Month: October 2014

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Defense says FBI posed as tech repairmen in ruse

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal agents turned off Internet access to three luxury villas at a Las Vegas hotel then impersonated repair technicians to surreptitiously get inside and collect evidence in an investigation of online sports betting, according to defense lawyers…

Craps

PA: Tussle between casinos, card counters claims state as battleground

Dont watch the video unless you’re prepared to raise your blood pressure. Video of incident https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlMexfd2e8s Video of him being escorted out http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-card-counting-20141027-story.html#lightbox=81797833 By Jeff Barker, The Baltimore Sun A high-rolling blackjack player, Justin Mills, said a driver in a…

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Las Vegas: SLS Las Vegas president leaves for new project

LAS VEGAS (AP) – SLS Las Vegas officials say the hotel-casino’s president and chief operating officer Rob Oseland (AHS’-land) is leaving to help build a new resort on the Strip. SLS officials announced Monday that Scott Kreeger will replace Oseland….

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Trump Entertainment Asks Judge to Allow Plaza Slot-Machine Sale

(Bloomberg) — Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. idled 353 slot machines with names such as Top Dollar, Jackpot, Loveboat and Dangerous Beauty when it closed its Plaza casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, after declaring bankruptcy. Now the company is betting…

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Wynn revenues dip, but profits up in Q3

Wynn Resorts Ltd. said Tuesday the company had a 1.4 percent dip in revenue in the third quarter, but results from the casino operator’s Strip properties boosted profits. Wynn said its net income for the quarter that ended Sept. 30…

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Las Vegas: Yearlong Harmon Hotel defects trial to start

The Harmon Hotel was supposed to be the front door to CityCenter’s high-rise complex on the Strip. Instead, it’s being demolished piece by piece because construction defects left it vulnerable to earthquakes. Six years after those defects were discovered and…

Sports

If The NFL Opposes Sports Gambling In New Jersey, It Shouldn't Play Football Games In London

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Craps

Upcoming Vegas Trip

I posted this on the Get Togethers board a few days ago but thought I should repost it here. I am coming back to Vegas to try out my post-Refresher skills on the Downtown tables. I will be with a…

Craps

V2 and V3 Sets Question

I haven’t visited the site in quite a while, but I’ve got a question that is bugging me. My question involves this: Whether it is the v3 or the v2, when you set the dice, it seems like the sets…

Get-togethers

Headed for Vegas

Hi GTC’ers. Just finished my Refresher Course in Vegas in October. I am headed back with a few friends to give it a go at the Crap tables. Will be there from 11/7-11/10. Would love the opportunity to hook up…