Month: August 2014

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Six cheats still wanted by Nevada Gaming Control Board

Rachel Crosby, Las Vegas Review-Journal Jubreal Chahine, one of Nevada’s seven-most-wanted cheats, was recently taken into custody at the Sands Resort in Bethlehem, Pa. Chahine, 40, held 21 felony charges and seven warrants when casino employees spotted him on July…

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Irish Bookie Follows Stolen Client Cache to Ontario Basement

Katia Dmitrieva and Donal Griffin, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Jason Ferguson said the job was straightforward: buy a gambling company’s client data and flip it to a rival who could use the information to win new customers. Instead, the story ended…

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Christie vetoes sports betting bill in New Jersey

Jill Colvin, Associated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) – Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed legislation that would have paved the way for sports wagering at New Jersey’s casinos and racetracks. Christie on Friday rejected a bill that would have pushed New…

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Construction mistake delays McCarran tower opening

Richard N. Velotta and Keith Rogers, Las Vegas Review-Journal An error during construction of McCarran International Airport’s $99 million, 352-foot Federal Aviation Administration tower will delay the opening of the facility by at least a year and could cost millions…

Craps

Couple of trips

Recent trip to casino near Cincinnati that looks like the Belagio inside. Nice 12′ tables (all five of them) but only one open. Drove five hours to get there for a class, so after arriving just observed. Tried to go…

Other Games

Cruise Ship Blackjack

Hello all! Just returned from a cruise on "C" and they had a version of blackjack that I had not seen or played before so was unsure how to speed count it. They added two more decks than their normal…

Craps

Feeling much better

Hello everyone Some of you have known that I haven’t been feeling so well since Vegas. I want to thank everyone for the well wishes and I am back! Dom Replies: Posted by: JawBones on August 8, 2014, 5:58 pm…

Craps

Happy Birthday Timmer!

Happy Birthday, dear friend. Hope to see you soon. Enjoy your day. Goddess & Sandtrap Replies: Posted by: Dr Crapology on August 8, 2014, 4:03 pm Timmer, you made another year. Congratulations to you. Enjoy your special day. We hope…

Life on the Home Front

Fun with the grandkids

A few weeks ago our oldest daughter, her husband and 2 kids were coming to spend a week with us. Turns out the parents had a conference in Dallas so the kids flew in first, for the first time by…

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Commentaries Atlantic City’s best days are not behind it

Despite the flurry of recent media reports proclaiming the downfall of the East Coast’s sin city, Atlantic City is taking the right steps to reinvent itself as a diversified resort destination. The problem is that the process to build a…