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Category Archives: Station Casinos
Station’s big quarter; Smoke gets in your slots
Although customers are holding their purse strings tighter, Station Casinos registered noteworthy growth in earnings last quarter. Powered by Graton Resort & Casino in California, Station reported revenue of $55 million, up from $7 million a year earlier. In the … Continue reading
Posted in California, Dining, Environment, Harrah's, Neil Bluhm, Ohio, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Pinnacle Entertainment, Racinos, Station Casinos, Tribal
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Packer’s second chance
“You can’t be in the gaming industry and not have a special reverence for Las Vegas — that’s where it all began. While we fell short in past attempts to enter that market, we now have the ideal opportunity.” So said … Continue reading
Shakeup at Downtown Grand
I’ll be staying at the Downtown Grand this weekend and it looks like I won’t be the only novitiate. Ownership has installed a new management team, too, casting a wide net. CFO Marie Ramsey comes over from the Tropicana Las … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Cordish Co., Current, Delaware, Downtown, Harrah's, history, MGM Mirage, New York, Racinos, Riviera, Sheldon Adelson, Station Casinos, The Strip
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Terra incognita
Boldly going where no tribe has gone before, the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel is days from launching PrivateTable.com. In the Iipay Nation’s viewpoint, tribal sovereignty overrides California law, permitting it to go it alone as an i-poker provider. The idea … Continue reading
Posted in California, Downtown, Internet gambling, Regulation, Slot routes, Station Casinos, Tribal
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Station’s big hit; Tribal roundup
There’s no doubt that Graton Resort, less than an hour’s driving distance from San Francisco, has been a success for Station Casinos. We just didn’t know how much. In addition to earning a $7.4 million management fee during 1Q14, Station … Continue reading
Posted in California, Florida, Kansas, Regulation, Station Casinos, Technology, Tribal, Wall Street
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Bernhard: Time to get out; Kabuki theater in Japan
After 13 years chairing the Nevada Gaming Commission, it’s quitting time for Pete Bernhard, who’s leaving 10 months before his term expires. Wasting no time, Gov. Brian Sandoval named Dr. Tony Alamo Jr. to fill Bernhard’s chair and Pat Mulroy … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Harrah's, Internet gambling, Japan, Politics, Regulation, Station Casinos
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May in Macao; Brave new slots
Given “softer than expected” numbers out of Macao, expect Wall Street analysts to dial down their expectations for the balance of the year. Gaming revenues rose ‘only’ 9% instead of the expected double digits and there was a surprise leader … Continue reading
Posted in Bally Technologies, Boulder Strip, Macau, Melco Crown Entertainment, MGM Mirage, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Stanley Ho, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, Technology, Wall Street
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Hot air in Iowa, strong talk in Singapore
Despite the decisive, if not vehement rejection of his casino bid, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett wants another bite of the apple. Why? Because it would a smoke-free casino, which Gov. Terry Branstad (R) supports. It’s Corbett who’s blowing smoke … Continue reading
Posted in California, Environment, Genting, Iowa, Japan, Sheldon Adelson, Singapore, Station Casinos, Tribal
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Station’s waning clout; Off the rez with SCOTUS
Station Casinos‘ insistence on re-litigating the issue of slot parlors in Nevada seems to have finally driven some officials to the end of their patience. Assembly Majority Leader William Horne (D, right), the industry’s primary water carrier, tried to plump for a … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Election, history, Missouri, Politics, Regulation, Slot routes, Station Casinos, Tribal
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Boston gets bounced; Packer K.O.’s Sri Lanka; Cohen’s good deed
It could all wind up in court, further prolonging Wynn Resorts‘ and Mohegan Sun‘s agony, but for now Boston is a surrounding community. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission unanimously struck down Mayor Martin J. Walsh‘s demand for host-community status. Wynn was … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, California, International, James Packer, Massachusetts, Mohegan Sun, Regulation, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, Tribal
