All eyes will now be on the last two weeks of January to see whether the Chinese New Year holiday season can provide an uplift. According to industry sources Macau Gaming Bureau and Asian Pacific Gaming Consultancy group’s preliminary estimates , the second week of Macau saw the average daily Macau table-only gaming revenue come down worst than expected.
It’s no secret that Macau gaming revenue has plunged in the past two years following the government crackdown on corruption. While overall monthly revenue numbers in Macau have declined by more than 50% since hitting all-time highs in February of 2014, the VIP gambler segment has been hit much harder than the mass market segment.
It’s no secret that Macau gaming revenue has plunged in the past two years following the government crackdown on corruption. While overall monthly revenue numbers in Macau have declined by more than 50% since hitting all-time highs in February of 2014, the VIP gambler segment has been hit much harder than the mass market segment.
Canadians disappointed at losing out on last week’s US$1.6 billion Powerball jackpot may want to play closer to home, where a number of lotteries not only have better odds but also better value. Anyone with a ticket for the record-high prize last week had merely a one in more than 292 million chance to win.
One of the best coaching hires of the NFL offseason happened right under everyone’s noses. It wasn’t Chip Kelly in San Francisco, or Hue Jackson defecting to Cleveland. The best one was actually a re-hire, and it had nothing to do with filling a suddenly vacant head coaching position.
One of the sneakiest moves was San Diego re-hiring Ken Whisenhunt to be their offensive coordinator.
I know what you’re probably saying or thinking. But there’s a difference between hiring Whisenhunt to be a head coach to run your entire show as opposed to enlisting him as a guy who has a specific duty. As the main man, Whisenhunt is a gong show. In his last two seasons with a bad Titans team, he went a dismal 3-20 and was fired by the team halfway through last year.
But as an offensive coordinator, the guy is a genius and he’s proved that everywhere he’s gone as the signal caller on just one side of the ball. Look at the evidence:
One of the best coaching hires of the NFL offseason happened right under everyone’s noses. It wasn’t Chip Kelly in San Francisco, or Hue Jackson defecting to Cleveland. The best one was actually a re-hire, and it had nothing to do with filling a suddenly vacant head coaching position.
One of the sneakiest moves was San Diego re-hiring Ken Whisenhunt to be their offensive coordinator.
I know what you’re probably saying or thinking. But there’s a difference between hiring Whisenhunt to be a head coach to run your entire show as opposed to enlisting him as a guy who has a specific duty. As the main man, Whisenhunt is a gong show. In his last two seasons with a bad Titans team, he went a dismal 3-20 and was fired by the team halfway through last year.
But as an offensive coordinator, the guy is a genius and he’s proved that everywhere he’s gone as the signal caller on just one side of the ball. Look at the evidence:
Sho Darvish’s baseball betting arrest has become a family affair.
On Tuesday, several news outlets reported that Darvish’s older brother, Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is now being investigated by Major League Baseball for his potential involvement in Sho’s alleged gambling ring.
According to The Japan Times, there are no charges—yet—for Yu Darvish at this point, but the MLB is conducting a probe “to find out if there is any link between the ace and the reason for his younger brother’s arrest.”
In an email to the Japanese news outlet, MLB VP for communications Michael Teevan said: “We are aware of this situation and are looking into it, per our standard protocols.”
Sho Darvish’s baseball betting arrest has become a family affair.
On Tuesday, several news outlets reported that Darvish’s older brother, Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish is now being investigated by Major League Baseball for his potential involvement in Sho’s alleged gambling ring.
According to The Japan Times, there are no charges—yet—for Yu Darvish at this point, but the MLB is conducting a probe “to find out if there is any link between the ace and the reason for his younger brother’s arrest.”
In an email to the Japanese news outlet, MLB VP for communications Michael Teevan said: “We are aware of this situation and are looking into it, per our standard protocols.”
Only unicorns and rainbow stories for Donald Trump, please.
