Month: December 2015

Craps

Think about paying taxes on your winnings!

Yes you should report your winnings whether you received a W-2G or not. That is true for table gains andor slotVP on the machines. Does the above mean you will have to pay taxes on those winnings. Let me see…

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Harsh financial penalty leveled against PokerStars in Kentucky

By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal We know Kentucky has problems filling its budget gaps, but a state judge’s Christmas Eve gift was a little extreme. In essence, Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate is forcing owners of an online gaming…

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Las Vegas smashes tourism record

Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal · December 30, 2015 at 6:00 am Las Vegas has broken its own visitation growth record, surpassing 42 million tourists with New Year’s Eve totals still uncounted. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority…

Humor

Almost a Golf Story:

John, who lived in the north of England, decided to go golfing in Scotland with his buddy, Shawn. So they loaded up John’s minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard….

Humor

Pulled over at 2AM

Ron Chester, 89 years of age, was stopped by the police around 2 a.m. and was asked where he was going at that time of night. Ron replied, "I’m on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the…

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Bellagio craps scammers plead guilty (I remember this guy dealing to us)

By David Ferrara Las Vegas Review-Journal A former Bellagio craps dealer and a man who placed phantom bets at the casino pleaded guilty Thursday in what prosecutors called a million-dollar swindle. Mark M. Branco, 42, and Anthony G. Granito, 49,…

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Casinos prepare for changes to draw next generation

By Mark Gruetze, Trib Live America’s biggest generation yet will succeed baby boomers as the primary group of casino customers, but that poses a problem for the gambling industry. Casino floors, in their current form, aren’t much of an attraction…

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Borgata asks judge to order AC to refund taxes

Wayne Parry, Associated Press · ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – The Borgata casino asked a judge Monday to order Atlantic City to pay more than $62 million in tax refunds that the court has already determined the casino should get…

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Regulators license 3 new casinos for upstate New York

Michael Virtanen, Associated Press · ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – State gambling regulators on Monday approved licenses for three new casinos under construction in the Catskills, Schenectady and the Finger Lakes. The Gaming Commission’s five members unanimously approved each without comment,…

World We Live In

This could almost be humorous, if it was not so sad

http://safeshare.tv/w/oHbxeOtsOP Replies: Posted by: Mr Finesse on December 21, 2015, 1:17 pm Saying this is sad is being kind. Posted by: Dr Crapology on December 22, 2015, 3:00 pm Pitiful might be a better word. Sad part is that these…