Writer: Ken Adams
Tangos and Waltzes for the Big Apple and Windy City
New York and Chicago appear to be getting closer to a hometown resort. Chicago is currently taking a step down that road. The city is... more
Loosening the restrictions, the Stardust and Casino Chicago
A year after the coronavirus forced the closing of all the casinos in the country, recovery and return to normal may be beginning. The... more
A week to remember on the Las Vegas Strip
It would be hard to imagine a bigger story than the sale of the Las Vegas Sands properties. Just two months after Sheldon Adelson died, the... more
Virginia: In the vanguard of gaming expansion
Virginia is a state on the move, reinventing itself for the 21st century. The changes are startling. Statues of Jefferson Davis and Robert... more
Andrew Yang, the Big Apple and a casino
Andrew Yang is seeking to be elected mayor of New York City. Yang has no political experience, although he has campaigned for public office... more
And who shall wear the Crown?
Australian gaming company, Crown Resorts, has had a very difficult time of late. Its troubles probably began in 2016. In October of that... more
A changing of the guard at the Sands
Sheldon Adelson died and left the reins of Las Vegas Sands in the hands of his second-in-command, Rob Goldstein. Goldstein inherits the... more
Where have all the gamblers gone, long time passing?
For December 2020, the three Massachusetts casinos reported less than $50 million in gross gaming revenue. It was a decline of 40 percent... more
Sheldon Adelson changed the Sands, Las Vegas and Macau
Sheldon Adelson, the CEO of Las Vegas Sands, has died. Forbes listed him as the 28th wealthiest person in the world with $33.5 billion.... more
VIP gamblers in China: A bait and switch?
China is changing, being changed. President Xi Jinping is engineering a stronger central government and decreasing the importance of a free... more
