Month: February 2015

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MGM reports wider 4th-quarter loss

Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) – MGM Resorts International’s fourth-quarter loss widened, hurt by a hefty provision for income taxes related to its liabilities in Macau, China, the world’s largest gambling market. Nonetheless, MGM CEO Jim Murren told…

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Station Casinos upbeat about locals gaming market

Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal · Station Casinos presented an upbeat outlook for the Las Vegas locals gaming market Tuesday, based on economic improvements, higher consumer confidence, and lower gasoline prices. The company reported revenue and cash flow figures that…

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PokerStars, tribes have a new ally in California online gaming fight – Caesars

Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal If California’s Internet poker debate was an actual card game, PokerStars just doubled up. But the European online gaming giant is still short-stacked against two of the state’s largest tribal casino operators in its effort…

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Revel says it has ‘many’ buyers for ex-casino

Wayne Parry, Associated Press · ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A Florida developer trying to salvage a deal to buy Atlantic City’s former Revel casino says the casino’s owner told him it has “many” buyers for it. In a Sunday…

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Vice Cops Raid East Dallas Gambling Ring

On January 14, vice cops fanned out across East Dallas and descended on a half dozen aging storefronts in crappy, low-rent strip centers: one off Columbia Avenue a mile east of Deep Ellum, another where Garland Road transitions from isn’t-it-nice-to-be-near-White-Rock-Lake!…

Craps

Back at it

So last Sept I ordered a table through GTC. The first response from my wife Melanie was " Okay bigshot where are you going to put it?" We agreed on the sun porch which is 26’x20′ and WAS empty except…

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How to save a little when you fly to a casino

Am posting this here as many in the GTC family can use this technique when you fly and the cost of travel is a part of the cost going to a gaming destination. Read an article in the local paper…

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Where I'm at

I was just reviewing some of Skinny’s old articles in the wisdom section. The article on making your money on moderate rolls is really where I’m at right now. It’s amazing how you can read something a few years back…

Humor

Fishing 50 Shades of …

Four guys have been going on the same fishing trip for many years. Two days before the group is to leave, Ron’s wife puts her foot down and tells him he isn’t going. Ron’s mates are very upset that he…

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Mastering My Game

After a few losses and a nice win, I’ve been taking strides to totally refine my game by playing to my strengths, listening to that little voice that kicks truth, and making up my mind ahead of time of exactly…