Category Archives: Vermont

Big Gaming gets its chain yanked, not always unfairly

We apologize for the dearth of hard news lately. Compounding a two-week vacation with the Fourth of July holiday hasn’t been good for keeping you, dear reader, in the loop. This week in particular has been so slow it’s practically … Continue reading

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All Atlantic City, all the time; Gone to the dogs; Mega-Jottings

Although terrestrial casino revenue dipped 2.5% last month, New Jersey casinos made out like bandits online, with i-gambling up 19% and sports betting leapt 33.5%. In Atlantic City the gross was $227 million at traditional casinos, as a sharp decline … Continue reading

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Atlantic City beat; MGM Cotai padlocked; Adelson buys Abbott

“Did Bally’s open a casino in Atlantic City and forget to tell anyone about it?” So asks our East Coast correspondent. “This is Bally’s yesterday (Sunday). A few casinos here would have more customers during a snow storm than this.” … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

“To be able to keep the business running, to keep our people employed, that’s great. To be able to help our front-line health care workers, our police officers and firefighters, to be able to give some people something to bring home … Continue reading

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Hiccup at Resorts World LV; Coping with a crisis

In case you’ve been wondering, yes, construction is continuing at Resorts World Las Vegas. There will be a partial abatement after a worker tested positive for Coronavirus. As a consequence, work on an unspecified part of the metaresort will be … Continue reading

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Gaming stocks immune to rally; Casinos get serious about coronavirus

Gaming stocks by and large didn’t feel the love on Wall Street yesterday, trending slightly downward, not counting 9% rallies for Station Casinos and Melco Resorts & Entertainment (the latter the only Macao operator to bounce back). The market recouped … Continue reading

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Grumpy old Dems; A Titan-ic sports book win

Prude of the Month has to go to Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D), who certainly looks like a cranky old battle-axe. She vetoed a bill that would have legalized sports betting in her state, sniffing, “the majority of Maine people … Continue reading

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Tribal gaming bigger than ever; Sessions out in D.C.

There’s been a round-robin at Seminole Gaming. The chair left vacant by Joe Lupo at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will be filled by Seminole Casino Coconut Creek President Steve Bonner, a 16-year veteran of Coconut Creek. General Manager Larry Buck … Continue reading

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Nevada: A sinful state of affairs

Nevada had better look to its laurels. The Silver State has been ranked only as the third most sinful in America. That’s probably because we’re down at #30 in the “hatred and anger” category, a good place to be. We’re … Continue reading

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The 7% solution; Grief in Texas

Woe betide the “Borgata Babe” who loses or gains more than 7% of her body weight. Do it and you’re out the door. This archaic — to say nothing of sexist — policy was passively reaffirmed when the New Jersey … Continue reading

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2016: Know thy enemy

A Las Vegas Sun roundup of the presidential field gives some helpful guidance. For instance, we’ve long known that Jeb Bush (R) was anti-casino, despite gambling expansion on his watch in Florida. Martin O’Malley (D) was in similar circumstances in … Continue reading

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Hard Rock back to A.C.?; Today Massachusetts, tomorrow Vermont?

New investment in Atlantic City has yet to materialize, yet the New Jersey Casino Control Commission‘s holding of a hearing for Hard Rock International is encouraging. It’s a purely theoretical exercise, a determination of suitability. Its goal, however, is for … Continue reading

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