Month: September 2014

Craps

Most player friendly rules in AC – here is a tip

This is not a violation of the do not mention casino names rule. I am not referring to dice influencing. I am speaking of general playing rules Golden Nugget has Craps – 5x odds with low limits Blackjack – double…

Life on the Home Front

Porn Wars: Is Las Vegas the new (San Fernando Valley) Los Angeles?

Patrice Sabourin of France poses for a photo with Jules Jordan Video stars at the 2012 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in the Hard Rock Hotel By Andrea Domanick Las Vegas has a new vice. You might not notice it, but…

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Ben Affleck admits to getting in trouble for counting cards

Ben Affleck knows how to count cards at blackjack and he’s gotten in trouble for doing it in a casino, the actor admitted in an interview in Details magazine’s October issue. Various outlets reported in May that Affleck had been…

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Atlantic City: MGM Resorts puts regulators’ nerves to rest

MGM Resorts International owns 50 percent of Borgata, left, in Atlantic City, as well as this 72-acre land parcel between the Borgata and Harrah’s Atlantic City. It’s unclear what the company will do with the land, seen here on Sept….

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Atlantic City looks to define its gaming future

By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Pictured is an early 1960’s aerial photo of Atlantic City, N.J., prior to the birth of the casino industry. Twenty years ago this month, the first casino opened here as New Jersey embarked on…

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After casino license victory, Steve Wynn takes conciliatory tone

Steve Wynn swears: His first reaction upon winning the Greater Boston casino license was a pang of sympathy for the company he had beaten, Mohegan Sun. “We’re going to take their best customers,” said Wynn, the billionaire developer and chairman…

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Instead of boom, a whimper from New Jersey Internet gambling

Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal · ATLANTIC CITY — Internet gaming hasn’t provided the windfall New Jersey officials had hoped would come and that analysts had predicted. Through August, online wagering revenue was $83.6 million for the six casinos operating…

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Ohio casinos checking for overdue child support

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Gamblers who hit jackpots in Ohio won’t be the only winners if they owe back child support. An “intercept program” that cross-checks large gambling winnings against a database of debtors recently expanded to include Ohio casino…

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PA will deal online poker in 2017, financial analysis says .

y Mark Gruetze Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, 9:00 p.m. Updated 24 hours ago Pennsylvania poker players could be posting blinds online in 2017, says a new analysis of Internet gambling expansion. Saying backers made “significant progress” this year, a study…

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Canada: Federal sports gambling bill stalled in the Senate

A proposed law that would open the door to Vegas-style sports gambling in Canada has run aground in the Senate, which has still not put it to a vote two years after the new law received all-party approval in the…