‘We’ll see you in court.’ That was, in effect, attorney Joshua Garick‘s response to Encore Boston Harbor after the latter was exonerated of alleged cheating by 
the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Garick is irked that the MGC’s investigation lasted all of a day and was conducted without any input from the plaintiffs: “If the Commission’s goal is to ensure gaming in Massachusetts is conducted with integrity, we question why Encore representatives sat with the [Investigations & Enforcement Bureau] investigators and participated in the presentation, while we were not contacted or invited to participate in any way.”
Calling the lawsuit “false and unfounded,” casino President Robert DeSalvio added, “Every customer gets every penny that they deserve at Encore Boston Harbor, and never would we Continue reading
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gambling house. Instead, the Gray Lady tells you were to find the best oysters in town, guides you to antiquarian books and the Noyes Arts Garage or the African-American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey. That will work up an appetite for White House Subs (“Takeout lines are often longer than those for a table”) or a thirst for Little Water Distillery, which dates back to Prohibition. If you don’t mind its dodgy surroundings, the Iron Room offers “hundreds of whiskies, an excellent wine list, plenty of craft beers, and ambitious cocktails” to slake your thirst. Ocean’s brand-new sports book got it 
casinos and “a quite attractive exchange rate.” That’s the conclusion of a TravelTrivia.com survey. Other cities that made 
was nearly 10% lower, year over year. The area had a hard time but Penn National Gaming has be singled out for apparent mismanagement of L’Auberge Lake Charles ($26 million), which fell 15%, compared to 8% for both Isle Grand Palais ($8 million) and Delta Downs ($15.5 million). Golden Nugget eked out the tiniest of edges on L’Auberge, with $26 million plus pocket change, down 5.5%. As Eldorado Resorts sheds weak properties from its portfolio, it should consider ridding itself of Belle of Baton Rouge, plummeting 43% to $2 million. By contrast, L’Auberge Baton Rouge grossed $12 million (-6%) and Casino Rouge was down 8% to $4.5 million.
which is a particular type of blackjack game that is separate and distinct from standard blackjack,” investigator Bruce Band wrote to the MGC. As for getting change on your slot play, which the machines round down to the nearest dollar, you have to go to the cashier to get it. “It was probably not posted clearly enough by Encore,” wrote Band. In a ‘my bad’ move, Encore will begin posting signage that reads, “Machine only dispenses cash, ticket will print for change. Please take ticket to the cashier to redeem.” President Robert DeSalvio has also floated the idea of installing coin-in/coin-out machines. “Every single customer gets every dollar and every penny that they have coming due to them,” he added.
its casinos. (A seventh concessionaire might also be added.) However, the government of China hates online gambling almost as much as Sheldon Adelson does, and allegations that Suncity has been active in the promotion of Internet play 
swirling around them, the Kingston brothers 
(which will probably require physical expansion: it’s pretty packed in there); third, slots at Arlington Park, though Politzer thinks Churchill Downs may sell the latter now its real estate is more valuable, among several other options: “we could envision a scenario whereby CHDN would opt to sell its 336 acres of land at Arlington Park, utilize a 1031 exchange to limit tax leakage, and pursue an additional casino license in Illinois (potentially with Rush Street Gaming/Neil Bluhm; the Waukegan license seems most logical, in our view …).”
In the case of the latter, Wynn Resorts is accused for only paying in round dollar amounts and pocketing the change. As for blackjack, Bay State rules require that 6:5 games must be played with one or two decks in the shoe but the lawsuit contends that Encore is loading up with six-shoe decks. It also asserts that, in contravention of state regulations, in which cards should be dealt face down and players are allowed to 
revenue. Wynn Resorts execs have got to be loving the slot/revenue mix of dollars (win/table/day of $4,151, almost triple MGM Springfield), to say nothing of the way-above-industry-average $361/win/slot/day. MGM Springfield, at $20 million for the month, has to be called a disappointment though not a flop, generating win/slot/day of a below-average $192. ($200/day is the desired average) Even if Plainridge Park grossed $13.5 million for third place (down 9%) is giving more bang for the buck than Springfield, generated slot win of $376/slot/day — better than Encore.
Unlike other Atlantic City casinos, the Caesars Entertainment trio got creamed at the tables (-21%) while slots slid 7% on 10.5% less coin-in. Leaving aside Hard Rock Atlantic City and Ocean Resort, for which no year/year comparisons were made available, Borgata had the only revenue-positive month. Hard Rock continues to solidify its new grasp on second place with $30 million, while Tropicana Atlantic City faded to $26 million, down 16%. (Eldorado Resorts better get a grip on things before this fade is out of hand.) Harrah’s Resort ($24.5 million) took a 17% knock and Golden Nugget got slammed, down 23% to $16 million. The upside for the Nugget is that it is soon to be 
shedding Lady Luck Vicksburg. 
the referendum, I believe we will be ready to be aggressive with our timeline and ready to partner with the state … and the chosen casino operator to move forward quickly,” said Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett. “Our gaming commission is not going to be preoccupied with trying to license casinos in [other cities]. There’s just one casino on the table,” agreed Indiana Gaming Insight Publisher Ed Feigenbaum, alluding to