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The 'Naughty' Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. We published our nice list earlier this week. Here's who made our naughty list:10. Worst WSOP introduction – Emmitt SmithThe phrase "let's shuffle up and deal" is announced before play begins at the World Series of Poker...read more

The 'Naughty' Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. We published our nice list earlier this week. Here's who made our naughty list:10. Worst WSOP introduction – Emmitt SmithThe phrase "let's shuffle up and deal" is announced before play begins at the World Series of Poker...read more

The 'Naughty' Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. We published our nice list earlier this week. Here's who made our naughty list:10. Worst WSOP introduction – Emmitt SmithThe phrase "let's shuffle up and deal" is announced before play begins at the World Series of Poker...read more

The 'Naughty' Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. We published our nice list earlier this week. Here's who made our naughty list:10. Worst WSOP introduction – Emmitt SmithThe phrase "let's shuffle up and deal" is announced before play begins at the World Series of Poker...read more

The 'Naughty' Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. We published our nice list earlier this week. Here's who made our naughty list:10. Worst WSOP introduction – Emmitt SmithThe phrase "let's shuffle up and deal" is announced before play begins at the World Series of Poker...read more

The 'Naughty' Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. We published our nice list earlier this week. Here's who made our naughty list:10. Worst WSOP introduction – Emmitt SmithThe phrase "let's shuffle up and deal" is announced before play begins at the World Series of Poker...read more

Can you win at video poker without hitting any biggies?

In some casino games, most notably those involving machines, a single bet can pay various amounts depending on the particular winning outcome of a coup. Jacks-or-better video poker is a good example. Pretend a sophisticated player follows the optimum hold-discard strategy for a particular version of this game with a high return percentage...read more

The Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. Here's who made their nice list:10. Best low-roller poker game – $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em at Bally's ACIf you're looking for a good low-limit poker game, it's going to be hard to find a better one than the $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em game at Bally's in Atlantic City...read more

The Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. Here's who made their nice list:10. Best low-roller poker game – $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em at Bally's ACIf you're looking for a good low-limit poker game, it's going to be hard to find a better one than the $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em game at Bally's in Atlantic City...read more

The Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. Here's who made their nice list:10. Best low-roller poker game – $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em at Bally's ACIf you're looking for a good low-limit poker game, it's going to be hard to find a better one than the $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em game at Bally's in Atlantic City...read more

The Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. Here's who made their nice list:10. Best low-roller poker game – $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em at Bally's ACIf you're looking for a good low-limit poker game, it's going to be hard to find a better one than the $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em game at Bally's in Atlantic City...read more

The Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. Here's who made their nice list:10. Best low-roller poker game – $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em at Bally's ACIf you're looking for a good low-limit poker game, it's going to be hard to find a better one than the $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em game at Bally's in Atlantic City...read more

The Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. Here's who made their nice list:10. Best low-roller poker game – $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em at Bally's ACIf you're looking for a good low-limit poker game, it's going to be hard to find a better one than the $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em game at Bally's in Atlantic City...read more

The Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. Here's who made their nice list:10. Best low-roller poker game – $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em at Bally's ACIf you're looking for a good low-limit poker game, it's going to be hard to find a better one than the $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em game at Bally's in Atlantic City...read more

The Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. Here's who made their nice list:10. Best low-roller poker game – $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em at Bally's ACIf you're looking for a good low-limit poker game, it's going to be hard to find a better one than the $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em game at Bally's in Atlantic City...read more

The Casino City Awards

The Casino City Gang (Dan Igo, Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd) voted on the first-annual Casino City Awards this week. Here's who made their nice list:10. Best low-roller poker game – $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em at Bally's ACIf you're looking for a good low-limit poker game, it's going to be hard to find a better one than the $1/$1 no-limit Hold'em game at Bally's in Atlantic City...read more

Deal Me In: Spooks of the green felt

Dear Mark: What would make a player take down his don't pass wager once the point has been established? I saw a player do this recently, more than once, without much success I might add. Lenny G.My best guess, Lenny, is that you had your eye on a superstitious player and his point was either a 6 or an 8.The casino jumps for joy when you take down your bet on the don't pass, because once these wagers are assigned a number, the player has an edge against the house...read more

Penn National seen as front-runner for Louisiana license

HARVEY, Louisiana -- After three applicants seeking Louisiana's 15th and final riverboat casino license made presentations to state gaming regulators this week, analysts pegged Penn National Gaming as the early favorite. The Gaming Control Board is expected to announce its choice in February, but Penn National's two-phase project for the New Orleans suburb of Harvey seemed to be well received. The gaming license up for grabs originally belonged to Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment, which returned it to Louisiana after the company cancelled plans to build a second casino in Lake Charles. Two of the proposals would keep the casino in Lake Charles...read more

Herbst-less Herbst reorganization approved

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Herbst Gaming is expected to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of the year -- without a Herbst at the helm. The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday signed off on the court-approved reorganization plan for the casino company and slot machine route operator. Regulators expressed optimism with the company's new financial structure, which will reduce the business's long-term debt from $1.2 billion down to $350 million. The founding Herbst family will lose their ownership stake, with a consortium of some 140 lenders taking over, exchanging debt for equity in the company...read more

Lesniak targeting Jan. 6 for passage of New Jersey's online gambling bill

TRENTON, N.J. -- While the future of online poker legislation at the federal level is uncertain at best, online gambling legislation in New Jersey is steaming toward a January vote in the New Jersey Assembly. If Sen. Raymond Lesniak's Internet gambling bill is approved by the Assembly in January, then it will go to Gov...read more