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And Then There Were Four

Station Casinos is proposing a meta resort for Las Vegas, making it the fourth major operator to enter the large-scale casino arena.
Las Vegas Sands was the first to the market with the Venetian-Palazzo complex, MGM Mirage will be next with CityCenter and Boyd Gaming will follow with Echelon. That Station is throwing its hat into […]

Auto-Poker in AC

When it became clear that smoking was going to be outlawed on 100 percent of the casino floors in Atlantic City, I wondered what would become of the much-promoted non-smoking casino offered by Trump Plaza. Turns out that the powers-that-be at Trump Entertainment were way ahead of the curve on that one.
By the time the […]

IGRA at 20

Indian Gaming ‘08, the trade show of the National Indian Gaming Association, was held in San Diego last week. The show has become the second most important trade show in the U.S. following G2E and draws about 7,000 people (more when it’s in San Diego, less when it’s in Albuquerque; go figure!).
The theme of the […]

Sexy Cheese

I saw a press release last week that just won’t leave me alone. It was titled: “Sexy casino hostesses award trip to Rome to Dutch streakers.” It’s a great headline and the story is even better. Or worse, depending on your point of view. Which is why it has stuck with me.

It seems a team […]

Sit back and NJOY

A Las Vegas-based company is field testing a product that could allow casino operators to deal with the smoking law created by hyperactive city council and state governments.
The device, which looks like a cigar, delivers nicotine without burning tobacco. It involves pressurized cartridges containing the potent stimulant and water, which when heated releases a vapor […]

Fully Connected

Next year, the industry will get its first full-blown testing ground for server-based and server-supported gaming. There have been ongoing tests at various properties for the past year or two of server-based game elements—downloaded slot content, remote changes of denominations and game style on banks of games, instant tournaments—but, just as occurred with ticket-in/ticket-out, coin-free […]

Smoking Ban: A Done Deal

‘I come here to gamble, have a drink and a smoke. It’s the Holy Trinity.”
– Gambler Bob Phelan, in an Associated Press report about Atlantic City’s impending smoking ban

What a turn-around. Atlantic City casino execs who once grew apoplectic at the thought of smoking bans are now stumping for them.
Why? Because a 100 percent smoking […]

Harrah’s Barrel Battle

They say it’s not a good idea to pick a fight with a company that buys ink by the barrel, yet that’s exactly what Harrah’s Entertainment has done in Las Vegas.
An article by Las Vegas journalist Steve Friess in the New York Times confirmed that  Harrah’s has pulled the Las Vegas Review Journal from the […]

Nothing Wrong In Vegas

The announcement that MGM Mirage is firing 440 middle managers is not related to the economic conditions, despite what was initially reported.
The Associated Press, in an April 15 story, quoted MGM Mirage spokesman Alan Feldman as saying, “We were able to se the signs of trouble on the economic horizon last August. The economy was […]

Sheldon’s Achilles Heel

It seems that Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson is ready to pick a fight with anyone. His feud with Steve Wynn over the past few years has been legendary. An unconfirmed story has Adelson adding several floors to the Palazzo, adjacent to the Venetian, when he found out how many floors Wynn was building, […]