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Category Archives: Hard Rock International
Vegas booming; Churchill Downs “messy”; Mega-Jottings
Nevada gambling winning catapulted 18% last month—yes, almost a 20% increase over post-Covid numbers (although January 2022 was dampened by Omicron). The good times just keep on rolling, to the tune of $1.2 billion. The Las Vegas Strip led the … Continue reading
Posted in Alabama, Aristocrat, Arizona, Atlantic City, Bally, Baseball, BetMGM, Boulder Strip, Century Casinos, Churchill Downs, Culinary Union, Downtown, DraftKings, Environment, Fontainebleau, Georgia, GLPI, Hard Rock International, Horseracing, Indiana, International, Internet gambling, Iowa, Lake Tahoe, Laughlin, Lotteries, Maverick Gaming, Mesquite, MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun, Movies, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Las Vegas, Peninsula Pacific, Pennsylvania, Phil Ruffin, Politics, Reno, Resorts World LV, Rush Street Gaming, Slot routes, South Korea, Sports betting, Technology, The Rio, The Strip, Tribal, United Kingdom, Vici Properties, Virginia, Wall Street, Washington State, Wendover
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Maryland, Illinois leap; Mega-Jottings
So where’s that recession? January revenues from Maryland casinos are in and the $167 million gross is a 9% improvement on 2022. None of the six gambling halls were revenue-negative. MGM National Harbor led the pack with $72 million, an … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Churchill Downs, Cordish Co., Culinary Union, DraftKings, Entertainment, Full House Resorts, GLPI, Golden Gaming, Hard Rock International, Health, Illinois, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, Maryland, MGM Resorts International, New Jersey, Penn National, Real Estate, Resort fees, Station Casinos, The Strip, Vici Properties
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Ohio dips; Bally’s unplugged; Macao booms
Here’s one for those of you who believe gambling is facing a recession: Revenue in Ohio fell 2% last month (yes, it took the Buckeye State until February to report December’s numbers). The haul was $193 million, which was still … Continue reading
Posted in Bally, Baseball, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Churchill Downs, DFS, Hard Rock International, Jack Entertainment, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Ohio, Penn National, Sports betting, Tourism, TV, Wall Street
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Case Bets
What do you do when there’s no really big story of the day? Bust out an order of Case Bets, what else. Let the fun begin … Rivers Portsmouth has already had a come-to-Jesus moment after its pro-smoking stance revolted … Continue reading
Caesars surprises Wall Street; Rincon defects; Bluhm to NYC?
Since the Roman Empire is not given to pre-announcing earnings (it leaves that to MGM Resorts International), its tribunes must have had some pretty good end-of-year numbers to trot out, which they did this morning. The headline, at least as … Continue reading
Atlantic City focus
Since we’re heavily occupied today with “Question of the Day” submissions, Sports Betting Operator features, a CDC Gaming Reports story and Casino Life page proofs, we’ll turn most of the S&G space over to our East Coast bureau, who has … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Atlantic City, Bally, BetMGM, Caesars Entertainment, Chicago, Dining, DraftKings, Entertainment, FanDuel, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Marketing, Movies, Ocean Resort, Security, Sports betting, Wayne F. Newton
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New F-blue CEO; Illinois mostly upbeat, Missouri not
Who in the world is Brett Mufson? Well, he’s the new president and CEO of Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Other than that, Jeffrey Soffer‘s company ain’t tellin’ much. We are informed that “Mufson’s instrumental leadership helped steer the company’s re-acquisition of … Continue reading
Posted in Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Canada, Century Casinos, Chicago, Churchill Downs, Cosmopolitan, Dining, DraftKings, Economy, FanDuel, Florida, Fontainebleau, Hard Rock International, history, Illinois, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, Mandalay Bay Massacre, MGM Resorts International, Missouri, Penn National, Regulation, Sports, Sports betting, The Strip, Tourism, Tribal, Vici Properties, Wynn Resorts, Wyoming
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NFL bettors sacked; Strip resort folds; Caesars plan panned
Life at S&G HQ is seriously clouded by the critical illness of a beloved fur baby. Nevertheless, we shall endeavor to gather our thoughts, starting with the consequences for bettors of the life-threatening Damar Hamlin injury on Monday Night Football. … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Atlantic City, Caesars Entertainment, Chicago, Derek Stevens, DraftKings, Economy, Entertainment, Failsinos, FanDuel, Florida, Genting, Georgia, Hard Rock International, Horseracing, International, Las Vegas Sands, LVCVA, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, PointsBet, Politics, Racinos, Riviera, Rush Street Gaming, Sports, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, TV, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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A Boardwalk Christmas; Mega-Jottings
Most people wouldn’t spend Christmas Day in a casino or two but our East Coast correspondent did. He reports, “At the Golden Nugget on Christmas, Chart House, Lillie’s Asian, the Grotto (Italian), Michael Patrick’s coffee shop, Bean & Bread for … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Atlantic City, Bally, Caesars Entertainment, Churchill Downs, Dan Lee, Dining, DraftKings, Fontainebleau, Full House Resorts, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, International, Kentucky, Mohegan Sun, New York, Ohio, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, Virgin Hotels, Virginia, Wall Street
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Dog & pony show; Snow job in Massachusetts melts
Yesterday’s Hard Rock International road show before the ostensibly investigative Nevada Gaming Control Board played out pretty much as expected. Hard Rock CEO Jim Allen effectively ran out the clock by dwelling on how Hard Rock would make over The … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, BetMGM, Caesars Entertainment, Cirque du Soleil, Connecticut, Dining, Entertainment, Florida, Hard Rock International, Lotteries, Massachusetts, MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun, Nevada, North Carolina, Palms, Phil Ruffin, Regulation, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Seminole Tribe, South Carolina, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, Virgin Hotels, Virginia
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