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June 10, 2019
Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
June 10, 2019 Latest From Our Strategy Experts | | Robison explains that the long-term payout or chances for hitting the jackpot do not change even though multiple machines are vying for the same jackpot.
read more | | Featured StoryAfter five days of play, Femi Fashakin won $1,147,449 and his first gold bracelet in the BIG 50, which topped the World Series of Poker's previous single-event turnout record by roughly 5,000 players.
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 | A record 28,371 entrants competed in the BIG 50 event, setting the record for the most participants ever in one live poker tournament.
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Sean Swingruber won the $10,000 Heads Up No-Limit Championship for $186,356 after defeating three-time bracelet winner Ben Yu in the final match.
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Isaac Baron won a gold bracelet in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed. The win was worth $407,739, the largest cash of Baron's career.
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Yuval Bronshtein defeated a field of 296 players in the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 for $96,278, putting him over $1 million in WSOP winnings.
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Scott Clements earned his third WSOP gold bracelet by winning the $1,500 Dealers Choice to collect $144,957.
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 | The Las Vegas resort spent $15 million and transformed over 100 hotel rooms and suites on the top floors of the North Tower.
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The Ione, California, resort will offer players drawings, promotions and giveaways throughout June and July, including free slot play.
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Guests at the Philadelphia resort will have the chance to donate $10 to a specific nonprofit on Saturdays throughout the summer, and All Rush Rewards Members to do so will get $10 of free slot or match play.
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The Nevada statewide Pai Gow Poker progressive jackpot has reached $1.6 million, the highest to date.
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 | The new sportsbook at Golden Gate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas kicked off the opening with the introduction of a $1.5 million pro football contest.
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A New Hampshire federal judge concluded in a ruling last week that the Wire Act applies only to sports betting, rejecting a 2018 opinion that expanded the 1961 federal gambling law to cover interstate online gambling.
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 | An ill-mannered animal in Gainesville, Florida, invited itself along to somebody else's picnic.
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The combined gross revenue from slot machines at the 12 casinos in May of this year was $209,579,851.21, 2.7% higher than the May 2018 gross revenue figure of $203,993,259.
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 | Dion finished her second residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday night.
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The country music star will have his fifth year of weekend shows at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on 6 and 7 December.
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The top-selling rock 'n' roll band is celebrating its museum opening at Park MGM in Las Vegas with the second leg of its residency at Park Theater.
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The cirque-style production celebrating Hollywood and the cinematic arts will take center stage at the Beau Rivage Theater in Biloxi for an eight-week engagement.
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Did You Know?
On Monday, the New York State Gaming Commission approved sports wagering regulations for the four upstate casinos by a vote of 6-0, which could pave the way for retail sports betting by the end of the summer.
Featured Game Check out three slot machines from Scientific Games that come with the most advanced motion gesture technology, which enables players to interact with the slot machine by using their hands to become part of the game. To find out more and to check out the sights and sounds, watch our video review. > More Motion gesture technology DetailsCasino City fans wantedFollow @casinocity on Twitter to keep up with the latest news from the gambling world. > Follow us Top 10 highlights from Dan's Vegas trip - Never a dull moment
- The Kentucky Derby controversy
- The pool
- The Venetian sportsbook
- Nightlife
- Blackjack at The Palazzo
- Bellagio Fountains
- The Volcano
- Cigar bars
- The size of the Strip
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