| 08/18/2010 05:00 AM |
| John G. Brokopp - Harrah's Joliet Gets Low Rollers in the Game |
I've always been an advocate of low minimum bets at table games. Whenever I'm in Las Vegas, I always enjoy going to the "locals" casinos and other off-the-Strip establishments to play $5 (or less if I can find them) blackjack, roulette, and craps tables. The law of supply and demand keeps $5 tables to a bare minimum at...
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| 08/18/2010 05:00 AM |
| Dan Igo - Israeli police order block of gambling sites |
Israeli police have ordered Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to overseas online gambling Web sites, according to Haaretz.com. ISPs in Israel were provided a list by police of sites and IP addresses to block. It is the first time in Israel that ISPs have been instructed by police to block sites, according to Haaretz. ISPs have...
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| 08/18/2010 05:00 AM |
| Vin Narayanan - Online gambling payment processor forfeits more than $13 million |
The owner of two payment processors linked to PokerStars forfeited more than $13 million in a New York federal court Tuesday to settle a money laundering case. The money forfeited by Ahmad Khawaja's Allied Wallet and Allied Systems was originally seized by authorities last June. According to court documents, PokerStars and other online...
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| 08/17/2010 02:07 PM |
| Go for Gold |
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Go for gold at videopoker.com -- Video poker enthusiasts can play in newly-announced Go for GOLD contests, which will run for one week every month.
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| 08/17/2010 02:03 PM |
| Astounding jackpots |
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Making a case for video keno -- Cluster Keno by L. J. Zahm | I’ve received a couple of notes from people who asked why I like keno so much, and don’t play video poker, like most of the Las Vegas "locals."
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| 08/17/2010 02:03 PM |
| Skill needed |
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Who needs luck if you have skill? -- Winning Strategies by Elliot Frome | With my eldest son heading off for college in a few days, my sister sent me an interesting article.
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| 08/17/2010 02:02 PM |
| Reel 'em |
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WMS’s Reel ‘em In has always been one of the casino’s most popular slots, and now the excitement is enhanced with a new Egyptian Riches game featuring a community shared bonus.
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| 08/17/2010 02:01 PM |
| Diamond Vault |
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Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but all slot players will like unlocking this jewelry box of a Megajackpots game from IGT.
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| 08/17/2010 05:00 AM |
| John Grochowski - A Shuffle Through the Gaming Mailbag |
Q. My wife and I decided to take a trip to Las Vegas for our 30th anniversary. We had a wonderful time, but there was something that really bothered me. Usually, we stay at less expensive places, but this time we decided to treat ourselves and stay at Wynn. We'd reserved at $179 a night, but at the check-in desk they told us there was also a...
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| 08/17/2010 05:00 AM |
| Howard Stutz - Nevada resort might face sale |
HENDERSON, Nevada -- The future ownership of the 17-month-old M Resort is unclear after the bank controlling $700 million of the hotel-casino's debt put its stake up for a private auction sale last month. Sources confirmed that Lloyds Banking Group, which includes the Bank of Scotland, had Blackstone Group, a global investment firm, solicit...
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| 08/17/2010 05:00 AM |
| Howard Stutz - Station Casinos suffers $69.6 million net loss |
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Station Casinos suffered a $69.6 million net loss in the second quarter as revenues in the locals gaming market continued to tumble. The company, which took a major step earlier this month toward emerging from bankruptcy with all its properties intact, said Monday the loss for the quarter that ended June 30 was a 6 percent...
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| 08/16/2010 05:00 AM |
| Howard Stutz - MGM Mirage pays more CityCenter subcontractors |
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- CityCenter developer MGM Resorts International has settled overdue payments with 77 of the 233 subcontractors left holding the bag when the casino operator and general contractor Perini Building Co. began trading charges publicly and through court documents over who was to blame for problems with the $8.5 billion Strip project...
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| 08/16/2010 05:00 AM |
| Howard Stutz - Analyst questions Harrah's motives for regulatory filing |
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A regulatory filing by Harrah's Entertainment to publicly list a billionaire investor's 9.9 percent stake in the company could test the waters for the privately-held casino operator's own initial public offering. KDP Investment Advisors bond analyst Barbara Cappaert told clients Harrah's won't receive any financial proceeds...
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| 08/16/2010 05:00 AM |
| Aaron Todd - Top-10 things to do in Atlantic City |
I was in Atlantic City last weekend with five friends for a bachelor party. It was just my second visit; during the first I had only spent a few hours there. We had a good time entertaining Todd (the man of honor and a regular in the Casino City Home Game), and despite some rather grim reports about the performance of the Atlantic City casinos in...
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| 08/16/2010 05:00 AM |
| John Robison - More on Soliciting Tips |
John, For many years I had jobs where I depended on tips to survive. Of course, I would never solicit a tip for myself. That said, when I was a chauffeur and I was talking to a passenger for another driver, I might say something like "gratuities are always appreciated." Where I play poker in Florida, when they pay out a tournament player...
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| 08/10/2010 02:09 PM |
| Incredible Technologies |
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Arcade giant launches slot line -- by David Stratton | Incredible Technologies gave a presentation on how marketing slot games should be a shared endeavor between the casino and manufacturer.
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| 08/10/2010 02:05 PM |
| Jackpots low |
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Are machines programmed to lose? -- Cluster Keno by L. J. Zahm | I’ve been getting a lot of comments from keno players, who are frustrated that the game doesn’t pay out like it has in the past.
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| 08/10/2010 02:05 PM |
| Straight flush |
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Chasing the straight flush -- Winning Strategies by Elliot Frome | This could very well be one of the most important columns that you will ever read about video poker.
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| 08/10/2010 02:03 PM |
| Video poker |
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Incredible Technologies -- Incredible Technologies, famous for its pay-for-play arcade games, has launched a new line of slot and video gaming machines.
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| 08/10/2010 02:01 PM |
| Royal jackpot |
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A very royal jackpot -- Video poker players at the M Resort can cash in big with its royal flush progressive and jackpot bonus.
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