{"id":22919,"date":"2018-11-14T09:29:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T17:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=22919"},"modified":"2018-11-14T09:29:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T17:29:29","slug":"cg-technology-in-peril-big-first-for-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/cg-technology-in-peril-big-first-for-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"CG Technology in peril; Big first for New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

GC Technology<\/strong> (formerly Cantor Gaming<\/strong>) hopes it can mollify the wrath of\u00a0the Nevada Gaming Control Board<\/strong> with a $1.75 million settlement offer. CG is a repeat offender in the Silver State, which means that all options are on the table, including the loss of its licenses. \"\"The latest malfeasances are — according to reporter Richard Velotta<\/strong> — “taking wagers from outside the state, taking bets after events had concluded, made incorrect payouts to 1,483 bettors and misconfigured a satellite sportsbook betting station for the 2018 Super Bowl<\/strong>.” CG has pled out on all counts. In addition to the $1.75 million, CG is offering to pony up a $250,000 donation to the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling<\/strong>, an offer we can all support.<\/p>\n

If CG loses its license, a lot of casinos will have to find new sports book operators, including\u00a0M Resort<\/strong>, Hard Rock Hotel<\/strong>, Tropicana Las Vegas<\/strong>, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas<\/strong>, The Venetian<\/strong>, Palazzo<\/strong>, Palms<\/strong> and Silverton<\/strong>. The proposed settlement is a big leap upward from GC’s rejected offer of $250,000, offered last summer. Velotta has all the details<\/a> of what the new proffer would entail and it’s pretty extensive, including five years’ probation, in effect. If the current offer is accepted by the NGCB, it would mean that CG has paid $9 million over four years. I guess they call that the cost of doing business.<\/p>\n

* New Mexico<\/strong> will notch a significant milestone\u00a0when it launches the U.S.’ first-ever sports lottery game. The parlay card is the outcome of a collaboration<\/a> between the Land of Enchantment and Intralot<\/strong>. The parlay is not confined to one sport, significantly, so \"\"you could wager on both the 4-10 Chicago Bulls<\/strong> and 1-8 Oakland Raiders<\/strong>, if you were so inclined. New Mexicans can’t make straight-up sports bets unless they go to tribal\u00a0Santa Ana Star Casino<\/strong>, near Albuquerque<\/strong>. However, by teaming with the state lottery, Intralot has split the uprights.\u00a0\u201cWe are always looking for games that strengthen our lottery brand by attracting Millennials and other new players,” said lottery CEO David Barden<\/strong>. “Lottery games of this type are fun to play and will move us in that direction.\u201d We hope so.<\/p>\n

Another state with restricted sports betting, Mississippi<\/strong>, will add another sports book \"\"to its roster this week when DraftKings<\/strong> opens a walk-up book<\/a> at Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort<\/strong>. The latter is a latecomer to the sports-betting game, following early entrants Beau Rivage<\/strong> and Gold Strike<\/strong>, as well as IP Biloxi<\/strong>, Sam’s Town<\/strong> and Horseshoe Tunica<\/strong>. Scarlet Pearl has picked Station Casinos<\/strong> veteran\u00a0Nicholas \u201cNico\u201d Sfanos<\/strong> to run its book, which seems a good choice. It will start with advance betting only, moving to in-play wagering at some unspecified future time.<\/p>\n

* Up in Canada<\/strong>, workers at the Gateway Casinos<\/strong> chain grudgingly accepted a labor settlement by a 51% majority, ending a five-month strike<\/a>. The narrowness of the majority strongly suggests that labor didn’t achieve its goal of salary parity with other area casinos. Said British Columbia Government & Service Employees\u2019 Union<\/strong> President Stephanie Smith<\/strong>, \u201cOur members are going back to work, which is great news. But the ratification vote was close, which means there is more work to be done in all four of these workplaces. That work starts as soon as the picket lines come down.\u201d<\/p>\n

* Las Vegas<\/strong> has a new eatery now that a NoMad<\/strong>-branded restaurant has opened at Park MGM<\/strong>. Restaurateur Will Guidara<\/strong> describes his new place as\u00a0\u201cunderstated compared to Vegas and overstated compared to New York<\/strong>.\u201d Guidara’s litany of “grand American cuisine” made my mouth water<\/a> and hopefully prospective diners will feel the \"\"same.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re doing Baked Alaska, and tableside steak and tuna tartare and caviar service. It\u2019s meant to be a celebration space \u2014 a night out on the town,\u201d Guidara said. Appropriately for Las Vegas, NoMad is serving baked Dumont potato, named after notorious gambler<\/a> Eleanor Dumont<\/strong>. The bar is pricey: $17 a cocktail, or $20 if you want a table side history of the martini. A meal for two could easily set you back $150-$200 but affordability is no longer the name of the game in Sin City. Guidara says he wants NoMad Las Vegas to be the most high-end of his restaurants and we’d say he’s achieved his goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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