{"id":27998,"date":"2020-09-18T09:55:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T17:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=27998"},"modified":"2020-09-22T06:42:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:42:16","slug":"louisiana-hard-hit-mohegan-sun-foxwoods-tops-in-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/louisiana-hard-hit-mohegan-sun-foxwoods-tops-in-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana hard hit; Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods tops in U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Slammed by a double-whammy of hurricanes, Louisiana<\/strong> was accordingly unfortunate in gambling revenue, which plunged 32% to $148.5 million. The only market spared was Baton Rouge<\/strong> (-12%). Lake Charles<\/strong> bore the brunt of Hurricane Laura<\/strong> and the numbers reflected it. Golden Nugget<\/strong> and L’Auberge Lake Charles<\/strong> both grossed $18.5 million, down 37.5% and 34% respectively. Delta Downs<\/strong>‘ $11 million was a 23% and Isle Grand Palais<\/strong>, which was ripped from its moorings by the storm, sank 44% to $4.5 million. New Orleans<\/strong> casinos took it pretty hard, too, with Harrah’s New Orleans<\/strong> clinging to its top spot with $12 million, plummeting 49.5%. Boomtown New Orleans<\/strong> was 21% off the pace with $8 million and Treasure Chest<\/strong> grossed $7 million for a 26% slippage. Amelia Belle<\/strong> was down 29.5% to $2.5 million but Fair Grounds<\/strong> racino was only 17% lower, albeit at $3 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Caesars Entertainment<\/strong>‘s new crown jewel, Belle of Baton Rouge<\/strong>, was a revenue disgrace, grossing $1 million and toppling 47%. Casino Rouge<\/strong> held steady at -3% and $4.5 million, while L’Auberge Baton Rouge<\/strong> ceded 8% yet grossed $12 million. In the Shreveport<\/strong>\/Bossier City<\/strong> area, Margaritaville<\/strong> ($13 million, -10.5%) continues to beat the pants off Horseshoe Bossier City<\/strong> ($10 million, -43%). How the mighty have fallen. Eldorado Shrevepor<\/strong>t’s $6 million (-35%) was good for third place, while table scraps went to Sam’s Town<\/strong> ($4 million, -38%), Boomtown Bossier<\/strong> ($4 million, -17%) and just-sold Harrah’s Louisiana Downs<\/strong> ($3 million, -17%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On an altogether happier note, Mohegan Sun<\/strong> and Foxwoods Resort Casino<\/strong> split prime honors in USA Today<\/em>‘s annual survey<\/a> of the best casino resorts in the country. Mohegan Sun was tabbed #1 for its hotel while Foxwoods took the top spot for its casino. For dining, the dark-horse winner was Capriccio<\/strong> at Resorts Atlantic City<\/strong>, giving property operator Mohegan Sun another feather in its cap. Best Las Vegas<\/strong> attraction was the Mob Museum<\/strong> (hey, we’ve been saying that for years) and top casino was\u2014wait for it\u2014The D<\/strong>, a triumph for maverick owner Derek Stevens<\/strong>. Best Players Club went to Caesars Rewards<\/strong>, no surprise. Amazingly, second place for best Vegas casino went to the Plaza Hotel<\/strong>, followed by Venelazzo<\/strong> (Las Vegas Sands<\/strong> bested by Tamares Group<\/strong> … oh, the humiliation!) Wynncore<\/strong> and Caesars Palace<\/strong>. The rest of the best went to Downtown Grand<\/strong> (#6), Red Rock Resort<\/strong>, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas<\/strong>, the Sahara<\/strong> (!) and Bellagio<\/strong>, a poor showing for owner MGM Resorts International<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best non-Vegas casinos (aside from Foxwoods<\/a>) were fast-ascending Hard Rock Atlantic City<\/strong>, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa<\/strong> in Reno<\/strong>, Ocean Casino Resort<\/strong>, Casino del Sol<\/strong> in Tucson<\/strong>, Peppermill Resort Spa Casino<\/strong> in Reno, Seminole Hard Rock<\/strong> in Tampa<\/strong>, Harrah’s Resort<\/strong> in Atlantic City<\/strong>, Pechanga Resort Casino<\/strong> and Mohegan Sun. Defunct Le Reve<\/em> made it onto the list<\/a> of best Las Vegas shows, which seems to be of purely academic interest now, so we won’t enumerate them. As for best casino hotels nationwide, Mohegan Sun was followed<\/a> by Casino del Sol, Pechanga and Hard Rock Hollywood<\/strong> (home of the guitar tower), Encore Boston Harbor<\/strong>, French Lick Resort<\/strong> (licking the Indiana<\/strong> competition), massive WinStar World Casino & Resort<\/strong> in Oklahoma<\/strong>, IP Casino Resort<\/strong> in Biloxi<\/strong>, Foxwoods and Venelazzo, the only Vegas property to crack this top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"Cheers to Illinois<\/strong> Gov. J.B. Pritzker<\/strong> (D) for issuing an executive order that temporarily allows sports bettors to register remotely. Despite only two sports books being up and running, business was fast out of the gate, with handle being $52.5 million in July. Although 23,000 mobile accounts have been opened you’d better hurry: Pritzker’s clemency expires tomorrow. Said analyst Dustin Gouker<\/strong>, \u201cWith Illinois\u2019 sizable potential as a market, it could be a difference measure in tens of millions in wagers each month.\u201d Almost all of the action was happening at (you guessed it) Rivers Casino Des Plaines<\/strong>, with half a million dollars chipped in by Argosy Belle<\/strong> in Alton<\/strong>. According to PlayIllinois.com<\/strong>, “to put BetRivers<\/strong> month into perspective, its Illinois handle would have topped every sportsbook in Pennsylvania<\/strong> except FanDuel<\/strong> during the month of July.” Pritzker has extended his executive order once\u2014a boon for DraftKings<\/strong>, FanDuel<\/strong>, PointsBet<\/strong> and William Hill<\/strong>\u2014and here’s hoping he comes through again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jottings<\/em><\/strong>: Apparently chastened by a tongue lashing from Donald Trump<\/strong>, “billionaire right-wing extremist” (™AmericanBridge.org) Sheldon Adelson<\/strong> has committed $1 million\/day for the rest of the election campaign. Judging from the disproportionate amount of pro-Trump snail mail we get (two<\/em> fundraising letters yesterday), The Donald’s campaign is not exactly short of money … Official betting partners of the Las Vegas Raiders<\/strong> continue to proliferate. BetMGM<\/strong> says it is “An Official Sports Betting Partner of the Raiders.” (The headline says “the first,” but that’s not accurate.) Like Caesars Entertainment<\/strong> before it, MGM will get “prominent branding throughout the stadium” and a VIP entrance … Good news for Nevada<\/strong> slot routes: Clark County<\/strong> bars that don’t serve food can reope<\/a>n late Sunday. Masks and social distancing are still to be enforced. If you like your glass half-full, the Treasure Island-The Mirage<\/strong> monorail reopened today. More importantly, Coronavirus<\/strong> hospitalizations, ICU occupancies and ventilator usage continue to trend downward<\/a>. Glass half-empty: Wynn Resorts<\/strong> is reporting 548 employee cases<\/a> of Covid-19<\/strong> at Wynncore since reopening. The positivity rate, says Wynn, is \u201cwell below the US national average.\u201d Well, that’s something. And only 2% contracted the disease on-property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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