vinnarayanan.casinocitytimes.comCasino City Times is The Source for the latest gaming news, gaming strategy and gambling tips from the industry's leading experts.en-usThu, 28 Oct 2021 00:30:10 GMThttp://online.casinocity.com/article/2015-wsop-main-event-november-nine-profile-pierre-neuville-120966<div style="float:left;width:250px;background-color:#DDD;padding:15px;margin-right:15px;" class="lBT"><p align="center"><div class='articleImgLeft'><img src='https://www.casinocitytimes.com/i/ContentImages/the-pierre-neuville-file-215229.jpg' alt='The Pierre Neuville File'><p class='captionLG'>The P...Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMTcf145e2d-6657-43b5-9b31-7056d4a85f09http://www.casinovendors.com/article/top-10-things-to-keep-an-eye-on-at-the-wsop-main-event-final-table-213703/LAS VEGAS -- When Daniel Negreanu busted out of the World Series of Poker Main Event in 11th place, it felt like the air had been sucked out of the room. 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But some ways are a lot worse than others -- a lesson <a class="Highlight" href="https://www.pokerzone.com/dictionary/heinz"...Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT7c61a6c8-fb3b-4e81-b8d2-89af59aad08ehttp://www.casinovendors.com/article/you-get-1-million-chips-you-get-1-million-chips-everyone-gets-1-million-chips-213623/LAS VEGAS -- Attention shifted from the small stacks to the <a class="Highlight" href="https://www.pokerzone.com/dictionary/monster" target="PZ">monster</a> stacks on Day 4 of World Series of Poker Main Event.<br><br>When play began Saturday afternoon, only 661 players from the original field of 6,4...Sun, 12 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT18f75165-6e35-471c-9c9e-64722f8e6adbhttp://www.casinovendors.com/article/money-bubble-gets-a-hollywood-ending-at-the-wsop-main-event-213622/LAS VEGAS -- The money bubble arrived a day early at the World Series of Poker Main Event. 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According to the American Gaming Association (AGA), about $240 million will be wagered in Nevada alone on this year's tournament. By comparison, more than $185 million was wagered on Kentucky Derby...Mon, 16 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT253dc9ea-5d87-4b72-a8ab-d5f684a269e8http://online.casinocity.com/article/top-10-college-football-bowl-game-wagers-117338College football bowl season is upon us, so it's time to revisit my <a target=_blank href="https://www.casinocitytimes.com/vin-narayanan/article/top-10-bets-for-the-2014-ncaa-football-season-63525">preseason college football prop bets</a> and make some bowl wagers.<br><br>I went 3-7 in my preseaso...Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMTb5ac04aa-b393-4a74-9afe-c002d4bd5e81http://www.casinocitytimes.com/vin-narayanan/article/top-10-weather-bets-63834The weather plays an important role in our lives. Think about what you’re wearing right now -- odds are it was influenced by the weather. Winter coats, sweaters and sweatshirts come out during cold weather. 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It’s been a banner year for the Europeans.<br><br>A European is guaranteed to win the Main Event after Jorryt van Hoof, Martin Jacobson and Felix Stephensen advanced to three-handed play early Tuesday morning.<br><br>Van Hoo...Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT0f9748ce-3fb8-4c52-a741-54c0a6a8bc52http://www.casinocitytimes.com/vin-narayanan/article/top-10-casino-workers-to-appreciate-on-labor-day-63562With the Labor Day weekend upon us in the U.S., I thought it would be nice to honor the casino workers who make trips to Las Vegas, Foxwoods, Atlantic City and all of our other casinos special.<br><br>These people work hard to make our trips to the casinos -- and the hotels many of them are attached...Thu, 28 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTebdf8300-a627-449d-a3d5-9340f3b25ec9http://online.casinocity.com/article/top-10-bets-for-the-2014-ncaa-football-season-116103There's a special sort of insanity involved in betting college football futures. Unlike the NFL, betting on NCAA futures requires giant leaps of faith, with most teams starting players who have never played college football in critical positions and roles. That's why most preseason predictions are w...Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT5c4dffeb-a406-41e5-ab4c-1e7253ab7c97http://online.casinocity.com/article/top-10-ways-to-fix-atlantic-city-115958It's been a rough summer for Atlantic City. Revel Casino Hotel declared bankruptcy (again) in June. Caesars announced Showboat Atlantic City would close at the end of August. And the Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino is scheduled to close in September.<br><br>The Atlantic Club closed in January. 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James reset the narrative on both his decision to leave the Cavaliers and the metrics for success in Clev...Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTeaa7c70c-402a-4052-b988-594b1519b080