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Top-10 Nevada online poker screen names

When Ultimate Poker opened for business five months ago, online poker players in Nevada had a chance to do something they likely hadn't done for several years: Pick an online poker screen name.Oh yeah, they get to play online poker, too, but the reality is many online poker players had been playing exclusively at PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker prior to Black Friday...read more

Inside Gaming: Pinnacle CEO focuses on future

LAS VEGAS -- Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. CEO Anthony Sanfilippo drew as much attention during last week’s Global Gaming Expo as the Na’Vi warriors, zombies, Beetlejuice and David Copperfield.Gaming equipment manufacturers and their newest slot machines based on feature films, television shows, pop culture and celebrities ruled the trade show floor of the Sands Expo and Convention Center.But the regional gaming company, which doubled in size six weeks ago after completing its $2.8 billion buyout of rival Ameristar Casinos, Inc., also had star power.On Monday, Sanfilippo took part in an investor breakfast organized by JP Morgan, participated in the Deutsche Bank/UBS investment forum, and had dinner with clients of Brean Capital...read more

Why can you take back don't pass but not pass bets at craps

Question: Say you bet "pass" or "don't pass" at craps, and it's after the come-out roll. You can take back the "don't pass" bet if you think you'll lose because the shooter will make the point. But you can't take back the "pass" bet if you think you'll lose because the shooter will seven-out...read more

Deal Me In: Contrary to popular belief

Dear Mark: I mostly play slot machines. It seems on weekends they pay less than if I come mid-week. Does the casino have the ability to change the payback percentages on all their machines at will when the casino is busier? I was told by a slot machine employee that the $1 machines I normally play on return 95 percent of the money played...read more

Poker Player Tweets of the Week: A penny for your thoughts

Last week, Daniel Negreanu started a bit of a kerfuffle in the poker Twittersphere. He did it again this week, blasting out more of his meta analysis of human behavior. Negreanu tweeted: "Events in life don't make you happy or sad, how you choose to perceive those events does...read more

AGA chief sees little hope of Web gaming legislation moving ahead in Congress

LAS VEGAS -- Geoff Freeman didn’t shy away from wading into the Internet gaming debate.At his first Global Gaming Expo (G2E) as CEO of the American Gaming Association, Freeman said Tuesday that the Washington, D.C.-based organization would step up the effort for federal passage of online gaming legislation, although he didn’t hold out much hope of the issue gaining any traction in Congress.“Anyone who has been to Washington recently knows that the environment for getting a bill done is not there,” Freeman said during a media briefing before the opening of the G2E at the Sands Expo and Convention Center.American Gaming Association officials said more than 460 exhibitors were unveiling the newest gaming products in more than 286,000 square feet of floor space...read more

Top-10 historical player advantage plays

There's a reason casinos are housed in huge, opulent buildings. There's also a reason those same casinos offer high rollers free rooms in posh suites with comped dinners at the best restaurants in town.Fact is, it's hard to beat the house. Even a low-edge game like blackjack will take its toll on a gambler's bankroll over time...read more

'You Can't Win'; Revel denies promised refunds to advantage players

Revel Casino Hotel's television commercial advertising its July "You Can't Lose" promotion starts with the following statement: "When Revel opened, we made mistakes."Unfortunately for the $2.4 billion Atlantic City resort, which went through Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, the "You Can't Lose" promotion may turn out to be its biggest mistake yet.The promotion offered gamblers a refund on cumulative losses between $100 and $100,000 for the month of July.That seems pretty straightforward...read more

Bottom line in Web poker: Nevada needs compacts with other states

LAS VEGAS -- Nevada’s second online poker website launched Thursday.So now the market is over-saturated.Time will tell if Ultimate Poker, which has been accepting wagers since April 30, and WSOP.com can generate enough players within the confines of Nevada’s borders to co-exist...read more

Caesars giving Gansevoort $185 million transformation

LAS VEGAS -- When the folks at Caesars Entertainment Inc. and W.A. Richardson Builders are done turning the former Barbary Coast/Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall and saloon into the Gansevoort Las Vegas next year, the Strip’s old- timers won’t recognize the building.You can include Michael Gaughan in that group.The owner of the South Point built and opened the Barbary Coast in March 1979 on 1.7 acres at the northeast corner of the Strip and Flamingo Road...read more