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Sports betting back on in Florida; Genting tipped for Japan

Posted on January 7, 2020 by David McKee

Although Florida voters thought they were cutting the Lege out of gambling legalization, lawmakers may have found a way to weasel their way back in, at least as concerns sports betting. The Sunshine State’s constitution now forbids the Lege from … Continue reading →

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Stitt escalates Oklahoma conflict; The new N-word

Posted on January 6, 2020 by David McKee

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt‘s jihad against the state’s gaming tribes has claimed its first casualty. Secretary of Native American Affairs Lisa Billy resigned, writing that the governor was “committed to an unnecessary conflict … [You have] remained intent on breaking faith with them,” … Continue reading →

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Trop sold (we think); Angels in the casino

Posted on January 2, 2020 by David McKee

After fielding multiple offers for the Tropicana Las Vegas, one has been accepted by Penn National Gaming and negotiations are underway. All this comes by way of Scott Roeben‘s VitalVegas, which pegs the sale price at $700 million, making a tiny … Continue reading →

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Damp November in Nevada; Dirty dealings in Illinois

Posted on December 27, 2019 by David McKee

Could the good times be coming to an end for Las Vegas? The Strip was down 3% last month but, worse still, locals revenue was off by 4%. The prior-year comparison was difficult (+6.5%) but not impossible, while December looks … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on December 26, 2019 by David McKee

“Quentin Tarantino wants to live in a movie, and he knows we wish we could live in one, too. He even knows everyone in Hollywood felt the same way until the Manson murders broke the town’s soul in 1969. So … Continue reading →

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Louisiana stagnant, Michigan a sports-betting go

Posted on December 20, 2019 by David McKee

An extra weekend day didn’t do bupkis for Louisiana, where November gaming revenues ($205 million) were flat with last year’s. The good news is that Baton Rouge, so troubled a market, was incrementally higher than in 2018. Eldorado Resorts‘ Belle … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on December 19, 2019 by David McKee

“There are moments in CATS I would gladly pay to unsee, including baby mice with the faces of human girls and a chorus line of cockroach Rockettes. Anyone who takes small children to this movie is setting them up for … Continue reading →

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DeSalvio dispatched to Catskills; Stevens thinks big

Posted on December 16, 2019 by David McKee

Former Encore Boston Harbor prexy Robert DeSalvio didn’t have to cool his heels for long. He’s just (the news broke two hours ago) been named president of Genting New York, ousting Ryan Eller. As his title implies, DeSalvio will be … Continue reading →

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Around the gambling world in nine stops

Posted on December 9, 2019 by David McKee

Please welcome new Stiffs & Georges guest contributor Cora Lee, a travel writer whose article on Japan‘s consumer culture was linked to S&G last week. Here is her debut S&G feature. Enjoy! Some places are known for their tropical islands, … Continue reading →

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Dems court Culinary vote; Scandal in Austria

Posted on December 3, 2019 by David McKee

Democratic presidential candidates are hardly taking the Nevada caucuses for granted. Sen. Kamala Harris (D) has already been once to Las Vegas (in vain) as has Joe Biden. The latter probably endeared himself to Culinary Union members by having a contretemps with … Continue reading →

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Scientific fluent in Chinese; William Hill seeks new horizons

Posted on November 25, 2019 by David McKee

It’s not just for China anymore. Scientific Games is reporting success with its Chinese-themed slots, including in North America. Yes, games with titles like Jin Ji Bao Xi, which doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue but is gaining traction with slot players worldwide. “If … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on November 19, 2019 by David McKee

“Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.—Don Licio Lucchesi in The Godfather, Part III.

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Quote of the Day

Posted on November 15, 2019 by David McKee

“We took cognizance of the new synthetic folksiness that saturated certain programs and the excursions into political waters by these ‘I don’t know anything, but I know what I think’ guys. We wondered about the power of television to sell synthetic … Continue reading →

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Smoke gets in Boston’s eyes; Penn receives important award

Posted on November 14, 2019 by David McKee

Shuttles for Encore Boston Harbor are stirring up some local ire, due to the fumes they generate while idling at the Wellington MBTA Station curb. This has generated the threat of a lawsuit from the Conservation Law Foundation. It’s not just … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on November 8, 2019 by David McKee

“You’re in China now, sir, where time and life have no value.”—Henry Chang (Warner Oland) in Shanghai Express, written by Jules Furthman. It’s my favorite Marlene Dietrich picture and my wife’s least favorite.

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Case Bets

Posted on October 30, 2019 by David McKee

Jottings: Bart Blatstein wants to subdivide the Showboat lot into five parcels. The idea appears to be to build a casino where the volleyball court currently sits, making an end run around the gaming restriction placed on the property by … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 29, 2019 by David McKee

“I play the stock market of the spirit—and I sell short.”—Ellsworth M. Toohey (Robert Douglas), Mephistophelean architecture critic in The Fountainhead.

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 17, 2019 by David McKee

“I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.”—W.C. Fields

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Quote of the Day

Posted on September 16, 2019 by David McKee

“You can fool some of the people some of the time—and that’s enough to make a decent living.”—W.C. Fields

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Quote of the Day

Posted on August 28, 2019 by David McKee

“In my opinion, whether documentary or fiction, it’s all one big lie we’re telling the viewer. I think our art consists in lying in such a way that the viewer believes it.”—filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami

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