TI sold?
Big news from the LVRJ this morning. Treasure Island is about to be sold: Former New Frontier owner Phil Ruffin is buying the Treasure Island from MGM Mirage for $775 million, sources confirmed Sunday...
View ArticleMore TI thoughts
Reading David McKee’s post on the TI sale to Phil Ruffin, something clicked that made me realize the transaction made perfect sense. For a while now, MGM Mirage has been positioning itself as a casino...
View ArticleGiving the little guy a chance on the Strip
It’s Thursday, which means another edition of the Green Felt Journal in Vegas Seven magazine. This week, as whether the “little guy” still has a chance on the Strip:P Last year at around this time,...
View ArticleTI talk in Vegas Seven
The latest Vegas Seven is out, and in it I talk a little about Treasure Island, post-MGM Mirage: Treasure Island sits next to The Mirage, the casino that changed the Strip when it opened in 1989, and...
View ArticleFrom the Emerald City to Pharaoh’s Tomb | Vegas Seven
In this week’s Vegas Seven, I have a feature article considering the ways that the spirit of 1993 is still with us: In the fall of 1993, the wrapping came off three new resorts that promised to change...
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