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Category Archives: Terry Caudill
At long last, Circa; Las Vegas Strip, empty city
Yesterday was Circa Day, the opening of the most-anticipated Las Vegas casino in a long time (yes, even before Aria). Much of that buzz was due to owner Derek Stevens‘ canny mastery of PR but a spiffy new Downtown casino … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Boyd Gaming, Derek Stevens, Donald Trump, Downtown, Downtown Grand, DraftKings, Economy, Entertainment, FanDuel, Golden Nugget, Health, Illinois, Las Vegas Sands, Law enforcement, MGM Resorts International, Penn National, Pennsylvania, Sports betting, Terry Caudill, The Strip, Tourism, Vdara Death Ray, Wall Street
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Sahara vs. Roeben, Round Two; Colorado sportsbooks boom
Vital Vegas author Scott Roeben made big news over the weekend with a countersuit against the Sahara for attempting to stifle freedom of the press. If you have a few days to spare, you can read the 111-page filing in … Continue reading
Posted in Alex Meruelo, Archon Corp., Caesars Entertainment, CityCenter, Colorado, Conventions, Culinary Union, Downtown, Downtown Grand, Entertainment, Hooters, Law enforcement, Sahara, Sports, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Tamares Group, Technology, Terry Caudill, The Strip, Wynn Resorts
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Culinary Union makes endorsements; Bad Boyd!
No surprise, the Culinary Union has endorsed the Joe Biden/Kamala Harris ticket. Now we’ll see what shape the Culinary political machine is in after being depleted by Coronavirus. The union is boasting that it “drove turnout” during the 2020 Nevada … Continue reading
Dark portent for MGM Springfield; Chicago courts casinos
A thousand MGM Springfield employees have been canned, effective today. A skeleton crew of 800 keeps the casino-resort open, as it writhes in pandemic economic throes. Reports the Boston Globe, “State rules to prevent the spread of the coronavirus have … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Canada, Cantor Gaming, Cosmopolitan, Derek Stevens, Dining, Donald Trump, Downtown Grand, Economy, Golden Gaming, Health, Illinois, Las Vegas Raiders, Las Vegas Sands, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Nevada, North Las Vegas, Penn National, Phil Ruffin, Regulation, Reno, Sahara, Silverton, Slot routes, Station Casinos, Taxes, Terry Caudill, The Strip, William Hill, Wynn Resorts
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New hope for Station; Raider Nation exiled
Station Casinos reported second-quarter results yesterday and JP Morgan analyst Joseph Greff came away “encouraged” and “impressed.” He wrote of “less bad results in April and May and much better positive [cash flow] generation in June.” How so? In its … Continue reading
Case Bets
Something good came out of Washington, D.C. today. (How often can one type that sentence?) Reps. Dina Titus (D) and Guy Reschenthaler (R) introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal the excise taxes and head taxes (a $50 annual levy on every … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Caesars Entertainment, China, Dining, DraftKings, Entertainment, GLPI, Golden Nugget, Health, Illinois, Internet gambling, Michael Gaughan, Philippines, Politics, Regulation, Sports betting, Taxes, Terry Caudill, TV, Virgin Hotels
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Giant dildo at large in Sin City; Scientific pleases, disappoints
Who was that masked man anyway? A daring thief casually strolled into Deja Vu Love Boutique, made his way over to “Moby,” a giant dildo (approximately three feet long) and walked right out the door with it. The whale-sized self-pleasuring … Continue reading
See Vegas and die
Phil Ruffin and Terry Caudill are singled out as bad actors in a sweeping new lawsuit being filed even as we speak by the Culinary Union. It alleges, among other things, that neither Circus Circus nor the Four Queens nor … Continue reading
Quote of the Day
“Stayed at the D on the 6th of June, was a little taken back by the lack of social distancing and crowded conditions. The D was doing temperature checks of everyone coming through the doors but unlike the other casinos … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Derek Stevens, Dining, Downtown, Downtown Grand, El Cortez, Golden Nugget, MGM Resorts International, Terry Caudill, The Strip, Tourism
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Four Queens, 7:30 p.m., Friday
Posted in Downtown, Economy, Terry Caudill
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MGM changes mind on Aria; No appetite for deals?
