Month: May 2014

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(Florida) Like Lucy does with Charlie Brown, the Legislature keeps promising Floridians an overhaul of gambling in the state – then pulls the ball away

Special interests, infighting stall gambling overhaul By JAMES L. ROSICA TAMPA TRIBUNE TALLAHASSEE — Like Lucy does with Charlie Brown, the Legislature keeps promising Floridians an overhaul of gambling in the state — then pulls the ball away. This year…

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Alabama's Republican AG is accusing his Democratic candidate of being bought by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s Republican attorney general is accusing his Democratic candidate of being bought by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians because the tribe gave him $750,000 in donations this week. The contributions, first reported by al.com, went…

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SJM Profit Misses Estimates as It Loses Gamblers to Rivals

Bookmark and Share May 12 (Bloomberg) — SJM Holdings Ltd., Asia’s largest casino operator by revenue, posted first-quarter earnings that missed analyst estimates as it lost customers to rivals in Macau’s popular Cotai area, where it doesn’t have a presence….

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New feel, new story as The Hotel becomes Delano

By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Business Press MGM Resorts International announced plans in 2013 to re-brand The Hotel into Delano Las Vegas, company officials said the 11-year-old property would be given a new look from top to bottom. Details of…

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Video Record Course

hey guys, This June I’ll be taking my first Refresher Course. I wasn’t thinking about taking the Video Recording until a friend suggested it. I was thinking that it’s better to take after maybe a couple of Refresher Courses, so…

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Changing my User name

Sorry a little off topic but is it possible to change my user name? I used the name of our group at the Memphis course (Bonecrushers) but I have since thought of a more appropriate name for myself. Thanks for…

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A night in Macau

https://www.youtube.com/embed/uI2kO4qTi80 Replies: Posted by: Diceman on May 10, 2014, 11:45 am The Diceman Cometh … Skinny, that is fantastic! Thanks for posting it. Posted by: TheUsualSuspect on May 11, 2014, 4:31 pm Skinny, my wife and I enjoyed your post,…

Books

ALLIGATOR BLOOD: about the rise and fall of Daniel Tzvetkoff and the events that led to Black Friday

Interview with the author. http://calvinayre.com/2013/10/24/poker/alligator-blood-james-leighton-ld-audio-interview/ Replies: No replies were posted for this topic.

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WARNING: SCREW AROUND AT THE WSOP AND YOU ARE OUT!

LEE DAVY, Calivn Ayre.com Are you going to do the same thing at the Rio this year? Sam Panzica is a well respected, and well liked, member of the poker community. In November of this year he was ejected from…

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MACAU CASINO JUNKET SHAREHOLDER ABSCONDS WITH $1.3B OF INVESTOR FUNDS

The apparent billion-dollar heist of a Macau casino junket operator has underscored the volatility surrounding Macau’s VIP gambling business. Huang Shan, a shareholder in the Kimren Group (aka Jin Lin) VIP gaming promoter, reportedly absconded with between HKD 8b and…