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Category Archives: Tourism
Heavy action prophesied for March Madness; Death at Bellagio
“Unlike any other sporting event in the country, March Madness attracts millions who fill out brackets, make casual bets with friends or wager at a legal sports book, which Americans can now do more than ever before.” With those words … Continue reading
Gaming speaks: Wynn, Sands, Scientific
Wynn Resorts exuded overconfidence in a meeting with JP Morgan analysts. It’s already booking revenue from Encore Boston Harbor without knowing it’s going to hang onto the license. It also expects new revenue to be driven by the debut of … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Carl Icahn, Illinois, International, Japan, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Scientific Games, Singapore, South Korea, The Strip, Tourism, Transportation, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Adelson ailing; Coup d’etat at Caesars
Last night, KTNV-TV reported that James Jimmerson, an attorney for Sheldon Adelson, had declared the mogul’s condition to be “dire.” Subsequently it was disclosed that Adelson has been diagnosed with cancer and hasn’t been to his office since Christmastime. The … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Caesars Entertainment, Carl Icahn, Current, Entertainment, International, Japan, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Politics, Sheldon Adelson, Sports, The Strip, Tourism
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King on the rag; Macao mobbed; Sheldon goes green
Better hurry and line up that Circa funding, Derek Stevens: Rep. Steve King (R) is coming after your EB-5 investors. King has introduced a bill, currently little more than a placeholder, to terminate the EB-5 program. In the past we’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Cirque du Soleil, Cretins, Delaware, Derek Stevens, Downtown Grand, Entertainment, Environment, Genting, Hard Rock International, International, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, Mohegan Sun, Politics, Racinos, Sheldon Adelson, South Korea, Sports betting, Terry Caudill, The Strip, Tourism, TV
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New name, new push for Foxwoods/Mohegan casino; Nevada casinos robust
Tribal Winds. That’s what Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino are going to call their joint venture in East Windsor, Connecticut. The duo has already spent $14 million on the $300 million project. Both of the tribes involved are not … Continue reading
Posted in Connecticut, Economy, Foxwoods, Macau, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun, Nevada, Politics, Sports betting, The Strip, Tourism, Tribal, Wendover
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So long, Total Rewards; MGM goes to Yonkers
Despite one less weekend day than 2017, December was good for the Las Vegas Strip. Visitation was up over 2% and room revenues leapt 16% to an average of $104/room. This was particularly impressive given a 23% decline in convention … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Economy, Harrah's, International, Internet gambling, Macau, Marketing, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, New York, Regulation, Sexual misconduct, Steve Wynn, Taxes, The Strip, Tourism, Transportation, Wynn Resorts
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Wynn finishes strong
If Wynn Resorts wanted to change the subject of conversation, at least on Wall Street, away from the damning Nevada Gaming Control Board report on sexual harassment it found a magical elixir in its fourth-quarter report. Net revenue at Wynncore … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Economy, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, Massachusetts, Regulation, Tourism, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Pac-12 to Vegas?; Climate change rattles travel industry
Pac-12 football championship play could be coming to Las Vegas. I emphasize the “could” because there are several moving parts to this story, including the possibility that Las Vegas and Los Angeles are pawns in the conference’s attempts to shake … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bruce Deifik, California, Environment, International, Sports, Sports betting, The Strip, Tourism, Transportation
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Aguilera to hit the Strip; Arizona mulls sports betting
It’s a big week for announcements at Caesars Entertainment. While I admit I’d completely forgotten who Christina Aguilera is, she’s got enough pop-culture cachet to justify a Las Vegas residency, starting May 31 at the Zappos Theater (an improvement on … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Caesars Entertainment, Entertainment, history, International, Japan, Planet Hollywood, Sports betting, Taxes, The Strip, Tourism
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Caesars diversifies; Crazy rich Asians
In another pure, non-gaming play, Caesars Entertainment has disclosed plans to build a hotel at Scottsdale Fashion Square, in Arizona. “The 11-story glass structure, with 266 guest rooms, will be called Caesars Republic Scottsdale and will be the company’s first … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Caesars Entertainment, Entertainment, Lawrence Ho, Marketing, Movies, Palms, Pansy Ho, Stanley Ho, Station Casinos, Technology, Tourism
