Category Archives: Shuffle Master

Atlantic City still up; Full House fuels diners; Japan payday?

Posted on April 17, 2023 by David McKee

Casino revenues were outstripped in New Jersey in March by i-gaming ones, $228.5 million to $253 million. But Atlantic City continued to be healthy, up 5.5%. Slot winnings were 1% higher on flat coin-in but table games did 7% better … Continue reading →

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Maryland has best month ever; Rio reopens

Posted on April 6, 2021 by David McKee

Even with capacity restrictions still in place at MGM National Harbor and Horseshoe Baltimore, the Free State enjoyed an epic March with casinos posting an all-time-record $169 million. On March 12, MGM and Horseshoe were bumped up to 50% capacity … Continue reading →

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Bennett returns, Aguilera leaves, Adelsons idolized

Posted on March 2, 2020 by David McKee

The Las Vegas Strip will be blessed for three nights in August, as Tony Bennett returns to The Venetian. He’ll play the 12th, 14th and 15th, with an assist from Antonia Bennett. Tickets start at $50, with a portion of … Continue reading →

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Many fewer Vegas knots tied; Golden Nugget expands

Posted on October 14, 2019 by David McKee

One of Las Vegas‘ mainstays and signature stocks in trade, its wedding industry, is down 42% (yes, 42%) from its 2004 peak. Mind you, it’s still a $2.5 billion business. But the quickie-wedding trade may be hurting and that wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Frissora postpones departure; Oscar forecast

Posted on January 7, 2019 by David McKee

That game of musical chairs known as industry consolidation has left a lot of fine ladies and gentlemen standing when the melody stopped, included Anthony Sanfilippo, a favorite of ours. However, Caesars Entertainment apparently hasn’t heard of any of these … Continue reading →

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Missouri becalmed; Scientific smackdown

Posted on August 13, 2018 by David McKee

One less weekend day was costly to Missouri casinos in July, when their revenue declined 2% to $150.5 million. The Kansas City market had the worst of it, off nearly 4%. Slot revenues ($128.5 million) were down 2% and table … Continue reading →

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Isaacs moves on; 50 years of Laughlin

Posted on August 5, 2016 by David McKee

Gavin Isaacs will be taking it easy, the CEO of Scientific Games is moving up to vice chairman, his CEO’s chair to be filled by former Norwegian Cruise Line executive Kevin M. Sheehan. If anybody’s earned the right to take … Continue reading →

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Phua case collapses; Bwin wooed ardently

Posted on May 27, 2015 by David McKee

Well, that’s it. With the exclusion of evidence gathered from all three Caesars Palace VIP villas used by Paul Phua, the federal government’s case against the poker pro collapses ignominiously. U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon had already tossed all the … Continue reading →

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Honeymoon over in Atlantic City; Resistance in Connecticut

Posted on March 13, 2015 by David McKee

All the gains Atlantic City casinos had been making from the downsizing of the market came to an abrupt end last month. Gambling revenues dove 16% and same-store revenues fell 2% (yes, even the Borgata‘s). Luck simply was not on … Continue reading →

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Et tu, Harry?

Posted on December 10, 2014 by David McKee

Internet gambling dodged a bullet when the federal government’s omnibus spending bill was sent to the floor without Restoring America’s Wire Act tacked on like a flea riding a dog. “If we can’t get it into the omnibus, it won’t be … Continue reading →

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When titans wed; Cupidity at Revel

Posted on August 1, 2014 by David McKee

Just when you thought the manufacturing sector had engaged in enough consolidation that it would take a pause to pay down debt (or at least burp) comes a mega-consolidation. International Game Technology‘s two biggest rivals will become one. Ronald Perelman‘s … Continue reading →

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Goodbye IGT, hello Gtech

Posted on July 16, 2014 by David McKee

Early this morning, International Game Technology announced it had been acquired by Gtech, an Italian company specializing in lotteries. The terms of the deal include the assumption of $1.7 billion in debt and the payment of $4.7 billion in cash. … Continue reading →

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Gearing up for fights in Massachusetts, California and Arkansas

Posted on June 30, 2014 by David McKee

Expect a deluge of dollars to be spent opposing or supporting a casino-repeal ballot question in Massachusetts. Unlike political campaigns, ballot questions have no spending limitation attached to them. So far, the biggest amount spent on a ballot question in … Continue reading →

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Making MGM Springfield happen; Dinner with Isaacs

Posted on June 12, 2014 by David McKee

MGM Springfield is shaping up as the most architecturally interesting casino project not only in Massachusetts but the nation as a whole, a charming mix of the new and the old. The company had been planning a few nods to … Continue reading →

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Indiana struggles, Ohio flourishes

Posted on June 10, 2014 by David McKee

Customers visited 8% in Indiana and spent 4% less. There were some salutary results. Pinnacle Entertainment‘s Ameristar East Chicago was up 2% and Boyd Gaming‘s Blue Chip saw revenues rise 3%. It was a big month for the racinos, with … Continue reading →

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Keeping with the times; Inside Bally’s palace coup

Posted on May 20, 2014 by David McKee

For people like myself, whose formative experiences of Las Vegas took place 10-plus years ago, it’s important to go with the flow. For instance, the ever-burgeoning and remunerative nightclub business. When SLS Las Vegas opens Life, bottle service will be … Continue reading →

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New York: The rush is on; Baloney in Philly

Posted on May 13, 2014 by David McKee

New York State has come out with its required minimum casino investments, which range from $70 million to $350 million, although the reality is a complicated formula too tortuous to unravel here, laden with ‘ifs,’ ‘ands’ and ‘buts.’ (The $350 … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on April 28, 2014 by David McKee

“On several occasions the dispute has spilled over to the trade show floor, with LT Game, a unit of Hong Kong listed Paradise Entertainment, claiming its patent protection extends to exhibiting live dealer multi-game systems in Macau. At G2E Asia … Continue reading →

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Changing of the Guard at Bally; Whence Mecca?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by David McKee

Now that the Bally Technologies takeover of Shuffle Entertainment is a done deal, there’s a bit of musical chairs to be played. Senior Vice President for Law & Government Mark Lerner will be eased out, in favor of Shuffle’s general counsel, … Continue reading →

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New look for IGT; Bally thinks small; Why see Britney?

Posted on September 24, 2013 by David McKee

There’s a new logo in town and it belongs to International Game Technology. That futuristic type you see is emblematic of the slot-machine company’s ongoing reinvention of itself into an online-gaming provider. The firm may be rolling out new machines … Continue reading →

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