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November 23, 2015
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November 23, 2015 Latest From Our Strategy Experts | | Grochowski explains why, unless you're a card counter, insurance is typically bad bet, using the example of a recent session in which his saying, "I'm here to gamble," paid off to the dismay of a fellow player and the dealer.
read more | | Featured StoryBy Clare Fitzgerald Casino City's copy editor had never watched the WSOP on ESPN before she started editing episode recaps over the summer. She decided to watch this year's Main Event on YouTube -- all 25 hours of it -- to see what all the fuss is about.
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 | The Review Journal looks back at Martin Scorsese's "Casino" and details what the popular motion picture did for Las Vegas, and how it depicted a city often blown out of proportion on the silver screen.
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"Buskers" now must follow a new Las Vegas ordinance, restricting them to roughly three dozen 6-foot circles painted to look like poker chips on the pavement.
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Nevada regulators aim to avoid regulatory complaints regarding illicit activity inside the venues.
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 | Power attorney David Boies met with the media on Friday to discuss his client's war with the New York attorney general, and in the process proved why his hiring was a worthwhile move for the daily fantasy sports giant.
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Howard Stutz believes the daily fantasy sports industry will be able to move forward only if the major players first admit the game is a form of gambling.
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Sunday was a severe struggle for our resident DFS expert, who failed to get the boost he was looking for when he "stacked" Oakland QB Derek Carr and WR Michael Crabtree.
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The draft regulations lay out a significant number of consumer protections that include prohibiting play by minors, ensuring more truthful advertising, and an increase in transparency.
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 | On "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver provides a breakdown on the controversies surrounding the daily fantasy sports industry and its insistence that it's not gambling.
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 | The seven-story, 117,907 square-foot boutique luxury hotel located 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles officially opens to the public on Dec. 1.
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The separate spaces — 28,000 square feet in total — are due to open in March and replace the long-since departed pirate battles that took place in the property's Buccaneer Bay since the resort opened in 1993.
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The revised opening date for the $4.1 billion Wynn Palace, now three months behind schedule, is June 25, 2016.
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Eldorado Resorts' acquisition of MGM's holdings in Reno for $72.5 million will give the company a 32% share of the hotel rooms in the city.
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Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approved fines totaling $22,500 against Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino & Racetrack in Delaware County.
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The California casino will be rewarding players with $2,016 prizes every 15 minutes from 1 a.m. to 3:15 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 1.
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 | Millions are on the line when old school and progressive personalities collide in poker's newest high stakes game, the Super High Roller Cash Game, on Dec. 2.
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 | Grammy winners, world-class comedians and magic shows to perform at the Connecticut casino next month.
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Tickets are on sale for the "Jersey Boys" performance at the Native American casino in Indio, Calif. on Feb. 13 at 8 p.m.
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Did You Know?
A 34-year-old Pennsylvania woman had to forfeit a $3,041 jackpot she won at Mount Airy Casino last week because she had previously placed herself on the state's five-year self-exclusion list for problem gamblers. The winnings will go into the state's Compulsive and Problem Gambling Treatment fund.
Featured Game Do you dare to visit the Bates Motel? If so, get ready for a heart-pounding adventure when you play Psycho by NextGen. This five-reel, 25-payline slot with wild and scatter symbols offers multipliers up to 40 times and a fun gamble feature! > More Psycho DetailsCasino City fans wantedFollow @casinocity on Twitter to keep up with the latest news from the gambling world. > Follow us Top 10 similarities between DFS and online poker - It won't go away entirely
- Sites attempt to turn players into advocates
- Lots of bluster in the face of serious threats
- Big prizes used as acquisition tool
- Nature of the advertising
- Ad blitz raises unwanted awareness
- Sites use winning players to attempt to win hearts and minds
- Peer vs. peer, it's a "skill game"
- Federal vs. state fight
- Opposition from current stakeholders
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