POLITICAL CORRECTNESS DEFINED
FINALLY, A DEFINITION OF THE TERM "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS! For the last six odd years, almost all of the things I wanted to write or say, have been stymied by a recently coined term referred to as "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS"! Although I…
A little something Doc and Rose have finally learned
This thread will be for those who recently took the primer class or someone who has been doing this for some time but is discouraged because he or she is not having an outstanding roll each and every time they…
Little Thelma
Little Thelma comes home from first grade and tells her father that they learned about the history of Valentine’s Day. And, "Since Valentine’s Day is for a Christian saint and we’re Jewish," she asks, "Will God get mad at me…
Series Travel Report
After a personal from Dom about 10 weeks ago and a hell of a lot of practice I was in Chicago and had time before my plane. Rivers Casino is across the highway. Tried it out. Nice and easy just…
Deal closes on sale of ex-Revel casino; Straub new owner
Wayne Parry, Associated Press · ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Revel, the billion-dollar resort bust that was once widely viewed as the potential savior of Atlantic City’s struggling casino industry, is getting a second chance as part of a Florida…
Legislator ends bid to bring resort casinos to Florida
Gary Fineout, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A push to bring Las Vegas-styled resort casinos to South Florida is once again being rejected by the state Legislature. The idea was a long shot from the start, but a top…
In year of 4 shutdowns, AC casinos grew profits 44 percent
Wayne Parry, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Here’s a rare instance of Atlantic City’s rash of casino closures actually bringing good news to the industry. The casinos increased their gross operating profits by 44 percent last year, according…
A timeline of Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel
Wayne Parry, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A look at key moments in the history of Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel: – September 2007: Revel Entertainment and partner Morgan Stanley file plans for a new casino and 3,800…
IGT stock soars on 1st day as new company
What a day Tuesday for International Game Technology. It began with the official completion of the $6.4 billion merger/acquisition by Italy-based GTECH, first announced last summer and which retains the iconic IGT name dating to the 1970s in Reno. Then…
Suicide at M Resort blamed on loss of free buffet for life
The day before he put a gun to his head and killed himself at an M Resort buffet on Easter, a Las Vegas man filled a box with his complaints against the resort and its employees and mailed it to…