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January 12, 2015
Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
January 12, 2015 Latest From Our Strategy Experts | | Gaming guru Frank Scoblete explains to one reader why his friend might be getting better comps than him at the craps table.
read more | | Featured StoryBy Dan Podheiser, Aaron Todd and Vin Narayanan Casino City's Dan Podheiser, Aaron Todd and Vin Narayanan talk about PokerStars cancelling its previously announced rake increases, a New Mexico man incorrectly thinking he won $500,000 on a lottery ticket and later receiving a comp, and the second-place bidder in the Revel sale now saying he doesn't want the Atlantic City resort at his original offer price.
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 | The program, which the university's law school will launch this fall, will introduce students to federal and American Indian gambling laws.
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It was the sixth straight year that casinos collectively showed a loss, but it was the smallest loss since 2009 when the recession began crushing casino finances.
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With its merger New Year's Day into the Fennemore Craig law firm, Lionel Sawyer & Collins has been relegated to the gaming industry history pages.
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The Illinois private equity firm, the largest shareholder in casino operator Affinity Gaming, has increased its ownership stake to 39.5 percent.
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Junior level creditors of Caesars are attempting to block this week's planned restructuring of the casino company's primary business unit.
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Centaur Gaming announced that its Merrillville OTB facility will close operations on Sunday, March 15.
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 | ditya Agarwal is PokerStars' first Indian Team Pro, while Kosei Ichinose is the first Japanese Team Pro, having previously become Japan's first Supernova Elite player.
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The liquidity share will initially be limited to specific cash games and tournaments, allowing both sites to determine the right mix going forward.
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Federal prosecutors are opposing a bid by wealthy Malaysian businessman Paul Phua and his son to remove a court order prohibiting them from playing poker in casinos while they await trial on illegal gambling charges.
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 | There's not much the Reel Life wouldn't do for $1.2 billion. Being paid to get rid of the last name "Hamm" is easy money.
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Did You Know?
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said in its one-year anniversary summary of online gaming that the state was successful 98 percent of the time using geolocation technologies to correctly locate customers in New Jersey.
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Frank Scoblete: 