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“Maybe that Rex guy isn't so stupid after all.” The above words have never been said, but one of these days, they just might. No they won't. After a year and a half of holding out, I finally joined the “we are close to a bottom” chorus last month, and September's numbers bode reasonably well for this prediction. Even though September of 2009 saw a 3.5% decline in gaming win, which represented the 22nd straight month of negative numbers, it was the smallest decline since June of 2008. Labor Day is getting some credit for the unhideous numbers because the holiday fell in September of this year instead of August like the year prior, so we will need another month for confirmation of a trend. Things were not quite as optimistic for Downtown Las Vegas which was off nearly 9%. There was one hell of a crowd Downtown during the Labor Day weekend, but things did visibly ... Read the full blog post...

Columbus Day used to be my favorite holiday of the year. Few people are aware of this, but one of the objectives of good old Chris was to discover a safe oceanic route to transport opium from Eastern Asia to the European colonies. I've searched the annals of history from front to back, and quite frankly, I've yet to run across a more noble cause than this. Lately, my enthusiasm for the holiday has waned, however.  I feel pressured to buy more gifts each year, and I feel that people have totally forgotten what the Columbus spirit is all about.  Opium.  The day has become just a bit too commercial. Anyway, given that this was a three day weekend, I was surprised that there weren't a few more people out and about.  Both The Strip and Downtown were decidedly moderate, but by no means representative of a typical Monday off. New Vegas numbers are out ... Read the full blog post...

It's that time of the month. The time of month when I have to go to the drug store to buy large pads, a bottle of Midol, and several containers of vinegar . That's right, it's time to clean the oven.  A brillo pad dipped in vinegar will get out even the toughest stain, but sometimes the smell gives me a headache.  Thank god for the pain relieving properties of Midol. This month, however, I am going to save at least one bottle of vinegar, put a special applicator tip on it, and march over to the offices of the LVCVA. After the latest round of numbers, our fine city may need a little “internal cleaning”. That's right, the never ending stream of “read 'em and weep” stats are out. While Las Vegas was throwing minor celebrations and calling a bottom because revenue was “only” down six percent in May, numbers from June have just been ... Read the full blog post...

When I started “blogging” (for lack of a better word), my intent was to be able to write my blog in a vacuum if I so desired. What this meant was that if every other Vegas website, blog, newspaper, TV station, PR department and wire service went out of business and completely vanished overnight … I would be able to continue my blog more or less as-is.  I would not be at the whim of slow news weeks and reports from other people.  I could walk out my front door with a camera, a laptop, a few bucks and a bottle of penicillin and do my own thing in a complete informational void.  What I came back with may or may not be even remotely interesting, but at least it was my own. I think I have at least partially succeeded.  I certainly don't sit around and wait for news to break ... Read the full blog post...