it is how he beat the borgata out of $5 million. ceo who authorized his spending limit at the tropicana got fired. it is how he took on the casino industry in atlantic city, won $15 million, and became the legendary gambler who beat the house. can don's success be replicated? might he strike again? find out how don johnson believes he will gain his next edge over the casino. ♪ >> he is a celebrity in vegas, a favorite at the club, and a household name at the casinos. but don johnson is now banned at nearly every table at the strip. his $15 million win in atlantic city may have catapulted him to superstar status in vegas. but now, the casinos want his advice more than ever. he has hit the speaking circuit. >> you need to determine whether their skill level has changed. >> despite all the advice he offers up, don says many of the casinos are still vulnerable. i heard you actually won another $2 million at the tropicana? did they not learn their lesson? >> they were still letting people bet big. >> gaming profits have not rebounded sinc

he performs this saturday at the borgata in atlantic city, new jersey. and applause ] ♪ ♪ yeah artie in the u.s.a yeah artie in the u.s.a ♪ ♪ yeah artie in the u.s.a. ♪ >> jimmy: oh, artie, artie, artie. >> what's up, guys? >> jimmy: there he is. artie lange is here. [ cheers and applause ] "crash and burn" is out in paperback, congratulations. [ cheers ] >> yeah, we're back. alright. ba-ba-booey. [ laughter ] >> [ audience chanting ] artie lange! >> wow, my god. >> jimmy: yeah, you got fans here. >> well, it's weird that it's chicks. it's never -- it's never chicks. [ laughter ] it's usually just like guys who look like me. people say, "art, did you get a a lot of sex from being on the radio?" and i'm like, "yeah, well, if i was going to have sex with plumbers." [ laughter ] i feel like a young warren beatty. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. dude, you're playing the borgata. it's a great casino, atlantic city, new jersey. >> absolutely, man. >> jimmy: i've got to ask, because you'll read in this book -- this book is really funny. >> lot of crazy stuff in there.

and so, the borgata has continued to be the market share leader there. look, we want healthy competitors. we want the market to grow, but once again, atlantic city's in a position where it could use a little less supply, a little less capacity for, you know, the number of customers coming into the market. so, the closing of the properties that will be happening in the next three or four weeks will help to rationalize the market. >> and keith, talk us through what the prospects here, what's next for boyd gaming in this kind of landscape? yes, fortunate to have gotten to a point today doing better, especially in atlantic city, than some of the others. what's next for you guys? how do you keep an edge in this industry? >> well, look, we'll continue to focus on our product in atlantic city. and the borgata doesn't just compete in atlantic city, it competes on the entire northeast corridor, when it comes to casino gambling. we've actually grown our market share in the last two quarters in the northeast. so, we'll continue to focus on that, making sure our pro

it is how he beat the borgata out of $5 million. o authorized him at the tropicana got fired. it is how he took on the casino industry in atlantic city, won $15 million, and became the legendary gambler who beat the house. can don's success be replicated? might he strike again? find out how don johnson believes he will gain his next edge over the casino. ♪ >> he is a celebrity in vegas, a favorite at the club, and a household name at the casinos. don johnson is now banned at nearly every table at the strip. his $15 million win in atlantic city may have catapulted him to superstar status in vegas. but now, the casinos want his advice more than ever. he has hit the speaking circuit. >> you need to determine whether their skill level has changed. >> despite all the advice he offers, don says many of the casinos are still vulnerable. >> i heard you actually won another $2 million at the tropicana? did they not learn their lesson? >> they were still letting people bet big. >> gaming profits have not rebounded since the recession. >> what

the president of borgata hotel and casino weighing in on "squawk box" today. an britaennan, you cover casinos -- what do you not cover? >> it depends on the day what could close next. with more competition from nearby states and gaming revenues projected to keep falling in a.c., analysts say it's very likely we could see casinos start to close. this is courtesy of palladino. it outlines profitable at the 12 casinos that started the year. four already closing revel, trump plaza and showboat, but three more that are still open, they have not said they're closing, but they're posting losses. golden nugget resorts and bally's, also trump taj right on the kemp. only two names have actually increased their, tropicana and the borgata. high higher end clibt tell, looking for gaming, entertainment, celebrity chefs, borgata has succeeded. that's thanks to its designs, the offerings, and the fact it was a big adopt are of join line gambling. that represents a very different clientele than its visitors. what the borgata president had to say about the challenges facing atla

