Casino And Hotels As A Separate Business

Is the separation of casinos business and hotel business and retail business a good thing? Penn National thinks it's good business. A few weeks ago they split their casino and hotel businesses…

Slot Machines Leaving Casinos

Whenever I walk into a casino I'm greeted by hundreds of slot machines. When I went to G2E much of the gaming area of the convention seemed to be taken…

It Was Nice While It Lasted

Something great happened in Las Vegas when the economy crashed in 2008. Hotel room rates in Las Vegas decreased. A lot. $200-$300 hotel rooms at Wynn could be had for…

Encore Has High Toilets

Note: This won't be graphic, just weird. I don't run into high toilets very often so it always stands out when I do. When I stayed at Encore last weekend…

Encore…Do You Want More?

I've spent the past weekend at Encore and I've been loving it. I'm loving it so much that I'm going to extend my holiday another day. Here are some highlights…