Category Archives: Sports

Privé: behind the juice; Chucky vs. Jaws; Wynn pages Scalia

Posted on August 19, 2009 by David McKee

Had the Nevada Gaming Control Board not come down upon Planet Hollywood like a hod of bricks, it's entirely probable that Privé would still be up to its scofflaw antics. That's because Clark County has a long history of looking … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on July 30, 2009 by David McKee

"Privé. Gibbons. Ensign. Rampant foreclosure. Half-built, hubristic casinos. Record unemployment. UFC. Mob Museum. Maybe Las Vegas 2009 is just Tom Wolfe's next novel." — Las Vegas Weekly Editor Scott Dickensheets, from Facebook.

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House of wax

Posted on July 3, 2009 by David McKee

I call your bluff, comrade. As you may have heard, casinos in Russia can stay open by converting to poker rooms. A tip of the fedora goes to reader mike_ch for pointing out this story, which delineates some of the … Continue reading →

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Case Bets: Seminoles, Iverson, Harrah's, PartyGaming, Station's luck, etc.

Posted on April 15, 2009 by David McKee

Down in Florida, the tide may be turning in favor of the Seminole Tribe. Both the Florida Retail Federation and Restaurant Lodging Association have thrown their support behind the status quo, as represented by Gov. Charlie Crist‘s Class III casino … Continue reading →

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The end of Viva

Posted on April 2, 2009 by David McKee

That’s one of the implications of Colony Capital‘s potential cash infusion into CityCenter. Since Colony owns 3/4 of Station Casinos and might find itself with a big piece of CityCenter, it’s an utter certainty that it wouldn’t go along with … Continue reading →

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Pinnacle: "We're the boss here!"

Posted on September 26, 2008 by David McKee

“Pinnacle tells store owner to lower his price” reads the headline in the Press of Atlantic City, and it’s no exaggeration. Although the owner of the Atlantic City News Agency (a bookstore) has dropped the asking price for his property … Continue reading →

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Meet Bill Yung

Posted on March 19, 2008 by David McKee

That preening Master of the Universe wannabe you see above is Columbia Sussex CEO William Yung III, subject of a lengthy (and deeply unflattering) exposé in the Louisville Courier-Journal. The article basically explains what Missouri Gaming Commission Director Gene McNary … Continue reading →

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Racinos a bum deal?

Posted on February 25, 2008 by David McKee

They are if you’re a horse owner at The Isle Casino & Racing @ Pompano Park, which not only left trainers and owners out in the cold, as far as slot revenues are concerned, it just slashed purse amounts by … Continue reading →

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Neon Museum on hold

Posted on February 19, 2008 by David McKee

From the pages of the Las Vegas Sun … For want of $1.5 million, work on the long-awaited Neon Museum has ground to a halt. Mind you, this is a museum that would preserve many of the most evocative relics … Continue reading →

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