Month: August 2014

Craps

Class question . . .

Hey all. Planning my schedule for the upcoming October classes I’m considering taking. Can someone let me know what time the tune-up and video analysis classes start? I mostly need the information to know whether I should grab a late…

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Australian billionaire buys New Frontier site

The land where the New Frontier hotel-casino once stood is seen on left adjacent to Las Vegas Boulevard, north of Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 31, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal…

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New Jersey residents unsure on casinos outside Atlantic City

Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press TEANECK, N.J. (AP) – A new poll found that half of New Jersey residents oppose opening casinos outside Atlantic City. The idea is being promoted by some lawmakers as a way to raise money that would…

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Christie quiet on Atlantic City, its future

By DEREK HARPER Staff Writer Follow Derek Harper on Twitter As Atlantic City’s declining casino economy entered freefall this summer, Gov. Chris Christie has stayed away from both the city and broader discussions of the resort’s future. And while the…

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Caesars Deals $2.6 Billion Loss in Lender Clash: Distressed Debt

Christopher Palmeri and Laura J. Keller, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Caesars Entertainment Corp., the casino company taken private in a $30.7 billion leveraged buyout just before the credit crisis, has taken steps in recent weeks that signal it’s poised for a…

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Commentaries: Veni, Vidi, Empti in Las Vegas

By Christopher G. Axelrod “I came, I saw, I purchased in Las Vegas.” That’s increasingly true as additional shopping opportunities are added to the Las Vegas tourist experience. Mirroring the concepts of its larger production shows, Las Vegas strives to…

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Wynn envisions casino ferry service

A rendering of the proposed Wynn casino in Everett. Casino developer Steve Wynn imagines his own fleet of custom-built catamarans ferrying tourists and conventioneers from downtown Boston and the Seaport to a riverfront gambling palace in Everett, an extensive new…

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Wynn envisions casino ferry service

A rendering of the proposed Wynn casino in Everett. Casino developer Steve Wynn imagines his own fleet of custom-built catamarans ferrying tourists and conventioneers from downtown Boston and the Seaport to a riverfront gambling palace in Everett, an extensive new…

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Pa. Lowers Fee to Boost Taverns' Interest in Gambling

Pennsylvania is cutting back on charging a fee to bars and taverns that offer small-time gambling in an attempt to boost interest in the gaming licenses and bring in more money to state coffers. The $2,000 license will now cost…

Life on the Home Front

Time fly by

Well it birthday number 2. We will be heading over to Europe to see our Granddaughter. This time we are not going to Russia but may take a side trip to Italy . We have a LOT more connections this…