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IGT praised despite down quarter

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Only in these current market conditions, with gaming industry stock prices slumping to historic lows, would the leading slot machine manufacturer be praised for a quarterly earnings miss. Reno-based International Gaming Technology said Thursday its net income for the third quarter that ended June 30 declined to $108.3 million, or 35 cents a share, compared with $136.4 million, or 42 cents a share, for the same period a year ago...read more

Steele's "College FB Scorebook" and Lawrence's "Black Book" angle-packed

Need the last 20 years of results of college football games, with spreads? How about a betting angle for virtually every team, each week? Wonder who the coaches were years back or today? All this and more is at your fingertips with Northcoast Sports (Phil Steele) College Football Scorebook (375 pages, 8x11, plastic spiralbound, $29.95)...read more

Shuffle Master retains CEO

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Gaming equipment provider Shuffle Master said Monday it gained commitments for $60 million in bank financing that could grow to as much as $80 million. The company also said that it has extended its contract with Chairman and CEO Mark Yoseloff through October 2009...read more

Record payday for Michelle

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Tiffany Michelle spent the past three years as part of the large contingent of poker media covering the World Series of Poker. This year she decided to get into the game. Michelle didn't achieve her goal of becoming the first woman to ever win the World Series of Poker's main event, the $10,000 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold'em World championship at the Rio...read more

A well-earned break

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- If Dennis Phillips had his way, he would have retreated to his hotel room early Tuesday morning and caught a few hours of sleep. The 53-year-old commercial trucking company manager would have then got up, put on a clean shirt, returned to the Rio and sat back down in his seat behind a growing stack of tournament chips at the World Series of Poker's final table. Instead, Phillips is heading home to St...read more

WSOP calls on an A-Team of dealers as the Main Event stakes grow higher

LAS VEGAS –- Two TV cameras. Two guys holding boom microphones. Three ESPN producers. At least 50 eager spectators leaning in over the rail, including four boisterous 20-something males who appear to have already downed at least six cups of beer each...read more

2008 WSOP Main Event final table is set

LAS VEGAS -- And then there were nine. After 12 days of poker and 6,835 eliminations, the final table for the Main Event is set. Dennis Phillips (26.295 million in chips), Ivan Demidov (24.4 million), Scott Montgomery (19.69 million), Peter Eastgate (18.375 million), Ylon Schwartz (12.525 million), Darus Suharto (12.52 million), David "Chino" Rheem (10.23 million), Craig Marquis (10.21 million), and Kelly Kim (2.62 million) will now take a 117-day pause to allow ESPN to air its complete World Series of Poker coverage and allow drama surrounding the final table to build...read more

Playing It Smart: How big of a bankroll do you need to play blackjack?

The bankroll needed for reasonable confidence in lasting through a blackjack session of desired duration depends on many factors. The strategy followed in deciding to hit, stand, split, or double on each hand is a factor, but it has less impact than most think. More important are wagering tactics...read more

Inside gaming: For Penn, breaking up not so hard to do

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Wall Street is giving Penn National Gaming a fresh look after the casino operator's $6.1 billion private equity buyout collapsed July 3. The company, which operates 19 casinos and racetracks in regional markets, is flush with money thanks to a $225 million all-cash breakup fee and a $1.25 billion interest-free loan from its former suitors...read more

After wild ride, stocks of casino companies up

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Gaming stocks on Friday recovered some of their value that was lost the previous day when both Nevada and Atlantic City reported disappointing monthly gaming revenues, panicking an already jittery investment community. Wynn Resorts Ltd...read more