This isn’t the popular thing to say right now, but I’ve got real doubts about the AC mini-casino proposal. Here are my thoughts from the LV Business Press: Both Atlantic City and Las Vegas have had a difficult recession of course, by definition no recession is easy. Atlantic City, however, has suffered much more due […]
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atlantic city, news about gamblingMore news from Atlantic City, none of it good. From NJ.com: Resorts Atlantic City, the nation's first casino outside Nevada, says it may not survive; another Atlantic City casino hasn't made a loan payment since last summer; and three others are in bankruptcy court. Atlantic City's 11 casinos have been struggling for more than three
I’ve got a not-so-new and probably not very exciting report up over at gaming.unlv.edu. It contains an accurate count of the numbers of slot machines, table games, and card games (mostly poker) in Nevada since 1963: Nevada's Gaming Footprint, 1963-2009 (pdf) A breakdown of total licenses and numbers of games, tables, and slots from 1963
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what's newFrom an interview recorded last week comes this week’s UNLV Gaming Podcast: This podcast features an interview with the Executive Director of the National Council on Problem Gambling recorded March 25, 2010 at the Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling, held at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.. Whyte talks about how he become
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gambling & culture, what's newInteresting story about the Las Vegas Hilton’s Twitter initiative, though the timing couldn’t be worse, coming on the heels of yesterday’s LV Sun article about the Hilton’s abysmal 4Q earnings. From hotelsmag.com: The marketing budget for Las Vegas Hilton is miniscule when compared to multi-property powerhouse rivals like MGM Mirage, Harrah's Entertainment and Wynn Resorts.
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news about gamblingSince it’s Thursday, I’ve got a new Green Felt Journal for you to read in Vegas Seven magazine. This week, I talk about March Madness on the Strip: The basketball-mad crowd covers all ages, from cigar-chomping sharp bettors in their 60s to still-in-school rowdies wearing their college colors. It skews young, however, with 20- to
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