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Mike DeWine's unbecoming exit. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/days-of...
Days of Whine and Grosses
Let’s make one thing clear: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) isn’t a bad guy. During the Covid-19 pandemic, for instance, he stood firm for science at a time when quackery and superstition dom…
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January 31, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Mike DeWine's unbecoming exit. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/days-of...
Las Vegas reels from Canadian and potential European tourism avoidance. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/rearran...
Rearranging the Deck Chairs
Despite having neither financing nor a coherent design, Bally’s Corp. insists that its eponymous Las Vegas resort is a “go.” Shuffling paperwork to create the illusion of progress…
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January 23, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Las Vegas reels from Canadian and potential European tourism avoidance. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/rearran...
Mess with California's tribes and you'll regret it. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/stupidi...
Stupidity, California-style
Arrogance is usually the corollary of idiocy. And Santa Anita racetrack was surely arrogant in thinking it could put one over on the state of California … or on the ever-vigilant Native Ameri…
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January 22, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Mess with California's tribes and you'll regret it. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/stupidi...
The pros and cons of developing casinos in the Persian Gulf. www.casinoreports.com/wynn-marjan-...
Bright And Shiny Wynn Al Marjan Navigates Treacherous Waters
Wynn's new Al Marjan integrated resort is shaping up to be a winner for the company, UAE, and jetsetters, but there could be losers too.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The pros and cons of developing casinos in the Persian Gulf. www.casinoreports.com/wynn-marjan-...
Nevada Democrats get shirty about an appalling new DHS policy. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/ballys-...
Bally’s Gets Real, Vegas Gets Shafted
Reality has set in at Bally’s Chicago. The $1.7 billion megaresort has long looked as though it would miss its projected September 2026 opening date. Construction hiccups have ensured as much…
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January 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Nevada Democrats get shirty about an appalling new DHS policy. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/ballys-...
The consequences of Janet Mills' indecision. cdcgaming.com/maine-move-w...
Maine move will benefit Caesars, DraftKings say analysts
After seven months of inaction, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) surprised Wall Street analysts by allowing the state’s Native American tribes to operate igaming. Mills will let the bill become law without ...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The consequences of Janet Mills' indecision. cdcgaming.com/maine-move-w...
Racist legislation in the Sunshine State. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/the-goo...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Florida
As we reported elsewhere, the state of Florida has a serious problem with illegal casinos. Lawmakers have been generally unwilling to take this bull by the horns. One laudable exception is state Se…
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January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Racist legislation in the Sunshine State. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/the-goo...
... and Trump installs a toady at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/f1-lays...
F1 Lays an Egg
Tourism to Las Vegas fell 5% in November and flattened Las Vegas Strip gambling revenues along with with it. Casinos should be grateful that the fewer players they’re getting are spending mor…
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January 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
... and Trump installs a toady at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/f1-lays...
A royal shafting from Chicago's city fathers. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/ballys-...
Bally’s Gets Screwed
As luck would have it, we were in Chicago last week. That’s when, in a stunning display of spinelessness, Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) opted to neither sign nor veto the city budget. He dove und…
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December 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A royal shafting from Chicago's city fathers. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/ballys-...
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small deemed not a crook. We expect so little from politicians nowadays. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/boardwa...
Boardwalk Follies
Atlantic City, you must be so proud. Mayor Marty Small (D), recently re-elected, beat the rap on felony charges this week. The indictment against Mrs. Small is expected to be dropped. Too bad. Smal…
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December 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small deemed not a crook. We expect so little from politicians nowadays. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/boardwa...
Otto Gerdes is remembered. www.davidmckeeenterprises.net/post/kapellm...
Kapellmeister or bust?
This box of German chocolates from Eloquence is definitely a surprise. One is initially inclined to defend it, if only because it was met with an indignant shriek from a prominent Internet philistine....
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December 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Otto Gerdes is remembered. www.davidmckeeenterprises.net/post/kapellm...
Read it before it's censored. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/much-ad...
Much Ado About Nothing
We’ve been giving this story a wide berth … but it’s a slow news day. Someone perspicacious in the White House press corps noticed the yawning chasm between the symbolism of Donal…
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December 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Read it before it's censored. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/much-ad...
$2 billion Bally's Chicago won't open for another year but already appears doomed. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/in-the-...
In the Bleak Midwinter
Casinos in Illinois nudged up a point last month, garnering $155 million. Take away underachieving Fairmount Park ($1.5 million) and they were flat with November 2024. Newfangled Hollywood Joliet c…
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December 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
$2 billion Bally's Chicago won't open for another year but already appears doomed. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/in-the-...
