Category Archives: Movies

Wisdom from Wall Street

Posted on October 30, 2008 by David McKee

"Any gaming operator that postpones spending and preserves capital in this environment should be rewarded, in our view." — Stifel Nicolaus & Co. analyst Steven Wieczynski, reacting to news that MGM Mirage had put its Atlantic City and north-Strip projects … Continue reading →

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Kansas, Round 1: It's Harrah's, Penn

Posted on August 22, 2008 by David McKee

Score one victory each for Harrah’s Entertainment and Penn National Gaming in the first round of casino concessions awarded in Kansas today (with Round 2 to follow in a month). But there’s really only one winner … …. and it’s … Continue reading →

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Gold Coast buffet update, etc.

Posted on July 21, 2008 by David McKee

I just heard from Boyd Gaming and they say that the corned beef/chicken choice at the Gold Coast buffet's carving station was the luck of the draw and not indicative of a cutback. Roast beef, turkey and brisket are still … Continue reading →

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Ameristar spurned, Wynn rewarded

Posted on July 11, 2008 by David McKee

What’s worse than being jilted? Being told you’re too ugly to to even date. That’s about what happened to Ameristar Casinos, which just got blown off by Crown Ltd. Then again, look at James Packer’s American holdings and pending acquisitions … Continue reading →

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"Mamma Mia!": the confusion thickens

Posted on July 7, 2008 by David McKee

For those keeping score at home, the marketers of the new Mamma Mia! movie are doing their damnest to blot our copy books. Songs cut from the film turn up on the soundtrack CD but ones that are in the … Continue reading →

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Hole-in-the-wall casinos reviewed

Posted on July 3, 2008 by David McKee

In the current City Life, Lissa Townsend Rodgers visits a few of Las Vegas’ less publicized casinos, in search of $1 booze. The Gold Spike is lauded, provided your “goal is simply to get as drunk as possible as quickly … Continue reading →

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Something's brewing on Koval; Echelon goes underground

Posted on June 26, 2008 by David McKee

Harrah’s Entertainment continues to demolish the low-rise apartment dwellings it accumulated behind its Barbary Coast/Flamingo/Imperial Palace/Harrah’s Las Vegas cluster of properties. Also, a shiny new fleet of construction trailers now sits where Bourbon Street‘s hotel tower once did. Could we … Continue reading →

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From A(BBA) to Z

Posted on May 7, 2008 by David McKee

Too much blogohrrea and too little hydration have left me spent, drained, kaput-ski. (Mind you, some would say I’ve been running on empty for a long time.) And when our cranky blogging software devoured another hour’s worth of work — … Continue reading →

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Plaza still a "go", Tropicana gets new boss, Gibbons still irrelevant

Posted on March 20, 2008 by David McKee

It's Day Five of the "Hell No, We Won't Go" crisis and Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners members Drs. Daniel McBride and Javaid Anwar continue to thumb their noses at Gov. Jim Gibbons. As does board Executive Director Tony … Continue reading →

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Scant interest in A.C. Trop

Posted on March 18, 2008 by David McKee

So the deadline for bids on the Atlantic City Tropicana has come and gone, and there are only three bids on the table. Or maybe two. Though I may have a dollar figure on the Cordish Cos. offer later today, … Continue reading →

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Columbia Sussex roundup

Posted on February 18, 2008 by David McKee

It’s difficult to figure out CEO William Yung III‘s endgame in his high-profile pursuit of a casino in Kentucky, as it could potentially further complicate the attempted sale of Casino Aztar in Evansville, Ind. So far, suitors have proven to … Continue reading →

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MEGACENTER attacks; Viral marketing

Posted on January 21, 2008 by David McKee

“I am MEGACENTER; prepare to be destroyed!”: If you scroll down to “Best Name Ever?” on David Schwartz’s blog, you’ll find a very funny and thoughtful item about the thunderously unimaginative name Las Vegas Sands dreamed up for its agglomerated … Continue reading →

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