Category Archives: Wynn Resorts

Wynn out, MGM in: Is history repeating itself?

Remember when Kirk Kerkorian made Steve Wynn an offer he couldn’t refuse for Mirage Resorts? It looks like history is going to repeat itself with “back-channel approaches” being made by MGM Resorts International to embattled Wynn Resorts. “Wynn Resorts is … Continue reading

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Harrah’s wins in Big Easy; Could Wynn Resorts beat Boston rap?

Harrah’s New Orleans is a step away from a major makeover, now that the Louisiana House of Representatives cast a veto-proof vote in favor of a 30-year license extension, a new hotel tower and an expansion of the hotel-casino’s amenities. … Continue reading

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Wynn: The cancer spreads

Executives at Wynn Resorts must have thought they’d outmaneuvered all the regulatory torpedoes headed their way. Steve Wynn had been banished, his stock sold, two board members were on the way out. Then the Wall Street Journal launched a new … Continue reading

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Quo vadis, Steve?; Dan Gilbert’s new twist

Gaming Industry Daily Report Editor Alan Woinski has some interesting speculations about Steve Wynn‘s future and his big stock cash-out. “He will need the money considering he never received a golden parachute when he stepped down. He could have a lot … Continue reading

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Feds scrutinize Pinnacle sale; Diamond Jacks gets prominent supporter

As the big continue to get bigger, Penn National Gaming is two steps closer to becoming a 20-state, 41-casino mammoth. West Virginia and Pennsylvania‘s regulatory bodies have signed off on its absorption of Pinnacle Entertainment. Penn, however, is not counting … Continue reading

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Steve Wynn has left the building; Packer out, too

Wynn Resorts now has 100% less Steve Wynn now that the mogul has sold his entire stake in the company. At first blush this looks like a passive-aggressive lashing out at a firm that is now moving forward. However, Wynn … Continue reading

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Fertitta conquers Lake Charles; Parking fees rise again

Gambling revenue in Louisiana was flat last month, but the bottom-line number doesn’t tell the whole story. For instance, Lake Charles was up 8.5% and trouble-plagued Baton Rouge was 10.5% down. In the former market, Golden Nugget vaulted 21%, to … Continue reading

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Steve, Elaine kiss, make up; Sooner State tribes to get tables

So Steve Wynn‘s downfall wasn’t the product of a massive, Elaine Wynn-led, female conspiracy after all? The mogul and his ex-wife have agreed to terms on their Wynn Resorts stock holdings. They have consented not to contest stock sales by … Continue reading

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Vegas soccer no sure thing; Scientific Games wins thrice over

A perspicacious gentleman named Steven R. Brown wrote the following on Facebook in response to my reportage of the apparent shelving of Wynn Paradise Park: “Steve Wynn‘s creativity can be outlandish at times (Like his idea back in the early … Continue reading

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Sands Bethlehem becomes Wind Creek; Brazil nixes casinos

Sands Bethlehem‘s buyers are letting no grass grow beneath their feet. The Poarch Bank of Creek Indians will rename the megaresort Wind Creek Bethlehem. It remains to be seen whether they’ll have to deal with unionizing the work force: So … Continue reading

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Paradise lost; MGM contemplates CityCenter buyout

Steve Wynn‘s executive chair isn’t even cold yet and already Wynn Resorts is shifting its priorities, evidently. Yesterday Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli wrote that he believes the company “is likely to complete its convention space at Paradise Park and … Continue reading

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MGM Cotai plays to mixed reviews; Puzzling Pennsylvania strategies

“Vital in terms of the process of concession renewal,” is how MGM China CEO Grant Bowie described new, $3.4 billion MGM Cotai. The megaresort opened a year behind schedule but MGM undoubtedly hopes Macao authorities overlook that an focus instead … Continue reading

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Maddox: Stand by my man

Steve Wynn disgusts me so much that I want to pack it in. His latest stratagem, faced with police reports, is a time-honored [sic] one: Blame the victim. Wynn sent a spokesman out to say the mogul “has never been supplied … Continue reading

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Strip weak, locals strong, Reno supercharged; Stanley Ho’s empire crumbles

January got the Las Vegas Strip off to a less-than auspicious start, with revenues dropping 9% from 2017. Locals casinos, meanwhile, were living it up, as revenue rose 8%, thanks in part to New Year’s Eve weekend slot drop being … Continue reading

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Wynn: It gets worse; More changes for Palms

Steve Wynn may have left Wynn Resorts but the collateral damage keeps careening about like a ricocheting bullet. Yesterday The Associated Press got a hold of two police reports filed against the mogul. The more explosive of the two alleges that … Continue reading

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Hard Rock makes sweeping pledge; Wynn dodges a bullet

Having expanded the old Trump Taj Mahal concert venue by over 25%, Hard Rock International is promising the Boardwalk “more live music than Atlantic City has ever seen.” We’re talking 200 live events in Year One. “When’s the first time someone has … Continue reading

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Greed in Japan; IGT embraces diversity

“Japan Junks it Up.” That was Global Gaming Business‘ teaser for an article on investment-killing measures that have a strong chance of making it into the Liberal Democratic Party‘s casino-implementation bill. Jim Murren might want to think twice about sinking … Continue reading

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Caesars takes the lead; Fortune Cup comes to Vegas

In the wake of yet another senseless mass shooting, Caesars Entertainment is making guest security a priority (not to imply that it wasn’t earlier). From now on, Caesars security personnel will be empowered to enter guest rooms once every 24 hours, … Continue reading

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Negotiation time in Vegas; MGM China trounces expectations

Yes, it’s that exciting moment when the Culinary Union contract comes due and the local flexes its muscle to get results from the casinos. Frankly, we don’t expect much drama this year, given the excellent state of the Las Vegas … Continue reading

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MGM’s $3.4 billion gamble; A.C. Trop, Vegas Strip show promise

With concession renewal lurking around the 2020 corner, this might seem a risky time for MGM Resorts International to open a $3.4 billion casino in Macao. But MGM China CEO Grant Bowie says, “The concession renewal will not be determined by … Continue reading

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