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CASINO NEWS: MACAU PROPERTIES ON ROAD TO RECOVERY WITH STRONG MARCH REVENUE NUMBERS
Macau casinos maintained their years-delayed COVID-19 recovery in March as gaming win continued to inch closer to 2019 levels. Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reports that the six casino operators in the Chinese enclave combined to win MOP19.65...
CASINO NEWS: LAS VEGAS GROSS GAMING REVENUE TAKES A WORRISOME DIP
Gross gaming revenue on the Las Vegas Strip and across most of Nevada was down year over year in February, as the same month last year had the upper hand in a variety of ways. Las Vegas hosted Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11, 2024. The NFL title game made a typically slow...
SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW: BRAD PITT AND F1 TEAM UP FOR RACECAR PIC
Many of us who have followed the movie career of Brad Pitt, going back to Thelma and Louise in 1990, have seen him as a real character actor cursed with Robert Redford, movie-star good looks. I am sure it's been challenging for him to break out of that. Redford had a...
ELEVATING LUXURY: ELITE TRAVELER EARNS TOP HONORS
Elite Traveler, the leader guiding ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs) through the vibrant spectrum of global luxury living, has been named the Best Luxury Lifestyle Magazine in the USA by Luxury Lifestyle Awards. Recognized for the second time for its...
CASINO COMPONENT TO NEW FREEDOM SQUARE PROJECT IN MANHATTAN
A new 6.3-acre community and civic hub on Manhattan's east side is going to have a big time casino element to it, pending New York licensing. New video and renderings were released yesterday for Freedom Plaza, developed by Soloviev Group and designed by BIG-Bjarke...
RECORD REVENUE NUMBERS FOR CUBAN CIGARS IN 2024
Habanos S.A. reported revenues of USD$827 million for its Cuban cigar products in 2024, the company has announced. That represents a 16% year-over-year jump. Habanos markets 27 brands of Cuban cigars in over 130 countries, across all five continents. Last year, China,...
