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Vin's Top-10 places to eat in Las Vegas

10. In-N-Out Burger If you don't live out on the West Coast, this burger joint ranks as a "must eat" in Vegas. Yes, it's fast food. Yes, Las Vegas has tons of great restaurants. But the burgers here are legendary for a reason. If you haven't been to In-N-Out, make sure to eat there the next time you're in Las Vegas...read more

Quebec could be next emerging slot market

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- A single province in Canada may provide a more lucrative slot machine replacement market this year than any American jurisdiction. Quebec will begin replacing its 12,000 video lottery terminals in an effort that could span two years. Janney Montgomery Scott gaming analyst Brian McGill thought the market could be a windfall for International Game Technology, which has a flourishing video lottery business...read more

Inventor gives roulette a new spin

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Summerlin resident Edward Launzel hopes to become the gaming industry's next John Breeding. First, he needs to pique the interest of a casino or a gaming vendor in Jackpot Bonus Roulette, a game invented by the 77-year-old retired New York trade-show executive. Launzel came up with the idea for a new version of roulette while living in Las Vegas for eight years...read more

Morgan Stanley to sell stake in A.C. casino project

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- Atlantic City's casino fortunes suffered another body blow on Good Friday. Late in the day, investment firm Morgan Stanley, the largest owner of the estimated $2 billion Revel Casino project, announced in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it would sell its stake in the development, which the company valued at $1.2 billion. No reason was given for the planned sale...read more

Why do so many players lose at the casino, and who gets the dough?

A common article of faith among civilians who scoff at casinos is that gambling victimizes or at least imposes a regressive de facto tax on the very solid citizens least able to afford the hits. The presumption is, since the operators have an edge in the games, players as a whole lose their lunch money to the fat cat owners...read more

Grand Prive leaves Microgaming platform

The Grand Prive group of casinos left Microgaming's software platform this week. In a move that was not publicly announced, Bella Vegas, Casino Grand Bay, Jupiter Club Casino, Lake Palace Casino and Road House Reels switched to BetOnSoft NV software...read more

Deal Me In: Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain

Dear Mark: If a player uses their club card while playing slots, does it have any effect on their results? Opposite that, can the casino reward a player who does use their card with jackpots you wouldn't otherwise get if you didn't use it? Mary Anne B. Using a player's club card has no effect on your results...read more

Top-10 reasons to March Madness at the Wynn

I've visited Las Vegas during the NCAA Tournament before. For several years, I (along with some friends) was a regular during Sweet 16 weekend. One year, we did a bachelor party during Final Four weekend. But I'd never been to Vegas during the first two rounds of the tournament -- until this year. And after experiencing the early parts of the tournament two weeks ago, I can definitively say that the best weekend to be in Vegas -- bar none -- is for the first weekend of the NCAA tournament...read more

Station players' points still safe

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- These days, Louis Frederick and his fellow slot machine players at Santa Fe Station discuss one subject more frequently than how they plan to spend their Station Casinos players club points. They openly wonder if they will even have those points at all. Station Casinos has been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since July...read more

Mississippi turns to casinos to fund gaming regulators

JACKSON, Mississippi -- Mississippi's gaming regulatory structure will be self-funded through fees paid by the gaming industry it oversees. The Mississippi Gaming Commission has filed a proposed fee structure with Secretary of State for a 30-day review. The gaming industry will pay to regulate itself through fees assessed for licensing, work permits, inspections and equipment, gaming commission executive director Larry Gregory told the Biloxi Sun-Herald. Commissioners are expected to vote on the fee structure sometime in May. The move to industry-driven funding was contained in a bill signed Wednesday by Gov...read more