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“The people who say it’s not doing well enough are like the two parents who look at their five-month-old and say, ‘It doesn’t speak any languages!’ Let’s get our expectations in line.” — California Gaming Control Commissioner Richard Schuetz on early … Continue reading →

Gross gambling revenue: $884 million (-3%) Strip gambling revenue: $500 million (-1%) Baccarat revenue: $82 (-14.5%) Baccarat drop: +14% Baccarat hold: 9% (-25%) Non-baccarat table win: +12% Strip slot revenues: -4.4% Super Bowl win: $20 million Super Bowl hold: 16.5% … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: The origins of the somewhat eccentric name change can be found in the undercurrents of the Pacific Ocean. It’s now a Caesars-owned brand, with the company registering every Cromwellian iteration it can find. Cromwell is the new brand … Continue reading →

“Whether they be illegal offshore websites operating right now, whether they be Internet sweepstakes cafes … If you want to be in the gaming business, there’s one way to do it, and that’s the regulated way, and we’re certainly going … Continue reading →

“Tribal gaming authorities will take the first steps into the online gaming industry in 2014. They owe it to their memberships to examine this opportunity for the sake of sovereignty and self-sufficiency. We have the right to enter into the … Continue reading →

Non-aboriginals like myself all too often stereotype Native American casinos as generators of instant wealth. Not so. Take the San Carlos Apache Nation, which operates successful Apache Gold Casino Resort near Globe, Ariz. The lucre from Apache Gold hasn’t been … Continue reading →

“Just about the only thing you can’t do anymore on the Internet is play poker.” — Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX).

“In Pennsylvania, as in every jurisdiction, there is a finite market for gaming products whether in bars, casinos, race tracks, online or hosted in a variety of locations by the lottery.  Every time more supply is added, the existing suppliers … Continue reading →

Casino gambling in Ohio last month generated $91 million — an 81% increase on last year. But, when you look same-store results, there was a lot of robbing Peter to pay Paul. Penn National Gaming‘s Hollywood Casino Columbus, Caesars Entertainment‘s … Continue reading →

“Good writing is economical. I try to keep it as simple, witty and civilized as possible.” — Sir Dirk Bogarde, actor, author and journalist.

For a couple of days I’ll be busy on the USA Today front, doing the first quarterly update of my online travel guides (Evil Dead the Musical out, Taylor Hicks in). I’ve not made any earth-shattering discoveries in my research, … Continue reading →

“It was not clear to me that the symbols that I have tattooed on my chest could have any connotations or even by used by Nazis and neo-Nazis.” — swastika-tattooed baritone (and world’s stupidest man, apparently) Yevgeny Nikitin, who was … Continue reading →

“But there is surely something here: the notion that being privileged and conformist requires actual punishment of the marginalized and under-privileged; that you pick on younger, weaker boys, not older ones; and that you psychologically traumatize the victim by permanently … Continue reading →

Let’s start on the sunny side of the street. Voters in Kentucky, as expected, returned Gov. Steve Beshear (D, right) to office, clobbering two opponents. Given the probability that there will be a renewed push for casino gambling in Beshear’s … Continue reading →

“I have since decided that you can teach ethics … but you can’t teach behavior. People will do what people will do. And so it behooves us to pay attention to our employees’ beliefs and values. Because that is where … Continue reading →

“Everything is an ugly battle, and it’s sickening. We need to be spending money on education to get people jobs, not just saying no to everything. I want someone to come in with a plan, with some ideas. I don’t … Continue reading →