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Top-10 2013 Super Bowl bets

It's the best time of year for football sports bettors. The Super Bowl is less than a week away, and the spread, the money line and the over/under aren't the only bets available for your wagering pleasure. Sportsbooks, both live and online, have a bevy of betting options available, so let's take a look at my top-10 wagers and let's hope I do better this year than I did last year, when I was 5-for-10 with a -7.4 percent ROI.10...read more

Skyvue's future on the Las Vegas Strip looks cloudy

LAS VEGAS -- It's appropriate that the 39-acre site of the stalled Skyvue observation wheel at the south end of the Strip is next to a shuttered motel and tavern known as The Laughing Jackalope.Both the development and the Jackalope are mythical creatures.Skyvue appears to be out of money and is fast becoming an eyesore across from Mandalay Bay.The project, envisioned as a 500-foot-tall wheel with 140,000 square-feet of retail, dining and entertainment, had an estimated cost of $300 million.But Skyvue so far is nothing more than a pair of 247-foot-tall, unfinished pillars and a concrete foundation.On Jan...read more

Are there exceptions to Basic Strategy in blackjack for certain hand compositions?

Question: Is it true there are exceptions to basic strategy for blackjack, in which players should make different decisions depending on the particular cards in their hands rather than just on their totals and on the dealer's upcard?Answer: This is true...read more

Opening day nearing for Nobu Hotel at Caesars Palace

LAS VEGAS -- Caesars Palace announced nearly two years ago that it would renovate the second-oldest tower at the Strip resort into a luxury boutique hotel with the help of Nobu Hospitality.The construction walls finally came down this week.Resort officials began on Friday showing off portions of the $30 million Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace.The tower's lobby area and 13,000-square-foot Nobu restaurant and lounge were expected to be turned over by construction crews to the resort at 11:59 p.m...read more

Report: Las Vegas Sands stops international money transfers for high-end patrons

LAS VEGAS -- Nevada's top gaming regulator said Friday his agency was aware of changes Las Vegas Sands Corp. implemented to its compliance procedures and expected other companies, both inside and outside the gaming industry, would take similar steps.Las Vegas Sands, which operates casinos in Macau and Singapore, as well as The Venetian and Palazzo resorts on the Strip, halted the execution of international money transfers for its high-end customers, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.The moves came as the casino operator faces scrutiny from U.S...read more

IGT sets date for meeting where proxy fight will be waged

LAS VEGAS -- Slot machine maker IGT - International Game Technology said Wednesday it would hold the company's annual shareholder meeting March 5 in Las Vegas while continuing to encourage shareholders to reject a looming proxy fight.IGT filed its definitive proxy statement with the U.S...read more

Boyd lays off workers nationwide, including top veeps

LAS VEGAS -- Boyd Gaming Corporation laid off an undisclosed number of workers Wednesday, including three corporate vice presidents.The Las Vegas-based casino operator said the number of layoffs was less than 1 percent of the company's workforce.Boyd Gaming spokesman David Strow said the layoffs came in several of the company's markets across the country...read more

Nevada casinos lose a combined $1.21 billion in fiscal 2012

LAS VEGAS -- When does a net loss of more than $1.21 billion not seem so bad?When it's compared with a net loss of almost $4 billion in the previous year.Nevada's casino industry suffered through its fourth straight fiscal year net loss despite 4.4 percent growth in total revenues over the 12-month period, according to the annual Gaming Abstract, which the Nevada State Gaming Control Board Gaming Commission released Wednesday.The report compares revenues and income produced by casinos generating more than $1 million in gaming revenues during the fiscal year, which ended June 30.In 2012, the abstract included results from 265 casinos statewide...read more

IGT reports growth in most areas of its core business

Slot machine manufacturer IGT - International Game Technology, facing a looming proxy fight with its former chairman, said Tuesday it grew most areas of its core business during the first quarter.On a conference call with analysts, IGT Chief Executive Officer Patti Hart asked that questions be directed toward the company's first quarter results rather than the looming proxy fight...read more

Borgata parents could benefit if New Jersey legalizes Net bets

It hasn't been the best of times for Atlantic City.The question now is whether intrastate online gaming is the panacea that revives the Boardwalk.Union Gaming Group managing director Bill Lerner believes the state's Internet gambling bill sitting on Gov...read more