Casino City Times - Weekly Newsletter 2 February 2009

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter

February 2, 2009

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Alan Krigman: When do hedge bets make sense?

While most gambling gurus disdain hedges because they raise the edge on the action and lower effective payback ratios, Krigman thinks players should use them to their advantage while playing roulette. read more

Frank Scoblete:
Another craps system
Fred Renzey:
Casino players like to receive little "favors"
John Robison:
Questions about video poker paybacks

Frank Scoblete:
Another craps system
Fred Renzey:
Casino players like to receive little "favors"
John Robison:
Questions about video poker paybacks

Featured Story

Poker in Las Vegas, electronic style

By Gary Trask

Casino City's Gary Trask provides a first-hand account of his trip to the Excalibur where he bought into a No Limit Hold'em tournament inside the only all-electronic poker room in Las Vegas and learned to have fun playing poker with no cards to handle, no chips to clack and no dealer to tip. read more

CASINO News

	It's official: 2008 was tough on casinos The cost of doing business on the Strip has skyrocketed, with casinos attempting to lure customers with more discounts and freebies amid a worsening economy read more
Plans for a new downtown casino in the works A Las Vegas developer has filed plans for a 47-story hotel-casino in Union Park that if built would become the first new downtown casino since 1979. read more
AC casinos show off NYC express train The Atlantic City Express Service -- otherwise known as ACES -- will begin regular weekend service on Friday. read more
Developer hopes M is magnetic The $1-billion hotel-casino at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and St. Rose Parkway is set to open March 1, 17 months after construction began. read more
Sale of Tropicana in Atlantic City stalls While the recession is fueling price wars in Las Vegas, Atlantic City's Tropicana casino has bigger problems due to the depressed economy. read more
Strip ushers in year's second New Year's celebration Four weeks after the traditional New Year's Eve, Strip resorts are welcoming the month-long Chinese New Year celebration that is expected to bring millions of dollars into the Las Vegas economy. read more

SLOTS News

	Slingo pays out big in January Slingo slot machines in New York and New Jersey paid out more than $700,000 in total winnings last month with four jackpots over $100,000 each. read more
Bidding for Maryland slot licenses begins today Officials in Maryland hope their state won't suffer the same fate as Kansas, where two slot companies withdrew bids to build casinos. read more
The Reel Life The Reel Life has sympathy for those performing the thankless job of school-bus driver. But we have to wonder about an Illinois bus driver, who let the frustration of misbehaving children get the best of her. read more

POKER News

	WSOP commish defends final-table delay WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack tells Casino City that the decision to delay the Main Event final table in 2009 was based largely on the success of last year's event and hinted even more changes may be in store in November. read more
Dream Team Poker tournament set for March 27-29 As many as 100 teams are expected to compete for a $150,000 prize pool when Dream Team Poker opens its second team-oriented tournament to the public at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. read more
Local wins APT Philippines event Filipino Neil Arce bested a field of 262 to win $185,000 at the Asian Poker Tour Philippines Main Event in Manila last week. read more

Did You Know?
About 13,000 new hotel rooms are slated to open in Las Vegas this year, despite the fact that visitation to the city dropped 4% in 2008.

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If you want to get into the Chinese New Year spirit -- the year of the ox began last week -- head over to VIP Slots and play the "Orient Express" slot game.

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Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter February 2, 2009

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Alan Krigman: When do hedge bets make sense?

Frank Scoblete:

Fred Renzey:

John Robison:

Frank Scoblete:

Fred Renzey:

John Robison:

Featured Story

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
February 2, 2009