Losing Bets: A Weekly Roundup of Casino Follies and Failures
The Week’s Top Headlines
11/30 – Editorial: Casinos, A Zero-Sum Game – Pocono Record
11/30 – Analyst: Philly Doesn’t Need Another Casino – Las Vegas Review-Journal
11/30 – Use of Casino Revenue to Plug Niagara Falls Budget Holes Could Spark Debate – BuffaloNews.com
12/1 – Revel Without a Cause: The Spectacular Fall of Atlantic City’s Biggest Casino– Forbes
12/2 – Examiner: Drop in Casino Tax Revenue Reflects Industry’s Decline in New Jersey – NJSpotlight.com
12/2 – Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City Closed Hotel Tower, Ends Credit – NJ.com
12/4 – Pa. Casino Slot Machine Revenue Falls 3% in November – Philadelphia Business Journal
12/4 – Atlantic City Seeks Rebranding as an Upmarket Destination – Financial Times
12/4 – Atlantic City Mayor a No-Show at N.J. Assembly Casino Hearing; Panel Chair Suspicious – NJ.com