-
Recent Posts
- You can’t fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou
- If you can’t beat ’em, cheat ’em; Fun & games
- Pennsylvania soggy; Epic fail in North Carolina
- Sibella scandal spreads; Supremes forestall Seminoles
- Atlantic City rebounds; Sibella dumped; NFL suspicions
- MGM limping back; Atlantic City follies; Wall Street Jottings
- On and off the radio
- MGM crippled; Illinois & Indiana report; Bally’s shaky in Chi
- MGM paralyzed; DraftKings debacle; Mount Airy wins
- Bally’s opens, Chicago yawns; MGM, tree murderers
Categories
@Stiffs_Georges
Error: Invalid or expired token.-
Archives
Recent Comments
- Alice Eskandari on Durango Station, slightly downsized
- David McKee on You can’t fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou
- American Gaming Guru on You can’t fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou
- Ray Lebowski on Sibella scandal spreads; Supremes forestall Seminoles
- David McKee on Sibella scandal spreads; Supremes forestall Seminoles
- Ray Lebowski on Sibella scandal spreads; Supremes forestall Seminoles
- David McKee on MGM crippled; Illinois & Indiana report; Bally’s shaky in Chi
- Paul Shanahan on MGM crippled; Illinois & Indiana report; Bally’s shaky in Chi
- ACGambler on MGM limping back; Atlantic City follies; Wall Street Jottings
- Bob on Bally’s opens, Chicago yawns; MGM, tree murderers
Views
- Sibella scandal spreads; Supremes forestall Seminoles - 56,280 views
- You can’t fix stupid; Good-bad news on the bayou - 56,182 views
- If you can’t beat ’em, cheat ’em; Fun & games - 54,614 views
- Pennsylvania soggy; Epic fail in North Carolina - 55,551 views
- Atlantic City rebounds; Sibella dumped; NFL suspicions - 55,530 views
- Profit vs. investment on the Strip - 1,055,332 views
- Lame nag; Frissora overpaid? - 578,442 views
- The evils of bingo; Wynn’s Aqueduct exit - 90,461 views
- That casino smell - 63,587 views
- Bally’s opens, Chicago yawns; MGM, tree murderers - 58,069 views
- MGM crippled; Illinois & Indiana report; Bally’s shaky in Chi - 57,648 views
- MGM paralyzed; DraftKings debacle; Mount Airy wins - 57,070 views
- MGM limping back; Atlantic City follies; Wall Street Jottings - 56,699 views
Blogroll
Admin.
Category Archives: Tropicana Entertainment
Lean and hungry in the Midwest
It’s difficult to find new things to say about Illinois, where the saga has become sadly familiar. Another month, another 11% decline. Even players’ darlings Rivers Casino (-4%) and Jumer’s Rock Island Casino (right, -14%) struggled. However, by some miracle, … Continue reading
Gearing up for fights in Massachusetts, California and Arkansas
Expect a deluge of dollars to be spent opposing or supporting a casino-repeal ballot question in Massachusetts. Unlike political campaigns, ballot questions have no spending limitation attached to them. So far, the biggest amount spent on a ballot question in … Continue reading
Posted in Arkansas, Bally Technologies, California, Election, Entertainment, Internet gambling, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mohegan Sun, Penn National, Racinos, Regulation, Shuffle Master, Steve Wynn, The Strip, Tropicana Entertainment
Comments Off on Gearing up for fights in Massachusetts, California and Arkansas
Atlantic City online: The god that failed?
May brought bad news from the Boardwalk, where online gambling revenue fell to $10.5 million. (It had been $11.4 million the month before, in itself a decline.) Traditional casinos were off 3% on a same-store basis — i.e., subtracting the … Continue reading
Adelson: Who asked you?
Sheldon Adelson is fast becoming the #1 buttinski in American politics. He’s not from Florida and doesn’t do business there but that hasn’t stopped him from meddling the state’s electoral process. He’s been seeding an astroturf movement to defeat the … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Election, Florida, Harrah's, Massachusetts, MGM Mirage, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Tropicana Entertainment, Trump Entertainment Resorts
Comments Off on Adelson: Who asked you?
