, Culinary Union, Economy, Entertainment, Health, Regulation, Sports betting, William Hill
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Tribes in distress
“Gaming for the most part is what we survive on. In a lot of cases, if we don’t have gaming we don’t have dollars. We don’t have a tax base.” So says National Indian Gaming Association Chairman Ernie Stevens Jr. … Continue reading
Posted in California, Card rooms, Economy, GLPI, Golden Nugget, Health, Illinois, Internet gambling, Politics, Regulation, Sports betting, Tribal, Wisconsin
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Regional casinos outpace Las Vegas
JP Morgan analyst Joseph Greff has been keeping a watching brief on reopening trends at casinos around the country, mainly in Nevada, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Iowa. He reports that “average daily casino traffic across reopened regional casinos for the … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmopolitan, Dining, Economy, Health, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Sports
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Penn, Boyd bushwhack jobs
There’s still no timeline for Tropicana Las Vegas to reopen, certainly not by mid-July. That news comes as Penn National Gaming slashed 2,575 jobs over eight states. Evidently Penn doesn’t expect the current surge in business to last, as most … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“Why is the beach so damn important?”—my wife, on socially unsafe conduct that’s causing spikes in Covid-19.
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Wear that mask!
There are occasions on which we hate to be proven right but the current state of events in Las Vegas is one of them. For instance, two individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Flamingo Las Vegas. Since the … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Caesars Entertainment, Culinary Union, Downtown, Economy, Health, MGM Resorts International, Regulation, Taxes, Tribal, TV
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Louisiana sees fewer, richer players
Gambling re-started in Louisiana May 18, albeit with some significant casualties. Harrah’s New Orleans and Fair Grounds racino weren’t able to wade in until the end of the month and Diamond Jack’s is kaput. Despite mad business early in reopening, … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Churchill Downs, Detroit, DraftKings, Eldorado Resorts, FanDuel, GLPI, Golden Nugget, Greenwood Racing, Health, Internet gambling, Louisiana, Michigan, Penn National, Pennsylvania, PokerStars, Rush Street Gaming, Sports betting, Taxes, Tribal, Wall Street
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Caesars slashes costs; Circa to open early
News out of Eldorado Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, where Tom Reeg is showing the whip hand, are good for investors, maybe not so much for customers. In a period in which revenue fell 21%, cash flow rose 16%, thanks in … Continue reading