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Sports betting, poker and other reader questions21 February 2007
A. First of all, messenger betting is against the law in the state of Nevada. But knowing that there are ways around everything, I posed your question to an inside source in Las Vegas sports and race book operations. He told me: "Race and sports books in Las Vegas reserve the right to refuse any and all bets. They make it very difficult for messengers to place bets. If they suspect the action is messenger betting, they may confront the individual and refuse the bets entirely."
A. Harrah's would love to be represented in the Chicago market with its powerful WSOP brand but the Joliet property faces two major hurdles: space limitation and the Illinois restriction on the number of gaming positions. I'm thinking Harrah's is waiting for the new barge to open at Horseshoe Hammond in the summer of 2008. The Las Vegas-style 36-table poker room that's on the drawing board for the property will give Harrah's all the marketing and promotional might they've been looking to generate in the underserved Midwest market.
A. Your estimate could be a conservative one. IGT's Guaranteed Play will likely not appeal to, nor is it intended for, skilled video poker players. It will likely be marketed to casino novices and people on weekend getaways who will receive Guaranteed Play vouchers as part of their overnight packages. The pay tables, as you suspect, will probably not be of the variety that the expert players look for.
A. Good service should be appreciated and rewarded appropriately regardless of whether you pay for your meal or not. Complimentary meals, be they at the coffee shop or the high-end restaurant, are commonplace in casino dining venues. But at the end of the dining experience when your server requests that you sign the tab, it's proper etiquette to make note of the dollar amount of the bill and leave your server a 15 - 20 percent gratuity just as if you had paid for the meal. This article is provided by the Frank Scoblete Network. Melissa A. Kaplan is the network's managing editor. If you would like to use this article on your website, please contact Casino City Press, the exclusive web syndication outlet for the Frank Scoblete Network. To contact Frank, please e-mail him at fscobe@optonline.net. Recent Articles
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