“Americans pride ourselves on being a moral nation, on being the nation that sends humanitarian relief to places devastated by natural disasters or famine or war. We pride ourselves on believing that people should be seen for the content of their character, not the color of their skin. We pride ourselves on acceptance. If we are truly that country, then it is our obligation to reunite these detained children with their parents — and to stop separating parents and children in the first place.” — First Lady emeritus Laura Bush on hard-line immigration policy. (Ironically, blocked by Washington Post paywall.)
and saw that the [Philadelphia] Sixers and the Eagles are both picked in the top 5, but I work for the Sixers so it might have been a rules violation to bet on that. So I chose the Eagles,” 
are still hazy, the better to keep the pressure on the majority of casinos that have not arrived at labor deals yet. Talks must be going productively, though, since the strike deadline has long passed without any acrimony. “I attended the negotiations, and this is the best contract we’ve reached in the history of the union,” housekeeper Rocio Puente told both the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Washington Post.
escaping the possibility their main source of revenues will be from Japanese tourists.” — Constitutional Democratic Party member Kazuma Nakatani, protesting the casino leglislation that just passed the lower house in Japan. Already 
unveiled this week are an improvement on the East Windsor 1.0 one, with which readers of this space are nauseatingly familiar. Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun had plenty of time to rethink the project while being strung along by the Interior Department. And while the delay has yielded 
requests. Hill is a logical candidate for this, since it is expanding the Monmouth Park sports book, site of New Jersey’s first legal bet. While some issues between casinos and sports teams remain unresolved, William Hill CEO Joe Asher says that “the leagues and the teams are interested in doing commercial deals.” What a surprise. Not. Expect William Hill billboards to start decorating outfield walls and tiers of stadiums across this great land. As for the athletes themselves, some are lobbying for 
reservation casino in East Windsor. Wrote Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. John Larson and Joe Courtney, “the timing of the decision by the department to publish the Mohegan Compact amendment more than six months after federal law required and the failure of the department to provide similar effect to the Mashantucket amendment raises additional questions and concerns which the Inspector General should review.”
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Muhammad Cohen thinks Macao casino owners (well, technically you can’t “own” a casino in Macao, but we digress …) 
fighting for legalized sports betting, Assemblyman Ralph Caputo (D) said testily, “You guys are in it to make money. This is hypocrisy. Nine years of fighting the State of New Jersey, and you come here? It’s disgraceful. Just a suggestion: You may want to write a check to the State of New Jersey for $9 million.” You go, Ralph! We’re not out of the woods yet. Tortoise-powered Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is 
million gross. The coffee achiever for the month was Belterra, up 21.5% to $10 (good news for incoming owner Boyd Gaming). It was closely followed by the ever-impressive Tropicana Evansville, jumping 21% to $13 million. Elsewhere in the southern tier, Rising Sun was up 5% to $4 million and Hollywood Lawrenceburg was down 3% but still managed $14.5 million. Horseshoe Southern Indiana was flat but dominated the market with $22 million while French Lick Resort suffered an 11.5% tumble, grossing $7.5 million.
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relationship with the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. However, the sky-high tax rate (34%) in Pennsylvania may translate into less-favorable odds at Presque Isle Downs, which is not such a great deal for consumers. While Churchill Downs will own the sports books, it is outsourcing the technology and odds making to European firm SBTech. Churchill Downs is also going against the prevailing wind in preferring to own its own casinos rather than sell them to a REIT. “The company places a higher value on being protected on the downside if/when a slowdown comes than the one-time capital infusion from monetizing real estate; we note the company is not capital constrained with net leverage in the low 2x range,” wrote JP Morgan‘s Daniel Politzer.
in Des Plaines, leaping 11% to $42 million (or over 1/3 of the state’s $120 million gross). Long-suffering Argosy Belle also had a good month, up 14.5% to $4 million. In the northern tier, Harrah’s Joliet was down 5% to $14.5 million, Empress Joliet also missed 5% to $10.5 million and Hollywood Aurora was down 3.5% to $10 million. Grand Victoria fell 8% to a $14 million gross. Jumer’s Casino Rock Island was 3.5% off, grossing $6 million. Par-A-Dice in Peoria also grossed $6 million, also 3.5% down, while Harrah’s Metropolis‘ $6 million gross represented an 8% decline. In East St. Louis, Casino Queen toppled 10% to $9 million. Foot traffic overall was down 7.5% but, once you got them inside the doors, players gambled 8% more. Legislators should get their heads screwed on right if -
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