by Eric Booker | Jul 20, 2026 | Casino Marketing, Hospitality & Tourism
Every hotel measures occupancy. Every resort tracks ADR. The metrics that define the financial health of a property are well established — RevPAR, GOPPAR, NOI — and the hospitality industry has built sophisticated systems for monitoring them. What is measured with far...
by Eric Booker | Jul 13, 2026 | Business & Finance, Hospitality & Tourism
In November 2025, MGM Resorts completed a $300 million renovation of MGM Grand Las Vegas — refreshing nearly 4,000 rooms across one of the most iconic properties on the Strip. The financial result was immediate and significant: a 20% increase in adjusted EBITDA for Q4...
by Eric Booker | Jul 2, 2026 | Business & Finance, Casino Marketing, Hospitality & Tourism
For decades, the casino resort model was built on a simple premise: get guests to the gaming floor and keep them there. The hotel room, the restaurant, the entertainment — these were largely understood as amenities designed to extend the time a guest spent on...
by Eric Booker | Jun 27, 2026 | Business & Finance, Home Based Business, Small Business
Ask most people what they picture when they hear “home-based business,” and they’ll describe something small, informal, and inherently fragile. A side hustle between job applications. A hobby that occasionally generates income. Something to be taken...
by Eric Booker | Jun 22, 2026 | Business & Finance, Small Business
The survival data for small businesses points to cash flow as the number one killer. But cash flow problems don’t start in your bank account. They start upstream — in the moment a potential customer lands on your website, reads your social media, or hears about...
