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June 22, 2015
Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
June 22, 2015 Latest From Our Strategy Experts | | Gaming guru Frank Scoblete explains a new craps trick and gives a handy tip to blackjack players who are concerned the casino is shorting them 10s from the deck.
read more | | Featured StoryBy David Schoen Perry Shiao, a 25-year-old playing in only his second career World Series of Poker event, defeated Eric Place in a heads-up duel that lasted almost three hours. Shiao entered the final table seventh in chips and faced nearly a 2-to-1 chip disadvantage when heads-up play began. (Photo courtesy of WSOP.com.)
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 | Brian Hastings won the $1,500 Ten-Game Mix event, notching his second WSOP bracelet of 2015 and $133,403. The 26-year-old now has three career bracelets.
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The Italian poker pro collected his fourth career World Series of Poker bracelet and $292,158 after winning the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship event.
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The 28-year-old Florida poker pro won the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Max event and $633,357, notching his first bracelet in no-limit Hold'em.
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 | Even though casinos are reporting customers' suspicious activity more frequently, one federal prosecutor believes more can be accomplished through a "culture of compliance."
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Kirk Kerkorian, founder and longtime owner of MGM Resorts International, passed away last week at the age of 98. Kerkorian is a founding father of modern Las Vegas known for his 1967 purchase of the infamous Flamingo, which might have saved the Strip.
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EZ Baccarat is being played from San Diego to Nova Scotia to Macau, and over the last five years, the game has grown 315 percent.
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The drivers are being asked to work extra 12-hour shifts to compete with companies like Uber, but many worry that the resulting exhaustion poses a danger on the roads.
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The $56 million Hospitality Hall will soon house the Las Vegas Harrah College of Hotel Administration.
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 | Mabel L. from Mesa, Arizona, won the progressive jackpot on the 5-cent slot Triple Double Lucky 7s.
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Gaming industry representatives say the proposal to lower the WG-2 threshold on winnings from $1,200 to $600 would do little to generate tax revenue and much to generate extra paperwork.
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The deal will see Scientific Games provide the Lottery with 2,000 video lottery terminals starting later this year.
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In Maine, a woman climbed 75 feet up a tree to save a cat. The woman got stuck in the tree. The cat climbed down on its own.
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Did You Know?
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has fined Caesars $15,000 for soliciting gamblers who signed up for a self-exclusion list.
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Frank Scoblete: 