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October 17, 2011

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October 17, 2011

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arrowAlan Krigman: To win big bucks, parlays beat the slots

To win big bucks, parlays beat the slots
You can win big with small bets on table games and chances of success often exceed those on the slots. It's easier to succeed at the casino by parlaying even-money bets than going for the gold at the slots.  read more
 

Featured Story

Nevada officials approve iPhone sportsbetting app

By Chris Sieroty
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has approved American Wagering's application that lets state residents place sports wagers from their iPhones. American Wagering introduced mobile wagering for the BlackBerry in September 2010, followed by Android phone and tablet applications in April.  read more		Nevada officials approve iPhone sportsbetting app
 

CASINO News

CASINO

Casino City Gang: G2E, EPL and NFL edition

Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Aaron Todd and Dan Igo discuss new slot machines from WMS, new table games introduced at G2E, the first CBS broadcast of the Epic Poker League and make their NFL picks.  read more

Nevada gaming revenues drop 6.1 percent in August

Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip suffered a nearly 9 percent decline in gaming revenues during August, ending three straight monthly increases.  read more

Massachusetts gambling bill takes major step forward

The Massachusetts State Senate has approved a gaming bill that could lead to three Las Vegas-style casinos in the Bay State.  read more

Tropicana Las Vegas president resigns

Thomas McCartney has resigned as president and chief operating officer of Tropicana Las Vegas, effective Oct. 31.  read more

Mississippi casino hosting Bras for Breast Cancer fundraiser

Riverwalk Casino and Hotel will donate $1 to the American Cancer Society for each bra collected during October.  read more

Las Vegas casino sets record for largest margarita

The new Margaritaville Casino at Flamingo in Las Vegas broke the World Record for the largest margarita ever made on Friday.  read more

Nevada casino hosts successful Italian festival

Thousands of people flocked to downtown Reno for the 30th Annual Eldorado Great Italian Festival on Oct. 8 and 9.  read more

Atlantic City casino celebrating vintage dance music

The "Freestyle Free For All" celebrates the best dance music of the late 80’s and early 90’s and will be held at the Trump Taj Mahal on Nov. 5.  read more

Detroit casino "dropping" wallets all over the city

Guerrilla street teams from Greektown Casino have been "dropping" wallets containing $50 in bonus play for the casino throughout Detroit.  read more

SLOTS News

SLOTS

The Reel Life

The Reel Life saw the movie "Drive," and it's one of the best films we've seen this year. But it did not inspire us to throw a hot dog at Tiger Woods.  read more

POKER News

POKER

WSOP final table to be shown "almost live"

Every hand of the World Series of Poker’s Main Event final table will be shown on ESPN or ESPN2 on a 15-minute delay with hole cards being revealed to viewers.  read more

NBC axes National Heads-Up Poker Championship

NBC has confirmed that the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, held at Caesars Palace, is not on its weekend sports calendar for next year.  read more

Nevada regulators approve more WSOP prop bets

Nevada gaming regulators are allowing sportsbooks to accept five additional wagers on the World Series of Poker's Main Event in November.  read more

Father and son dominate GUKPT Coventry

Team Genting Poker pros Paul and Ben Jackson won almost £10,000 at the GUKPT Coventry on Wednesday.  read more

Did You Know
Did You Know?
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi took home his second WSOP gold bracelet after winning the No Limit Hold'em (Split-Format) Championship at the World Series of Poker Europe over the weekend.
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Top-10 degen sportsbook bets
  1. Five (or more) team parlay
  2. Virtual sports
  3. Lottery
  4. Baseball double result
  5. WSOP futures
  6. Hooker/Not a Hooker
  7. Pick a winner for every game
  8. Political futures
  9. Picking a horse based on its name
  10. Knowing nothing about a sport