{"id":2816,"date":"2010-04-05T14:41:50","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T22:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2022-03-08T06:22:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T14:22:09","slug":"from-the-sg-twitter-feed-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/from-the-sg-twitter-feed-4\/","title":{"rendered":"From the S&G Twitter feed …"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a crazy day here and I’m deeply enmeshed in reportage (hint: it involves Station Casinos<\/strong>) so I’d like to take up some of the blogging slack by once more pimping the S&G<\/em> Twitter<\/strong> feed (@stiffsgeorges<\/em>), which can also be read on the right-hand side of this page. However, if you just read it here, you miss the retweets, which contain some of the best stories out there.<\/p>\n

While I’ll confess to have been a Twitter skeptic, 1,055 tweets later<\/strong> I find that this handy-dandy form of microblogging is a marvelous way of breaking or at least flagging stories, especially those that wouldn’t rate more than an S&G<\/em> sentence or two, plus a link. This enables Yr. Humble Blogger to forward pertinent news without feeling it incumbent upon himself to delivery some punditry thereupon … and believe you me, there are days when I vociferously think, “God, I’m tired of hearing my own voice,” even if it’s just words on a computer screen.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Well, that was brief. [Lance<\/strong>] Burton<\/strong><\/a> out of Monte Carlo<\/strong> in snit, bound for … Trop<\/strong>? Planet Ho<\/strong>? Why? Rankled by [Frank<\/strong>] Caliendo<\/strong><\/a>? http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ye7yaeo<\/a><\/p>\n

(Update<\/em>: No, MGM Mirage<\/strong> wanted Burton to cut the budget of his show and Burton balked<\/a>. Maybe Monte should go with Nathan<\/em> Burton<\/strong>. His magic show<\/a> is unburdened by anything suggestive of a large budget.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 $MPEL<\/strong> upgraded by [J.P. Morgan<\/strong>] on “solid and sustainable ramp in mass market play<\/em>” @ City of Dreams<\/strong>. $400M in high-yield unsecured notes coming soon.<\/p>\n

\"Steve\u2022 $WYNN<\/strong> room rates way, way up from this time last year. $MGM<\/strong>, HET<\/strong>, $LVS<\/strong> can’t say the same. Quality \u2265 quantity.<\/p>\n

\u2022 VP players shortchanged on Seven Stars<\/strong> status due to computer glitch & general HET corporate foot-dragging. http:\/\/jscott.lvablog.com\/?p=351<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 25 days from opening, $LVS Singapore<\/strong> megaresort looks far from finished. Can [Sheldon<\/strong>] Adelson<\/strong> meet own 4\/27 deadline? http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yhmyqrp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 @LasVegasSign<\/em>: Hooters<\/strong> hotel summer deal http:\/\/bit.ly\/9QGE4a<\/p>\n

\u2022 @mtc<\/a> Venetian<\/strong> also has a showroom with no permanent act, though Lance would have to share w\/ Wayne Brady<\/strong> and maybe others.<\/p>\n

\u2022 oskargarcia<\/a><\/strong> Steve Wynn<\/strong> paid $8.39M in 2009, according to AP<\/strong> executive compensation analysis. Pay changed little from ’08. AP: http:\/\/is.gd\/bfVVW<\/p>\n

\u2022 Archon Corp<\/strong>.’s Sue Lowden<\/strong> has 15% lead over Harry Reid<\/strong> in Rasmussen<\/strong> poll. [Danny Tarkanian<\/strong>] fading, now behind Sharron Angle<\/strong>, but still beats Reid.<\/p>\n

\u2022 howardstutz<\/a><\/strong> [John<\/strong>] Giovenco<\/strong> earns $125K bonus 4 serving as $PNK <\/strong>temp CEO http:\/\/bit.ly\/dA8c3C<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Resurgent $ISLE<\/strong> buys Rainbow Casino<\/strong> in Vicksburg<\/strong>, MS (831 slots) from $BYI<\/strong> for $80M, all cash. Deal closes 6\/30. http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ylah2oc<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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