The real estate mogul reportedly threatened a reporter for the Washington Post that he would sue if the paper decided to run a story about his Taj Mahal casino, which went bankrupt in 1991.
The news outlet reported that Trump used junk bonds to raise some $675 million to finish building the casino in Atlantic City. This happened despite the fact that the businessman had been very critical of junk bonds, or high-critical loans, saying his reputation in the business world is enough to win him low interest rates. According to the Post, Trump told the state Casino Control Commission back in 1988 that his reputation as a “dealmaker” will have bankers “lining up to lend him money at prime rates.”
The newspaper got ahold of transcripts of the hearing, in which Trump testified: “I’m talking about banking institutions, not these junk bonds, which are ridiculous. The funny thing with junk bonds is that junk bonds [are] what really made the companies junk.”
Only unicorns and rainbow stories for Donald Trump, please.
The real estate mogul reportedly threatened a reporter for the Washington Post that he would sue if the paper decided to run a story about his Taj Mahal casino, which went bankrupt in 1991.
The news outlet reported that Trump used junk bonds to raise some $675 million to finish building the casino in Atlantic City. This happened despite the fact that the businessman had been very critical of junk bonds, or high-critical loans, saying his reputation in the business world is enough to win him low interest rates. According to the Post, Trump told the state Casino Control Commission back in 1988 that his reputation as a “dealmaker” will have bankers “lining up to lend him money at prime rates.”
The newspaper got ahold of transcripts of the hearing, in which Trump testified: “I’m talking about banking institutions, not these junk bonds, which are ridiculous. The funny thing with junk bonds is that junk bonds [are] what really made the companies junk.”
Sri Lankan test cricket is in the spotlight amid an alleged attempt to fix a test against the West Indies.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) handed Anusha Samaranayake a two-month ban on Monday over his relationship with net bowler Gayan Vishwajith, who allegedly approached national team players to underperform during a Test match against West Indies in October.
Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said that Vishwajith had a link to a bookmaker and offered the players 10 million Sri Lanka rupees ($108,000) to lose the match.
The players rejected the offer and Sri Lanka won by an innings and six runs after veteran left-arm spinner Herath took 10 wickets.
Sri Lankan test cricket is in the spotlight amid an alleged attempt to fix a test against the West Indies.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) handed Anusha Samaranayake a two-month ban on Monday over his relationship with net bowler Gayan Vishwajith, who allegedly approached national team players to underperform during a Test match against West Indies in October.
Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said that Vishwajith had a link to a bookmaker and offered the players 10 million Sri Lanka rupees ($108,000) to lose the match.
The players rejected the offer and Sri Lanka won by an innings and six runs after veteran left-arm spinner Herath took 10 wickets.
Along with the money from a big lottery jackpot win comes 15 minutes of fame as the names of winners are required to be made public in California and many other states.Insider Buzz, California, General Interest, Anonymous
Along with the money from a big lottery jackpot win comes 15 minutes of fame as the names of winners are required to be made public in California and many other states.Insider Buzz, California, General Interest, Anonymous
It wasn’t the big $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot, but a Melrose man did earn a nice prize though. Mark Graff is one of 22 winners in Wisconsin of the January 9 and January 13 drawings that won a $50,000 payday.
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“You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect the dots looking backward. So you have to trust the dots will somehow connect to your futurea ” Steve Jobs From the 1990s onward, these were the leading separate public companies in gaming: Caesars, Harrahs, Horseshoe, MGM, Mandalay Bay, Ballys, Boyd, Mirage Resorts, etc, etc, etc.
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect the dots looking backward. So you have to trust the dots will somehow connect to your futurea ” Steve Jobs From the 1990s onward, these were the leading separate public companies in gaming: Caesars, Harrahs, Horseshoe, MGM, Mandalay Bay, Ballys, Boyd, Mirage Resorts, etc, etc, etc.
January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016