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Category Archives: Illinois
Hot July in Vegas; GLPI’s Illinois big gulp; Mega-Jottings
How impressive was the Las Vegas Strip‘s July performance? Pretty damned impressive, considering that it hit a best-ever record on only 1% higher visitation than last year and 4% less than in the halcyon year of 2019. Hotel occupany ran … Continue reading
Posted in Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, California, Charity, Churchill Downs, Conventions, Economy, Election, Failsinos, GLPI, Hard Rock International, Hawaii, Health, Illinois, New Hampshire, Palms, Problem gambling, Real Estate, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, The Strip, Tribal, Virginia, Wall Street, Wisconsin
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Maryland down, Illinois up; NFL hypocrisy; Bally’s biz
Gaming industry bears are going to latch onto a 4% drop in Maryland gambling earnings as evidence of an impending recession. Thankfully, J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph Greff puts it in context by pointing out that the $174 million haul is … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Bally, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, Charity, Churchill Downs, Cordish Co., DraftKings, Election, Entertainment, Full House Resorts, Golden Gaming, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, Illinois, Maryland, MGM Resorts International, Penn National, Politics, Sports, Sports betting, Station Casinos, Virginia, Wall Street, West Virginia
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Strip flattens, locals fade; Analysts mixed on Boyd
While not as bad as Deutsche Bank expected (-8%), June revenues on the Las Vegas Strip of $727 million were a disappointment, down 1%. And May’s brief flurry of hope from Las Vegas locals players faded fast as their losses … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Aristocrat, Boulder Strip, Boyd Gaming, California, Downtown, Entertainment, FanDuel, Illinois, Internet gambling, Lake Tahoe, Laughlin, Mesquite, Movies, North Las Vegas, Reno, Slot routes, Sports, Sports betting, The Strip, Tribal, Wall Street, Wendover
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Rio makeover due; DraftKings stiffs you; Las Vegas deemed #1
Having been spared being the next home of the miserable Oakland Athletics, now The Rio faces the question of whether there’s life after Caesars Entertainment. To that end, owner Dreamscape Cos. is going to try to go it alone as … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Australia, Caesars Entertainment, Dining, DraftKings, Galaxy Entertainment, Health, history, Illinois, Law enforcement, Macau, Marketing, Minnesota, Palms, Rush Street Gaming, Sports, Sports betting, The Rio, The Strip, Tribal, Virgin Hotels, Virginia, Wall Street, WInd Creek
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Wynn’s Arabian nights; White Paper no whitewash
Resisting the temptation to call it Aladdin 2.0, executives at Wynn Resorts unveiled designs of their United Arab Emirates casino resort, Wynn Al Marjan Island. Noting that its’ the company’s first oceanfront resort, Wynn is quick to assure us that … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Bally, Caesars Entertainment, Chicago, Churchill Downs, Dan Lee, DraftKings, Full House Resorts, Illinois, International, Internet gambling, Las Vegas Sands, Macau, Money laundering, New Hampshire, New York, Politics, Problem gambling, Regulation, Slot routes, TV, United Kingdom, Virginia, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Boyd praised; Graft at Wynn?; NFL hypocrisy
Wall Street analysts loved up on Boyd Gaming following its 1Q23 earnings call. Boyd, Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli wrote, “delivers another strong performance … the merits of the story remain compelling on a relative basis.” He pushed his price … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Boyd Gaming, Caesars Entertainment, California, Detroit, Dining, Downtown, FanDuel, Hawaii, Illinois, Internet gambling, Louisiana, Mississippi, Penn National, Real Estate, Reno, Service, Slot routes, Sports, Sports betting, Station Casinos, The Strip, Tilman Fertitta, Tribal, Wall Street, Wynn Resorts
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Blame it on baccarat; Crime at Hard Rock; Dixie-dumb
The Great American Gambling Craze isn’t abating, although Las Vegas Strip revenues slipped 3% in March, down to $724.5 million. This was paradoxical, as it came in a month in which airline passenger loads into and out of Las Vegas … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic City, Boulder Strip, Caesars Entertainment, Canada, Colony Capital, Dining, Donald Trump, Downtown, Entertainment, Environment, Golden Nugget, Hard Rock International, history, Illinois, Internet gambling, Lake Tahoe, Laughlin, Law enforcement, Macau, Mesquite, Mohegan Sun, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Las Vegas, Politics, Regulation, Reno, Rush Street Gaming, Sports, Sports betting, Taxes, Tennessee, The Strip, Tourism, Tribal, Wendover, WInd Creek
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