Category Archives: Tilman Fertitta

Signs of the Times

Posted on July 22, 2009 by David McKee

Caesars Palace's jumbotron was hawking a poker "tournement [sic]" as of last night. Having an ex-Harvard boffin at the helm evidently doesn't raise a company's I.Q. level. You half-expect that sort of spelling gaffe on the marquee at Terrible's; at … Continue reading →

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Loveman in denial

Posted on June 15, 2009 by David McKee

Harrah’s Entertainment CEO Gary Loveman continues his media-availability tour. In today’s installment, he grants an audience to the Las Vegas Business Press and insists that not only is everything as right as rain at Harrah’s but that the LBO he … Continue reading →

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Slots A Fun defeats Donald Trump

Posted on May 22, 2009 by David McKee

I'm not sure if you can see the "unique page views" counter on this blog or not but, as of Friday afternoon, people prefer to read about Slots A Fun than about the bizarre reasoning patterns of one Donald J. … Continue reading →

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Looking for good news in Vegas

Posted on February 12, 2009 by David McKee

If I wanted to drive myself to strong drink, I could write about depressing, atrocious numbers coming out of Nevada casinos in December. But as that great philosopher, Linus in Peanuts, would remind me, it's better to light a single … Continue reading →

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Black Tuesday: Station Casinos

Posted on February 4, 2009 by David McKee

Yesterday’s Chapter 11 proposal by Station Casinos was paradoxically both inevitable and premature. From the day Station drew on its revolving line of credit to fund operational expenses, the handwriting was on the wall. However, Station chose to precipitate a … Continue reading →

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Good thing they don't gamble … do they?

Posted on January 9, 2009 by David McKee

(Well, only with their shareholders' money, perhaps.) Huffington Post, with the considerable assistance of VegasTripping.com, has sifted through the contributions of casino industry moguls during the last election cycle and all I can say is I'm sure glad these folks' … Continue reading →

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Sunday at The Palazzo with Sheldon

Posted on October 22, 2008 by David McKee

OK, so the big fella wasn't actually there, to the best of my knowledge, but let's not allow pedanticism to get in the way of a Stephen Sondheim reference. The Better Half and I partook of a $119/night room special … Continue reading →

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Case Bets: PR, Trump

Posted on September 30, 2008 by David McKee

Press releases are always manna on a slow news day but sometimes you get one (OK, many) that make you want to pull your hair. For instance, I received such a specimen late yesterday from an agency that shall remain … Continue reading →

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Landry's vote set; IGT blues

Posted on September 25, 2008 by David McKee

Nov. 3 is the appointed day for Landry’s shareholders to vote on CEO Tilman Fertitta‘s $21/share buyout offer. The stock’s had a wild ride lately, hitting bottom at $12.42, following a precipitate dive during what might be called Hurricane Ike … Continue reading →

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