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Top-10 World Cup trends

The 2010 World Cup is only four days old, but some trends are already emerging that bettors need to account for. 10. Vuvuzelas are really loud OK. That's not really a betting trend. But if you're going to watch a game you bet on, be prepared for some serious background noise...read more

Buchman wins first WSOP bracelet

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Eric Buchman, one of the final table contestants from last year's World Series of Poker's Main event, won his first champion's bracelet over the weekend.Buchman, 30, from from Hewlett, NY, topped a field of 476 entries to win the $2,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em tournament at the 2010 World Series of Poker...read more

IGT to provide gaming system for Cosmopolitan

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Gaming equipment maker International Game Technology announced a deal Thursday to provide a server-based gaming system to the under-construction Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, which will link slot machines at the Strip resort expected to open in December.The system, which could connect games from multiple slot machine companies to a central server, allows for better game management...read more

Might Harrah's go public again?

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Business is like a poker game. Sometimes you hit a flush on the river and other times you take a bad beat. Harrah's Entertainment has experienced both ends of the table. One of the casino operator's best business decisions was to buy the World Series of Poker from the Binion family at a fire sale in 2004. The tournament is one of Harrah's most profitable ventures...read more

Winning at blackjack: how much is luck and how much is skill?

What causes players to win at blackjack? An amalgam of luck and skill. Luck: getting a healthy helping of highly hopeful hands. Skill: knowing how to handle whatever comes along, to maximize the expected profit or minimize the expected loss inherent in the cards involved in each decision...read more

Cantor Gaming to operate Tropicana sportsbook

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Tropicana Las Vegas has signed an agreement with technology company Cantor Gaming to run the Strip resort's new sports book when it opens this fall, the companies announced Thursday.Cantor Gaming, an affiliate of global financial services provider Cantor Fitzgerald, will offer mobile gaming through eDeck, Cantor's mobile wagering program.The device allows gamblers to wager on sporting events and play mobile casino games such as blackjack and baccarat...read more

Deal Me In: A flush at the outhouse

Dear Mark: We have a fairly new casino where I live that locals have nicknamed "the Outhouse," because it's impossible to get a flush there. Get it? It is so obvious that I actually have taken pen and paper and kept track of the action. A couple of times, I have kept a four-card flush 24 times before filling it, but the norm is between 14 to 17 hands...read more

Bertrand Grospellier wins WSOP TOC playoff

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Frenchman Bertrand Grospellier on Thursday won a seat into the World Series of Poker's Tournament of Champions, winning a "sudden-death playoff" to earn a chance at the event's $1 million prize pool.Grospellier bested eight other players who were not eligible for the public voting to fill one of the Tournament of Champions' 27 seats.The World Series of Poker Academy sponsored the event."I feel like I am a deserving champion based on my record around the world, and I look forward to getting my World Series of Poker bracelet soon," Grospellier said.Grospellier made his mark as a prolific online player...read more

Vegas sportsbooks unsure of World Cup impact

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The 2010 World Cup is expected to provide local sports books with an influx of hard-core and casual soccer fans over the next five weeks. Whether interest in the games translates into an increased betting handle is up for debate. Many sports book operators are hopeful the 32-nation World Cup, which takes place in South Africa starting Friday and ends July 11 with the championship match in Johannesburg, will spur feelings of national pride among gamblers. "We know there is going to be interest in the World Cup," said Lucky's Chief Executive Officer Joe Asher, whose company operates 13 sports books for casinos in Nevada...read more

Nevada gaming revenues dip nearly 6 percent

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Nevada gaming revenues fell almost 6 percent statewide in April, but casinos on the Strip fared better than the rest of the state. According to figures released this morning by the Gaming Control Board, Nevada casinos collected $810.4 million from gamblers in April, a 5.7 percent decline compared to $859.5 million collected in April 2009. On the Strip, gaming revenues in April were $437.3 million, a decline of just under 1 percent compared with $441.7 million collected in the same month a year ago. Other areas of Clark County didn't fare as well...read more