Casino City Times - Weekly Newsletter 21 September 2009

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter

September 21, 2009

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Alan Krigman: Why smaller players go bust

Krigman explains why the average player who enters a casino with a $100 bankroll will most likely lose all of his money, and it has nothing to do with strategy or house edge. It's all about not knowing when to stop. read more

Mark Pilarski:
The RNG neither frowns nor smiles
John Robison:
How can lost tickets be matched with their rightful owners?
John Grochowski:
There's more than one option when it comes to blackjack

Mark Pilarski:
The RNG neither frowns nor smiles
John Robison:
How can lost tickets be matched with their rightful owners?
John Grochowski:
There's more than one option when it comes to blackjack

Featured Story

Caesars Palace dealers lead protest down Las Vegas Strip

By Howard Stutz

Dealers and other union members took to the streets last week and marched in front of the famed casino to call attention to their lack of progress in negotiations with Harrah's Entertainment. The dealers are seeking conditions similar to what they had before Harrah's bought Caesars in 2005. read more

CASINO News

	Delaware appeals ruling on sports bets Lawyers for Delaware appealed a federal court ruling last week that restricted its sports-betting plans for this fall, limiting it to just parlays instead of single-game wagering. read more
Delaware sports bets behind pace The total take from Week 1 was only a fraction of the weekly $3-million average forecast by lawmakers earlier in the year. read more
Two escape charges in probe of Rio's topless pool The Clark County District Attorney's office won’t file charges against two women arrested in a undercover operation at the Rio’s Sapphire Pool. read more
CityCenter to debut in three months The Vegas mega-resort is located in the middle of the Las Vegas Strip and its grand opening festivties will begin the first week of December. read more
Harrah's buying up Planet Hollywood's debt Harrah's has bought a portion of the $860 million debt load that is leveraged against Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas. read more
Tropicana opens two new restaurants Tropicana Las Vegas added a pair of new restaurants last week as part of a $125-million renovation that will include a revamped casino floor, hotel rooms, pool and spa facilities as well as a new nightclub. read more
Man wants Detroit casino to return his losses A 61-year-old man claims the MotorCity Casino "brainwashed" him into gambling away more than $670,000 over a 10-year period. read more
Table games fast-tracked in Pennsylvania Lawmakers reached a budget deal that will legalize table games, with state officials saying these games should be introduced in about six-to-nine months. read more
Two charged in brazen A.C. heists Two Georgia men were arrested after three heists last week at Atlantic City casinos netted gaming chips worth more than $72,000. read more

SLOTS News

	Woman wins $1.46 million at Florida casino The woman, who was at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for the $1,000,000 Slot Tournament, won the massive jackpot on a five-cent machine. read more
Ohio track reaches agreement for $13 million slot license Lebanon Raceway is working on a partnership with Delaware North and will pay $13 million for a video slot machine license. read more
The Reel Life The Reel Life remembers reading somewhere that 50 percent of marriages will end up in divorce. An elderly Malaysian woman has done all in her power to get that divorce rate up. read more

POKER News

	South Carolina poker players win appeal A judge overseeing the case of five poker players arrested for playing in a poker home game reversed the original ruling, stating Texas Hold'em would "withstand the legal test of being a game of skill." read more
World Series of Poker Europe Event #1 sets record The £1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the WSOP Europe was the largest poker competition ever held in London, with 608 entrants. read more

Did You Know?
JP Kelly won the first event at the 2009 WSOP Europe on Monday to become the first British-born player to win a bracelet in the U.K.

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Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter September 21, 2009

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Alan Krigman: Why smaller players go bust

Mark Pilarski:

John Robison:

John Grochowski:

Mark Pilarski:

John Robison:

John Grochowski:

Featured Story

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
September 21, 2009