4 buddies did unheard of in ‘World Series’ of NFL betting
By Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press If there’s a secret to how four buddies managed to beat the house 76 percent of the time during the NFL’s regular season to win a record-setting $736,575, they aren’t giving it up. The four…
Atlantic City’s Credit Rating Cut to Junk by Standard Poor’s
Stacie Sherman, Bloomberg · January 27, 2015 at 8:21 pm (Bloomberg) — Atlantic City, New Jersey’s struggling gambling hub, had its credit rating cut to junk by Standard & Poor’s because of Governor Chris Christie’s appointment of an emergency-management team…
Hard Rock hotel, casino opening in Lake Tahoe
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Lake Tahoe opens on Wednesday. The hotel is a rebranding and renovation of an existing hotel and casino. Mark Anderson Staff Writer- Sacramento Business Journal The developers of the newly renovated Hard Rock Hotel…
Nongaming Activities Continue to Pay the Bills for Strip Casinos
By David G. Schwartz, Green Felt Journal, Vegas Seven Each year, the Gaming Control Board releases a massive document that charts the performance of the state’s casinos for the previous fiscal year, broken down by geographic area and income. The…
Las Vegas: White Castle Grand Opening
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Picking the props: 10 winning wagers to make on the Super Bowl
The question of how betting action on proposition wagers stacks up to traditional methods, the point spread and over/under total, courses through town every Super Bowl. The answer depends on who’s asked. Some sports book directors say their shops’ breakdown…
NEW CALIFORNIA ONLINE POKER BILL OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH TO POKERSTARS, RACETRACKS
A new online poker bill has arrived in California courtesy of Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (pictured right). Titled the Internet Poker Consumer Protection Act of 2015 (read it here), the bill differs from Mike Gatto’s AB 9 legislation by allowing state…
SLOT MACHINES COMING TO HAWAII’S AIRPORTS IF LOCAL POL GETS HER WAY
Slot machines are coming to Hawaii‘s airports if a local politician gets her way. State Rep. Cindy Evans has introduced a bill to allow passengers flying out of Hawaii the option of spinning a few reels after their planes are…
Ivy Leaguers Join Deflated Footballs in Super Bowl Prop Wagers
Erik Matuszewski, Bloomberg · January 27, 2015 at 12:00 am (Bloomberg) — Fullback James Develin has 20-1 odds of becoming the first Ivy League player to score a touchdown in Super Bowl history. Television announcers talking about whether the New…
First Fight in Caesars Bankruptcy Campaign? Battle Site
Steven Church, Bloomberg · January 26, 2015 at 10:04 am Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. opened its $20 billion bankruptcy fight Monday, pitting creditors against the gambling company’s controlling shareholders, Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management and David Bonderman’s TPG Capital. The…