{"id":2285,"date":"2010-02-16T14:47:39","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T22:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2010-02-16T14:47:39","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T22:47:39","slug":"case-bets-sands-in-singapore-casinos-in-hawaii-foxwoods-prophecy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/case-bets-sands-in-singapore-casinos-in-hawaii-foxwoods-prophecy\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Bets: Sands in Singapore, casinos in Hawaii, Foxwoods’ prophecy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"marina-lvs\"What a turnaround: Las Vegas Sands<\/strong> has finally ‘fessed up that India<\/strong> will be a top feeder market<\/a> for Marina Bay Sands<\/strong> (left<\/em>). There’s no shame in that — it simply gives S&G<\/em> the opportunity to remind Sands that we called “B.S.” on departed COO William Weidner<\/strong>‘s claims that the Indian subcontinent was a target market for Macao<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So where was $5.4 billion MBS (now expected to miss yet another deadline for opening) supposed to get its clientele? Afghanistan<\/strong>? Mozambique<\/strong>? Tasmania<\/strong>? Meanwhile, not only is Resorts World Sentosa<\/strong> eating Sands’ lunch, Genting Bhd<\/strong> Chairman Lim Kok Thay<\/strong> is rubbing Sheldon’s face in it<\/a> by projecting a Genting foray into American markets. His wish list consists of “existing resorts that [are] down on their luck.” The line forms to the right …<\/p>\n

Is Utah next?<\/strong> Speaking of feeder markets, Las Vegas<\/strong> now needs to worry about one of its crucial arteries<\/a>: Hawaii<\/strong>. While the news out of the Aloha State isn’t as bad — especially for Boyd Gaming<\/strong> — as it first appears, if budgetary worries are weaking Mormon-thick Hawaii’s once-ironclad opposition to casinos, that would imperil one of Vegas’ most reliable and loyal customer bases. And if Hawaii falls, how much longer can Utah<\/strong>‘s hidebound anti-gambling stance hold fast? S&G<\/em> doesn’t begrudge entrepreneurs from pursuing gaming ventures in either state but LDS prudishness has been one of Las Vegas’ (and Wendover<\/strong>‘s) best friends.<\/p>\n

Foxwoods giveth<\/strong>, Foxwoods robs you blind. In return for giving raises to some employees, Foxwoods Resort Casino<\/strong> is screwing most everyone<\/a>, halting 401(k) matches. Casino management says the matching contributions will be restored “when the market improves within 12 months<\/em>.” Wow, that’s some nice crystal ball Foxwoods has. Mind if I borrow it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What a turnaround: Las Vegas Sands has finally ‘fessed up that India will be a top feeder market for Marina Bay Sands (left). There’s no shame in that — it simply gives S&G the opportunity to remind Sands that we … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,28,14,120,22,16,12,108,31,20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2286,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2285\/revisions\/2286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}