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Category Archives: Macau
Blitzkrieg
(This is one in an occasional series of CEO interviews.) One of the products you’ll undoubtedly see at Global Gaming Expo is an 84-inch touchscreen, multi-game product called Jackpot Blitz. It’s an effort to bring fresh and younger players to … Continue reading
Posted in International, Internet gambling, Macau, Marketing, Regulation, Technology, The Strip
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New player in Japan; Culinary slams Trump
Even as the number of front-running Japanese cities for casino developers shrinks, Yokohama and Tokyo having evidently opted out, there’s a dark-horse developer entering the sweepstakes. Macao junket operator Suncity is pledging $10 billion against the prospect of a Japanese … Continue reading
Posted in Culinary Union, Donald Trump, Genting, International, Internet gambling, Japan, Macau, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Problem gambling, Regulation, The Strip, Vietnam
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Fontainebleau plans take shape; Newton blitzes sports books
Fontainebleau continues to make news. First off, lead investor Steven Witkoff and his partners plan to re-name the unfinished resort. Good idea, as “Fontainebleau” brings nothing but bad karma and negative associations to anyone who frequents the Las Vegas Strip. … Continue reading
Galaxy dominates Macao; Costner’s casino flops
For a company that entered Macao with zero casino experience, Galaxy Entertainment is taking the veterans to school. In 2Q17, its cash flow grew 45%, to $420 million, a figure not seen since 2012. Galaxy is also leading the pack in terms … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Galaxy Entertainment, Iowa, Macau, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Movies, Paragon Gaming, Sahara, Sam Nazarian, Sheldon Adelson, SLS Las Vegas, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, South Dakota, Steve Wynn, Wall Street
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Strip disappoints, locals casinos dominate; Indiana ignores tribal casino
Poor table play punished the Las Vegas Strip last month, driving revenues down 8%. Locals casinos, by contrast, were up 13%, possibly helped by some end-of-June coin lingering in the slot hoppers. But, if so, what’s the Strip’s excuse for … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder Strip, Boyd Gaming, Charity, Downtown, Economy, Environment, Harrah's, Indiana, International, Japan, Lake Tahoe, Laughlin, Lawrence Ho, Louisiana, Macau, Majestic Star, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Missouri, Nevada, North Las Vegas, Pansy Ho, Pennsylvania, Regulation, Reno, Sheldon Adelson, Taxes, The Strip, Tribal, West Virginia
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Quote of the Day
“It’s a calamity, the losses are high and a lot of buildings need repair. People were just swimming, they cried for help. There were no boats. The water came so suddenly.” — maverick Macao lawmaker Jose Pereira Coutinho, who criticized the … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Macau
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Odds move toward Mayweather; MGM coy about Cotai plans
As Las Vegas gears up for the Floyd Mayweather/Conor McGregor clash of the tomato cans, rationality is starting to manifest itself in the betting lines. Several large wagers — two as big as $1 million — presumably from ‘sharps,’ began hitting … Continue reading
Posted in Macau, Marijuana, MGM Mirage, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Regulation, Sports, Taxes, The Strip, Tribal, Westgate LV
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Atlantic City wins big; Typhoon Hato clocks Macao
Having trounced its opposition in last year’s election, Atlantic City continues on its roll, with its casinos posting a 20% increase in operating profit through June. “For three consecutive quarters now, the current operators reported double-digit growth in gross operating profits. … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, California, Glenn Straub, Harrah's, Macau, MGM Mirage, Mohegan Sun, Revel, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, Tilman Fertitta, Tribal
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Adelson goes to London — sorta; Comanches zing Zinke
Having taken forever to build Sands Cotai Central, owner Sheldon Adelson is wasting no time re-doing it. According to Macau Business Daily, the metaresort’s four hotels — St. Regis, Sheraton Grand, Conrad and Holiday Inn — will be redecorated in a … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Dennis Gomes, Environment, Internet gambling, Macau, Oklahoma, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Sports, Taxes, Texas, Tribal
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Fertitta scourges Pelican State rules; Macao biz booms for Wynn
“Let’s not kid ourselves: that barge is concrete. It’s not going anywhere.” With those words, Tilman Fertitta launched one of several broadsides at absurd Louisiana regulations on casinos. Not only do Pelican State casinos still have to sit in water, … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Churchill Downs, Eldorado Resorts, Entertainment, Environment, Foxwoods, GLPI, Greenwood Racing, Harrah's, Internet gambling, Iowa, Isle of Capri, Japan, Louisiana, Macau, MGM Mirage, Pennsylvania, Pinnacle Entertainment, Politics, Problem gambling, Racinos, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, Tilman Fertitta, Tropicana Entertainment, Warner Gaming
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MGM changes Macao strategy; Protest at the Hard Rock
