Casino City Times - Weekly Newsletter 21 October 2013

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter

October 21, 2013

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Al Krigman: How match play coupons stack up to cash

Legendary "Gaming Guru" Al Krigman passed away earlier this month. This week, we dedicate the Strategy Experts section of our newsletter to Krigman by showcasing four of his best columns. And Aaron Todd remembers Krigman in a special top-10 list below. read more

Krigman:
Pundits and players are both right about gambling odds
Krigman:
Momentum in gambling
Krigman:
Volatility is a powerful tool, but it cuts both ways

Krigman:
Pundits and players are both right about gambling odds
Krigman:
Momentum in gambling
Krigman:
Volatility is a powerful tool, but it cuts both ways

Featured Story

Caesars might not escape debt

By Howard Stutz

Caesars carries a gaming industry high of $23.5 billion in long-term debt on its books. Last week, Caesars filed a 900-page document with the Securities and Exchange Commission explaining its debt restructuring plan. But as gaming insider Howard Stutz explains, the restructuring does nothing to reduce the debt and amounts to little more than "kicking the can down the road." read more

CASINO News

	Macau gives Sands earnings boost Las Vegas Sands said its net profits increased 79.2 percent to $626.7 million for the quarter thanks to the company's casino holdings in Macau. read more
Patterson resigns from AGA Judy Patterson, senior vice president and executive director of the American Gaming Association, helped found the AGA in 1995 with former organization president Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., who stepped down in June. read more
Casino City Gang: Online gambling's Archie Karas edition The Gang discusses an unbelievable run by an online gambler at Aladdin's Gold Casino, the opening of the "Trailer Casino" for a single day in Las Vegas, low numbers for the WSOP Europe Ladies Event and a crazy poker game called SOHE. read more
As gaming unfolded, Faiss was there During September's Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, Bob Faiss was honored at a luncheon of the International Association of Gaming Advisors for his "extensive contributions to gaming law." read more
Penn National Gaming reports profits down in third quarter The casino operator, which owns M Resort, said its net income for the third quarter was $41.3 million, down from $46.4 million a year ago. read more
Kelley resigns as executive vice president of Station Casinos Station Casinos said Kelley, whose sister is married to the company's chairman and CEO, resigned to pursue other professional interests. read more

POKER News

	McEvoy, Nguyen elected to Poker Hall of Fame The two World Series of Poker Main Event champions will be inducted on Sunday, Nov. 3 at the Rio, a day before the 2013 Main Event final table gets underway. read more
Tweets of the Week: Can't get enough poker Phil Ivey plays play-money poker on a laptop during the World Series of Poker Europe and Lex Veldhuis takes a shot at Phil Hellmuth's analysis. read more
Dover Downs offering enhanced poker room promotions Free Wi-Fi and phone charging stations are now available, along with tableside food service from open restaurants on the property. read more
Card Player Poker Tour announces second Florida stop A nine-tournament series will be held at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach from Dec. 5-16. read more

SLOTS News

	Scientific Games completes WMS buyout The lottery giant finished its $1.5 billion buyout of WMS less than 10 months after the merger was announced. read more
The Reel Life: Hemorrhoid edition Hemorrhoids have plagued humanity since the dawn of time, but recent Google data indicates that Americans may recently be experiencing them more often. read more

Did You Know?
The 2013 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event attracted 375 players, down from a field of 420 players a year ago.

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Top-10 things we'll miss about Al Krigman

Sumner A Ingmark
Wordsmithery
Never judged players
Understood all the games
Willing to be a contrarian
The appeal of the long shot
Understanding of the "solid citizen"
Explanation of volatility
Charts
Devotion to the math

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