How Phil Ivey Beat (Or Maybe Cheated) A Casino For Millions
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A New Jersey casino is reimbursing players in a poker tournament that was suspended after counterfeit chips were discovered. More than 2,100 entrants who finished outside the top 450 and played in the same room…
How Phil Ivey Beat (Or Maybe Cheated) A Casino For Millions
How is this cheating? You be the judge. There are some links and comments that are interesting that you can see in the original article here http://regressing.deadspin.com/how-phil-ivey-beat-or-maybe-cheated-a-casino-for-mill-1562993963 Kyle Wagner Over the weekend, a story about Phil Ivey, the best poker…
Survey finds adults still support casinos but not in their community
SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts adults still indicate they support casinos, but not in their own community, a telephone survey by the Western New England University Polling Institute found. The survey of 477 adults, conducted March 31 to April 7, found that…
Bellagio Fountains Blast 400 Feet as Vegas Glitz Masks Drought
The Bellagio Fountains gush 460 feet (140.2 meters) high every 15 minutes nightly. Golf courses carpet the desert, as they have since Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack played Las Vegas. And the casino restaurants still serve water without asking….
File under: Gee Ya Think? Casinos hurt themselves with tight slots, consultants say.
Casinos chase away customers with a combination of tight slot machines and too much free play for the wrong bettors, two gambling consultants say. “The fundamental gaming experience is starting to change,” says Andrew Klebanow, a partner with Gaming Market…
Employee accused of ringing up $250K on state credit card to support gambling habit
FALLON — A Nevada Department of Transportation employee in Fallon has been charged with using a state credit card to support his gambling habit. Tal Pierre Smith is accused of using the credit card to buy about $250,000 worth of…
Confessions of a casino host: Tales of high rollers, comps and hookers
Commentary from Pit Boss This is from Las Vegas Sun, there are some interesting comments from readers after the article. Click on the link to see the actual article and the comments. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/apr/13/confessions-casino-host/#livefyreComments This also seems like a fluff article….
After losing ground to California tribes, Reno casinos regroup.
Carlton Geer, the Nugget’s president and CEO, said he is confident that the casino and the Reno market are on the upswing. “It’s a destination,” he said of the Nugget, “and it will sell.” RENO — The signs of decay…
Happy Passover
Tonight is the first night of Pesach (Passover). Hag Sameach (Happy Holiday) to all our Jewish friends in GTC. I wish you a happy and joyous Pesach, and that you will enjoy your Seder (the Pesach ritual dinner) wherever you…
New Body Scanner
TEL AVIV, Israel – The Israelis are developing an airport security device that eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners. It’s an armored booth you step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device…