J Dubs wrote on November 04, 2009 11:27 PM: Tear down the strip eyesore first. Then worry about Stations.

Why would Boyd spend $15M/year on maintaining the echelon site but not < $1M to raze the site and make it more tasteful for the time being.

I wish I can rent out a billboard just to air Boyd's dirty laundry (ineptitude).

Jack wrote on November 04, 2009 08:59 PM: Just a few years ago Harrah's was able to do what Caesar's was unable to do, which was buy the Barbary Coast, to control most of the intersection of Flamingo and the Strip. Boyd was TOTALLY against selling Barbary Coast to Caesar's. Now, the shoe is on the other foot for Boyd; they want what they can't have. Question is this...If Boyd buys Stations, wouldn't that be a MONOPOLY on the locals market? True that there are basically only 2 players on the Strip, but nowhere near the amount of properties that a combined Boyd-Stations company would control. Having so much control of the locals market is bad, just look at the Strip. If you get fired from 1 company, you only have 1 company left on the Strip. A combined Boyd-Stations company would leave any worker fired from any locals property hurting. GREED is playing the locals market, and it's name is Boyd!!

Victor Newman wrote on November 02, 2009 01:19 PM: The Stations-Boyd rivalry is a hot and heated one, no doubt. It's like the Hatfields and McCoys right here in Las Vegas. Problem is, the hatred from both sides might be making them both crazy. Boyd has to be nuts to try to do this acquisition and if they do, it is out of pure ego. Starting Echelon and abandoning it, no matter what the excuse, is horrible. Worry about getting Echelon finished before attacking the Fertittas.

BadMove wrote on November 02, 2009 02:00 AM: In a bad locals eniroment in wich Boyd itself said in its recent quarterly report of losses were partly because of a down Vegas locals spending - to be aquiring anothe locals place that is beaten down just does not make sense.

Bad for the stock - bad for Vegas - they cant even finsih their own development here.

What we need is someone that can take stations to another level and some new blood with something new - not a company that is losing and does not even do a good job promoting what it has.

douglas wrote on November 01, 2009 11:59 PM: then why didn't the fellow who was "light years ahead" of all citizens, make that deal ? and why did he burn out the silver city ?

silver city ustabe in my top ten to play 21. after castaways, the slipper, binion's, even the first 4 deck shoes when caesar's opened, and several downtown joints.

i recall being "helped" by a silver city dealer. single deck, rule of 6 deck penetration, dealt a hard 16 against a dealer jack. i mused out loud..."what should i do against a jack ?". 'twas the days of dealer peek. he said "what would you do against a pair of jacks".

dgump wrote on November 01, 2009 11:23 PM: douglas, regarding the DI: Luke Brugnara (Silver City Casino) had the DI in contract before Steve Wynn...check the LV Review Journal archives...Brugnara is light years ahead of these guys on what is going to happen.

douglas wrote on November 01, 2009 08:44 PM: boyd seems to be the only willing and able buyer. as to their building/finishing the stardust site, could very well be that the acquisition of the obviously crippled [ravaged by the current owners], stations properties is the best place for their cash and credit.

as to the worth of any of the stations' joints, could be that such a selected/cherry picked purchase serves two functions.

one is to squelch competition.

the second may mirror the wynn purchase of the desert inn acreage. i recall when that was announced, the "smart" money was ridiculing that > $200 million buck purchase. those imbeciles based their "authoritative" valuation on the losing casino operations at the d.i.

lo and behold, the day after or so, those buffoons woke up to realize that wynnn had *stolen* a huge tract of las vegas strip land.

licensed/permitted, casino property may become scarce, even impossible. "banking" more such bargain sites seems intelligent. sooner or later, after the "change" oaf's regime, the casino biz will get stronger. [not before]

coolest was that wynn later resold a couple hundred square feet, to the county, for the pedestrian overpass footprint. that cost extrapolated per acre, seems to have been in excess of 50 million an acre.

bob wrote on November 01, 2009 08:03 PM: Didnt know courts were open on Sunday.

stevecan2 wrote on November 01, 2009 06:51 PM: As logical and educated some of these responses are, I would like to remind everyone that Stations has the ultimate trump card when being able to come up with cash on demand, the UFC.

casinocon wrote on November 01, 2009 06:49 PM: They both suck. Loosen the machines and maybe we will start playing again. Boyd and Station Casinos could save themselves, but they are too greedy and stupid to understand that we local players aren't as stupid as we look. I play what little free play they give me, eat a dollar hot dog and drink a dollar beer, then I LEAVE!!! No sense hanging around to watch my hard earned pay go down the drain in their slots. Hello!!! It is NOT FUN ANYMORE! You blew it boys, the party is over, turn out the lights.

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