Category Archives: Mohegan Sun

Wynn Boston: Solution or overreach?

Posted on April 16, 2014 by David McKee

Steve Wynn‘s attempts to buy a former Monsanto chemical plant in Everett have been stymied by the antics of the sleazy characters who own the land. First, there was convicted felon Charles Lightbody, whose hidden ownership had to vacated (saving … Continue reading →

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Soft landing in Atlantic City; Sweating the slots

Posted on April 14, 2014 by David McKee

A 4% increase in online play helped soften the landing for Atlantic City this month. With cyber-revenue factored into the equation, casinos were down only 2% on a same-store basis. Slot revenue fell 10% but the odds were in the … Continue reading →

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East Coast Case Bets

Posted on April 8, 2014 by David McKee

Although talks have been conducted in deep secrecy, a few details of Seminole Tribe compact negotiations have been vouchsafed the public. The tribe is telling the state “don’t push us on this,” reminding it that the Bureau of Indian Affairs … Continue reading →

Posted in Cordish Co., Harrah's, Maryland, Massachusetts, MGM Mirage, Mohegan Sun, Penn National, Politics, Racinos, Taxes, Tropicana Entertainment | 1 Comment

Massachusetts: Hurry up and wait

Posted on April 4, 2014 by David McKee

That’s the message from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which has pushed its decision on the Everett and Revere casino proposals into August, to humor Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh. The MGC will hold a May 1 meeting on Walsh’s attempt … Continue reading →

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What’s “incidental” & other Case Bets

Posted on April 2, 2014 by David McKee

When the Clark County Commission went out of its way to define “tavern gaming” in 2011, it went into all sorts of minutiae about kitchens and such. But it neglected to address the elephant in the room: How much gambling … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Foxwoods, Golden Gaming, Goldman Sachs, Massachusetts, Mohegan Sun, Regulation, Slot routes, South Carolina, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tribal | 1 Comment

O little metropolis of Bethlehem; MGM on the move

Posted on March 31, 2014 by David McKee

Indiscriminate dissemination by Sands Bethlehem of $45 free-play slot cards is having some interesting effects on Bethlehem itself. It’s brought about an influx of largely Chinese-American players but not all are there to play. Some pay $15 for a round-trip … Continue reading →

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Walsh: My way or else; Sands Crimea?

Posted on March 27, 2014 by David McKee

Making yet another overreach, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh asserts that the only party which can decide whether Beantown is host community to Wynn Resorts‘ and Mohegan Sun‘s projects is … Boston. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, he says, has no … Continue reading →

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The long arm of the law

Posted on March 26, 2014 by David McKee

According to a story broken by Reuters, U.S. officials are going to put the onus on casinos to verify where high rollers’ funds are coming from. It could take at least for FinCEN to develop this new law, “likely to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, Florida, Harrah's, Massachusetts, Mohegan Sun, Penn National, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, South Carolina | 2 Comments

Casino proposed for Albany; The smell of gambling

Posted on March 24, 2014 by David McKee

E23. That’s the provisional name for a casino complex that developer David Flaum has proposed for the Albany area, right on the New York State Thruway. The budget ($300 million-$400 million) is modest. Flaum is not. “This thing, frankly, is going … Continue reading →

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More hitches in Massachusetts

Posted on March 21, 2014 by David McKee

Efforts by Wynn Resorts and Mohegan Sun to bring casinos to eastern Massachusetts could be in trouble. In another hitch to its elongated selection process, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has agreed to consider whether to consider Boston a host community. … Continue reading →

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Twin setbacks in Massachusetts

Posted on March 20, 2014 by David McKee

After all the tsuris that’s gone into bringing casinos to Massachusetts, it may be for naught. In two months, public support has gone from 53% to 46% (against 43% opposed), according to MassINC Polling Group. That means that, if casino … Continue reading →

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Dramatic turnarounds in Massachusetts; Tribe-on-tribe conflict in California

Posted on March 19, 2014 by David McKee

Hopes that the Mashpee Wampanoags have for a casino got a big lift on March 12. That’s when Interior Department Solicitor Hilary Tompkins ruled that tribes not recognized before 1934 weren’t excluded from casino eligibility. In her interpretation of the … Continue reading →

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Incest in Philadelphia and New Jersey

Posted on March 17, 2014 by David McKee

Pennsylvania‘s one-and-one-third rule for casino ownership is playing hob with applications for the state’s final casino license, in Philadelphia. For instance, frontrunner Market 8 would be one-quarter owned by the ubiquitous Ira Lubert, who already owns half of Valley Forge … Continue reading →

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Case Bets: ‘Net-bet wrangle; Showdown on Fremont Street; New England update

Posted on March 17, 2014 by David McKee

Get your tickets now for next week’s iGaming North America 2014 conference, to be held at Planet Hollywood. The thought of a keynote speech by Ultimate Poker‘s Tom Breitling doesn’t get our pulses racing — but one of the marquee events … Continue reading →

Posted in Downtown, Foxwoods, Internet gambling, Maine, Mohegan Sun, Racinos, Sheldon Adelson, Station Casinos, Transportation | 1 Comment

Adelson: Sore winner; Good news from Atlantic City

Posted on March 12, 2014 by David McKee

Macao’s 2013 casino haul of $45 billion seems pretty mind-boggling on its own merits. That number could be $115 billion by 2018. Much of that growth will be driven by post-2015 projects of Melco Crown Entertainment and Galaxy Entertainment Group. … Continue reading →

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Culinary: Two down, 14 to go; Quiet crisis at Sands

Posted on March 11, 2014 by David McKee

Culinary Union-represented workers at the Riviera and at Treasure Island have cause for celebration, being the beneficiaries of new, five-year collective bargaining agreements. Culinary Secretary-Treasurer Geoconda Arguello-Kline took the extra step of hailing the Riviera deal as “mutually beneficial” to … Continue reading →

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Building better mousetraps

Posted on March 6, 2014 by David McKee

Were I Steve Wynn, I would be feeling somewhat discouraged by my prospects in Massachusetts. Just look at what happened to Cordish Gaming. Its Leominster slot-parlor proposal got high marks, but was ultimately passed over because Penn National Gaming‘s rival … Continue reading →

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Revere: Mohegan Sun rising in the east; Dose of reality in New Jersey

Posted on February 26, 2014 by David McKee

Election results are in from Revere, where Suffolk Downs and Mohegan Sun are partnering to build a racino. It wasn’t even close. Casino opponents were heavily outspent and, in the end, heavily outvoted, being crushed in a landslide, 63% to … Continue reading →

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Penn, Cordish ready to rumble in Massachusetts, New York

Posted on February 25, 2014 by David McKee

It seems just yesterday that applicants for slot parlor licensees were kicking the tires in Massachusetts and that Suffolk Downs threw its hat into the racino ring. And here we are today, with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission beginning deliberations on … Continue reading →

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A vote for Leominster; Lopsided race at Suffolk Downs

Posted on February 20, 2014 by David McKee

Describing Leominster as “highly self-contained,” Innovation Group has recommended it for Massachusetts‘ lone slot license. While it may have been independently commissioned by the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, the contents of the study will be music to the ears … Continue reading →

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