{"id":27424,"date":"2020-06-29T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=27424"},"modified":"2020-06-29T10:04:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:04:03","slug":"case-bets-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/case-bets-35\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tIzmTx5tcz4\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Rather than have a Vegas-only policy, <strong>MGM Resorts International<\/strong> has chosen to make face masks mandatory for customers at all its properties nationwide. It might cost them a little bit of business but it&#8217;s the right thing to do. This includes <strong>MGM National Harbor<\/strong>, limping back onto the market this morning &#8230; while the long-awaited reopening of <strong>Borgata<\/strong> happens on an invitation-only basis July 2. <strong>Horseshoe Baltimore<\/strong>&#8216;s resumption strategy appears to be to sweat the table minimums, as if they could afford to. An eyewitness report on <em>Vegas Message Board<\/em> runs as follows &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>Went to play craps at 12 noon yesterday. You can take your chances and hope that you can get one of their six spots in the &#8216;terrace&#8217; (aka smoking) area. Table [minimum] was $25 and first come first serve. Or you could put your name on a wait list for an indoor craps table. One table, six spots. $50 min, but no smoking. Rumor was that the table min went up to $100 at evening but someone else has to confirm that.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<em>Also, if you want to play table games, you have to self register your name on a list, similar to what you see in poker. Most table mins were at $25. Dealers were slowly setting up the games as time passed. Not terribly busy but Horseshoe was only open to Diamond\/7 Star. Poker room not open, neither were a lot of restaurants<\/em>.&#8221; Sounds like Horseshoe is (again) doing an excellent job of keeping players away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Jottings<\/em><\/strong>: <strong>Morel&#8217;s Steakhouse &amp; Bistro<\/strong> at <strong>Venelazzo<\/strong> is going bye-bye. It&#8217;s blaming pandemic restrictions to 50% of capacity for the closing &#8230; English casinos have little to celebrate. Although Prime Minister <strong>Boris Johnson<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;common sense&#8221; reopening of business kicks off this weekend, U.K. gaming has been excluded &#8230; Whenever the <strong>Palms Casino<\/strong> reopens, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narcity.com\/eat-drink\/us\/nv\/las-vegas\/greene-st-kitchen-in-las-vegas-is-a-mystery-lovers-dream\">you&#8217;ll be able to visit<\/a> its <em>Stranger Things<\/em>-themed <strong>Greene St. Kitchen<\/strong>. Between the hyper-colorful design scheme and junk-food menu, you&#8217;ll leave on a sugar high. Just look for the oversized <strong>Coca-Cola<\/strong> machine &#8230; Expect an influx of pandemic-hungry players are <strong>Los Angeles<\/strong> and other <strong>California<\/strong> casinos close their bars. Whatever Gov. <strong>Steve Sisolak<\/strong> (D) does, it seems impossible to stay a step ahead of <strong>Covid-19<\/strong> &#8230; <strong>Steve Wynn<\/strong> continues to fade from the scene and liquidate real estate. His &#8220;Billionaires&#8217; Row&#8221; mansion in Summerlin is on the block for $25 million &#8230; <strong>The Drew<\/strong> fiasco just gets worse and worse: Five former execs are suing the <strong>Steven Witkoff<\/strong> &#8216;failsino&#8217; for fraud and breach of contract &#8230; Finally, some timely thoughts by <strong>Ben Folds<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4znKUAMFY9A\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rather than have a Vegas-only policy, MGM Resorts International has chosen to make face masks mandatory for customers at all its properties nationwide. It might cost them a little bit of business but it&#8217;s the right thing to do. 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