Casino City Times - Weekly Newsletter 10 January 2011

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter

January 10, 2011

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Frank Scoblete: Paying the slot attendant

Scoblete says slot attendants don't know when a certain machine will hit or if a machine is "hot." That doesn't stop them from offering advice, and getting tips in the process. read more

Mark Pilarski:
Over 21 in dog years doesn't count
Donald Catlin:
Free buy bet
Al Krigman:
Casinos let you win more often than you lose. But there's a catch.

Mark Pilarski:
Over 21 in dog years doesn't count
Donald Catlin:
Free buy bet
Al Krigman:
Casinos let you win more often than you lose. But there's a catch.

Featured Story

Vegas room rates jacked up for electronics show

By Tim O'Reiley

Room rates in Las Vegas skyrocketed last week due to the International Consumer Electronics Show. The Excalibur (right) was one of many Las Vegas Strip resorts that had very unrecessionlike rates in anticipation for the major electronic show, which some 130,000 conventioneers were expected to attend. read more

CASINO News

	Nevada board approves BlackBerry application The Nevada Gaming Control Board has approved American Wagering's application that lets Nevada residents place sports bets from their BlackBerry smart phones. read more
Rising fuel prices could slow down gaming recovery A jump in fuel prices could push airfare rates even higher, which is bad news for Nevada resorts. read more
Mississippi offering a golf and gamble getaway One lucky winner will receive two nights' accommodation at the Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi and two rounds at The Preserve Golf Club. read more

SLOTS News

	Grandma-to-be wins major jackpot in California A San Diego County woman won nearly $80,000 at Viejas Casino on the 25-cent Pot o' Gold slot machine. read more
The Reel Life The Reel Life always leaves our cell phone in our front pocket. The following incident in Illinois illustrates the main reason why we do so. read more

POKER News

	The Gang welcomes in the New Year The usual suspects discuss UB.com losing Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke, poker players we're following in 2011, gambling culture in sports and make their NFL playoff picks. read more
2010 November Nine to reunite at Foxwoods The 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event final table participants will reunite to play against each other at Foxwoods Resort Casino on Feb. 8. read more
Swede Viktor Blom is Isildur1 After more than a year of rampant speculation, 20-year-old Swedish pro Viktor Blom admitted he is the mystery high-stakes player Isildur1. read more
World Series of Poker to halt all-nighters The one change in the World Series of Poker tournament this year will be the addition of hard stop times for all bracelet events. read more
PCA kicks off with high-roller event The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas began last week with the inaugural $100,000 Super High Roller event kicking things off. read more
PPA optimistic about working with new Congress The Poker Players Alliance expressed optimism about working with the members of Congress to establish a licensed and regulated U.S. online poker environment. read more
Oklahoma casino hosts WSOP Circuit event The Choctaw Casino Resort is hosting the World Series of Poker Circuit’s first stop of 2011, which began on Jan. 6. read more
Huge bad beat jackpot hit at California casino Dozens of players at Barona Casino won a share of $100,000 after a player's four twos were bested by four nines. read more

Did You Know?
Eugene Katchalov defeated 37 other players to win the $100,000 Super High Roller event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and take home $1.5 million.

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Vin's 2011 gambling to-do list

Betting on my BlackBerry
Gold and Silver Pawn Shop
Cantor's in-game betting
Play Bourre
Design a slot game
Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort
Foxwoods pairs tournament
Poker at the Fitz
The Borgata
The Cosmopolitan

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Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter January 10, 2011

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Frank Scoblete: Paying the slot attendant

Mark Pilarski:

Donald Catlin:

Al Krigman:

Mark Pilarski:

Donald Catlin:

Al Krigman:

Featured Story

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
January 10, 2011