Judge's rulings clears way for Straub to buy Revel Casino
Note to Michael and Dom, notice there is no UPS office anywhere near here. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Gloria M. Burns made two rulings Thursday to help clear the way for the sale of the former Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic…
Poker not in the cards for defendants in Vegas FBI ruse case
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A judge says a Malaysian businessman and his son can’t play poker at Las Vegas casinos while they await a ruling on whether the FBI illegally entered their hotel suites to investigate what prosecutors say was…
Casino Bad Bets Hit Hong Kong Rich Hard
Mohhamend Cohen; Forbes Asia Macau casinos have always been winning bets for Hong Kong billionaires–until 2014. Total casino revenue fell last year for the first time since Stanley Ho’s 40-year gambling monopoly ended in 2004–by an estimated 3.3%–and that’s hammering…
The Locals vs. Tourists Balancing Act
By David G. Schwartz, Green Felt Journal, Vegas Seven, UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research. Las Vegas is at its best when its attractions appeal to both Sometimes, it can seem that life in Southern Nevada is a big zero-sum game….
The Locals vs. Tourists Balancing Act
By David G. Schwartz, Green Felt Journal, Vegas Seven, UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research. Las Vegas is at its best when its attractions appeal to both Sometimes, it can seem that life in Southern Nevada is a big zero-sum game….
The Interview
Went to see this last week when it opened. I did not expect much from it since I have seen other movies starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. Most of them were somewhat weird and not very funny. I was…
Laughlin trip report
Short but interesting visit to Laughlin this week with just two rolls/sessions. First roll around 12 rolls and the second roll in the mid twenties. Colored up after the second roll plus $143. I left due to the weirdest heat…
Pa. real estate firm to buy Atlantic Club
Posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 9:30 pm By DONALD WITTKOWSKI Staff Writer ATLANTIC CITY — A Pennsylvania real estate company that specializes in residential projects and senior-citizen housing has agreed to buy the shuttered Atlantic Club Casino Hotel, newly filed…
Two Americas
Shortly after President Obama gave a speech about income inequality in December 2013, writer Bob Lonsberry published an essay on his web site titled "Two Americas" about the "The America that works, and the America that doesn’t." The article didn’t…