Category Archives: Palms

Skye Station?; Resort fee reprieve

Posted on November 26, 2018 by David McKee

According to The Associated Press, locals giant Station Casinos has snapped up 40 acres in the fast-growing Skye Canyon suburb, in the northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley. Station got the dirt dirt-cheap: 40 gaming-zoned acres for $36 million. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Meruelo, Boyd Gaming, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Palms, Resort fees, Sports, Station Casinos, The Strip | 4 Comments

CG Technology in peril; Big first for New Mexico

Posted on November 14, 2018 by David McKee

GC Technology (formerly Cantor Gaming) hopes it can mollify the wrath of the Nevada Gaming Control Board with a $1.75 million settlement offer. CG is a repeat offender in the Silver State, which means that all options are on the table, … Continue reading →

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Wynn lagoon scrapped, company struggles with life after Steve

Posted on November 8, 2018 by David McKee

King Kong is out, Tom Fazio is in. To no one’s great surprise, Wynn Resorts has drained the swamp, er, canceled the Paradise Park lagoon, a colossal (38 acre) waste of water and act of insensitivity to Nevada‘s drought that … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Economy, Entertainment, Genting, Macau, Marketing, Palms, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts | 1 Comment

Wisdom from G2E; Sisolak lights up

Posted on October 10, 2018 by David McKee

This week’s Global Gaming Expo gives Wall Street analysts plenty of time to sniff around the big gaming operators and manufacturers, trying to suss out trends. Credit Suisse analyst Cameron McKnight, the new kid on the block, says that 3Q18 … Continue reading →

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Intransigence at Station; Money madness in Illinois

Posted on August 24, 2018 by David McKee

Station Casinos‘ response to overwhelming pro-union votes at the Palms and Green Valley Ranch has apparently been not to negotiate but to go into a corner and sulk. Last week, the National Labor Relations Board wrote, “Respondent has been failing and … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, California, Culinary Union, DFS, Donald Trump, Illinois, Internet gambling, Palms, Politics, Racinos, Security, Slot routes, Sports, Station Casinos, Taxes, Tribal | 1 Comment

NBA picks MGM; Station impresses Wall Street

Posted on August 1, 2018 by David McKee

In what is a first of its kind, an American sporting league has an “official gaming partner.” The NBA has tapped MGM Resorts International to be the casino face of the league. This would mean, according to Bloomberg, “MGM will … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy at Station; Gamblers flee smoke-free casinos

Posted on July 20, 2018 by David McKee

Station Casinos has claimed on at least seven occasions that, if its workers want to unionize, it will honor their wishes. The Culinary Union called Station’s bluff and the company has been talking out of the other side of its mouth … Continue reading →

Posted in Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Churchill Downs, Culinary Union, Derek Stevens, Downtown, Louisiana, Palms, Pinnacle Entertainment, Station Casinos, Tilman Fertitta, Tropicana Entertainment | 1 Comment

The name of the game; New look at Palms

Posted on July 5, 2018 by David McKee

We don’t cover lotteries much but Pennsylvania‘s has fought the state’s casino industry to a draw. The latter would like to see iLottery (powered by Scientific Games) immobilized, viewing it as a threat to online casino gambling. The Department of … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas thrives; Palms ad backfires

Posted on May 30, 2018 by David McKee

Yesterday, we spotlit the Debbie Downer view of Las Vegas of one online columnist. And while a lengthy slide in visitation numbers remains a concern, dark and anecdotal snapshots of Sin City are contradicted by the numbers. The latter are … Continue reading →

Posted in Boyd Gaming, Cosmopolitan, Eldorado Resorts, George Maloof, Harrah's, Horseracing, Illinois, Indiana, Laughlin, Macau, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Mississippi, Palms, Pennsylvania, Politics, Racinos, Reno, Sheldon Adelson, Slot routes, Station Casinos, Tribal, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts | 2 Comments

Culinary, Caesars clash; Resort fees repel visitors

Posted on May 3, 2018 by David McKee

It’s collective-bargaining time in Las Vegas and the Culinary Union is dickering with Caesars Entertainment through the media. “Having rooms with a ‘Do Not Disturb’ on for days makes me shaky. I am constantly going into a room that staff hasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Boyd Gaming, California, CityCenter, Culinary Union, Election, Harrah's, Horseracing, LVCVA, Mandalay Bay Massacre, MGM Mirage, Neil Bluhm, New York, Palms, Resort fees, Security, Sheldon Adelson, Station Casinos, Tribal, Wynn Resorts | 3 Comments