MGM Resorts International isn’t counting on the whales to make ends meet at its Cotai Strip™ casino. “Our business model is not predicated on the VIP business. Our strategic plan is built on catering to this tremendously emerging more-affluent Chinese customer, a … Continue reading
This just in: Cotai hot, Macao not; Seminoles thrash Gilbert
In today’s dog-bites-man story, a Wall Street analyst has belatedly concluded the obvious: that the casinos on Cotai will sap business from Macao proper. Global Market Advisors analyst Andrew Klebanow wrote, “What the industry can expect to see is a pattern … Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, Atlantic City, Australia, Dan Gilbert, Georgia, Internet gambling, Macau, MGM Mirage, Ohio, Politics, Racinos, Seminole Tribe, Sheldon Adelson, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, Stanley Ho, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Tourism, Wall Street
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Culinary boycotts beer; Wynn stock upgraded on Macao strength
Along with Organizing Beyond Barriers, the Culinary Union is calling upon Trader Joe’s to stop carrying Gordon Biersch beer labels Josephsbrau, Black Toad Ale, and Stockyard Oatmeal Stout. Why? Because the “principals are Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, controlling owners of the Las … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Culinary Union, Donald Trump, Harrah's, Internet gambling, Lucky Dragon, Macau, MGM Mirage, Mohegan Sun, Politics, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Tropicana Entertainment, Trump Entertainment Resorts, Wall Street
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Smoke in their eyes; Trump in Macao a “long shot”
Casinos in Baton Rouge are going to have to stub out those cigarettes and get ready for a smoke-free existence. The Metropolitan Council of the City of Baton Rouge & Parish of East Baton Rouge voted to approve an ordinance banning smoking … Continue reading
Posted in Ameristar, Donald Trump, Eldorado Resorts, Environment, GLPI, Harrah's, Isle of Capri, Macau, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Pinnacle Entertainment, Tropicana Entertainment, Wall Street
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House of Bamboo; Adelson beats The Street
It seems frivolous to be discussing casinos when the Korean peninsula could go up in radioactive flames at any moment, but we do what we must. While legalizing casinos in Japan was a slow and agonizing process, they could fade … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, GameCO, Genting, Georgia, Harrah's, Horseracing, International, Internet gambling, Japan, Macau, MGM Mirage, Pennsylvania, Politics, Problem gambling, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Singapore, Technology, The Strip, Wall Street
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Trump’s Macao gambit; WPT goes to Japan
Donald Trump‘s policy toward China may be fairly unevolved at this stage, unless you count the agglomeration of additional trademarks in Macao. Technically speaking, the trademarks are registered to DTTM Operations (itself co-registered to The Donald), which operates from within … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Harrah's, Japan, Macau, Mohegan Sun, Pennsylvania, Sheldon Adelson, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, Stanley Ho, Steve Wynn, World Series of Poker
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Case bets
After loudly proclaiming that it wasn’t going down the Internet– gambling path, MGM Resorts International has quietly reversed field and is opening a New Jersey Web site called playMGM. (To be fair, the company also inherited a flourishing ‘Net-bet operation … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Columbia Sussex, Florida, Genting, Internet gambling, Lawrence Ho, Macau, Melco Crown Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Mississippi, New York, Racinos, Regulation
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Revel sold? Sez who?; Wynn loses his shirt
Atlantic City may have seen the last of Glenn Straub. Last week, Global Gaming Business Editor Roger Gros took to Twitter to announce that Revel (aka Ten) had been sold, former exec Mark Juliano — late of Sands Bethlehem — … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Glenn Straub, Hard Rock International, Harrah's, Lawrence Ho, Macau, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Neil Bluhm, New York, Pennsylvania, Racinos, Regulation, Revel, Sheldon Adelson, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, Steve Wynn, Wall Street
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Adelson: I did it my way
Despite Las Vegas numbers that were deemed disappointing by Las Vegas Sands execs, the company still managed to haul in $3 billion-plus in 2Q17, driven in part by the opening of Parisian in Macao. “I think you know this quarter was … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Illinois, Macau, Penn National, Sheldon Adelson, Technology, The Strip, Wall Street
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The allure of Brazil; DraftKings blows a gasket
Jan Jones Blackhurst has really been racking up the frequent-flier miles on behalf of Caesars Entertainment, having made multiple trips to Brazil to assess the potential for casinos down there. She’s narrowed down the possible sites to Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Salvador … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Brazil, Economy, GameCO, Harrah's, Internet gambling, Macau, Massachusetts, MGM Mirage, Oklahoma, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, Technology, The Strip, Tribal
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