Here are more details about the proposed regulatory changes in Atlantic City, which seem to make the tax process even more byzantine. Ah, I just wanted an excuse to use “byzantine” in a sentence. It’s one of those words that I don’t get to use enough. From Business Week: The new casinos would have to […]
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atlantic city, news about gamblingIn the midst of all the talk about Vdara, I thought I’d mention my latest article in the LVBP: While doing some research, I recently happened across an article in the July 1997 issue of Casino Executive magazine in which then-Harrah's Entertainment CEO Phil Satre sounds downright oracular. “If you're the last person to build
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news about gamblingComing back to this, it’s all Atlantic City, all the time. I’ve got a few Vegas things I’ve been kicking around, including my personal ranking of the high-end burger places on the Strip and a book review or two. But then the AC Press goes ahead and runs a HUGE Pinnacle spoiler: Giving a sneak
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atlantic cityAtlantic City has an important decision to make: how to sell the last big piece of casino-developable land (at least until the zoning is changed). Right now, the Casino Redevelopment Agency is planning to take bids on the 140-acre tract at Bader Field, but Penn National wants to do an end-run around the process by
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atlantic cityI’ve been getting a number of questions about MGM Mirage’s plans to build a mega-project next to the Borgata. If you are interested in my opinion, you might want to check out this piece in the LV Business Press: But MGM Mirage’s plan to build a CityCenter East next to the Borgata makes it clear