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Category Archives: Hard Rock Hotel
Silence of the ponies; New boss for Virgin, new Mirage hope
Kentucky Derby fallout continues to reverberate around Churchill Downs, leading to a 2Q23 earnings miss. A mass die-off of horses during the Run for the Roses caused the flagship track to be closed and races shifted to Ellis Park. Cash … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Atlantic City, Century Casinos, Churchill Downs, Cordish Co., Fontainebleau, Greenwood Racing, Hard Rock Hotel, Hard Rock International, Health, history, Horseracing, Kentucky, Louisiana, Marketing, Maryland, Mohegan Sun, North Carolina, Politics, South Korea, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, Virgin Hotels, Virginia, Wall Street
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Atlantic City casinos avert crisis; Congressional absurdity
It was eyeball-to-eyeball and Big Gaming blinked. Faced with probable, heavy losses of business, Borgata—the casino with the most to lose—was first to come to terms with Local 54 of Unite-Here. Terms with most of the majors were reached an … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Arizona, Atlantic City, Bally, Baseball, Caesars Entertainment, California, Carl Icahn, Chicago, Dining, DraftKings, Entertainment, GLPI, Hard Rock Hotel, International, Internet gambling, Las Vegas Sands, Law enforcement, MGM Resorts International, Ocean Resort, Politics, Real Estate, Rhode Island, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, Unite-Here, West Virginia
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Las Vegas rates rebound; Kentucky Derby brings out crowds
In another sign of a faster-than-expected Las Vegas comeback, room rates on the Strip for the May 23-29 period are reported to be flat with 2019. Midweek numbers are mildly down (-17%) but counterbalanced by higher weekend rates (+18%) than … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Australia, China, CityCenter, Conventions, Crown Resorts, Dining, Dubai, Economy, Entertainment, Genting, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock Hotel, Health, Horseracing, Illinois, International, Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts International, Palms, Pennsylvania, Plaza, Real Estate, Regulation, Singapore, Sports, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Taxes, Tennessee, The Strip, Tribal, Virginia, Wynn Resorts
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Case Bets
For decades, Pagcor has dabbled in both regulating and running casinos (imagine Caesars Entertainment having disciplinary oversight of the rest of the U.S. casino industry). In recent years it has made intermittent noises about selling off its 47 casinos and … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Hard Rock Hotel, Health, Internet gambling, Philippines, Politics, Regulation, Slot routes, Sports betting, The Rio, Virgin Hotels, Westgate LV
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Lottery players loyal in Massachusetts; Gamblers shun Macao
After a year of casino-on-casino violence in Massachusetts, we have a winner: the state lottery. Ticket sales at outlets near Encore Boston Harbor are reported to be up 15%. “I was thinking positive. Because I knew more people would come … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, China, Derek Stevens, Hard Rock Hotel, Health, history, Japan, Lotteries, Macau, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Sports, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, Wall Street
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Penn/Barstool deal a home run; Blatstein lightens Showboat ship
Shares of Penn National Gaming jumped 12% on news of its 36% acquisition of Barstool Sports. Penn plans to unroll a Barstool-branded line of sports books, online applications and mobile-wagering services. Barstool, in turn, will promote Penn until 2060 … … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Atlantic City, Caesars Entertainment, Derek Stevens, Downtown, Fontainebleau, Golden Gaming, Hard Rock Hotel, Japan, Las Vegas Sands, LVCVA, Massachusetts, Maverick Gaming, MGM Resorts International, Palms, Penn National, Problem gambling, Regulation, Resorts World LV, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Steven Witkoff, Technology, The Strip, Tribal, Wall Street, Washington State, Wynn Resorts
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Super Bowl betting: Mack is back; Warren’s gambling problem
According to one online-betting site, Super Bowl odds are staying firm, with the Kansas City Chiefs 1.5-point favorites to win. “Last minute odds are some of the best,” it claims. Not when they’re as static as these. Speaking of “the … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Dining, Donald Trump, Election, Environment, Hard Rock Hotel, Health, Marketing, Massachusetts, Sports betting, Texas, Tilman Fertitta, Tribal
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Resort fees look ominously permanent; Goodbye, Hard Rock Hotel
Las Vegas is “a market notorious for some of the highest resort fees anywhere.” So writes Hotelsmag.com’s Juliana Shallcross. Big Gaming needn’t be too worried: The Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019 has gone absolutely nowhere in the supposedly liberal House … Continue reading
Damp November in Nevada; Dirty dealings in Illinois
Could the good times be coming to an end for Las Vegas? The Strip was down 3% last month but, worse still, locals revenue was off by 4%. The prior-year comparison was difficult (+6.5%) but not impossible, while December looks … Continue reading
Wynn Resorts chastened; Living the high life at the Cosmo