so what's the borgata done? e ceo and president coo is here to tell us, plus the top of the hour on market, apocalypse, is it coming? okay. yeah. terminator was the first. a major wall street bear says the fed's actions are going to cause a massive market destruction. david dice set to square off with david paulsen at the top of the hour. >>> welcome back, everybody. we have been watching the futures this morning. they have been up above point value. s&p futures up by ten. >> atlantic city casino announcing they will close stores after two years. did you see that there is a fly on my forehead. >> you keep swinging it my way. i didn't foe what that was. >> did you see it. >> why is it bothering you? >> you can't sit there and pretend nothing what there. warm enwhen his teeth came out. there was a fly, i have to admit it. it was two years in business. >> it's a beautiful building. remember the end of psycho, i'm not going to do anything. >> revel failed to find buyer making it the fourth casino to go out of busines

much of that increase appears to be from the borgata's million dollar tax settlement with the city back in june. most other casinos, while still turning a profit, saw that profit decline in the second quarter. >>> new video of the liquor store robbery that left a store clerk shot in wilmington. we first brought you this story last night at 11:00. it happened on market street. the robbers pushed to the clerk to the cash register. that's when he fought back, swinging an object at them. one robber fired two shots. the clerk was hit but he is expected to recover. officers arrested a 16-year-old boy. they're looking for three more suspects. >>> more trains, more off. that's patco's promise tonight after a schedule overhaul that took effect today. a live look at the ben franklin bridge where patco is shifting work from the south tracks to the north tracks. they will run trains both ways on one side of the tracks and the new phase allows for better service. expect a shorter wait and fewer gaps between trains. patco says it's possible because of the way tracks are configured between the bridge

the borgata made $43 million. the largest of any casino. part of that came from an $88 million tax settlement it reached in june. >>> well, it was a sea of white. thousands dressed in all the same color and gathered at a secret dinner location. well, now local businesses are seeing red over miscommunication that cost them money. nbc 10's christine maddela reports from broad street. >> it's a popup picnic where people bring tables and chairs. >> reporter: it's an invitati invitation-only event. everyone wears white. the location is kept secret until the last minute. >> we found out about this roughly around 6:15 they were closing broad street. >> reporter: the general manager of this steakhouse says it was so secret he didn't know the street right in front of his restaurant would be close to his customers. >> we scrambled around to figure out valet parking, notify guests that there is going to be a backlog. >> reporter: in a letter to the deputy mayor, councilman jim kenny wrote "i was troubled to hear complaints from several businessowners

one is the borgata got a chance to start from scratch on a clean slate. have to build, adapt old buildings along the boardwalk, be constrained by being in sort of an inner city environment, which is what the boardwalk is to a great extent. they could build a single-level casino. they could have all their amenities on one floor, just like you do in las vegas. >> mm-hmm. >> the second advantage they have is the microgeography. the fact is, the people in the marina district, as it's called, are doing very well. harrah's, which is borgata's next door neighbor's probably the most successful property that caesars owns in atlantic city, doing much better than its two casinos on the boardwalk. >> wow. what does this mean, then, chris, for the future in atlantic city? >> i think it's challenging. i think i would actually go back and i would add one more thing to the borgata comment in that borgata also brings in more of a destination customer. you have a higher-end gambler who's coming in for a lot of the entertainment venues there as well. i think that if atlanti

boyd owns the borgata, the big competitor to the revel. revel is closing shortly, but look at caesar's down 15%. there is an etf for that. it's call the bjk. that's been having some trouble recently. it's not just atlantic city gaming in vegas i just want to point out media, bought some of the tv stations have been weak. these are small ones, look at this, down 3%, 4%, 35%. that's weighs on them today. finally i want to point out what's been going on with the oil stocks. brent crude near the lows for the year. we're seeing that xop. that also is down again today that trend has been terrible. es that's what oil in general will do. >>> listen to what jim cramer had to say on mum "mad money" last night. takeovers needs to happen. they can spur the growth that's required to really ignite the stock market. it's time to get busy buys or just keep on dying. >> i've done so much. andy destrain, red. i know, you just -- i have to rein in the -- >> maybe the best movie ever. connect the dots. for what i see a constant moving up price to earnings rat

