Writer: Ken Adams
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
The Rodent’s Year: 2020 was the Year of the Rat
Per the Chinese calendar, 2020 was the Year of the Rat. It has been a rat’s year indeed, an infected, infectious, pustulant, disgusting... more
The Trojan Horse: sports betting
The overall gaming industry is in a period of dramatic expansion. In May 2018, the United States Supreme Court overturned a federal ban on... more
Looking for a model while flying blind
Depending on where you mark the beginning, December is either the ninth, tenth, or eleventh month since the COVID-19 coronavirus hit both... more
Masked up and open for business near Pittsburgh
In the midst of COVID-19 and its attendant restrictions and limitations, a new casino opened in Pennsylvania just before Thanksgiving.... more
Goodbye, girls, and don’t you cry. We’ll be home soon.
This year is a moment of punctuated equilibrium, an era-defining event, like the world wars and Great Depression of the last century.... more
Being seen at Bally’s Atlantic City
Bally’s in Atlantic City is changing hands. Again. Twin River Worldwide Holdings purchased it last month from the newly minted Caesars,... more
Adelson’s October Surprise
Sheldon Adelson has always been an outlier in gaming. His background and experience were from other industries, and his decisions and... more
