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It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to
It just so happens that I share my birthday with the notorious World War I double agent Mata Hari. Hopefully I will come to a better end than she did. I’ve been enmeshed in a huge project for CDC Gaming … Continue reading
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And now for some fun
Back on Dec. 21, we reported on nascent Oscar odds. What a difference 10 days makes. Babylon, “an early favorite to take home hardware at the 95th Academy Awards” according to one betting site, is spiraling from contention, thanks to … Continue reading
Posted in Current, DraftKings, Movies
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Ho Ho H2O
It’s a good thing that news in the casino industry is virtually nonexistent today. S&G has been sidelined by a ruptured pipe that burst midday on Christmas, dampening our Yuletide spirit literally and figuratively. Whilst we wait for the plumber, … Continue reading
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On the radio
What do Station Casinos, the Tropicana Las Vegas, Bally’s Corp. and the economy of the Las Vegas Strip have in common? They’re all subjects of discussion in my Friday appearance on KNPR-FM‘s State of Nevada. You can read about or … Continue reading
Posted in Bally, Current, Station Casinos, The Strip
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The bad sleep well
In case you missed it, crusading, veteran investigative journalist Jeff German was murdered near his home on Friday. He was stabbed to death following an “altercation” with someone as yet unknown. The up-close-and-personal manner of the crime puts the mind … Continue reading
Posted in Current, history, Law enforcement, LVCVA, Midnight Jim Gibbons, The Mob
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Peace in Atlantic City; Storm over Vegas
Along with Resorts Atlantic City, the Golden Nugget (seen above in its Trump Marina days) has inked a new labor pact with Unite-Here, bringing to an end any uncertainty about a strike on the Boardwalk. Workers get substantial pay increases, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Atlantic City, Bally, Caesars Entertainment, Canada, Churchill Downs, Cretins, Current, Derek Stevens, Dining, Downtown, Entertainment, Environment, Gary Goett, Genting, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Horseracing, Internet gambling, Kentucky, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, MGM Resorts International, Mohegan Sun, Singapore, The Strip, Unite-Here, Wall Street
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“Elvis”: A modern morality tale
According to Baz Luhrmann‘s new biopic Elvis, the protagonist (uncanny Austin Butler) was a falling angel, self-styled Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks) was Satan and Hell is Las Vegas. Such is the narrative trajectory of this epic, which ends with … Continue reading
Posted in Current, history, Movies
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Programming note
We’re on vacation in Michigan until June 23, necessitating a hiatus in S&G programming. I’ll try to check in with you from time to time. In the meanwhile, check CDC Gaming Reports for the latest and greatest in the industry. … Continue reading
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Letter from Atlantic City
Our East Coast correspondent writes, “As of [May 4], everyone in New Jersey has to bring their own bags when they purchase almost everything. Single-use plastic and paper bags are gone, except for stores less than 2,500 square feet in … Continue reading
Casinos in clover nationwide; Mega-Jottings for a Monday
Masters Week has come and gone, and Augusta now sinks back into an 11-month torpor. Which also helps us return to standard-edition S&G. (Seen on the marquee of the church closest to Augusta National: “This is Amen Corner.”) Where to … Continue reading
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Programming note
It’s Masters Week here in Augusta and the azaleas are in full bloom. Unfortunately, an encounter with a rescue cat has left my hands covered in bandages, hampering my ability to type. So I’m going to have to punt coverage … Continue reading
Weekends without Adele
As all of Christendom now knows, one Adele Atkins of Tottenham has been forced to cancel/reschedule 13 weeks of shows at Caesars Palace. When Adele signed for this gig, in early December, it was regarded as the showbiz coup of … Continue reading
Congratulations, Las Vegas
Regardless of what happens next week, you have a football team with a winning record in the Las Vegas Raiders, who snared a potential wild-card playoff berth with a last-second win over the favored Indianapolis Colts. After hitting a 6-7 … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Las Vegas Raiders, Sports
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CityCenter sold
Today, MGM Resorts International bought the last remaining chunks—Aria and Vdara—of CityCenter from erstwhile Dubai World. They’ll only make a brief stopover in the lion’s den before being flipped to Blackstone Group. Since we’re covering the story for CDC Gaming … Continue reading
Posted in CityCenter, Current, Dubai, MGM Resorts International, The Strip
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High on the Strip
Hard by Planet Hollywood there’s a strip mall where you can get some egg rolls at Panda Express, satisfy a Big Mac Attack at McDonalds … and buy pre-rolled joints at the little boutique above. Legalized marijuana hasn’t infiltrated casinos … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Marijuana, Planet Hollywood, The Strip
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Sign of the times
Metal detector at the entrance of Philadelphia Live. It may be the first but we doubt it’s the last.
Posted in Cordish Co., Current, Pennsylvania, Security
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No joy in Sin City
What follows was shared with us via Facebook. It shows the (ugly) face of customer interactions in present-day Las Vegas … “I need you to know what people in positions of service are experiencing right now. “Tonight I am working … Continue reading
Posted in Cretins, Current
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Quote of the Day
“And, honestly, a group of spider monkeys throwing darts at the 2020 release schedule would have done a better job than the Hollywood Foreign Press Association this time around.”—Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr on the head-scratching Golden Globes nominations.
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