Month: April 2015

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Gaming regulators scold Caesars, calling company’s bankruptcy an embarrassment

To get a sense of just how complicated the bankruptcy of Caesars Entertainment’s main operating division is, picture a Chicago courtroom filled with 200 lawyers, all working on the case. That’s a real situation Caesars faced recently, general counsel Tim…

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Reid striving to add ban on online gaming to his political legacy

One of Sen. Harry Reid’s priorities in his remaining months in office is to outlaw online gaming. Asked in a radio interview last week about a proposed ban in Congress, Reid said “online gaming is not good for our country”…

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State officials refuse to issue permit for Wynn casino

Architectural rendering of the Wynn Resorts casino in Everett. The Baker administration on Friday refused to issue a crucial permit that Wynn Resorts needs to move forward with plans to build a massive, $1.7 billion casino complex overlooking the Mystic…

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Bill calls for constitutional amendment to allow gambling on Native American lands in Texas

In alliance with the Alabama-Coushatta and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribes, state Reps. Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston) and James White (R-Woodville) authored a resolution in March that would authorize gambling on all Native American lands. If passed, House Joint Resolution…

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Brinks courier accused of stealing casino deposit bag

Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police say a 35-year-old courier for Brinks Inc. is accused of stealing nearly $355,000 in deposits from the Horseshoe Casino. Trooper Matt Harris says Anhkim Le of Shreveport was arrested Friday and…

Sports

Tiger Woods Has 22% Shot at Top-20 Masters Finish, Odds Suggest

Erik Matuszewski, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Tiger Woods has a 22 percent chance of being one of the top 20 finishers at golf’s Masters Tournament, according to oddsmakers. Woods, a four-time Masters champion, said on April 3 that he’ll return from…

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VIP Gambling: As High Rollers Desert Macau, Can Other Asian Destinations Win Big?

MACAU — The crowd inside the Sands Macau casino is thick and raucous, but evidence of high rollers is scant. Men wearing track-suit pants and fanny packs vastly outnumber those attired in Armani, and the gambling tables that are crowded…

Humor

High School Reunion

Husband goes with his wife to her high school reunion. After meeting several of her friends and former school mates, they are sitting at a table where he is yawning and overly bored. The band cranks up and people are…

Craps

Frustrated new shooter

After several months of practice, I seem to have no improvement to the outcomes of the dice and becoming very frustrated. While there have been sessions of longer rolls before seven-out, the SRR continues to show nothing other than random….

Craps

AC April Lion's 50th

My wife and I decided to accept Lion’s invitation and made it to AC on Wend night. W had planed to get there early in the day but due to some family issues that came up late we didn’t get…