because they own the borgata, atlantic city's other biggest casino. so that stock is trading up today. there's what's been going on recently, just this month. mgm down. the other group i want to talk about is energy stocks, as brent crude exploration production stocks have had a tough time by the way, schlumberger came out with a comment earlier saying the crisis in the ukraine would cost about three cents a share. you can see that stock also trading to the down side. sue, tyler, back to you. >> bob, thank you very much. >>> let's go uptown to the nasdaq. seema? >> we've seen this market withstand geopolitical uncertainty, but today headlines specifically around the situation in ukraine weighing on stocks. just goes to show it is hard to decouple the markets from events around the world. stocks weighing on the nasdaq 100 today, including f5, applied materials, which does report earnings on thursday, western digital and facebook shares, plus tesla, up about 9%. tyler and sue? >> thank you very much, seema. a favorite of cowboys and rock stars for decade

the factor tip of the day, our pal tony orlando has a big event tonight at the borgata. 70, he still does a great show and is honoring veterans this evening. tony orlando has worked for vets for decades. as part of the event i have been given the yellow ribbon medal award of freedom for raising money for those severely wounded on the battlefield. i'm very grateful -- here's the tip of the day. let's follow the lead of michael cucolo and the good folks at the wallcott connecticut fair being held this coming weekend. all the parking fees at the fair. donated to the independence fund group which is supplying wheelchairs to wounded vets. mike and his crew are involved and you can be too where you live. folks working together have far more influence than celebrities. factor tip of the day. please check out the fox news website. like you to spout off about the factor from anywhere in the world o'reilly@foxnews.com. word of the day, do not be nefarious when writing to the factor. you know, we get close to 10,000 letters a week leer. on this program. more than any other program,

. >> then i went to the borgata in atlantic city. i did a little seminar.i went to a birthday party for friend on saturday night. >> your weekend is a lot more exciting then mine. >> three, two, one. >> now we're ready. >> we always to have do this on the the one. i cannot talk unless it starts on a one. >> i'm prohibited. >> exactly. >> not any other number. weather on the one's, traffic on the one's and here's another number, ten, it has a one in it. that is our number for the take, it is a beautiful day, comfortable this morning and we will have a nice warm have afternoon, it looks great. the only con, if you want to call it that is our last unofficial week of the summer. maybe in the for parents out there, they might be very happy but for anyone heading back to school today because our districts are. it will be a really nice afternoon. bus stop buddy is off, he does not go back until next week. temperatures in the 50's and 60's with sunshine today, it is a good cool afternoon. might not be the the best beach day because we have high rip currents. 64 deg

. >> so be interesting to see if the borgata, some of the others that survived there is will see increased traffic through their casinos, borgata obviously beautiful, as well. >> all right, the king of pop, dethroned. michael jackson may have new song out, but another pop star has, well, a hot 100 hits other than him. the sing their is taking his seat. >> ♪ >> and have you done your back to school shopping yet? i have not. but jen will keep us in the know. jen? >> okay, you see the list, it will say on there low odor markers, like what the heck is that? why would i need that? we'll tell you straight from the teachers why they make those decisions, and why crayola crayons, little pricy, might save you in the longrun. have you seen tom corbett's ads attacking me... get real. it's tom corbett who's been sticking it to the middle class on taxes. corbett cut a billion dollars from education... ...now almost 80% of school districts plan to raise property taxes. meanwhile, we're the only state that doesn't charge oil and gas companies an extraction tax. but corbett raised your gas taxes through t

tom ballance, the president and coo of borgata. h regan, thank you, special interview with donald trump coming up later. coming up, a major u.s. company is going to start accepting virtual currency and payment. the ceo of dish joins me in a few moments to show why he is making this move. ♪ >> add another name to the short but growing list of made in u.s. companies that's except the digital currency bitcoin. dish will join the likes of dell, expedia, and others. with me on the phone to discuss this movie is bernie han, the chief operating officer at dish network. great to talk with you on the phone. >> good morning. >> you made waves when you announced earlier this year you will be accepting bitcoin. what drove this? you could not have had massive amounts of customers asking you for this. >> no, as a company, we are big at listening to our to employees, just like our general population, we have some employees here who are bitcoin enthusiasts. they brought it up at a meeting we had. we looked into it, thought it would be a big idea. w

