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Debit-slot plan gets no votes

NEVADA -- The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously rejected a concept of allowing casino customers to use their debit cards to buy ticket in-ticket out vouchers that can be gambled on slot machines. The proposal, which had been requested through a partnership between Global Cash Access and slot machine giant International Game Technology, was denied by commissioners for several reasons...read more

Moshman's Sit 'N Go; Krieger's 52 Great Poker Tips have value

Cal Tech math whiz Collin Moshman has filled a great need for those poker players seeking advice on beating one-table tournaments (the sit 'n' go variety) which begin with nine or 10 players and usually end up paying the first three finishers...read more

Ameristar closes deal for riverboat

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Las Vegas-based Ameristar Casinos officially entered its seventh gaming market, completing a $675 million acquisition of the Resorts East Chicago riverboat casino that is in Indiana, but caters to customers from lucrative Chicago. The deal closed late Tuesday, five months after it was originally announced...read more

The Reel Life

Bodog might have moved again, but that didn't keep their slots from paying off big. According to Bodob Beat, here are some of the latest winners: Janet R. won $7,235 on the Realm of Riches machine. David G. made $5,655 on the Aladdin's Wishes online slot machine! Kat L...read more

Bodog switches its web address -- again

For the second time in a month, Bodog has relocated itself on the World Wide Web. In late August, Bodog relaunched itself at newbodog.com because it lost its domain name after failing to appear in court to answer patent infringement charges...read more

Roxy Palace's Mega Moolah stuffs in the fun

Roxy Palace's Mega Moolah is a five-reel 25-line online slot that offers players four chances to hit one of its randomly generated progressive jackpot bonuses guaranteed to be more than $1 million. The more you wager, the better your chances of triggering the big one. Featuring animated animal characters and an easy to understand pay line, Mega Moolah is a fun filled slot that offers bonuses, scatter wins and wildcards...read more

Progressive Gaming again delays sale of games unit

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- For the third time in less than a month, Las Vegas-based Progressive Gaming International Corp. extended the timetable for completing the sale of its table games division to Shuffle Master. Wall Street, however, is getting antsy. Originally, the deal, in which Las Vegas-based Shuffle Master would buy Progressive Gaming's table games for a yet to be disclosed price, had been scheduled to close Aug...read more

Murren moves up in MGM Mirage lineup

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Twice in 1997, Jim Murren turned down overtures from then MGM Grand Corp. President Alex Yemenidjian to become the expanding casino operator's chief financial officer. But Yemenidjian was persistent. The company's board of directors wanted him to find a CFO and he targeted Murren, who built a 14-year career on Wall Street to become one of the financial community's rising stock analysts. The pair met one last time in December 1997 at Cipriani's, a popular New York City restaurant...read more

Isoke's NFL Teams and Situations; New fantasy book supersources

Logical Approach, aka Andy Iskoe, has always been a super resource for football bettors, and the arrival of his NFL Teams & Situations book (141 pages, 8x11 plastic spiralbound, $29.95) proves it again. Also, there's another new kid on the block at Gambler's Book Shop -- Fantasy Football, The Next Level by David Dorey (300 pages, paperbound, $15.99), which fans should read immediately as participants in league play are in their final stages of research. The NFL Teams & Situations resource has to be one of the most important angle analysis efforts of our generation...read more

Heard it on the river: In defense of dealers and bad beats in blackjack

The summer heat must be getting to players and during my recent forays in casinos I have witnessed several episodes of players gone wild. And dealers are the targeted recipients, much to my chagrin. Therefore I take up my cudgel on behalf of dealers everywhere in Mississippi, the friendliest bunch of guys and gals anywhere in the casino universe...read more