Tag: Opinion
OPINION: With bookie investigation in extra innings, Resorts World set to pay $10.5 million
A new Major League Baseball season has begun, and perhaps Resorts World Las Vegas has found its winning team. It’s certainly paying for... more
OPINION: A casino at Florida’s Gulfstream Park without live racing would devastate families like mine
Letting Gulfstream Park retain its gaming licenses without a live horse-racing mandate delivers economic devastation and no benefit to... more
OPINION: The A’s promised tourists for Nevada. Does Las Vegas risk pricing them out?
In the days leading up to last month’s Super Bowl, something curious happened in Las Vegas: The price of a hotel room crashed. In some of... more
OPINION: Minnesota is overplaying tribal rights on cannabis, sports betting
It’s time to bust the longstanding myth of tribal exclusivity. After a series of closed-door meetings, it’s clear that Gov. Tim Walz... more
OPINION: Pennsylvania and New York are absolutely crushing New Jersey in casino tax revenue
I remember 1988 in Atlantic City. It was boom times. I was very young and working at an Atlantic City radio station, living in Ocean City,... more
OPINION: Hard Rock Northern Indiana hit the jackpot in Gary
When Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana opened to the public in May, 2021, I was one of the first people to check out what was described by... more
OPINION: The moral argument for gambling legislation in Alabama
Throughout the multi-decades fight over gambling in Alabama, there has been one consistent argument that has hampered legalization and... more
OPINION: Why casino gambling is likely to expand in North Carolina
The puzzler asks, “How do you get an 800-pound elephant under a tent?” The answer is one step at a time. First you get the trunk. Then... more
OPINION: Mississippi can get it right on mobile sports betting
For the second year in a row, the Mississippi House has advanced legislation to legalize mobile sports betting in the state. House Bill... more
OPINION: Why one of Australia’s biggest casino operators doesn’t deserve to be saved
The buzzards are circling, and the coyotes are licking their chops because the pulse is getting weaker by the minute at Star Entertainment.... more