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'Bringing Down The House' goes Hollywood3 March 2008 A card-counting system that led to millions of dollars in winnings…A chance meeting between two men at a party in Boston...Two whirlwind months in Las Vegas…A best-selling book...An impromptu phone call from Kevin Spacey…The release of a Hollywood motion picture that has "blockbuster" written all over it.
In its abbreviated form, that's the sequence of events that changed the lives of Ben Mezrich and Jeffrey Ma...read moreTop-10 celebrities who might be bad poker players3 March 2008 Last week, we covered the top ten celebrities who we thought might make good poker players. This week, we take a look at the top ten celebrities that
might be really bad at poker -- complete with video clips illustrating our points. The list features people who don't talk, people who talk too much, and one
person who's not really a person...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Nevadan at work: Exec sees diversity as tool3 March 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Debra Nelson was overseeing media relations for the University of Alabama System in the early 1990s when auto giant Mercedes-Benz set up a production plant in Tuscaloosa County. The German automaker lured her away from higher education to help the startup operation adjust to its new environment.
Nelson not only needed to help Mercedes-Benz adapt to an American system but also the lifestyle found in the South.
She set up the company's corporate philanthropy program, managed community affairs and handled government relations...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Gaming sector caught in market skid3 March 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Volatility continued to plague gaming industry stocks in February.
Just two of the seven casino operators tracked for an index compiled by Las Vegas financial consulting firm Applied Analysis reported month-over-month increases in their average daily stock prices...read moreQuick-takes: The month's trends in a glance - February 20081 March 2008 TAKE ONE
The much touted buyout of Harrah's is finally done. It marks the largest and latest of the buyouts of public gaming companies by private equity firms; the other two announced in 2007 were Stations, which was finalized before the end of the year, and Penn National...read moreBits and Pieces from Indian Country - February 20081 March 2008 Twenty years into Indian gaming, many things have changed. Indian gaming is now big business, much larger than anyone would have imagined in 1988. In the beginning, just one state, Connecticut, saw a chance for the state to take advantage of Indian gaming and that awareness came only at the suggestion of the management of Foxwoods...read moreHeard it on the river: Horseshoe's legendary blackjack tournament is on tap29 February 2008 How would you like to win a $100,000 first place prize in a blackjack tournament? Stop dreaming and hurry over to HORSESHOE and sign up for its third $250,000 LEGENDARY BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT that is always well attended. You can enter by giving up a $1,000 buy-in at the Bluesville promotions counter and if you are an early bird sign-up on Thursday March 27 you will get a $100 chip back...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Herbst Gaming seeks debt fix29 February 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Herbst Gaming, which has taken a financial hit in the past year after a statewide smoking ban cost the company customers in its slot machine route operation, has asked Goldman Sachs to assist in evaluating financial and strategic alternatives, including the sale of the business.
In a statement released Wednesday, Las Vegas-based Herbst Gaming, which significantly grew its statewide casino business through two high-profile acquisitions in 2007, said the alternatives could include a recapitalization, refinancing, restructuring or reorganization of the company's debt, or a sale of some or all of its businesses.
According to a November report by Deutsche Bank, Herbst Gaming had total debt of approximately $1.15 billion as of Sept...read more![]() Two vital baseball statistical guides by Erwin prepare bettors28 February 2008
Among the questions asked annually before the regular baseball season begins are "Where can I find the scores, money lines and totals of all the games played last season?" and "Does anyone offer lifetime career record of pitchers against other teams -- and how about earned run averages against those teams?" Also, "How does (name the team) do against groundball, flyball or power pitchers?" and "Where can I find how teams do against lefties or on artificial turf?"
Perhaps they're looking for a pattern, a trend or trying to develop a system or method of handicapping a team before the season gets under way.
In any case, there are few resources available to find it all under one book cover and two of them have arrived early enough for handicappers to start their research.
Luckily, Phil Erwin of Portland, Ore., has been recording all this material into two books annually for decades...read moreArticles by Howard Stutz
![]() Boyd Gaming cautious on '08 outlook28 February 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Wall Street analysts on Wednesday tried to push Boyd Gaming Corp. executives into making bold predictions on the prospects for the gaming industry in 2008.
Keith Smith, in his first quarterly earnings conference call with analysts and investors as company CEO, wasn't biting.
Smith, who added the CEO duties to his role as Boyd Gaming president on Jan...read more |
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