Month: January 2014

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Social Gambling Is More Popular Amongst Women

Analyzing the figures for social gambling in the US Social gambling has provided an interesting look into the games and into the minds of the players which enjoy them. Social casinos offer users the chance to play casino games for…

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Lawsuit takes aim at Mass. regulator who ‘personally asked’ Wynn to stay in hunt

Las Vegas casino tycoon Steve Wynn, center, speaks with University of Iowa’s Jean Robilliard in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. Communication between Wynn and Massachusetts’ top gaming regulator has become part of the dispute that led to…

Television

'Breaking Bad' Contest Winner Arrested for Allegedly Selling Drugs

In a sublimely hilarious example of life imitating art, a 28-year-old Florida man (sigh, why is it always Florida) has been arrested on drug charges. Why is this funny, you ask? The arrest comes just over three months after the…

Get-togethers

Las Vegas Jan. 5-8

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Fears of Social Breakdown as Gambling Explodes in Italy run By Organized Crime

There’s Organized Crime in Italy? Shocking! PAVIA, Italy — Renowned for its universities and a celebrated Renaissance monastery, this Lombardy town about 25 miles south of Milan has in recent years earned another, more dubious, distinction: the gambling capital of…

Other Games

Pinball revival

For $13, you can play pinball until your arms fall off at Seattle’s working pinball museum. SEATTLE (AP) — Link to site with gallery of pictures. http://news.yahoo.com/photos/pinball-revival-slideshow/ The two-story storefront in Seattle’s International District is filled with games from every…

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Chicago trader wins $557,850 in football handicapping contest.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The newest champion of football handicapping is a Chicago trader who consults for a major professional team and lectures on sports modeling. David Frohardt-Lane won the premier sports handicapping contest Sunday, taking home $557,850. The 36…

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Macau gaming revenues reach record $45.2 billion in 2013

By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Macau’s casino market smashed records and exceeded even the most optimistic expectations for 2013, collecting more than $45.2 billion in gaming revenues during the year. The figure exceeded 2012’s record total of $38 billion…