I’m not typically a negative person and I can find positives in a lot of places. This casino, however, is the exception to the rule. I have gambled here twice and the first time was an ok experience. The second time was a disaster. It was such a disaster that it drove me to go play caddy corner at the Westin Casuarina , where I had a fantastic time. I am talking about Ellis Island . Ellis Island is located a block... Read more

Let’s first pull some quotes from this article in the Press of Atlantic City titled “Violent crime rate higher in Atlantic City than in other casino cities” before looking deeper. The violent crime rate in Atlantic City is higher than in other major casino cities, and the rate increased as casinos cut spending on security during the past five years. Last week, a fatal carjacking at Trump Taj Maha l Casino... Read more

First things first. I do not like bugs. I couldn’t even look at the picture that comes with the original article I found that says Las Vegas hotels have the most bed bugs in the good ole USA. Well, we can’t say we’re that surprised. According to data released yesterday, none other but Las Vegas ranked number one as the city with the most hotel bedbug complaints. Guess all those extra hotel rooms proved too enticing... Read more

I’m not sure if it’s the people I follow on twitter or if I’m just noticing it more, but I have seen a number of “Top X Things To Do In Las Vegas That Doesn’t Include Gambling .” I’m not going to censor myself today. I’ve had way too much coffee for that. *** THAT There, it’s out of my system. Thank you for letting me vent. People don’t visit Las Vegas to not do awesome things. People visit Vegas for three things... Read more

First things first – I find wax museums and wax museum replica humans to be super creepy. I almost passed up on sharing this, but I figured if a wax figure of Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas creeped me out, maybe it will do the same to someone else. If you’re into wax museums, you can catch Fergie and other creepers at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum at Venetian . If we ever play hide and seek and you want to win, just... Read more

While Stiffs and Georges often points out that Sands Bethlehem isn’t doing great business for Las Vegas Sands corporation, the casino is now the #1 revenue producing casino in Pennsylvania . Last month Sands was the leading revenue-generating casino, while Parx fell to #2. Parx’s 172 tables brought in $9,674,727 in revenues last month, down from just under $10.3 million in July, but up from $6.3 million a year ago... Read more

November 8 is the big day in New Jersey where residents can vote to legalize sports betting . Government is urging people to get out and vote as if it will save the dying casino industry in Atlantic City . It won’t save casinos or the Atlantic City market, but I’m sad not to be able to vote here. Five representatives of the state’s horse industry appeared before the Senate gaming and tourism committee in support... Read more

I was stoked for the premier of Boardwalk Empire on HBO last year. Unfortunately, that excitement was squashed pretty quickly as I was bored during the first episode. I gave it a chance hoping the show would develop into something interesting, but fter a month of being bored Boardwalk Empire I gave up. Two out of of the first four episodes put me to sleep. That’s not cool. If I wanted to go to sleep, I would do so. ... Read more

This weekend Tropicana Las Vegas ended it’s relationship with Club Nikki and Nikki Beach . This also included letting go, or reassigning the staff. Effective Friday night, the Tropicana has cut loose its Miami Beach-based nightclub, pool club and restaurant operator. Tropicana Vice President of Food, Beverage and Retail Tom Recine confirmed today that employees working in Las Vegas for Club Nikki, Nikki Beach and... Read more

This weekend the SugarHouse casino in Philadelphia , PA celebrated its first birthday . Hooray. Where’s my piece of cake?! Of course, like the rest of the casino business not everything is A-OK. Though SugarHouse has no competition in the city and a vast population to draw from, first-year gross revenue was $212.2 million, less than half what market leader Parx generated and 40 percent less than at Harrah’s Chester... Read more