Category Archives: Rush Street Gaming

Bally’s bombs twice over; Buffets (bad ones) return

Posted on May 8, 2023 by David McKee

What passes for entertainment at Bally’s Atlantic City continues to go over like a lead balloon with our man on the Boardwalk. Underwhelmed by the big second-quarter, tentpole event—a former Billy Joel backup singer—he notes acidly that nothing else is … Continue reading →

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Blame it on baccarat; Crime at Hard Rock; Dixie-dumb

Posted on April 25, 2023 by David McKee

The Great American Gambling Craze isn’t abating, although Las Vegas Strip revenues slipped 3% in March, down to $724.5 million. This was paradoxical, as it came in a month in which airline passenger loads into and out of Las Vegas … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania, Lousiana flagging; All eyes on Macao

Posted on April 19, 2023 by David McKee

Casino winnings in Pennsylvania stuttered last month, hitting $311 million, flat with March 2022. Spreading more gaming wealth among a greater number of properties obviously isn’t helping on a same-store basis. Parx Casino maintained its supremacy with $53 million, despite … Continue reading →

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Atlantic City still up; Full House fuels diners; Japan payday?

Posted on April 17, 2023 by David McKee

Casino revenues were outstripped in New Jersey in March by i-gaming ones, $228.5 million to $253 million. But Atlantic City continued to be healthy, up 5.5%. Slot winnings were 1% higher on flat coin-in but table games did 7% better … Continue reading →

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Case Bets

Posted on April 14, 2023 by David McKee

Ohio‘s gaming industry continues to experience woes. Former lottery director Pat McDonald claims to have resigned for reasons of health. Gov. Mike DeWine (R) cites “HR irregularities.” Either way, McDonald’s out abruptly. Top members of DeWine’s staff personally escorted him … Continue reading →

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Illinois leaps, Indiana falls; Japan awakens; PointsBet blunder

Posted on April 12, 2023 by David McKee

Gambling revenues in Illinois were jolted 10% upward last month, hitting $131 million. This was driven by 15% greater visitation, customer spend being 4.5% lower. Most of the increase was driven by new product. Otherwise, the boost would have been … Continue reading →

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Control Board buffoonery; Super-Mega-Jottings

Posted on April 11, 2023 by David McKee

Well, it didn’t take Nevada Gaming Control Board member George Assad long to stick his foot in it. No sooner had we prophetically called him a regulatory “doofus” than news surfaced of some most-unbecoming conduct during an NGCB hearing. Specifically, … Continue reading →

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Crime and punishment

Posted on March 31, 2023 by David McKee

Former casino overlord Donald Trump is monopolizing the headlines today but let’s not let him have all the fun. There’s plenty of other gaming-related news today. First and foremost, in the same week that Nashville has seen the latest in … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania up; Arizona blunder; Über-Mega-Jottings

Posted on March 20, 2023 by David McKee

At $277 million, Pennsylvania casinos were 2% higher in February than last year, although a 12% declivity from go-go 2019 is further indication of a slowing recovery in gaming. Then again, after having reached record altitudes last year, how much … Continue reading →

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Atlantic City up, Louisiana down; Steve Wynn’s revenge

Posted on March 17, 2023 by David McKee

Gambling revenues inched upward in New Jersey, plus 1% statewide, mainly driven by Internet casinos (+9%). In Atlantic City, slot winnings rose 3.5% to ($159 million) on 4% more coin-in but tables slipped 4.5% to $54 million as wagering dipped … Continue reading →

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Vegas booming; Churchill Downs “messy”; Mega-Jottings

Posted on February 28, 2023 by David McKee

Nevada gambling winning catapulted 18% last month—yes, almost a 20% increase over post-Covid numbers (although January 2022 was dampened by Omicron). The good times just keep on rolling, to the tune of $1.2 billion. The Las Vegas Strip led the … Continue reading →

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Caesars hedges on NYC; Buyer’s remorse in Ohio

Posted on February 22, 2023 by David McKee

Although he currently has the frontrunner for a Manhattan casino, Caesars Entertainment CEO Tom Reeg is waffling a bit. Potentially ceding momentum to deep-pocketed rivals like Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands, Reeg said Caesars wouldn’t get into an “arms … Continue reading →

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How the mighty have fallen; Pennsylvania saturated

Posted on February 20, 2023 by David McKee

Pity poor fellow Kelsey Grammer. The superb actor (Boss) and Shakespearean leading man has been reduced to tending bar at an Atlantic City casino. And not some prestigious Boardwalk gambling hall but last-place Golden Nugget. As our East Coast correspondent, … Continue reading →

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Big Bally’s shakeup; Smoking swatted; Mega-Jottings

Posted on February 13, 2023 by David McKee

Back on Jan. 25, we wrote that Bally’s Corp. CEO Lee Fenton was “possibly laying the groundwork for his own exit,” when he said, The pandemic boosted our business and we continued to hire at full pelt. I now can … Continue reading →

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Sports betting backlash; Indiana, Missouri rebound

Posted on February 10, 2023 by David McKee

When we were penning the editor’s note for the February issue of Casino Life, we predicted that overkill in sports betting marketing was ripe to bring a backlash. But it happened sooner than we ever expected. Now we don’t know … Continue reading →

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Case Bets

Posted on January 30, 2023 by David McKee

What do you do when there’s no really big story of the day? Bust out an order of Case Bets, what else. Let the fun begin … Rivers Portsmouth has already had a come-to-Jesus moment after its pro-smoking stance revolted … Continue reading →

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Bluhm blows smoke; Detroit declines; Bally’s sheds jobs

Posted on January 25, 2023 by David McKee

No, that isn’t a new big-box retail outlet (which its entrance rather resembles) but Rivers Portsmouth, the first permanent casino to open in Virginia. On hand were Allen Iverson, a marching band, a gaggle of local politicians … and the … Continue reading →

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Caesars surprises Wall Street; Rincon defects; Bluhm to NYC?

Posted on January 23, 2023 by David McKee

Since the Roman Empire is not given to pre-announcing earnings (it leaves that to MGM Resorts International), its tribunes must have had some pretty good end-of-year numbers to trot out, which they did this morning. The headline, at least as … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania soft; Gray Lady panics; Smooth criminal

Posted on January 19, 2023 by David McKee

Gambling revenues in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania slipped just a bit last month, as 2022 continued to go out mostly quietly. The $298 million haul was 1% off December 2021’s pace. While there was some softening of the market, we … Continue reading →

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Indiana dims; Sands: Make mine Nassau; Mega-Jottings

Posted on January 13, 2023 by David McKee

Gaming revenues dipped last month in Indiana, achieving $204 million, a 3.5% year/year decline. Hard Rock Northern Indiana ($34 million, +4%) continues to ransack its competitors. Horseshoe Hammond was closest, grossing $26 million but down 13.5%, while Ameristar East Chicago … Continue reading →

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