Indiana struggles, Ohio flourishes
Customers visited 8% in Indiana and spent 4% less. There were some salutary results. Pinnacle Entertainment‘s Ameristar East Chicago was up 2% and Boyd Gaming‘s Blue Chip saw revenues rise 3%. It was a big month for the racinos, with … Continue reading
Posted in Ameristar, Boyd Gaming, Dining, Harrah's, Macau, Maryland, MTR Gaming, Ohio, Penn National, Pinnacle Entertainment, Racinos, Regulation, Scientific Games, Shuffle Master, Tropicana Entertainment, Wall Street
Comments Off on Indiana struggles, Ohio flourishes
Toppling dominoes in New York; Secret plan in St. Louis
Just like that, the E23 casino project near Albany is toast. But David Flaum won’t be asking for his $1 million back: He and partner Global Gaming Solutions have their eyes on Rensselaer now. GGS blamed the demise of E23 … Continue reading
Posted in Cordish Co., Harrah's, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Penn National, Pinnacle Entertainment, Racinos, Tribal, Tropicana Entertainment
Comments Off on Toppling dominoes in New York; Secret plan in St. Louis
Good news from Atlantic City; F-blew: This is the end
OK, so the Boardwalk was down 2% last month but, on a same-store basis (i.e., minus Atlantic Club), business was up 3%, given a shove over the top by $11 million in online-casino revenue, which is looking like a difference maker, … Continue reading
Curtains for Caesars Windsor?; Churchill Downs wants to be a player
Karl Henkel of the Detroit News makes a close analysis of the market situation in Detroit and sees portents of what has been happening in Atlantic City and Tunica. His analysis doesn’t just focus on gross revenues but, for instance, … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Churchill Downs, Dan Gilbert, Detroit, Economy, Harrah's, Internet gambling, Isle of Capri, Louisiana, MGM Mirage, Mississippi, Pinnacle Entertainment, Racinos, Regulation, Tropicana Entertainment
Comments Off on Curtains for Caesars Windsor?; Churchill Downs wants to be a player
Soft landing in Atlantic City; Sweating the slots
A 4% increase in online play helped soften the landing for Atlantic City this month. With cyber-revenue factored into the equation, casinos were down only 2% on a same-store basis. Slot revenue fell 10% but the odds were in the … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Cretins, Harrah's, Mohegan Sun, Ohio, Penn National, Regulation, Revel, Technology, Tilman Fertitta, Tropicana Entertainment, Trump Entertainment Resorts
Comments Off on Soft landing in Atlantic City; Sweating the slots
Kill Phil and other pleasantries
That’s what Borgata would like to do to poker pro Phil Ivey. It is suing him after he cleaned them out of nearly $10 million at the baccarat tables. The suit contends that Ivey and a co-conspirator discovered a flaw … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Genting, Iowa, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Sheldon Adelson, Tilman Fertitta, Tropicana Entertainment, Warner Gaming
Comments Off on Kill Phil and other pleasantries
Tropicana Bethlehem?; One acre and a casino
Las Vegas Sands‘ waving of the white flag over its Sands Bethlehem casino may have finally yielded a buyer. Having stated publicly, however, that $1 billion was the asking price may have limited Sands flexibility to negotiate (not to mention … Continue reading
East Coast Case Bets
Although talks have been conducted in deep secrecy, a few details of Seminole Tribe compact negotiations have been vouchsafed the public. The tribe is telling the state “don’t push us on this,” reminding it that the Bureau of Indian Affairs … Continue reading
The Adelson caucus
Online gambling is officially under attack, with bills having been introduced in both houses of Congress to eradicate the U.S. industry. (This must be one of those occasions when it’s OK to be “anti-business.”) As reported earlier the Senate version … Continue reading
Posted in Illinois, Internet gambling, Missouri, Pinnacle Entertainment, Politics, Regulation, Sheldon Adelson, Slot routes, Tropicana Entertainment
Comments Off on The Adelson caucus
Rebottling a genie
One would hate to think how many businesses in Clark County get by on the revenue from slot routes, rather than from their primary purpose. But county commissioners didn’t think to define “incidental” — an understandable oversight — when making … Continue reading
Adelson: Sore winner; Good news from Atlantic City
Macao’s 2013 casino haul of $45 billion seems pretty mind-boggling on its own merits. That number could be $115 billion by 2018. Much of that growth will be driven by post-2015 projects of Melco Crown Entertainment and Galaxy Entertainment Group. … Continue reading
Missouri, Indiana take their lumps
Bad weather is being blamed for dismal attendance figures at St. Louis-area casinos. Those on the Missouri side were down 11%, while Casino Queen in East St. Louis and Alton Belle were off 17% at the turnstile. Statewide, revenue was down 7%, with … Continue reading
Posted in Harrah's, Indiana, Isle of Capri, Missouri, Ohio, Penn National, Pinnacle Entertainment, Taxes, Tropicana Entertainment
Comments Off on Missouri, Indiana take their lumps
Boyd under siege? Tight (slots) on the East Coast
Yesterday, Elliott Management announced that it owns 5% of Boyd Gaming. Shares of the company, which had closed just under $12, opened at $14. But is this a vote of confidence in Boyd? According to Seeking Alpha, “Elliott has a … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Columbia Sussex, Florida, Internet gambling, Lake Tahoe, Laughlin, Neil Bluhm, New York, Pennsylvania, Pinnacle Entertainment, Regulation, Reno, Technology, Tourism, Tropicana Entertainment, Wall Street, West Virginia
Comments Off on Boyd under siege? Tight (slots) on the East Coast
Nugget strikes gold; Hailing Caesars
One casino’s misery is another’s good fortune. The Golden Nugget in Atlantic City says it’s being swamped with new business ever since Caesars Entertainment and Tropicana Entertainment conspired to the euthanize the Atlantic Club. According to General Manager Tom Pohlman, … Continue reading
Venetian restored; Mobile gaming ascendant
One of the 19th century’s greatest minds was dragged kicking and screaming back into the 21st century when Las Vegas Sands fully restored its Web sites. No more horse-and-buggy rides or reading by candlelight for Sheldon Adelson. It’s back to … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boyd Gaming, Internet gambling, Sheldon Adelson, Tilman Fertitta, Tropicana Entertainment
Comments Off on Venetian restored; Mobile gaming ascendant
Time running for Atlantic City; Adelson’s scurrility
After a quarterly hiatus, it seems time to start covering Atlantic City again. The headline item is a $9.5 million gross from Internet gambling. At that rate, online gambling isn’t going to be a game-changer and, indeed, the Boardwalk was … Continue reading