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Category Archives: Sheldon Adelson
Irene, you jezebel!
“You come, you stay, you go/It really doesn’t matter/You’ve done it all before/By now they’ll know the pattern.” — ABBA OK, so Benny & Bjorn were writing about a gal named Elaine not a hurricane called Irene. Although the storm … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Current, Donald Trump, Economy, Environment, Harrah's, Macau, Neil Bluhm, Pennsylvania, Racinos, Sheldon Adelson, Tourism, Tribal, Tropicana Entertainment, Wall Street
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Plaza & Riviera: Cheap new wine in old bottles
It’s an index of the desperation of local media to have something — anything — new to cover on the casino front that the slightest murmur from the Plaza was guaranteed to generate coverage. Plaza PR peeps did a masterful … Continue reading
Loveman waffles on Philly … again; Sands and Galaxy surge
After getting into, then out of the incompetent Lewis Katz/Ed Snider casino consortium in Philadelphia, “direct discussions” are being held by Caesars Entertainment to reenter the moribund project. Its backers are asking for — guess what? — yet another two-month … Continue reading
Posted in Genting, Harrah's, Macau, Neil Bluhm, New York, Pennsylvania, Racinos, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Wall Street
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What’s there to do in Las Vegas? Plus, Adelson screws the pooch again
Besides gambling? Why, I’m so glad you asked. As I point out in the new issue of Desert Companion (available in Planet Hollywood‘s Desert Passage Miracle Mile shopping mall and other places that host Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf franchises), … Continue reading
Next stop, Wynncore?
I guess a casino hasn’t truly “arrived” until Carmen Electra graces an event on its premises. This time it’s Palazzo‘s turn, as Carmencita hosts something nightclub thing or other. Which reminds me that Electra performed at Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Saloon … Continue reading
Posted in Encore, Entertainment, Harrah's, Planet Hollywood, Sheldon Adelson, The Strip
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Tourists behaving badly
While Navy SEALs are dying heroically in Afghanistan and putting Osama bin Laden on ice, one of their former colleagues has been trying to beat the rap for a rampage of random violence he conducted on the Las Vegas Strip. … Continue reading
Posted in CityCenter, Cretins, Current, Environment, MGM Mirage, Sheldon Adelson, Sports, The Strip
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Spinmeister Santo
Remember how the Union Plaza used to be on track for a “grand soft reopening” (love that phrase!) on August 24? Somewhere along the way, that target date fell by the wayside. Solution? Generate a blizzard of stories like this … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Carl Icahn, Current, Downtown, Entertainment, Fontainebleau, Herbst Gaming, Sheldon Adelson, Singapore, Tamares Group, Technology, Tourism
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Boob job
Bankrupt, 38-year-old Hooters Hotel got a two-month reprieve yesterday, as owners obtained a judge’s permission to keep spending creditors’ monies to keep the place open for an additional two months. That will at least give employees time to update their … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Yemenidjian, Architecture, Columbia Sussex, Current, Dining, Economy, Entertainment, Harrah's, history, Hooters, IGT, Macau, Marketing, MGM Mirage, Regulation, Riviera, Sahara, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, The Mob, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street
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Oscar™
Considering that Sheldon Adelson would try to trademark the rays of the sun, if only he dared, who can blame Oscar Goodman for getting into the franchising game? According to Tamares Group‘s media rep, Amy Maier, the ex-mayor doesn’t own … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Dining, Downtown, Entertainment, Marketing, Oscar Goodman, Sheldon Adelson, Tamares Group
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Somebody sent us these …
It is difficult to say what looks phoniest about that picture: the cryingly obvious studio background of Venelazzo; the frozen grins on the faces of the agonized-looking models; or maybe it’s the fact that you could go into any Vegas … Continue reading
Vegas’ recovery? D.O.A.
In the wake of last weekend’s Grand Capitulation on the banks of Foggy Bottom (I’ll let you decide who capitulated to whom), the incipient Las Vegas recovery that was materializing in late 2011 is probably as good as dead. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Donald Trump, Economy, history, International, Macau, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, Taxes, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street
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Twin births
There’s a new dolphin — as yet unnamed — at The Mirage. It’ll probably be a while before the little pup goes on public display. In the meantime, S&G congratulates The Mirage, and hopes mother and child are resting comfortably. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Current, Downtown, Entertainment, Harrah's, MGM Mirage, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, Tamares Group, The Strip, Tourism
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For sale: One casino, slightly used; Golden showers in LV
Pity MGM Resorts International. It owns half of the top-grossing casino in Atlantic City and can’t give it away. Yup, as many feared, investor Leonard Green has slinked off into the tall grass, leaving MGM with 50% of Borgata it … Continue reading
Lost: Steve Wynn’s marbles
Oh Christ, Steve Wynn, grow up already. Busy Wall Street analysts were held hostage to a 433-word talk-radio tirade while they were probably itching to write up quarterly earnings reports. When other CEOs might have been bragging on an “amazing … Continue reading
Blast from the (recent) past
Lookee here what I found while rummaging through the body count of Carolyn Goodman‘s nascent political career: It’s everybody’s favorite ‘WTF?’ mayoral candidate Victor Chaltiel and family. The Sheldon Adelson protegé’s concern for the city of Las Vegas always seemed … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown, Election, Marketing, Sheldon Adelson
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If you liked CityCenter …
… you’ll lurve the “ghost cities” of China. Actually, they look more like something Sheldon Adelson would design — if Adelson were doing mile-long lines of cocaine, that is. He and others like him who own casinos in Macao better … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Current, Downtown, Dubai, Economy, Environment, Harrah's, International, Jack Binion, Macau, Marketing, Mesquite, MGM Mirage, Michael Gaughan, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tourism, TV
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So it begins
Slow news day: There wasn’t much worth noting yesterday, other than some preliminary numbers out of Pennsylvania (i.e., slot revenues). Table games money could change the picture but, so far, June is looking like a good month for Las Vegas … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Environment, M Resort, Marketing, Neil Bluhm, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Tribal, TV
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ACH-ooo!; The Admiral’s last voyage
For the second time in a week, Hilton Hotels & Resorts has stripped its name from a Colony Capital casino-hotel. First to go was the Las Vegas Hilton, to be known next year as [your logo here]. Today comes news … Continue reading
St. Regis … still stumped; Quid pro Qua
Last autumn, Las Vegas Sands COO Michael Leven floated the idea of capping its St. Regis failsino at its current five-story height, admitting that the skeleton was an “eyesore” along the Strip. The “Stump Regis” was the subject of a … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“I don’t know how I could have been so wrong. How could I think the market would be so small?” — HSBC regional gaming analyst Sean Monaghan, on the 18-22% ROI achieved by Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa. … Continue reading
Posted in Genting, Sheldon Adelson, Singapore, Wall Street
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