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May 17, 2021
Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
May 17, 2021 Latest From Our Strategy Experts | | When a reader asks how to play an inside straight draw in Jacks of Better video poker, Stickman provides a detailed breakdown for the top three moves to make, depending on pay tables.
read more | | Featured StoryCaesars Entertainment properties, along with many others throughout Las Vegas, announced last week that the Nevada Gaming Control Board approved a return to full occupancy, without social distancing, on casino floors.
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 | Wynn Las Vegas and Encore no longer require guests to wear a mask and trusts they will "take appropriate precautions based personal vaccination status."
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Last week, all MGM casino resorts in Las Vegas began allowing 100% occupancy on gaming floors with no social distancing required.
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In the new This Week in Gambling video, we discuss how Las Vegas casinos are being allowed to open at full capacity without coronavirus restrictions or social distancing.
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Masks are still required inside and all non-gaming areas remain at 80% capacity, in compliance with current government directives.
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The STRAT Hotel, Casino and SkyPod in Las Vegas announced last week that it returned to 100% capacity on its casino floor.
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The SAHARA Las Vegas venue will offer a special menu for $80 per person to benefit Three Square Food Bank on June 8-13 and June 16-18.
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In honor of its anniversary, the iconic Downtown Las Vegas casino is offering gift giveaways, a $6,500 Hot Seat promotion and a festive lineup of themed cocktails from 28-31 May.
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The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced the Las Vegas Monorail will resume operations at 7 a.m. on Thursday, 27 May, in time for Memorial Day.
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 | U.S. commercial gaming revenue topped $11 billion in Q1 2021, matching Q3 2019 as the industry's highest-grossing quarter ever, according to the American Gaming Association.
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New Jersey natives Cash Cash will reopen the Beachclub at the Atlantic City resort casino on 29 May, followed by Grammy Award-nominated Meduza on 30 May and Fergie DJ and PS1 on 31 May.
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In April, table games and slots generated $107.44 million in revenue, and retail sports betting produced $1.54 million.
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MGM Resorts will lease the property and continue to operate the Massachusetts property following the transaction, with no expected change to its employees, vendors, customers and the community.
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 | The newly revamped “All-Stars Comeback Tour Powered by PokerGO” season will award tournament seats to a 64-player capped event in December, streamed from ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
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The plexiglass dividers that have been a staple of Las Vegas poker rooms during the coronavirus pandemic came down last week at several casinos. (Las Vegas Review-Journal
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 | Treasure Island Las Vegas awarded major jackpots in the month of April, including a $21,218 win on a Golden Wins Deluxe machine.
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Four massive land-based and online jackpots totaling more than $16 million were awarded on the Megabucks, Powerbucks, and Wheel of Fortune slots games in April.
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 | Rombauer staged a powerful rally down the stretch of Pimlico Race Course to register the upset victory in Saturday’s 146th Preakness Stakes at 11-to-1 odds.
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Not surprisingly, revenues slipped during a seasonal slowdown in sports, while iGaming posted its third month of more than $100 million.
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As the sports scheduled thinned, Indiana sportsbooks collected $236.4 million in wagers in April, with online betting accounting for 88.4% of the handle.
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With $1.1 billion in six months, the Volunteer State became the quickest legal sports jurisdiction to reach the $1 billion milestone in U.S. history.
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 | Due to popular demand, a second show has been added for Dave Chappelle and Joe Rogan at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino Las Vegas Garden Arena on 8 July.
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The pool complex overlooking the Las Vegas Strip will host an evening of whisky tastings, live musical performances, award-winning restaurants and more on 23 October.
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Did You Know?
Casinos and bingo halls in England and Scotland were permitted to re-open today, and on Wednesday in Wales, after obtaining final approval from the Government.
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