Quote of the Day

“I suspect we’ll be talking about growth in the next couple of months. I always think tomorrow is going to be better than today.” — Harrah’s Entertainment‘s East Coast chief, Don Marrandino, whistling past the graveyard that is Atlantic City, down 11% in June. In addition to already feeling the effect of new table games in Delaware, the Boardwalk will face an onslaught of Pennsylvania table games this month. Atlantic City had a terrible June at the tables, -16%. To add insult to injury, the long-suffering Tropicana caught fire.