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Ken Adams Gaming Guru - Page 9  Quicktakes: The month's trends at a glance - March 20059 May 2005
Eleven thousand must have been a dizzying height. The Dow ran up the mountain
in February, got close to record levels and then turned around very quickly and
ran back down the mountain to a more familiar altitude around 10,400; gaming stocks,
too moved lower in March. By the end of March, most of the ... (read more)
Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - March 20059 May 2005
To call the current round of legislative moves and court decisions a part of the
"Indian Wars" is probably trite and inaccurate. War, after all, describes
a condition of battle and usually includes armies, weapons and death. Those elements
are not part of the present landscape and have not been since the end of the 19th
century, except in metaphor. ... (read more)
Quick-takes: The month's trends in a glance - February 20052 May 2005
February was not a bad month for the economy, and if you measure the economy
on stock prices, it was a pretty good month. The stock market has been flirting
with record highs since the middle of February leading one to think better times
are indeed on the way. Other economic ... (read more)
Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - November 20042 May 2005
The battle has been joined in California; Governor Arnold sent a cease and desist
letter to several tribes warning them that their Class II games are not Class
II, but Class III. Not surprisingly, the tribes disagree. Morongo has built a
full 1800 slot machine casino around the Class II lottery games. ... (read more)
Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - January 20052 May 2005
After just one year as head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, fondly known as the
BIA, Dave Anderson is resigning. He is going back to being Famous Dave, America's
best cook (his words), and an Indian business man, trying to offer a positive
role model and business opportunities. As one of the ... (read more)
Bits and Pieces of Indian Country - December 20042 May 2005
Indian gaming celebrated twenty-five years of success and growth. Wait a minute:
25 years? That means that Indian gaming began in 1979. That isn't possible;
IGRA was passed in 1988, right? Not according to the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
The Seminole Tribe opened a bingo hall 25 years ago. ... (read more)
Bits and Pieces from Indian Country - February 20052 May 2005
While the governor in Florida does his best to stop the passage of the slot legislation
in Florida, saying that he doesn't want to be defined by gaming, there are
those that think his resistance is simply a ploy, and his real purpose is to prevent
Indian gaming in Florida. If that is the case, he has company. ... (read more)
Quick-takes: The month's trends at a glance - January 200525 April 2005
The economy ended the year on a very high note. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
closed the year at 10,783, the NASDAQ at 2,175 and Standard and Poor's at
1,211. All closed down at the end of January, not much, but down. Gaming stocks
in general, too, were down; however, earnings' forecasts are generally good,
leading one to expect gaming stocks to regain the momentum of 2004. ... (read more)
Quick-takes: The month's trends - December 200419 April 2005
In the world of 2005, gaming exists in every state. It isn't thesame in
every state and it isn't always legal, but it does exist. Not in Utah or
Hawaii, you say. Yes, in Utah and Hawaii, just look atthe articles from the Honolulu
Advertiser and the Salt Lake City Tribune. Because of its expansion and spread
into every day life,some changes are also taking place with the Adams Report. ... (read more)
Quick-takes: The month's trends at a glance - November 200412 April 2005
The election of 2004 is over and we have a president, the stock market is up,
crude oil and gas prices are down and consumers seem ready and able to spend for
the holidays. In general, things look pretty good for the last month of 2004.
Of course there are some clouds: there is still much uncertainty ... (read more)
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