Lesson from Falls: Casinos are a gamble

From the Buffalo News: Cha-ching! That was the jubilant sound from across the state last week as politicians began counting up casino cash they hope will soon roll in. The Catskills rejoiced at hitting the jackpot. The Southern Tier was shocked to lose out, and struggling Atlantic City breathed a sigh of relief that New…

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Niagara Festival of Lights 2014

Every year since I was 8,  My family has spent Thanksgiving in upstate NY and then headed over the following Saturday to the Falls.  That means that we were there for the first Winter Festival of Lights in 1983.  This was long before casinos and mega hotels.  This was when the Festival was even celebrated on the…

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Hampton Inn Opens in Niagara Falls

From Hotel Business magazine: Hampton Hotels has opened its newest property, the 79-room Hampton Inn Niagara Falls/Blvd here. The hotel is owned by Falls Hotel, LLC. It is the third Hampton property in the Niagara Falls area and the 48th in the state. Located in the city’s business district, the hotel is in close proximity…

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Seneca Niagara to unveil redesign

From WIVB Channel 4 in Buffalo: Big changes are coming to the Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel Tuesday. The Seneca Gaming Corporation is set to unveil a $26 million redesign and upgrade for the Niagara Falls facility.

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Wayne Newton gets the keys to the Cataract City

This was from Friday. I would have liked to have been there but wasn’t able to make it. From ArtVoice.com: Mr. Las Vegas, Mr. Entertainment, whatever you call him, Wayne Newton was born to be a star. After tens of thousands of Vegas shows in a career that has spanned more than 50 years, Newton…

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