Shania Twain‘s Colosseum residency was one of the shortest in memory but Caesars Entertainment evidently still has confidence in the midriff-baring 
C&W icon. It’s booked Twain into the cavernous Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, starting Dec. 6, although you can start buying tickets on Friday. As the Caesars publicity blat puts it, “Shania will serve as creative director for her new Las Vegas show, combining her three decade-long career with inspiration from her iconic videos and elements from her 2018 sold out global NOW tour. This country rebel at heart will push the boundaries in Vegas, just as she always has done, taking fans on a journey of nostalgia and blowing them away with outside-the-box concepts and visual spectacles.” Given the comparative limitations of the Planet Ho venue, it’s a good question whether Twain will be able to offer the high-tech flourishes of her previous residency.
* The Linq has been busy, what with the addition of a virtual-reality dome and the grand opening of Jimmy Kimmel’s Comedy Club. While the spartan Linq hotel rooms are a blotch on the Caesars Entertainment escutcheon, the company has been doing all that it can in other parts of the property.
* Caesars Interactive will be busy in New York State, operating sports betting for the Oneida Indian Nation‘s three casinos. As for the quartet of private-sector casinos adding sports betting, they have chosen their online partners. Rivers Casino is staying in-house with Rush Street Interactive, Del Lago Resort has landed DraftKings, Tioga Downs is teaming up with Paddy Power-Betair as well as FanDuel, while Resorts World Catskills is going with bet365. 
Since Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is convinced that mobile wagering requires a constitutional amendment (and because bans on collegiate action are forbidden), don’t expect the Empire State to put a serious dent in New Jersey‘s action. The big win for the books was the state’s refusal to cave to major leagues’ demand for control over the data streams used by the betting parlors. One industry expert estimates the monthly handle at a slim $50 million, with the books keeping $2.5 million. State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D) is pushing a long-shot bill to allow sports arenas and stadiums to run satellite sports books but even if it survives a floor vote on Wednesday, Cuomo’s veto pen would be at the ready.
* Vue bar at The D has reopened and looks good. To make it an official Las Vegas event, Oscar Goodman was on hand to hoist a glass, along with owner Derek Stevens (of course). The latter is extend his Circa Sports Book brand to The D, opening a Circa-branded book on June 19. He’s also prepared to dominate the cyber-world, with a Circa mobile-betting application. Stevens talks a good game and he backs it up to the hilt.
* Station Casinos has lost another round to the Culinary Union. Workers at Fiesta Rancho voted 85% in favor of union representation. (The fact that Station keeps coming out the short end of these elections ought to give management a clue that it’s not doing something right.) This makes the running tally Culinary 6, Station 1.
* Congratulations to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan for not doing anything. He allowed a ban on polystyrene cups and containers become law without his signature. The edict goes into effect July 1, 2020, giving the casino industry slightly more than a year to get ready. We applaud Hogan’s inaction.
