Month: March 2014

Craps

Backswing v no backswing

Lately, I have been reading about and hearing about the fact that some of the dice coaches suggest little or no backswing. I know Sanford Wong in his book says no backswing. GTC seems to consider no backswing as anathema…

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AC

So did anyone get to hit any of the places or do anything I suggested? Tony Boloney? Docks Oyster house? Chef Vola? Revel Casino? Anything? I was in AC Saturday night for dinner with wife and some friends. I was…

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underhand

To put this out there for discussion, out of pure curiosity, does any one throw an underhand shot. Not trying to get excommunicated just curious. In other words is there a GTC sanctioned underhand shot. Professor Replies: Posted by: Stephen…

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Caesars to shutter Harrah’s casino in Mississippi, lay off up to 1,300 workers

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Published Wednesday, March 26, 2014 | 5:25 p.m. Updated Wednesday, March 26, 2014 | 9:30 p.m. JACKSON, Miss. — The long decline of what was once the nation’s third-largest casino market was underlined Wednesday when…

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Caesars to close money-losing Harrah’s Tunica casino in Miss. on June 1st.

By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Caesars Entertainment Corp. said Wednesday it would close one of its three casinos in Tunica, Miss. on June 2, saying “persistent declines in business” made the market’s largest hotel-casino unprofitable. John Payne, president of…

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Nevada tourism board hones in on Millennial market

By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Nevada will try to draw more Millennials and young Generation X travelers to the state, viewing them as a promising future market, even though they shun upscale experiences and rural destinations. The Nevada…

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(Russia) Officals are wiighing a gambling zone in Crimea, ner the Black Sea

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-26/russia-said-to-weigh-plan-to-introduce-gambling-in-crimea.html Replies: No replies were posted for this topic.

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A group of Democratic governors is opposing a Republican bill that would prohibit online gambling.

A group of Democratic governors is opposing a Republican bill that would prohibit online gambling. "This bill has a severe and disastrous impact on state governments and … is unworkable and it must be defeated," the Democratic Governors Association wrote…

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Bills introduced in Congress banning online gaming

WASHINGTON (AP) – Lawmakers from both parties introduced legislation in the House and Senate on Wednesday aimed at banning online gambling, setting the stage for an uncertain battle in Congress. The measures are aimed at reversing a 2011 decision by…

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Get ready to show more ID at casinos: U.S. to require casinos to vet high rollers' funds – sources

(Reuters) – U.S. casinos may soon have to vet where their high rollers’ funds come from under a requirement being developed by the U.S. Treasury Department, according to two people familiar with the matter. The move is part of a…