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Survey says: Las Vegas bad for NFL; Power struggle in Macao
Put me in the one-third of Americans surveyed who wouldn’t give up their annual bonus to see their team win the Super Bowl. That’s one of the findings of a WalletHub study that, incredibly (at least to me) ranks Las … Continue reading
Posted in Arkansas, Caesars Entertainment, California, Entertainment, Indiana, Internet gambling, Japan, Las Vegas Raiders, Lawrence Ho, Macau, Massachusetts, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun, New Jersey, Ohio, Pansy Ho, Pennsylvania, Racinos, Regulation, Rush Street Gaming, Scientific Games, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, Sports, Sports betting, Technology, Tourism, Wall Street, Wisconsin
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Super Bowl generates heavy action; Hard Rock marquee finds retirement home
$325 million. That’s the legal handle that PlayUSA.com is predicting will be wagered on Super Bowl LIII. Nevada will have the plurality of bets, some $160 million, with New Jersey seeing $100 million in action, including online wagers. The nascent … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Arizona, CityCenter, Entertainment, Hard Rock Hotel, history, International, Internet gambling, Mississippi, Movies, New Jersey, New Mexico, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Sports, Sports betting, Tourism, West Virginia
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Louisiana: What happened?; Wynn wins historic victory
While most jurisdictions performed impressively last month, Louisiana was down 2.5%. How to account for the slippage? True, the drive-in driven Shreveport/Bossier City market was off 1.5%. But the real culprit was Baton Rouge, toppling 15.5% and ravaged by the new … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Dining, Eldorado Resorts, Environment, GLPI, Greenwood Racing, International, Las Vegas Sands, Louisiana, Macau, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Rush Street Gaming, Sports betting, Tilman Fertitta, Tourism, Vietnam, Wall Street, William Hill, Wynn Resorts
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Reid rages against the dying of the light; Michigan nixes Net bets
Nevada‘s most famous gaming regulator is dying. Harry Reid has pancreatic cancer and we’d say he’s throwing verbal restraint to the winds now that he has nothing to lose — but that has always been Reid’s style. The New York … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Caesars Entertainment, Donald Trump, Harry Reid, history, Internet gambling, Japan, Massachusetts, Politics, Regulation, Sexual misconduct, Sports, Sports betting, Tourism, Transportation, Wynn Resorts
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Case Bets
Station Casinos is bringing two name-brand chefs to the upgraded Palms. Between high-in-the-sky Vetri Cucina and Michael Symon‘s Mabel’s BBQ, I wouldn’t know which to choose. (My mouth is watering as I type this.) Fortunately, Las Vegans riding a burgeoning … Continue reading
Posted in Dining, Internet gambling, Kentucky, Macau, Movies, Palms, Philippines, PokerStars, South Korea, Station Casinos, Tourism, Transportation, Vietnam
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Quote of the Day
“The millennial generation, in particular, is expecting to have travel in their lives. So, for hotels ultimately their job is to create a home away from home or an office away from the office. But if hotels are only focused on … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Technology, Tourism
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Christmas Case Bets
Macao is expected to set a record for visitation this, no doubt to the delight of casino executives in the enclave. If 32.5 million tourists came in 2017, they will be topped by the 35 million who came this year … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Baseball, Caesars Entertainment, Detroit, Economy, Hard Rock Hotel, Internet gambling, Macau, Politics, Station Casinos, Taxes, Tourism, Transportation, Tribal, Virginia, World Series of Poker
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Stabbed in the back
In a colossal act of betrayal, the NFL, Major League Baseball and the PGA Tour have turned on their new gaming ‘partners’ and betrayed them by getting into bed with Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) and his dreadful bill to push … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Internet gambling, Japan, Law enforcement, New Jersey, Politics, Sheldon Adelson, Sports betting, Taxes, Tourism
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Quote of the Day
“In a Bitkom survey, more than half of respondents said they would not use a robot reception and check-in. The majority of respondents are also hostile to controlling lights or music with a smartphone app, or using their smartphone as … Continue reading
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Bad idea refuses to die; E-sports comes to the Boardwalk
Sens, Chuck Schumer (D) and Orrin Hatch (R), forever in search of bad ideas to espouse, it would seem, have introduced the Sports Wagering Market Integrity Act of 2018. There’s no mention of Hatch’s cockamamie notion of individual states having … Continue reading