Category Archives: Technology

Wynn: Set the date; High-tech potties at Caesars

Posted on October 27, 2017 by David McKee

It’s official: Wynn Resorts will start tearing up its Las Vegas Strip golf course on Jan. 3, 2018. Not much is known about what will replace it, as the budget hasn’t been set, and plans for the Wynn Paradise Park … Continue reading →

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Penn shows Trop little love; Big plans at Caesars

Posted on October 26, 2017 by David McKee

Penn National Gaming‘s quarterly report was about what you’d expect: strength in Ohio, weakness in West Virginia, and negative impacts from Hurricane Nate and the Mandalay Bay massacre. Also, Penn is looking toward the Canada market for expansion. As Deutsche … Continue reading →

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The future of Caesars; Larry Ellison buys Cal-Neva

Posted on October 25, 2017 by David McKee

Executives from Caesars Entertainment flew to New York to meet with Wall Street analysts and lay out their vision of the company’s post-bankruptcy future. According to Deutsche Bank‘s Carlo Santarelli, internal research “displays a healthy Millenial participation rate, a long … Continue reading →

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New MGM ad stirs controversy; Macao heightens security

Posted on October 19, 2017 by David McKee

Among the victims of Stephen Paddock‘s domestic terrorism was MGM Resorts International‘s “Welcome to the Show” ad campaign. The aftermath of a mass murder was hardly the time to be proclaiming that you’re “in the ‘Holy Sh*t!’ business” or to promise … Continue reading →

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Resorts World a ‘go’; House of Blues a ‘drag’

Posted on October 19, 2017 by David McKee

With a great sigh of relief, we note that Resorts World Las Vegas has gone from being just a logo and some nifty renderings to becoming a living, breathing construction project (video here). Genting Group has hired a construction manager and … Continue reading →

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Strange bedfellows indeed; Massachusetts responds to Vegas massacre

Posted on October 17, 2017 by David McKee

Ex-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence‘s anti-casino past came back to bite him in the keester this week. A lengthy exposé reveals that, even as Pence was publicly posturing about “no expansion of gaming” in Indiana — although Pence never clearly defined … Continue reading →

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Less-than-Golden Week in Macao; Pac-Man devours G2E competition

Posted on October 16, 2017 by David McKee

“Somewhat disappointing” was JP Morgan analyst Joseph Greff‘s verdict on Golden Week numbers out of Macao. “Given that some VIPs visit Macau after the holiday to avoid the crowds, we note that channel checks post Golden Week indicate that gaming … Continue reading →

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Ex-cons working casino floors?; Kansas casinos set record

Posted on October 13, 2017 by David McKee

You’d think casinos in Massachusetts, where job applicants far outnumber available positions, could get by without hiring convicted criminals. Think again. A bill before the Lege would open a loophole for people with criminal records to hold down jobs in … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 13, 2017 by David McKee

“Cryptocurrencies scare the devil out of many people. There is a freedom—an anonymity—about them, and that freedom is used by some to stay under the radar while doing the devil’s work. Others view it a way to have the license … Continue reading →

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Atlantic Club sold … again; Jackpot Blitz deemed a winner

Posted on October 12, 2017 by David McKee

Late last month, the porte cochere of the Atlantic Club collapsed. As metaphors for the long-suffering property go, you can’t get much better than that. Despite this recent debacle, owner TPM Properties has actually found a buyer for the bounced-around … Continue reading →

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Boxing creates boom for Nevada bookmakers

Posted on October 10, 2017 by David McKee

Nevada sports books saw an increase of 1,650% in August wagering. (No, that’s not a typo.) It would be an understatement to say that the Floyd Mayweather/Conor McGregor fight helped. $70 million was wagered on it, with the books keeping … Continue reading →

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Wynn backhands MGM security measures

Posted on October 10, 2017 by David McKee

Steve Wynn is having a told-you-so moment in the aftermath of Stephen Paddock‘s shooting rampage. Guesting on Fox News Sunday, the Wynn Resorts CEO said, “The scenario that we’re aware of would have indicated that he didn’t let anyone in the … Continue reading →

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Clean slate at Caesars; Heresy at G2E; Another Revel mystery

Posted on October 9, 2017 by David McKee

“Twenty-five years ago Caesars [Entertainment] was the premier name internationally but they dropped the ball,” said C.G. Anderson Partners analyst Greg Bousquette of the company that must find a way to become relevant after spending years snarled in debt, then in … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 5, 2017 by David McKee

“Their parents did not grow up playing video games and attached to technology since birth like a prosthetic limb.” — Downtown Grand CEO Seth Schorr on Millennials, traditional slots and skill-based slots.

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Caesars exits bankruptcy; Station’s California headache

Posted on October 3, 2017 by David McKee

Caesars Entertainment‘s long Chapter 11 nightmare is finally at an end. Regulators in Missouri and Louisiana have signed off on a reorganization that will leave Caesars creditors $10 billion lighter in the wallet. The consummation of the deal is a … Continue reading →

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Case Bets

Posted on September 28, 2017 by David McKee

Rock in Rio having been one-and-done for MGM Resorts International, word is that the latter is pursuing the Kaaboo music festival for its mostly vacant outdoor-concert space up on Sahara Avenue. For the moment, Kaboo says it has “no plans” to … Continue reading →

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Firebugs in Macao; New slots at Harrah’s

Posted on September 27, 2017 by David McKee

Already slowed by construction fatalities, jinx-prone Grand Lisboa Palace has now been ravaged by fire. The best that CEO Angela Leong could say about the casino’s late-2018 opening date was that it was now uncertain. Sociedade de Jogos de Macau … Continue reading →

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Palms renovation weighs upon Station; Japan dithers on casinos

Posted on September 25, 2017 by David McKee

Calling Palms renovations “an issue that has been persistent all year and whose magnitude keeps surprising us to the downside,” J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph Greff lowered revenue projections for Station Casinos for the remainder of the year, extending into early … Continue reading →

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Hall of Fame game

Posted on September 21, 2017 by David McKee

Inductees to the American Gaming Association‘s Gaming Hall of Fame have sometimes been questionable (mobbed-up Clifford Perlman, for one) but this year’s foursome are unlikely to stir controversy. In a family affair, Paragon Gaming CEO Diana Bennett joins her late father … Continue reading →

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Escalating war at Hard Rock; New slots flood the market

Posted on September 21, 2017 by David McKee

Leadership of the Culinary Union has gone thermonuclear on the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, filing a National Labor Relations Board complaint against owner Brookfield Asset Management. The latest broadside from the Culinary against Brookfield alleges that “the company has … Continue reading →

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