Writer: Ken Adams
Surveying the Survey: Las Vegas visitors 2024
According to a recent survey, six in seven visitors had been to Las Vegas before. Four out of five gambled while in Vegas with an average... more
Dancing waters and booming buffets are back
Thousands of miles apart, Melco Resorts & Entertainment and Penn Entertainment share an idea. Both are bringing back something from the... more
The secrets of Las Vegas revealed by a master
Sometime around Valentine’s Day, “Nevada Newsmakers” aired two interviews with Paul Steelman. Steelman is an architect working in the... more
Looking into a crystal ball and making a year out of a month
New Jersey reported its gross gaming revenue for January on Friday, February 14th. January was not the best of months for the gaming... more
Little hope for new gaming legalization in 2025
The year 2025 is off to a flying start. The fourth-quarter earnings season has begun. Initially, Wall Street analysts had dire predictions... more
Data, trends, opinions, and wild guesses
Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli is the go-to guy in gaming these days. His opinions on the Las Vegas Strip and such big corporations... more
Jeffrey Compton, CDC Gaming, and the Adams Daily Report
Sometime in 2002, I received a phone call from Jeffrey Compton. I was in Cripple Creek, Colorado, at Johnny Nolon’s Casino. Jeff wanted to... more
Big stories with a long shelf life
At the end of every year media outlets give the top stories of the year in every field and for every place. Those lists of biggest stories... more
Asabiyya, Assad, and hope for a New Middle East
Ibn Khaldun was an Arab philosopher, traveler, and historian. In his seminal work, Muqaddimah, Khaldun postulated that a unique common... more
A senatorial hearing with something for everyone
The United States Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on sports wagering on December 17, titled “America’s High-Stakes Bet on... more
