{"id":24817,"date":"2019-09-03T09:21:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T17:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=24817"},"modified":"2022-03-04T06:51:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T14:51:46","slug":"honeymoon-over-in-massachusetts-drive-like-elvis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/honeymoon-over-in-massachusetts-drive-like-elvis\/","title":{"rendered":"Honeymoon over in Massachusetts; Drive like Elvis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Encore Boston Harbor<\/strong> has been open only two months. MGM Springfield<\/strong> just passed its one-year anniversary. And yet, the \"\"Boston Globe<\/em> is already tossing around the ‘S’ word\u2014saturation. Saying that casino executives might not like hearing it, the paper rejoined, “They had better get used to it.”\u00a0University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley<\/strong> professor and casino boffin Clyde Barrow<\/strong> said the saturation mark is hit when slot revenues fall below $200 win\/slot\/day on average. MGM Springfield<\/strong> has been below that metric for two months, which both Encore and Plainridge Park exceed, the latter quite easily.<\/p>\n

The Globe<\/em> projects Encore to bring home $600 million in Year One, well short of Wynn Resorts<\/strong>‘ $800 million prediction. MGM’s woes have been extensively chronicled here, so we’ll let the Globe<\/em> tell it<\/a>. Unwilling to play by the rules (otherwise known as enabling legislation) some Plainridge Park-area solons want table games added at the \"\"racino, which has taken a predictable hit from Encore. Seriously, did anyone not see this coming? Twin River<\/strong> in Tiverton<\/strong> was only down 4% in June but the mothership in Lincoln<\/strong> took a worse-than-expected hammering: 17% less slot revenue and a 34% wipeout at the tables. Just sticking to Massachusetts<\/strong> casinos, with projects being pushed for Brockton<\/strong> and Wareham<\/strong>, these latest numbers make a powerful case for sticking with the status quo, if casinos are to achieve their economic-stimulus remit.<\/p>\n

* Got a few thousand\u00a0in your sock drawer? There’s a dusty Lincoln<\/strong> limousine about to be auctioned. What makes it so valuable? It once belonged to Elvis Presley<\/strong>, that’s why<\/a>. It was \u00a0part of his 100-plus fleet of automobiles. You’ll have to take it to the car wash yourself, as Mectom Auctions<\/strong> doesn’t plan on hosing the ’59 vehicle down. It has historic significance, as it was a wedding present to The King from Col. Tom Parker<\/strong>, maybe one of the few decent things the exploitative Colonel ever did. If you want to bid on a piece of our pop legacy, the market may be in your favor: Last year, a 1971 Mercedes-Benz<\/strong> formerly belonging to Elvis brought only $100K at auction.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0Caesars Entertainment<\/strong> is pointing a spotlight upon Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 14), with performances at The Linq<\/strong>. Both DJ Ethos<\/strong> and\u00a0Ballet Folkl\u00f3rico Sol Huasteco<\/strong> will open for hip-hop artist Olmeca<\/strong>. A quickie art installation will also be (briefly) on view. Hail, Caesars, for honoring our neighbors to the south,<\/p>\n

* Las Vegas<\/strong> gets a new air carrier on Sept. 13 when JetSuiteX<\/strong> incepts service into Sin City. Already operating to Phoenix<\/strong>, the company (whose name sounds a tad risqu\u00e9) fans out from Burbank<\/strong> to a growing number of destinations that will also include Oakland<\/strong>. What’s not to like? In addition to enjoying 36 inches of leg room<\/a>, passengers can check as many as three bags for free. Cocktails are complimentary, too, a nice change from the spartan regime of commercial airlines. JetSuiteX also promises a “quick, effortless security screening process that meets and exceeds TSA requirements.” Let’s hope so.<\/p>\n

* If you’ve got nothing special to do tomorrow night and feel light hanging out at a grind joint, Yellow Brick Road Casino<\/strong> may have something for you. It’s opening its The Lounge with Caesars Sports<\/strong> at 8 p.m. Gentlemen, place your bets. This is only Caesars latest conquest, having spread its books to seven states since sports betting became the law of the land.<\/p>\n

* Hurricane Dorian<\/strong> has claimed a casino casualty: A Sept. 5 American Gaming Association<\/strong> event in Biloxi<\/strong> has been postponed.<\/p>\n

* Congratulations to the Las Vegas Aviators<\/strong>, whose home field in Summerlin<\/strong> has been named Ballpark of the Year by Ballpark Digest<\/em>, which presumably knows whereof it speaks. Kudos too, to the team for not selling the naming rights to Las Vegas Ballpark<\/strong>, sparing fans the brand fickleness that consumers in cities like Oakland and Baltimore know only too well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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