Month: August 2014

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5 accused of laundering money through casino slots

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – Five Kansas residents are accused of trafficking in marijuana and laundering the profits through slot machines at a Kansas City, Kansas, casino. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says a federal indictment handed down on Wednesday alleges…

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Revel Postpones Bankruptcy Auction One Week to Analyze Bids

Michael Bathon, (Bloomberg) — Revel AC Inc., whose Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino has been in bankruptcy twice since it opened in 2012, postponed its auction set for today one week to Aug. 14 so it can analyze multiple purchase…

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South Korea casino operator joins fray for Chinese high-rollers

* First-ever Korean casino resort to open in Q1 2017 * Shares up more than sevenfold since start of 2011 * Proximity to rich northeastern China a plus-exec By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) – South Korea’s biggest casino…

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Tarentum woman accused of leaving child in car at casino garage

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A Tarentum woman is set to be arraigned this morning on charges she left her 9-year-old son alone in a vehicle while she went into Rivers Casino Tuesday night. According to a criminal complaint, Valerie E. Snyder, 30,…

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Strip properties power MGM earnings

Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal MGM Resorts International’s single casino in Macau has carried in the company in recent quarterly reporting periods. But not for the three-month reporting period that ended June 30. Backed by healthy gains from 10 Strip…

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Las Vegas: Malaysian man pleads not guilty in World Cup betting case

Jeff German, Las Vegas Review-Journal · Malaysian businessman Wei Seng “Paul” Phua, the man authorities consider the ringleader of a multimillion-dollar World Cup betting scheme, pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to illegal gambling charges. His son, Darren Wai…

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Maryland casinos generate $76 million in revenue in July

By Annys Shin August 5 Maryland casinos generated $76 million in revenue in July, an increase of 9.7 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency said Tuesday. Maryland Live! in Hanover,…

Humor

Missing Wife

A husband concerned about his wife’s whereabouts after being gone for two days, goes to the police station to file a "missing person" report for his missing wife: Husband: My wife is missing; she went shopping and hasn’t come back…

Humor

A Romantic Hello

An elderly couple had just learned how to send text messages on their mobile phones. The wife was a romantic type and the husband was more of a no-nonsense guy. One afternoon the wife went out to meet a friend…

Craps

Practicing on New dice versus Old and worn dice

Here’s something I have been wondering about. I always try to practice on new dice and I used to discard them once they have been thrown a couple thousand throws. But since I have so many old dice, I have…