Category Archives: Sexual misconduct

New Jersey: Play ball!; Brothels on the defensive in Nevada

Posted on June 12, 2018 by David McKee

Major League Baseball, which has a long and tortured history with gambling, is urging states other than Nevada not to copy the Silver State’s regulatory system when it comes to sports betting, Why? Nevada sports books are not required to … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic City, Australia, Delaware, Nevada, Politics, Regulation, Sexual misconduct, Sports, Tilman Fertitta | 1 Comment

Mohegans sue for Wynn casino

Posted on June 4, 2018 by David McKee

Steve Wynn‘s failure to disclose a $7.5 million paternity settlement may have been the best thing that happened to Mohegan Sun‘s hopes in Massachusetts. The tribal megaresort is suing the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for failing to conduct ‘extreme vetting’ of … Continue reading →

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Caesars, MGM strikes averted

Posted on June 4, 2018 by David McKee

Yesterday the Culinary Union announced that a tentative pact had been reached with Caesars Entertainment, in the wee hours of Friday morning, the first such in the current round of labor talks on the Las Vegas Strip. “The historic new … Continue reading →

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Strike deadline passes; Delaware first to take sports bets

Posted on June 1, 2018 by David McKee

As of last midnight, 34 Las Vegas casinos are operating without a Culinary Union contract. Negotiations are evidently going well enough for the strike deadline to pass without any picketing. However, just to show that it means business, the Culinary … Continue reading →

Posted in Culinary Union, Delaware, Harrah's, Law enforcement, Mandalay Bay Massacre, MGM Mirage, Racinos, Scientific Games, Sexual misconduct, Sports, Technology | 2 Comments

MGM optimistic on Japan; Culinary blasts casino owners

Posted on May 30, 2018 by David McKee

Japan is one big step closer to casino legalization now that its House of Representatives passed a bill putting problem-gambling countermeasures into place. This was a necessary step before the actual casino-implementation law could go before the Diet. “The pace of … Continue reading →

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Wall Street hearts Caesars; AGA does the right thing

Posted on May 24, 2018 by David McKee

One of our favorite investment banks, JP Morgan, has initiated coverage of Caesars Entertainment, providing us with further transparency of the company’s performance. The price target is a lowly $16/share, which presumably reflects the company’s recent, shall we say, financial … Continue reading →

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Vici Properties strikes again; Mohegan Sun pitches Japan

Posted on May 15, 2018 by David McKee

They came, they saw, they bought. Yes, Vici Properties has struck again, inking a bargain-price deal to acquire the Octavius Tower of Caesars Palace and Harrah’s Philadelphia. On paper, Vici is paying $507.5 million and $241.5, respectively, for the two assets. … Continue reading →

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Culinary girds for battle; Let’s get it on

Posted on May 10, 2018 by David McKee

Collective-bargaining-agreement talks between the Culinary Union and 34 casinos must not be going well. The Culinary fired off an e-mail blast yesterday, publicizing the fact that it will hold a strike vote May 22 and, should it pass, will hit … Continue reading →

Posted in Cosmopolitan, Culinary Union, Current, Dining, Downtown, Entertainment, Florida, Harrah's, history, MGM Mirage, Politics, Seminole Tribe, Sexual misconduct, Taxes, The Strip | 1 Comment

MGM Boston?!?; Sports betting proceeds fitfully

Posted on April 16, 2018 by David McKee

According the Wall Street Journal, talks are underway between MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts for the latter to be shot of Wynn Boston Harbor, which has become a regulatory albatross around Wynn’s neck. Although this would mean giving almost … Continue reading →

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New era at Wynn; Resorts turns 40

Posted on April 11, 2018 by David McKee

Kudos to Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox for tacitly acknowledging that women were second-class citizens at the company. He’s created a department to promote diversity — better late than never. Wynn might say it’s not conceding anything but were there … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic City, Entertainment, Harrah's, history, Internet gambling, MGM Mirage, Mohegan Sun, PokerStars, Sexual misconduct, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Wynn Resorts | 1 Comment

Wynn out, MGM in: Is history repeating itself?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by David McKee

Remember when Kirk Kerkorian made Steve Wynn an offer he couldn’t refuse for Mirage Resorts? It looks like history is going to repeat itself with “back-channel approaches” being made by MGM Resorts International to embattled Wynn Resorts. “Wynn Resorts is … Continue reading →

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Wynn fights back; Sheldon’s big payday

Posted on April 6, 2018 by David McKee

How can we miss Steve Wynn if he won’t go away? He’s suing a Las Vegas law firm for saying he was “leering” at female performers. Wynn’s defense is that he is legally blind (true enough), although we have found … Continue reading →

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Florida dithers; MGM catches a wave

Posted on April 4, 2018 by David McKee

Having once more proven itself constitutionally incapable (pun intended) of passing gaming legislation during the normal course of doing business, the Florida Lege is now talking ‘special session,’ which seems like what it would take to get anything done, if … Continue reading →

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Harrah’s wins in Big Easy; Could Wynn Resorts beat Boston rap?

Posted on April 2, 2018 by David McKee

Harrah’s New Orleans is a step away from a major makeover, now that the Louisiana House of Representatives cast a veto-proof vote in favor of a 30-year license extension, a new hotel tower and an expansion of the hotel-casino’s amenities. … Continue reading →

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Wynn: The cancer spreads

Posted on March 30, 2018 by David McKee

Executives at Wynn Resorts must have thought they’d outmaneuvered all the regulatory torpedoes headed their way. Steve Wynn had been banished, his stock sold, two board members were on the way out. Then the Wall Street Journal launched a new … Continue reading →

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Steve Wynn has left the building; Packer out, too

Posted on March 23, 2018 by David McKee

Wynn Resorts now has 100% less Steve Wynn now that the mogul has sold his entire stake in the company. At first blush this looks like a passive-aggressive lashing out at a firm that is now moving forward. However, Wynn … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Boyd Gaming, Crown Resorts, Eldorado Resorts, Entertainment, Galaxy Entertainment, James Packer, Kazuo Okada, Massachusetts, Regulation, Reno, Sexual misconduct, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, Technology, The Strip, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts | 1 Comment

Maddox: Stand by my man

Posted on March 1, 2018 by David McKee

Steve Wynn disgusts me so much that I want to pack it in. His latest stratagem, faced with police reports, is a time-honored [sic] one: Blame the victim. Wynn sent a spokesman out to say the mogul “has never been supplied … 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

Hard Rock makes sweeping pledge; Wynn dodges a bullet

Posted on February 27, 2018 by David McKee

Having expanded the old Trump Taj Mahal concert venue by over 25%, Hard Rock International is promising the Boardwalk “more live music than Atlantic City has ever seen.” We’re talking 200 live events in Year One. “When’s the first time someone has … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic City, Dining, Entertainment, Environment, Geoff Freeman, Hard Rock International, International, Japan, Macau, Massachusetts, MGM Mirage, Politics, Regulation, Revel, Sexual misconduct, The Strip, Transportation, Wynn Resorts | 3 Comments

Negotiation time in Vegas; MGM China trounces expectations

Posted on February 20, 2018 by David McKee

Yes, it’s that exciting moment when the Culinary Union contract comes due and the local flexes its muscle to get results from the casinos. Frankly, we don’t expect much drama this year, given the excellent state of the Las Vegas … Continue reading →

Posted in CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Culinary Union, Donald Trump, Downtown, Harrah's, Macau, Mandalay Bay Massacre, Maryland, MGM Mirage, Mississippi, Reno, Sexual misconduct, The Strip, Wynn Resorts | 1 Comment