Having told its entire Aria staff to look for new jobs, MGM Resorts International finds itself in the position of saying, “Never mind.” In an interview last weekend, CEO Bill Hornbuckle floated the possibility of reopening Aria by July 4, followed … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, California, CityCenter, Conventions, Current, Derek Stevens, Dining, Downtown, Economy, Election, Entertainment, Hawaii, Health, Las Vegas Sands, Law enforcement, LVCVA, Marketing, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Money laundering, Resort fees, Sahara, Singapore, Sports, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Terry Caudill, The Rio, The Strip, Tourism, Tribal, TV, Virginia, Wall Street
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Station reopens bullishly; Who was that masked man, anyway?
On the eve of today’s reopening, Station Casinos hosted a conference call with JP Morgan analysts and was pretty darn confident that its base of Baby Boomers and retirees would flock back. So confident is that Station “has not been … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Caesars Entertainment, Cirque du Soleil, Crown Resorts, Derek Stevens, Downtown, Entertainment, Health, Las Vegas Sands, Marketing, MGM Resorts International, Palms, Planet Hollywood, Real Estate, Resort fees, Station Casinos, Steven Witkoff, Tamares Group, Terry Caudill, The Rio, The Strip, Tourism, Wall Street
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Las Vegas closed through April 30
Jottings: Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) is asking Donald Trump to declare the Silver State a ‘major disaster’ area. We agree, but Trump is being punitive toward ‘blue’ states so we doubt Sisolak will get his wish. The governor extended … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Downtown, Eldorado Resorts, Entertainment, Health, Nevada, Terry Caudill, The Mob, The Strip, Wynn Resorts
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Stimulus is here, recovery … who knows?
It’s still not a done deal but what Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) calls “emergency relief” emerged from the Senate yesterday. A few jerks tried to hold it up with the preposterous argument that “the expanded unemployment benefits were overly … Continue reading
Posted in AGA, Caesars Entertainment, China, Conventions, Cretins, Donald Trump, Downtown, Economy, Environment, Galaxy Entertainment, Health, International, Macau, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Politics, South Korea, Terry Caudill, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Tourism, TV, Wynn Resorts
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Quote of the Day
“If someone wants to hack a casino, it’s surprisingly just about how easily can you get into their networks. If you are inside their networks, and they don’t segregate their networks properly, you’ll be able to interact with all kinds … Continue reading
Posted in Technology, Terry Caudill
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Caudill casinos recovering; Slick Rick strikes again
It now appears that Terry Caudill‘s two casinos were the victim of a “ransomware” hack that crippled the slot floor, among other debilities. It wrecked last weekend’s business and “scattered outages” were still seen as of Monday. The Nevada Gaming … Continue reading
Ghost in the (slot) machine; The “evil genius” of resort fees
Electrical troubles are bedeviling Downtown casinos. All the slot machines at the Four Queens and Binion’s Gambling Hall were idled by a mechanical snafu last week. Table games remained operational, as did selected video-poker machines. Terry Caudill clammed up when … Continue reading
Maryland maxed out; Adelson’s $40 million lesson
Casino revenues in the Free State continue to be flat. Maryland gambling houses grossed $149 million last month. MGM National Harbor‘s $62.5 million—a 4.5% gain—led the state. Slots were down 2% at MGM but table win up 12%, a development … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Churchill Downs, Cordish Co., Downtown, Environment, Golden Gaming, Harry Reid, Las Vegas Sands, Law enforcement, Maryland, MGM Resorts International, Penn National, Sheldon Adelson, Technology, Terry Caudill
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Tax-and-spend fantasy in Illinois; Encore Boston nickels and dimes its patrons
It’s more important to have a money-losing casino (upon which absolutely nobody has bid) in Chicago than to lower the über-confiscatory 72% tax rate. So says state Sen. Dave Syverson (R), a real crank. As Syverson puts it, “The problem with … Continue reading
Posted in Caesars Entertainment, Galaxy Entertainment, Golden Gaming, Illinois, Japan, Macau, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Resort fees, Sheldon Adelson, Taxes, Terry Caudill, Transportation, Wynn Resorts
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