Ron DeSantis has a big-ass gambling problem right in his back yard. www.casinoreports.com/geezers-grif...
Geezers And Grifters: Why Illegal Casinos In Florida Won't Go Away
Florida has an ongoing problem with illegal, often mob-affiliated slot parlors, and nobody is sure what to do about it.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Ron DeSantis has a big-ass gambling problem right in his back yard. www.casinoreports.com/geezers-grif...
Neglect casino security at your own peril. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/its-abo...
It’s About Time!
“Casino security” is a bad joke or, at best, a contradiction in terms. The Paul Blarts who patrol casino floors aren’t there to protect you: Their remit is to keep the sacrosanct …
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December 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Neglect casino security at your own peril. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/its-abo...
Donald Trump hates Black people and immigrants. But he'll gladly take their money. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/nyc-eve...
NYC: Everybody Wins?
All three New York City casino proposals were tapped in the penultimate round of selection for Empire State benediction. That means Genting Group, Bally’s Corp. and Hard Rock International ea…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Donald Trump hates Black people and immigrants. But he'll gladly take their money. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/nyc-eve...
Nevada regulators get caught with their pants down. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/vegas-r...
Vegas Regulators Expose Themselves
Was the circus in town last week? Because the Nevada Gaming Commission sure put on a clown show. They handed out a nominal, $7.8 million fine to Caesars Entertainment for flouting anti-money launde…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Nevada regulators get caught with their pants down. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/vegas-r...
Math and wishful thinking at Resorts World NYC. www.casinoreports.com/resorts-worl...
Can Resorts World Hit Its Ambitious New York Revenue Target?
If Resorts World can deliver its projected number, the state would receive $1.7 billion in tax revenue. So ... can it deliver that number?
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November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Math and wishful thinking at Resorts World NYC. www.casinoreports.com/resorts-worl...
Dramatic shifts in the race for a NYC casino. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/ballys-...
Bally’s Stands Alone?
Wouldn’t it be the apex of irony if unfunded Bally’s New York were the only New York City casino project left standing when all’s said and done” It would go from iffy in the…
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November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Dramatic shifts in the race for a NYC casino. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/ballys-...
Embattled Washington Opera supremo Francesca Zambello triumphs in Atlanta. www.davidmckeeenterprises.net/post/traviat...
"Traviata" without tears
Verdi-LA TRAVIATA: Mané Galoyan (Violetta); Long Long (Alfredo), Anthony Clark Evans (Germont)/Atlanta Opera Chorus & Orchestra/Evan Rogister, cond.; Francesca Zambello, dir.; Peter J. Davison, sets; ...
www.davidmckeeenterprises.net
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Embattled Washington Opera supremo Francesca Zambello triumphs in Atlanta. www.davidmckeeenterprises.net/post/traviat...
30 years of muckraking summed up. www.casinoreports.com/schuetz-davi...
Schuetz: David McKee, A True Hero In Gaming Journalism
David exists in that hard-scrabble world of sacrifice and struggle. He is about real people, not images, and reality, not spin.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
30 years of muckraking summed up. www.casinoreports.com/schuetz-davi...
If BALY won a NYC casino license today, it would have insufficient cash on hand to pay his $115 million "gaming event fee."
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If BALY won a NYC casino license today, it would have insufficient cash on hand to pay his $115 million "gaming event fee."
So long, ESPN Bet. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/midwest...
Midwest flexes, ESPN Bet folds
Illinois casinos were booming in October, up 21% … or 7.5% once second-place Wind Creek Southland and last-place Fairmont Park were subtracted to make an apples-to-apples comparison. The head…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
So long, ESPN Bet. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/midwest...
What last night's elections meant for gambling (more than you might think). www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/electio...
Election Special
It’s always too soon to celebrate the demise of smoking in Atlantic City. However, clean-air advocates (and customers) have reason to feel guardedly optimistic today. Ally Mikie Sherrill (D, …
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November 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What last night's elections meant for gambling (more than you might think). www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/electio...
Karma catches up with Sin City. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/out-lik...
Out Like a Lamb
Barry Jonas called it. His report on MGM Resorts International’s 3Q25 earnings was headlined “The Summer the Strip Turned Pretty … Bad.” Ouch. But true. He kept a “Buy…
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November 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Karma catches up with Sin City. www.lasvegasadvisor.com/blog/out-lik...