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Featured Articles Archive - Page 237
Deal Me In: Progressives can offer winning opportunities24 January 2014 Dear Mark: I only play progressive video poker machines. You have stated in the past that a higher progressive jackpot will not make a machine any more likely to hit. That said, do you ever recommend playing on machines with lower jackpots? The best paying paytables on progressives where I play are 8/5 Jacks-or-Better machines...read morePoker Player Tweets of the Week: Lame comparisons edition24 January 2014 Wow, it's been a while since I've written a Poker Player Tweets of the Week column! My last piece came on Dec. 13, or a whopping six weeks ago.
Where have I been? Or a better question: Does anyone care? I'll preserve the multitude of excuses I could make for not having written one of these since before Christmas and just come up with one, all-encompassing reason.
I've been busy.
Well, sort of...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Gaming regulators accept fine of $125,000 for Bally Technologies Inc.24 January 2014 LAS VEGAS -- The Nevada State Gaming Control Board Gaming Commission on Thursday accepted slot machine maker Bally Technologies, Inc.’s $125,000 fine that settled a 28-count complaint with state gaming regulators, but at least one member of the panel thought the penalty wasn’t high enough.The Las Vegas-based company admitted to charges that it failed to register key employees with the Gaming Control Board.Gaming Commissioner John Moran Jr...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() International Game Technology reports 21 percent rise in net income24 January 2014 LAS VEGAS -- Slot machine maker IGT - International Game Technology grew profits and revenue in the first quarter despite what company officials described as “market challenges.”IGT, which has headquarters in both Las Vegas and Reno, said Thursday its net income for the quarter ended Dec...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Gaming, Olympic officials on lookout for betting irregularities23 January 2014 LAS VEGAS -- The Nevada State Gaming Control Board Gaming Commission and the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday the organizations will work together to ensure the integrity of the competition at the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia.In a statement, the regulatory agency and th...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Two downtown Las Vegas casinos will be first to accept Bitcoin22 January 2014 LAS VEGAS -- Derek Stevens has no idea what to expect when The D Las Vegas and Golden Gate Hotel & Casino begin accepting the digital currency Bitcoin for nongaming transactions starting today.The majority owner of the two downtown hotel-casinos, however, knows there is excitement surrounding the idea.When word of the plans leaked Tuesday, Stevens said several people showed up at the D Las Vegas’ American Coney Island, looking to pay for several of the restaurant’s signature hot dogs with Bitcoin.“There is a lot more excitement around the idea than I first thought,” said Stevens, who said he’s been looking into the Bitcoin concept over the past 18 months...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Legislative committee on technology plans to broaden scope22 January 2014 LAS VEGAS -- A legislative committee formed to study technology’s effects on gaming will go beyond its stated purpose and explore other issues surrounding Nevada’s largest industry.Issues that failed during the 2013 Legislative session, including entity wagering on sports and allowing bets on elections, may get reheard over the next few months.During Tuesday’s initial meeting of the Committee to Conduct an Interim Study Concerning the Impact of Technology Upon Gaming, state Sen...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Several gaming companies expected to have a good year21 January 2014 LAS VEGAS -- With a new year comes new prognostications by Wall Street on which gaming companies will provide investors the best return in 2014.Not surprisingly, Las Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts, Limited and MGM Resorts International lead the pack...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() $5.5 million fine keeps CG alive21 January 2014 There is a reason officials from CG Technology (formerly Cantor Gaming) said they were “glad to have reached a resolution” with Nevada gaming regulators and will pay the largest fine ever leveled against a casino or affiliated company.The Las Vegas-based bookmaker — a subsidiary of Wall Street financial giant Cantor Fitzgerald LP — faced a potential death sentence by the state Gaming Control Board.That prospect gave CG/Cantor’s leadership a “Sophie’s Choice” quandary.Instead of watching a decadelong, billion-dollar investment go down the drain, CG Technology CEO Lee Amaitis and Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman Howard Lutnick accepted the stipulated agreement to the 18-count complaint, which included the $5.5 million fine.The deal amounted to a plea of “nolo contendere” on the four most egregious charges...read moreTop-10 video games to bet on20 January 2014 My oldest son turns seven years old this week. Yesterday, he achieved the primary objective in a video game for the first time in his life, defeating Kaos to complete the story line in Skylanders Giants.He got the game less than a month ago for Christmas and is only allowed to play for an hour a day on weekends and a half-hour on school days...read more |
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