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Is There an MGM Grand In Vegas, Too?

Fri, 09 May 2008 08:28:40 -0400

Imagine that. The day that someone says "they've got an MGM Grand in Las Vegas too? Is it three shades of gold? And wavy like the Grande Praca?" Perhaps never, perhaps it's already happened. Perhaps perhaps perhaps, Marcia. Maybe I should check to see if the MGM Venti is still there next time I go to Vegas. Oh wait... that's tomorrow. The long and short of this tomfoolery is that I'm headed off to "America's...

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Wynn Cotai and Encore Macau Updates

Mon, 05 May 2008 08:51:53 -0400

I doubt that I'm the only person who thinks that Steve Wynn should have his own podcast. Oh wait, he does... the Wynn Resorts Quarterly Earnings Call! In this quarters episode his Steve-ness admirably dropped a couple of crumbs about Wynn Resorts' evolutionary plans for Macau particularly Encore at Wynn Macau and the still hazy outline for Cotai. Encore at Wynn Macau Encore at Wynn Macau is currently scheduled to open in late December 2009, 1 year from the...

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Four Seasons Macao, Cotai Jets, Junket Finance and More

Sun, 04 May 2008 05:57:58 -0400

The main advantage of perusing the quarterly earnings reports and analyst calls the casino companies host is that they generally leak a couple of tidbits of information somewhere in the margins of the discussion. Listening to bizwigs yammer about numbers is a certifiable yawnfest, but the most recent call from Las Vegas Sands Corp (Venetian Macao, Sands Macao etc) had a couple of interesting nuggets, in addition to execs becoming infuriated about the technological breakdown of the analyst Q&A...

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Paul Steelman Talks Macau Studio City, City of Dreams and Trinity

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:24:42 -0400

In a casinoverse where the headlines are dominated by Wynn, Adelson, Kerkorian, Lanni and Ho (x5), the name Paul Steelman doesn't elicit much wow and excitement to casual Macau or Vegas tripper. Chances are, you'll never see "STEELMAN" up in lights on any casino marquee soon even if Steelman is the name scrawled elegantly on blueprint boilerplates on a large percentage of the casinos we've all, or will, visit. MacauBusiness recently (April 1) conducted an interview with Mr. Steelman...

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Wynn Diamond Suites Renamed Encore at Wynn Macau

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:11:28 -0400

Buried in an earnings release from Wynn Resorts was teeny tiny mention that the Wynn Macau luxury tower (construction photos) known as Wynn Diamond Suites, will now be called Encore at Wynn Macau. This is a pretty smart move to unify their brand identities. Having every tower at this that and the other property with the name-du-jour dilutes product understanding by tourists like us. Additionally, the Encore at Wynn Macau will feature similar interior designs as Encore Suites...

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