Month: July 2014

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Macau allure may fade as tourists go farther, MGM China head says

The lights from Wynn Macau and Casino Lisboa reflect off the lake on Spet. 12, 2007. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal) By VINICY CHAN BLOOMBERG NEWS HONG KONG — Macau is facing threats to its growth from China’s slowing economy and…

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Mohegan Sun Chases New Markets as Connecticut Casino Sales Slide

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, owner of Connecticut’s top-grossing casino, is accelerating its push outside the state as competition threatens to lure more players from its home turf. The authority, owned by the state’s 2,000-member Mohegan tribe, delivered a 10,000-page…

Life on the Home Front

Investor impact wanes as Las Vegas home prices climb again

Las Vegas home prices continue to rise as investors, lured here by the recession’s bargains, keep backing out. The median sales price of previously owned single-family homes in Southern Nevada last month was $199,900, up 2.5 percent from May and…

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Water levels at Lake Mead drop to new low, officials say

Drought in the southwestern U.S. will deplete the vast Lake Mead this week to levels not seen since Hoover Dam was completed and the reservoir on the Colorado River was filled in the 1930s, federal water managers said Tuesday. The…

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MARYLAND ANNUAL CASINO REVENUE TOPS $833M; NEW YORK FIRMS SPEND $11M LOBBYING

Maryland’s four casinos reported an 8% gaming revenue rise in June to $72m. As ever, Maryland Live! claimed the lion’s share of the takings, reporting $56.5m in revenue, up 10% over the same month last year and the venue’s 14th…

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Yale Poker Champion With $10 Million Shows Men How to Play Game

Vanessa Selbst spent part of her opening day at the World Series of Poker’s main event fighting for social justice which, along with an aggressive playing style, has come to define her career. “First break: constant flow of men in…

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Scarlet Pearl casino groundbreaking set July 15

D’IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Officials will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for D’Iberville’s first casino on July 15. Construction will start on the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort after owners persuaded banks to loan the more than $250 million needed to build…

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Caesars Entertainment's Latest Disaster Unfolding Before Our Eyes

It seems to be one misstep after another for Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR ) and Caesars Acquisition Company (NASDAQ: CACQ ) , which can’t seem to recover from massive losses and over $20 billion of debt. The most recent debacle…

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Caesars says it would consider selling Atlantic City Showboat to another property

Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – The parent company of the Showboat Casino Hotel said Tuesday it would consider selling the property to another casino operator if it made a reasonable offer and could be licensed. The company has…

Craps

Current Table Conditions

Going to be in Vegas July 30 and 31 and would appreciate any tips on what table surfaces, policies etc., may have changed there. I will be staying at a place off the strip named after a town in the…