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"Any gaming operator that postpones spending and preserves capital in this environment should be rewarded, in our view." — Stifel Nicolaus & Co<\/strong>. analyst Steven Wieczynski<\/strong>, reacting to news that MGM Mirage<\/strong> had put its Atlantic City and north-Strip projects onto the back burner. Boyd Gaming<\/strong> has extended the hiatus of Echelon<\/strong> and Las Vegas Sands<\/strong> is curtailing its Sands Bethlehem<\/strong> project.<\/em><\/p>\n I.O.U.S.A<\/strong>. <\/em>Making a movie on the subject of the national debt<\/strong> seems like exercise in masochism. Making an absorbing and readily comprehensible film<\/a> on that abstruse subject is a signal achievement. For those of you who object to my pro-Obama leanings, I should point out that — based on the facts and figures put forward by filmmaker Patrick Creadon<\/strong> (he did Wordplay<\/em><\/a>, for you Will Shortz<\/strong> fans), the Democratic economic plan wouldn't do much more than nibble around the edges of the national debt burden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" "Any gaming operator that postpones spending and preserves capital in this environment should be rewarded, in our view." — Stifel Nicolaus & Co. analyst Steven Wieczynski, reacting to news that MGM Mirage had put its Atlantic City and north-Strip projects … Continue reading