prison for Craps cheater
NJ man sentenced to 17 years for casino cheating ATLANTIC CITY (AP) — A northern New Jersey man’s penchant for cheating at craps has earned him a lengthy prison sentence. Derek Bethea was sentenced to 17 years in state prison…
Amaya buys Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker for 4.9B
Amaya Gaming (AYA-TSE) today announced the purchase of Poker Stars and Full Tilt Poker from a private company. Please Google news web sites for the story ie BNN, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, etc. I would cut and paste but…
One play or many?
So, If you take a gambling fund of $1800 to play craps on a six day vacation, would you: (a) Bet all your fund on one shooter (could be yourself), passline with other bets as you choose, and leave at…
Deputies descend on casino as members of Northern California tribe fight
SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities were back Tuesday at a Native American casino in Northern California that’s at the center of an ongoing tense tribal dispute. Tehama County Sheriff’s deputies returned to the Rolling Hills Casino in Corning for a second…
Borgata, Atlantic City agree to tax refund deal
Wayne Parry, Associated Press The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa will get a refund of more than $88 million under a settlement it reached with Atlantic City over how much the city’s top casino should pay in property taxes. The…
Two Men Use Girl As Human Shield — Until Her Father Guns Them Down
From, The Daily Caller A St. Louis couple is likely thankful to have guns in their home after they were forced to use them to defend their daughter against two men Monday night. The men, one of whom had an…
Free is a Welcomed Four-Letter Word
By Christopher G. Axelrod Casino management and marketers know the value of offering free entertainment, either as an attraction or a perk. Free entertainment can be exterior – augmenting a venue’s theme for potential customers, or interior – sustaining customer…
few nuggets of information that came out of the 2013 Las Vegas Visitors Profile
■ There are plenty of avenues marketers use to attract visitors to Las Vegas. Possibly the biggest mark of success is when a first-time visitor returns less than a year later. The study showed that of all surveyed Las Vegas…
Caesars Receives Notice of Default From Bondholder-Led Group
Christopher Palmeri and Charles Mead, Bloomberg · June 7 (Bloomberg) — Bondholders sent a unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp. a notice of default, intensifying a battle with the largest owner of casinos in the U.S. The notice was sent June…
Change is a Necessary Fact of Life on the Las Vegas Strip
By Ken Adams It is an old cliché that change is the only constant and that is definitely true in business. Fads come and go; customers’ ages, interests, preferences and habits are always in flux and businesses must adapt. In…