saturday, i went to the borgata, what a beautiful place that is. >> i know. >> waterfront. >> yes. >>ck. all of these casinos are closing but there is a line to get in with the cars. >> what was going on. >> it is just a good place. >> i went over to host a seminar this guy dermatologist that we have on all the time you hosted a dermatology seminar. >> yes. >> you hosted a seminar. >> yes. >> listen to this. >> i was the poster child for bad skin care. >> yes. >> you don't have have bad skin. >> i don't know. you don't see from the waist down. >> thankfully. >> yeah. >> sorry. >> nose is running. >> shattered glass. >> so, they were 9 cents they sent a car for me to drive from philly to borgata. >> yes, it was fancy. >> yes. the chevy, no, it was a beautiful escalade. the the driver watches the show. he says this is so exciting, somebody from good day philadelphia they all say i love sue. i'm sick of that. he watches all the time. his girl friend rose watches the the the show all the time. >> that is cute. >> he is so in love with her guess how long they have been together. >> two wee

tune in to "closing bell" on monday when keith smith, the ceo of boyd gaming and the pioneer of the borgata real money online gaming site will be joining us here on the "closing bell." >>> all right, 15 minutes before we close it up here on this friday. s&p losing a little bit of steam here, down about 4.33 points. the dow is moving the negative way as well, down 40.5. >>> coming up, a wall street pro gives us his back-to-school list of grade-a stocks that could score high marks for your portfolio. >>> and don't miss diana olick's list of the hottest real estate markets for home flipping. and you may be surprised, but homing is not only back, it never left. we're back in a moment. where the reward was that what if tnew car smelledit card and the freedom of the open road? a card that gave you that "i'm 16 and just got my first car" feeling. presenting the buypower card from capital one. redeem earnings toward part or even all of a new chevrolet, buick, gmc or cadillac - with no limits. so every time you use it, you're not just shopping for goods. you're shopping for something great. learn mo

the waist down. >> thankfully. >> yeah. >> sorry. >> nose is running. >> shattered glass. >> so, they were 9 cents they sent a car for me to drive from philly to borgata. >> yes, it was fancy. >> yes. the chevy, no, it was a beautiful escalade. the the driver watches the show. he says this is so exciting, somebody from good day philadelphia they all say i love sue. i'm sick of that. he watches all the time. his girl friend rose watches the the the show all the time. >> that is cute. >> he is so in love with her guess how long they have been together. >> two weeks. >> wow. >> yes. >> rose. >> they have already shared their love of "good day philadelphia" with one another. >> then he i come back a friend of mine that works for another station, had a birthday party so i came back. yesterday, you know what i did, i did some laundry. people on twitter said i bet you don't do your own laundry. >> i didn't think did you. >> here's the problem. i get the socks out of the dryer. and i swear to you, not one pair matched. i cannot find, i do not have one pair. >> no, no, no. >> they have blue lines at the top. >> nope, nope, i tell you not one of them, not one s

the shore. we are looking at back bay in atlantic city a lot of fun things to do there. we have borgata, we have gardener's basin, you can boat, a lot of fun to be had this weekend down the shore. our live neighborhood network shows us inland fun, pope john paul high school royersford getting ready for first day of school, in the yet though still have the holiday weekend to get through. temperature 76 degrees were not a lot of wind. right now it is calm, few fair weather clouds just a really pretty afternoon and good way to start weekend. on storm scan three we are looking at clouds passing through it will be a clear evening, some showers and thunderstorms out west and i mentioned this earlier a lot of moisture from the gulf. tropical moisture. when we do see some heavy showers moving through, it will be warm and it will be humid, with that influence, coming from the south. take a lot at temperature. seventy-eight in philadelphia. seventy-eight in allentown. it will be cool as far as nights are concerned especially in the poconos this weekend if you are heading up north. through wildwoo

of the best casino restaurants, that is the criteria, best casino restaurants is down in atlantic city. travel guide people, named bobby flay's steaks at borgata one of the world's best casino restaurants. there is like three weeks ago, fantastic. but i had lobster. it opened in 2006 and menu features all of bobby's signature dishes. bobby also has a burger joint at the sands casino in bethlehem. you know, he also has a restaurant in olde city, philadelphia not olde city, university city, over by penn. other restaurants on this list casino restaurant, restaurant, guy savoy of caesars, of las vegas. that is where sue goes all the time when she's in france. the of cafe martinique at the plant is in the bohamas. >>> do you want to see a bundle of joy in it comes with the bundle of bills. how much does it take to raise a child these days. go look at your baby, yeah, you had this baby say last year. year-old, year and a half. i will tell you how much it will take to you raise that kid to get to 18 years of age. >>> and johnny football does it again, the controversial quarterback flips the the bird on national tv, what a pest this little dark. >>> y