Year: 2014

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Baccarat results boost casinos; analysts see other upbeat indicators

Nevada gaming revenue increased 7.6 percent to $982.2 million in March, ending a two-month gaming revenue slide, the Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday. On the Strip, gaming revenue increased 10.9 percent to $560.7 million. By HOWARD STUTZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL…

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Mandalay Bay ends business relationship with Clippers

Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal · April 30, 2014 at 4:20 am The NBA’s lifetime banishment on Tuesday of Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers was not enough for Mandalay Bay to maintain its business relationship with…

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Venitian, Palazzo barely an afterthought with Macau in the mix

There is a reason analysts spent about 40 minutes questioning Las Vegas Sands Corp. officials last week about the company’s over-the-top results in Macau. It has to do with Confucius. During a conference call to discuss Las Vegas Sands’ first-quarter…

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Stateline Lake Tahoe: Stateline casino profits surge in March

Credit Stateline’s casinos for pushing Nevada’s gaming revenues into the win column for March. The South Shore casino take was up nearly 32 percent in March compared to 2013, with profits of $14.93 million. Statewide gaming revenues were up 7.6…

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Mohegan Sun files suit against Palmer landowner, seeking to recover $22 million investment

SPRINGFIELD – What was once a partnership between a prospective Western Massachusetts casino company and a Palmer landowner has resulted in a suit and countersuit. Mohegan Sun has filed a lawsuit against Northeast Realty Associates, LLC, of East Longmeadow, which…

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AC: Tough for bettors to fund online accounts

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Since New Jersey began Internet gambling in November, it has been difficult to use a credit card to fund an online betting account. New statistics from a company that routes those payments show just how…

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court sides with casino over taxes.

Parx Casino’s legal victory may mean a reduction in taxes for all state casinos. The state Supreme Court has decided that Parx Casino doesn’t have to pay taxes on the prizes it gives away each month — a legal win…

Craps

The good the bad and the ugly

After the March class I was at my casino in the woods having a blast wining a lot and being fat and happy I seriously couldn’t lose rolls into the 20’s to 30’s consistently and a ton of hard ways….

Craps

The 5 count

I told Dom is post this soon apologies lots of work travel. I was at Foxwoods this past weekend with my wife enjoying a weekend of my points! I walked by a craps table and saw a guy with $25k…

Get-togethers

Vegas Derby weekend

I just finished the GTC Primer course last weekend in Memphis. Still very much a rookie but I am headed to Downtown Vegas with 3 friends to belly up to a Crap table. If you’re going to be there give…