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September 12, 2016
Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
September 12, 2016 Latest From Our Strategy Experts | | John answers questions from readers whose inquiries include an unknown Abandon Card symbol and the veracity of slot machines' random number generators.
read more | | Featured StoryBy Gary Trask For the seventh straight year, the renowned Football SuperContest in Las Vegas has hit an all-time high for participants, earning comparisons to the World Series of Poker's Main Event for its popularity, prestige and increasing challenge to win.
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 | Josephine N. of Long Beach, California, won $50,000 on 31 August, snagging the top prize during the casino's Operation Safe Cracker promotion.
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Partnering with Gamblit Gaming, the company announced a multi-year agreement that will see skill games installed in Caesars' Nevada and California properties.
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The Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas has added IGT's live Electronic Table Game Dynasty cabinets to its selection of games.
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Carl Icahn's management team is looking for permission from New Jersey regulators to shut down the Trump Taj Mahal Casino next month after a 4 August announcement of the property's closing. (Associated Press)
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Table Mountain Casino's Massive Cash Jackpot was won by a player named Gary, who took home a total of $124,322.18 while playing his favorite penny machine.
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The Las Vegas Sands-operated hotel and casino will open on 13 September with 410 table games and 1,600 slot machines. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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 | Pari-mutuel wagering on historic horse racing totaled over $40.7 million in August, the second consecutive month that wagering at the racetrack passed the $40 million mark.
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 | The casino became the first resort and casino in California to offer Cher Live, the world's first Cher-themed slot machine.
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The company will present its new slot machines based on licensed brands at the 16th annual Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas on 27-29 September.
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A woman in Michigan has gotten in trouble for not one, but two, incidents when buying dessert items at neighborhood shops.
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 | Partnering with Shriners Hospital for Children Open, the casino will serve as the official host for Las Vegas' PGA Tour event that takes place 31 October through 6 November.
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The CEO of Las Vegas Sands discusses his dislike for daily fantasy sports and plans for building a $1.9 billion football stadium in Las Vegas. (Yahoo Finance)
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 | Quartet Under The Streetlamp will perform hits from the '50s to the '70s at The Orleans Showroom on 15 and 16 October.
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The rock 'n' roll show includes tributes to Van Halen, KISS, Motley Crue and more, with performances taking place at the Stardust Event Center in Indiana on 21 and 22 October.
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The casino's first Food Truck and Classic Car Festival will take place on 17 September, with special guests comedian Adam Ferrera and Food Network star Sara Moulton.
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Did You Know?
Lottery revenue in Maine hit a high of $272.3 million in the 2015 fiscal year, up about 7% from the previous year's $253.1 million, according to state officials, making it the second year in a row that proceeds broke records and the most succesful year in the lottery's history.
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