Boyd weathers challenges; MGM swoons

Posted on April 27, 2018 by David McKee

An alternate headline for Boyd Gaming‘s 1Q18 results might be “better than expected.” Although the company had modeled a $12 million-$15 million cash flow hit at Blue Chip from new, nearby Four Winds Casino, the company’s Midwest revenues came in … Continue reading →

Posted in Ameristar, Boyd Gaming, CityCenter, Downtown, Greenwood Racing, Hawaii, Indiana, Japan, Louisiana, Macau, Mandalay Bay Massacre, Massachusetts, MGM Mirage, Missouri, Ohio, Palms, Pennsylvania, Pinnacle Entertainment, Politics, Resort fees, Sports, Station Casinos, Tribal, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts | 1 Comment

Indiana suffers, Ohio not so much; Station’s surprise

Posted on March 8, 2018 by David McKee

While its $170 million gross looked a lot better than Illinois‘ $104 million, Indiana saw its gamblers stay home in droves — 24% less foot traffic, although those who showed up seemed to have spent 21%. In any event, gambling … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on March 7, 2018 by David McKee

“We believe the most significant changes taking place during the Palms renovations will involve returning the property to its roots. In its heyday, the Palms was one of, if not the, place to be for dining and nightlife in Las … Continue reading →

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Wynn: It gets worse; More changes for Palms

Posted on February 28, 2018 by David McKee

Steve Wynn may have left Wynn Resorts but the collateral damage keeps careening about like a ricocheting bullet. Yesterday The Associated Press got a hold of two police reports filed against the mogul. The more explosive of the two alleges that … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Dining, Downtown, Eldorado Resorts, Illinois, Marketing, Massachusetts, MGM Mirage, Palms, Regulation, Reno, Sexual misconduct, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, Steven Witkoff, The Strip, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts | Comments Off

Breaking bad at the Trop; More trouble for Wynn Resorts

Posted on February 16, 2018 by David McKee

Business was afire — literally — at the Tropicana Atlantic City after a meth lab in one of the hotel rooms caused a blaze and led to the evacuation of four floors. This wasn’t how owner Carl Icahn wanted to make … Continue reading →

Posted in Aristocrat, Atlantic City, Carl Icahn, Cirque du Soleil, CityCenter, Law enforcement, MGM Mirage, Palms, Sexual misconduct, Silverton, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tropicana Entertainment, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts | 3 Comments

There’s new life at F-blew; Casinos neglect safety plans

Posted on December 29, 2017 by David McKee

Contrary to some of his early pronouncements about Fontainebleau, new owner Steven Witkoff isn’t sitting on his asset but is pursuing roughly $2 billion of the $3 billion that will be required to finish the eye, er, glittering megaresort. He’s … Continue reading →

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Rethinking riverboats in Louisiana; Santa hearts Boyd; High and dry

Posted on December 21, 2017 by David McKee

Baton Rouge is one of the markets that hews to the archaic practice of mandating that godless gambling be conducted over water. H2O has remarkable cleansing properties on filthy casino lucre, it seems. At any rate, even though L’Auberge Baton … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Boyd Gaming, Churchill Downs, Current, Economy, Eldorado Resorts, GLPI, Greenwood Racing, Internet gambling, Isle of Capri, Louisiana, Macau, Palms, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Pinnacle Entertainment, Politics, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Sports, Station Casinos, Taxes, Tilman Fertitta, Tropicana Entertainment, Wall Street | 1 Comment

Alon: Packer out, Wynn in; Expert: Millennials suck

Posted on December 7, 2017 by David McKee

We guess Steve Wynn couldn’t stand looking at a vacant lot across from Wynncore any longer. The former Alon site will now be Wynn’s Next-But-One Great Thing. Back when it was still the Plaza site, Wynn publicly mulled building a … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, James Packer, Marketing, Palms, Plaza, Sports, Steve Wynn, The Strip | 1 Comment

A taxing topic … but mostly good for gaming

Posted on December 5, 2017 by David McKee

As the Trump administration’s tax bill heads into the reconciliation process, it could spark a new era of fiscal responsibility. That’s if corporations behave as they are predicted to do in this analysis. It forecasts that, with the slashing of … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic City, California, Current, Economy, Harrah's, Illinois, Macau, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Nevada, Palms, Pennsylvania, Station Casinos, Taxes, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street | Comments Off

Wall Street loves Station; New wine in old bottles

Posted on November 28, 2017 by David McKee

Wall Street has identified one beneficiary of the tax bill currently before Congress: Station Casinos. As how it will affect those sought-after Millennials, well, companies like Station may have to re-do their math. (Pillaging discretionary income for people making less … Continue reading →

Posted in Downtown, e-sports, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, IGT, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Palms, Station Casinos, Taxes, Technology, The Strip, Wall Street | Comments Off