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IGT elects new board member

RENO, Nevada -- Slot machine maker International Game Technology said that Vincent Sadusky has been elected to the company's board of directors. Sadusky is president and chief executive officer of LIN TV Corp., a multimedia company based in Providence, R.I. "He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the media industry and adds a new and important dimension to our board," IGT CEO Patti Hart said in a statement...read more

Game makers take aim at Pennsylvania

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- This month's rollout of table games in Pennsylvania casinos is expected to be a boon for the state's tax coffers. It's also turning into a financial windfall for Nevada-based table game providers and gambling equipment vendors. Pennsylvania is one of three Eastern states -- along with West Virginia and Delaware -- that enacted legislative changes, allowing their once slot machine-only casinos to offer customers blackjack, craps, roulette and other table games. In exchange for gambling expansion, casino operators pay their respective states additional fees and increased gaming taxes...read more

Should you "work" your craps bets on the come-out?

Flat bets on Pass and Come at craps, those made when the shooter is coming-out, are contracts. After the come-out roll, when the points for such bets have been established, you can't temporarily call them off or permanently take them down. This, because you're favored 8-to-4 on these wagers during the come-out, in that they win eight ways – 1-6, 2-5, 3-4, 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, 5-6, and 6-5, and lose only four – 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, and 6-6...read more

WSOP's November Nine determined after long day filled with bad beats

LAS VEGAS -- The final table for the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event is set. When play resumes at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in November, Jonathan Duhamel will be the chip leader with 65.975 million in chips. Joining him at the final table will be John Dolan (46.25 million), Joseph Cheong (23.525 million), John Racener (19.05 million), Matthew Jarvis (16.7 million), Filippo Candio (16.4 million), Michael Mizrachi (14.45 million), Soi Nguyen (9.65 million) and Jason Senti (7.625 million).Each of the final nine players is guaranteed $811,823 in prize money...read more

WSOP Main Event down to 27 players -- and no Theo Jorgensen

LAS VEGAS -- The World Series of Poker Main Event reached a surreal place Friday.A 100,000-chip wager was actually a "small" bet. If you had 1 million in chips, you were a short stack.If you had 4 million in chips, you needed to double up just to crack the top ten on the leaderboard.Poker moved from a solitary game to a communal game, with players sharing hand information and strategy with friends on the rail.Joseph Cheong is the chip leader with 27 players remaining (photo by Vin Narayanan)Pots could reach the 19-million mark...read more

Experience matters at the WSOP

LAS VEGAS -- At the end of Day 7 of the World Series of Poker's Main Event, one thing was clear: experience matters.As the field narrowed from 78 to 27, players who had the most experience at the WSOP were the ones still standing, hoping to make it through one more day to become part of this year's November Nine...read more

Computer-linked game systems don't yet rule casinos

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Like many casino operators, Aria President Bill McBeath isn't sure how server-based gaming will ultimately be received. He knew five years ago, however, that Aria, the centerpiece hotel-casino of MGM Resorts International's $8.5 billion CityCenter, wasn't going to open without the new technology. In concept, server-based gaming links slot machines on a casino's floor to a central server, allowing operators easier functionality while enhancing the gambling experience for customers...read more

Deal Me In: Come one, come all

Dear Mark: I walked up to a craps table with a free play $80 coupon and told the dealer that I wanted to make a pass line bet. He informed me that I would have to wait until the point was made (which I did) but also said you can still make the same bet now...read more

Johnny Chan eliminated from WSOP Main Event

LAS VEGAS -- Not even Johnny Chan can dodge bullets. The two-time Main Event champion and 10-time bracelet winner entered Day 6 of the World Series of Poker Main Event in ninth place with 2.559 million in chips. But two hands in the span of an hour sent him packing from poker's biggest tournament in 156th place.About 30 minutes after play began, tournament officials broke up Chan's Orange 322 table in the Amazon Room at the Rio to move players to tables where seats had opened up thanks to a flurry of early bust outs.While tournament officials were determining who would be headed to which table, Chan posed for a picture with a fan and autographed another spectator's magazine...read more

WSOP brings together father and son

LAS VEGAS -- Part of what makes the World Series of Poker Main Event so special is its egalitarianism. The tournament does not discriminate based on sex, race, or physical ability; anyone with $10,000 to spare – or the skill and good fortune to win a tournament satellite for a lower price – can play in its seminal event and test his or her luck against the game's biggest stars.And that unique quality of the Main Event came to the forefront on the official "Day 6" of the tournament...read more