Casino City Times - Weekly Newsletter 23 February 2009

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter

February 23, 2009

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

John Robison: Do slots hit less frequently on free play?

When a reader points out that his "free play" allowance always disappears in rapid fashion, Robison suggests that it's simply a case of the player using selective memory when it comes to wins and losses. read more

Alan Krigman:
Setting rational goals for your next playing session
John Grochowski:
Explaining the "mysterious" house edge
Fred Renzey:
A bad economy tends to improve blackjack games

Alan Krigman:
Setting rational goals for your next playing session
John Grochowski:
Explaining the "mysterious" house edge
Fred Renzey:
A bad economy tends to improve blackjack games

Featured Story

Harrah's hit with class-action lawsuit over debt plan

By Steve Green

The casino giant was sued last month in U.S. District Court in Delaware by two bondholders who made the claim that a recent debt-exchange deal benefited some of Harrah's big corporate bondholders and that the company is "on the verge of bankruptcy, debt default and other events of insolvency." read more

CASINO News

	Hard Rock project thriving despite economy The Hard Rock Hotel's $760-million expansion in Las Vegas is capitalizing on the slowing construction industry by hiring some of the best construction workers and plans are in motion to open some components ahead of schedule. read more
Gambling slump taking toll on big-name companies A British gaming adviser said that the 50 largest gaming companies in the world lost a combined $140 billion in the last year. read more
CityCenter starts accepting hotel reservations Two properties inside the $9.1-billion project on the Las Vegas Strip will begin booking rooms next week in anticipation of opening later this year. read more
Analysts: Three A.C. casinos in danger of folding The recession could force three of Atlantic City's casinos out of business in the next few years. read more
Card-counting iPhone application sees sales spike A blackjack card-counting application has seen sales skyrocket despite the fact using the device is illegal in Nevada casinos. read more
Las Vegas named country's emptiest city A report from Forbes.com said that Las Vegas has the most abandoned apartments and homes of any city in the U.S. read more
Trump Entertainment files for bankruptcy It is the third time the casino operator has filed for bankruptcy since it was created out of a restructuring in 2005. read more

SLOTS News

	Slot player wins nearly $3 million in California A man playing the World Poker Tour progressive slot machine at Table Mountain Casino cashed in for $2,883,403.62, the largest cash jackpot the casino has paid out. read more
The Reel Life The Reel Life loves dogs. We even think a few of them brought us luck when playing online slots. But never in our wildest dreams did we think of entering holy matrimony with man's best friend. Between the marriage and the Diamond Bonanza winner at Jackpotjoy it was a busy week. read more
Mohegan Sun slot winnings down 8.7 percent Slot winnings at the Connecticut casino were down but its CEO said the tumble could have been worse. read more
House bill would allow slots at Baltimore airport A Baltimore County lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow 3,000 slot machines at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. read more

POKER News

	South Carolina court rules poker a game of skill The Poker Players Alliance provided testimony in the case where the judge ruled that poker is a game of skill, but still convicted the defendants of playing cards in a "house used as a place of gaming." read more
PokerStars releases EPT Monte Carlo schedule The European Poker Tour Monte Carlo Grand Final will have 14 events stretched over one week and is being billed as Europe's richest poker event ever. read more

Did You Know?
Revenue from baccarat on the Las Vegas Strip fell 49% in the fourth quarter of 2008. Pai gow poker, another favorite game of international bettors, dropped 43%.

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Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter February 23, 2009

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

John Robison: Do slots hit less frequently on free play?

Alan Krigman:

John Grochowski:

Fred Renzey:

Alan Krigman:

John Grochowski:

Fred Renzey:

Featured Story

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
February 23, 2009