Category Archives: Tribal

Dodd’s dud

Posted on June 22, 2020 by David McKee

An attempt to please all major players in the California gambling industry is dead in the Golden State Lege. Sponsor state Sen. Bill Dodd (D) tried to appease card rooms by offering them table games and positioning mobile sports betting. … Continue reading →

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Wear that mask!

Posted on June 19, 2020 by David McKee

There are occasions on which we hate to be proven right but the current state of events in Las Vegas is one of them. For instance, two individuals have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Flamingo Las Vegas. Since the … Continue reading →

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Louisiana sees fewer, richer players

Posted on June 18, 2020 by David McKee

Gambling re-started in Louisiana May 18, albeit with some significant casualties. Harrah’s New Orleans and Fair Grounds racino weren’t able to wade in until the end of the month and Diamond Jack’s is kaput. Despite mad business early in reopening, … Continue reading →

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Wynn reinvents the buffet; Cash out, digital in?

Posted on June 16, 2020 by David McKee

We seem to have been overfearful in predicting the demise of the Las Vegas buffet. Wynncore‘s reopens on Thursday, making it the first to do so. But it won’t be the same old same-old. Yes, there will be 90 selections and, … Continue reading →

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NBA odds sizzle; Stanley Ho’s revenge

Posted on June 8, 2020 by David McKee

While the expansion of the NBA playoff field to 22 teams fiddled with the odds, the favorites to win remain the same: the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks. The league’s plan is to resume play July … Continue reading →

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MGM changes mind on Aria; No appetite for deals?

Posted on June 8, 2020 by David McKee

Having told its entire Aria staff to look for new jobs, MGM Resorts International finds itself in the position of saying, “Never mind.” In an interview last weekend, CEO Bill Hornbuckle floated the possibility of reopening Aria by July 4, followed … Continue reading →

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Park MGM goes smokeless?; Excalibur returns

Posted on June 5, 2020 by David McKee

Resuming business in mid-pandemic, the casino industry finds itself at a nodal point unlike few in its history. The question: To smoke or not to smoke? Leaving aside our (negative) feelings about tobacco and its side effects, if the casino … Continue reading →

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California Lege mulls sports betting; Mega-Jottings

Posted on June 1, 2020 by David McKee

Gaming analysts may be getting a little ahead of themselves but they’re estimating that California could generate $30 billion a year in sports-betting handle, $2 billion in revenue and $300 million in taxes. That’d be pretty good news for a … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on May 29, 2020 by David McKee

“For basically my health and for my family’s health, I just had to resign. It sucks. I really liked working there. I don’t feel they are going to have everything up in place that’s necessary.”—Viejas Casino & Resort security guard … Continue reading →

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Go to the Convention Center, get a test; Station faces tough recovery

Posted on May 20, 2020 by David McKee

In a win for the Culinary Union, a wide swath of Las Vegas casinos have agreed to test all their employees for Coronavirus before they reopen. University Medical Center, the Culinary Health Fund and the Las Vegas Convention Center are all … Continue reading →

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“Green shoots” in gaming; Mega-Jottings

Posted on May 18, 2020 by David McKee

According to the American Gaming Association, 82 of 989 casinos in the United States have reopened, many of them in Louisiana starting today. But don’t take our word for it. Use the AGA’s Coronavirus tracker, which keeps you abreast of casino … Continue reading →

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July resumption for Mass casinos; Room rates rebound

Posted on May 18, 2020 by David McKee

Casinos in Massachusetts now know when they can reopen … more or less. Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has laid out of one of the toughest reopening regimens in the U.S. It will proceed in four phases, each phase—beginning today—lasting three weeks. … Continue reading →

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New York state of mind; Moody blues for Las Vegas

Posted on May 13, 2020 by David McKee

Like Massachusetts casinos, those in New York are not expected to reopen until July. Lago Resort & Casino General Manager Lance Young told journalist James Rutherford he’s monitoring reopening protocols as far away as Macao but has received no concrete … Continue reading →

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MGM’s seven steps; Culinary throws tantrum

Posted on May 12, 2020 by David McKee

Add MGM Resorts International to the roster of Las Vegas companies announcing reopening protocols. (Earth to Caesars Entertainment, come in Caesars … ) The company calls it a “comprehensive, multi-layered approach resulting from months of consultations and guidance from public … Continue reading →

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Play ball!; Wall Street hearts casinos

Posted on May 12, 2020 by David McKee

Handwaving questions about maintaining player safety and how to recompense their employees, Major League Baseball rolled out a plan for belatedly starting the 2020 season around the traditional All-Star Break. The owners are not without their priorities: The sacred Designated … Continue reading →

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Barrack screws up (again); Boyd reopens … somewhat

Posted on May 12, 2020 by David McKee

Colony Capital CEO Tom Barrack is back in the news and, as usual, not in a good way. His REIT has defaulted on $3.2 billion in loans secured by 157 hotel and healthcare properties. That’s three-quarters of his holdings. Prior to … Continue reading →

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Indian Country keeping pace with the times

Posted on May 8, 2020 by David McKee

By guest contributor Robb Monkman Certain things in life can be a gamble but what about personal safety? Or, in the case of casinos, what about the safety of staff? Of course the answer seems obvious. Admittedly, the well-being of … Continue reading →

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Creative responses to a crisis

Posted on May 7, 2020 by David McKee

Leave it to Derek Stevens to find a way to literally drive sports-betting business in Downtown. Starting this morning, Circa Sports began taking curbside sports bets at the Golden Gate. You pull up, flash your cash (or plastic) and a … Continue reading →

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Goodman batshit crazy; Detroit puts casinos on ‘hold’

Posted on May 7, 2020 by David McKee

Could we be seeing the last of Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I), and her ‘every man for himself and devil take the hindmost’ approach to Coronavirus? Poker pro Doug Polk has begun a recall petition drive to try and … Continue reading →

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Vegas bingo on death watch; Nevada regulators dither

Posted on May 6, 2020 by David McKee

Bingo is such a staple of the Las Vegas locals casino that it seems unimaginable that it would go the way of the buffet and the dodo. But such may be the case. VitalVegas author Scott Roeben says he is … Continue reading →

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