February 2010

Planet Hollywood Starts Total Rewards April 1

by Marc on February 26, 2010

in Las Vegas,Planet Hollywood

Maybe it’s an April fools joke.  Maybe it’s not.  According to @PHVegas on twitter Planet Hollywood will begin using the Total Rewards system on April 1. We’re rolling out Total Rewards on April 1, so there are plenty of new perks and privileges coming to make our guests feel like celebrities! Harrahs.com shows Planet Hollywood, [...]

Tagged as: Casino, Harrah's, Planet Hollywood, player clubs, Total Rewards

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Harrahs Buying Palms Next?

by Marc on February 26, 2010

in Las Vegas,Palms

New rumor: Harrah’s is buying Palms next.  How can this be possible?  Steve Friess from The Strip Podcast was the first person I saw with this rumor.  After reading his blog and the accompanying Financial Times article it seems as if we have a repeat of how Harrah’s purchased Planet Hollywood. The piece relies on [...]

Tagged as: Casino, Economy, Harrah's, Palms, Planet Hollywood

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Atlantic City Video Poker Check

by Marc February 26, 2010

Doing a check of video poker inventory in Atlantic City on vpFREE doesn’t show much.  Harrah’s hasn’t been updated this year, while Borgata still has plenty of good machines to play.  Here are some of my findings. If you’re not familiar with vpFREE, it is a database of video poker pay tables that are updated [...]

Tagged as: Atlantic City, Ballys, Borgata, Gaming, Harrah's, Strategy, Video Poker

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Margaritaville Not Dead In Atlantic City

by Marc February 25, 2010

Still dealing with bankruptcy, Trump Resorts in Atlantic City is reconsidering the possibility of selling Trump marina. In testimony Wednesday, Trump Entertainment’s financial adviser said Trump Marina’s sale would help stabilize the company amid declining revenue and lower earnings projections. He predicted a deal with Fields would be completed by the end of 2011, if [...]

Tagged as: Atlantic City, Casino, Economy, Icahn, Jimmy Buffet, Margaritaville, Trump

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Pennies From Hell

by Marc February 25, 2010

I like to play slot machines and I know that the lower the denomination put in, the lower the payout.  I like to think of myself as a somewhat intelligent gambler.  Well, when it comes to the loud noises and bright lights of penny slots I become zombie-like and move forward slobbering for a new [...]

Tagged as: Economy, Gaming, Las Vegas, slot machine, Strategy

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Revel Gets A (tax) Break

by Marc February 25, 2010

Revel is being allowed the possibility of receiving $300 million in tax breaks should they complete construction on the casino that’s about half way done in Atlantic City. In a move that caught opponents by surprise, New Jersey senators voted Monday to ensure that hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for the Revel [...]

Tagged as: Atlantic City, Casino, Economy, Government, Revel

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Where Will The World Series Of Poker Go?

by Marc February 24, 2010

While I was writing up rumor of Penn National’s purchase of the Rio in Las Vegas, I saw a tweet wondering where the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will move. Harrah’s owns the hosting rights to the location of the WSOP.  If this deal is put into motion quickly location will likely be moved from [...]

Tagged as: Ballys, Casino, Harrah's, Las Vegas, Marketing, Paris, Planet Hollywood, Poker, World Series of Poker

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Top 10 Steakhouses in Las Vegas

by Marc February 24, 2010

The Las Vegas Sun published their Top 10 Steakhouses in Las Vegas + 1 honorable mention.  I’ve been to 6 of the 11.  Not too shabby on my part.  I don’t think I’ll ever go to The Steakhouse at Circus Circus, so I won’t get to every steakhouse on this list.  I was planning to [...]

Tagged as: Las Vegas, Palazzo, Planet Hollywood, Restaurant, Steak, Travel

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Icahn May Opt To Sell Some Trump Casinos

by Marc February 24, 2010

Earlier this month Carl Icahn said, in a deposition, that he may sell two of the three Trump Casinos in Atlantic City if he wins the bankruptcy battle he’s in with Donald Trump. “You could sell the Marina and the Plaza,” he said in the deposition, taped on Feb. 2. Icahn added that he has [...]

Tagged as: Casino, Economy, Icahn, Trump

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Wynn To Take Over Foxwoods Pennsylvania Project

by Marc February 23, 2010

Wynn signed a deal to takeover the delayed Foxwoods Pennsylvania casino project in South Philadelphia. While the details of the agreement have not been made public, Wynn Resorts is expected to manage the casino and control more than 51 percent of the investment, sources said. Pennsylvania is getting into the casino business very heavily.  While [...]

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Tagged as: Casino, Economy, Foxwoods, Pennsylvania, Wynn

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