Boston is quite a different animal from Las Vegas and Macao—or so Wynn Resorts has learned. Despite healthy table games revenues it is lowering the minimum-bet limits from $50 to $15 at Encore Boston Harbor. In a remarkable mea culpa before … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, China, CityCenter, Cosmopolitan, Downtown, Election, Environment, Hard Rock Hotel, Hard Rock International, Las Vegas Raiders, Lawrence Ho, Macau, Maine, Marijuana, Marketing, Massachusetts, Palms, Penn National, Regulation, Resort fees, Sheldon Adelson, Sports, The Strip, Virginia, Wynn Resorts
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New life for Harmon Strip; Wynn Resorts vindicated, mostly
Could the Harmon Strip, mooted since the late Nineties, actually come to pass? The area has been a graveyard for resort projects, leaving the Hard Rock Hotel standing in splendid isolation. However … one Jeffrey Williams is applying for permission to … Continue reading
Big Brother challenged in Joliet
If rampant facial recognition is such a good thing, how come music festivals like Coachella and SXSW are banning it? The casino industry could take a hint from this, especially as the rejection seems to be coming from much-coveted Millennials. … Continue reading
Like a Virgin: Mohegan Sun comes to Vegas
It’s official: Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment will be the casino manager of Virgin Hotel Las Vegas. “Aligning the MGE brand with Virgin Hotels Las Vegas extends our growing reach into yet another legendary global entertainment capital. Together with Virgin Hotels, experience seekers all … Continue reading
‘Wynn-wash’ in Boston; MGM, Sahara soak customers
Encore Boston Harbor President Robert DeSalvio gives us the nitty-gritty (emphasis on gritty) of developing the Massachusetts megaresort. For instance, I’ll bet you didn’t know Wynn Resorts rented 600 railroad cards to—repeatedly—haul arsenic-tainted soil from the site, trucked off to Georgia, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cretins, Detroit, Downtown, Entertainment, Environment, Hard Rock Hotel, Iowa, Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts International, Nebraska, Nevada, Palms, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Resort fees, Sahara, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Technology, Terry Caudill, Transportation, Wynn Resorts
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Like a Virgin; Chicago casino kaput?
The soon-to-be-ex Hard Rock Hotel is taking an enormous gamble. Instead of trying to operate during the rebranding-and-renovation phase from which it will emerge as Virgin Las Vegas, it is going to close down completely. You read that right. The … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Economy, Genting, Hard Rock Hotel, Illinois, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Nevada, Taxes, Technology, The Strip, Transportation, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Vegas gets first tribal casino
My doctor says it behooves me to take it easy, so that can mean only one thing … news briefs! If you were waiting for Native American tribes to put down roots in Las Vegas, wait no longer. Virgin Hotels … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Meruelo, Animals, Arizona, Boyd Gaming, Downtown, Entertainment, Florida, Hard Rock Hotel, Law enforcement, Marketing, MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun, Movies, Sahara, SLS Las Vegas, Sports, Tamares Group, The Strip, Transportation
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MGM Calgary?!?; Virginity postponed
Having long since abandoned its designs on Toronto, it seems MGM Resorts International is looking even deeper into the Great White North. According to DailyHive.com, MGM is pitching a $5.1 billion gambling and residential complex in downtown Calgary. Obviously New … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Australia, DFS, Hard Rock Hotel, International, Louisiana, MGM Resorts International, Politics, Sports betting
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Super Bowl generates heavy action; Hard Rock marquee finds retirement home
$325 million. That’s the legal handle that PlayUSA.com is predicting will be wagered on Super Bowl LIII. Nevada will have the plurality of bets, some $160 million, with New Jersey seeing $100 million in action, including online wagers. The nascent … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Arizona, CityCenter, Entertainment, Hard Rock Hotel, history, International, Internet gambling, Mississippi, Movies, New Jersey, New Mexico, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Sports, Sports betting, Tourism, West Virginia
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Christmas Case Bets
Macao is expected to set a record for visitation this, no doubt to the delight of casino executives in the enclave. If 32.5 million tourists came in 2017, they will be topped by the 35 million who came this year … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Baseball, Caesars Entertainment, Detroit, Economy, Hard Rock Hotel, Internet gambling, Macau, Politics, Station Casinos, Taxes, Tourism, Transportation, Tribal, Virginia, World Series of Poker
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CG Technology in peril; Big first for New Mexico
GC Technology (formerly Cantor Gaming) hopes it can mollify the wrath of the Nevada Gaming Control Board with a $1.75 million settlement offer. CG is a repeat offender in the Silver State, which means that all options are on the table, … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Cantor Gaming, Cosmopolitan, Dining, Hard Rock Hotel, Internet gambling, Las Vegas Sands, M Resort, MGM Resorts International, Mississippi, New Mexico, Palms, Penn National, Problem gambling, Regulation, Sports, Sports betting, Station Casinos, The Strip, Tribal
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