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Station vs. Dotty’s: He said, he said; A perfect confluence in Vegas
So, did Station Casinos bid for its gadfly, the Dotty’s chain of slot parlors or didn’t it? Dotty’s owner Craig Estey is alleging a Feb. 5, 2013 meeting at which Station made a play for the dozens of demi-casinos which … Continue reading
Posted in Affinity Gaming, Economy, Entertainment, Station Casinos, Technology, Tourism
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The right amount of wrong ideas
When it comes to the U.S. gaming market, there’s nothing that can stand between James Packer and a bad investment, it seems, common sense least of all. According to Australian media reports, Deutsche Bank wants $1.5 billion-$2 billion for The … Continue reading
NIMBY in Massachusetts; Hard Rock goes local
Anti-gambling forces in Massachusetts gained an ally yesterday when attorney general candidate Maura Healey (D) came out against casinos and for the repeal of their enabling legislation. This puts her at odds with Attorney General Martha Coakley (D), who holds … Continue reading
Posted in Election, Golden Gaming, Hard Rock Hotel, Iowa, Marketing, Massachusetts, Penn National, Politics, Slot routes, Station Casinos, Technology, Warner Gaming
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Big names flock to New York; Reno rebounds
It’s starting to get seriously competitive in upstate New York, where Neil Bluhm‘s Rush Street Gaming has been seen canoodling with a Schenectady casino project. Others who have been circling the upstate market with interest include newcomers Churchill Downs and … Continue reading
Posted in Churchill Downs, Economy, Hard Rock International, Harrah's, Macau, Neil Bluhm, New York, Ohio, Penn National, Reno, Sheldon Adelson, Station Casinos, Wall Street
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Mr. Leven, your tinfoil hat is ready
Given the chance to make some friends and influence people in Washington, D.C., instead Las Vegas Sands COO Michael Leven chose to spit in their eye. He made the rather wild claim that the present administration wants legalized Internet gambling … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Internet gambling, Sheldon Adelson, Station Casinos, Taxes, The Strip, Tribal, Wisconsin
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Dramatic turnarounds in Massachusetts; Tribe-on-tribe conflict in California
Hopes that the Mashpee Wampanoags have for a casino got a big lift on March 12. That’s when Interior Department Solicitor Hilary Tompkins ruled that tribes not recognized before 1934 weren’t excluded from casino eligibility. In her interpretation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, California, Culinary Union, Derek Stevens, Downtown, Goldman Sachs, Harrah's, Horseracing, Massachusetts, Mohegan Sun, Regulation, Station Casinos, Steve Wynn, Tamares Group, Terry Caudill, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Tribal
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Case Bets: ‘Net-bet wrangle; Showdown on Fremont Street; New England update
Get your tickets now for next week’s iGaming North America 2014 conference, to be held at Planet Hollywood. The thought of a keynote speech by Ultimate Poker‘s Tom Breitling doesn’t get our pulses racing — but one of the marquee events … Continue reading
Nose candy at Mandalay Bay; Remembering Gaughan
It’s a measure of how lucrative nightclubs are that casino companies are willing to run the attendant risks. (Put another way, by contrast to nightclubs, casinos look as staid as banks.) Case in point, MGM Resorts International‘s half-million-dollar settlement with … Continue reading
Posted in Downtown, Economy, Foxwoods, Internet gambling, Massachusetts, MGM Mirage, Problem gambling, Regulation, Station Casinos, The Strip, Trump Entertainment Resorts
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And then there were three; Atlantic City under pressure again
Nevada gaming authorities will have to start reporting the Silver State’s online-gambling revenue now that South Point has entered the lists under its Real Gaming banner. (We won’t get the numbers until late March.) The site ” is offering tournament play … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Election, Entertainment, Florida, Harrah's, Internet gambling, Michael Gaughan, Regulation, Station Casinos, The Strip, Tribal
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The video poker king of Vegas; Adelson: Whodunit?
On the local video poker scene, it’s an arms race between Golden Gaming and the Dotty’s chain. With twice as many establishments at Dotty’s, Golden can legitimately claim victory. It recently snapped up a couple of Mom-and-Pop slot bars and … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, California, Entertainment, Golden Gaming, Harrah's, Sheldon Adelson, Station Casinos, The Strip
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