Casino City Times - Weekly Newsletter 24 January 2011

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter

January 24, 2011

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

John Grochowski: Back-to-back jackpots

Grochowski relates a few stories about players hitting back-to-back jackpots, and others that weren't on consecutive plays, but in close proximity. These occurrences aren't likely, but are still possible. read more

Al Krigman:
If the laws of probability can't ensure a win, what good are they?
Mark Pilarski:
When they say, "No thinking allowed," just smile
John Robison:
An incident with money left on a slot

Al Krigman:
If the laws of probability can't ensure a win, what good are they?
Mark Pilarski:
When they say, "No thinking allowed," just smile
John Robison:
An incident with money left on a slot

Featured Story

Pollack, Duke to lead new poker league

By Howard Stutz

A professional poker league that will kick off in Las Vegas this year is the brainchild of former World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack (right) and professional poker player Annie Duke. Some 200 players will be invited to compete in the league's four planned nationally televised "tour stops." Entry to the league will be based on a mathematical formula driven by a player's previous poker achievements. read more

CASINO News

	Player cards a target for hackers Player cards represent a growing number of fraud cases in Las Vegas, as hackers target the popular programs and casinos' customer databases in an effort to gain access to customers' personal information or steal points. read more
Stanley Ho gives up ownership in Macau casinos Hong Kong billionaire Stanley Ho transferred nearly his entire ownership stake in his Macau casinos to family members. read more
Las Vegas Sands has largest market cap in industry Las Vegas Sands has topped a list of the world's leading gaming companies based on market capitalization. read more
Arizona proposal might introduce racinos A freshman Republican lawmaker is pushing the effort to allow Arizona to become the 13th state to offer racinos. read more
Pennsylvania helps lift Las Vegas Sands The addition of table games in July at the Sands Bethlehem Casino led to a 101 percent increase in gaming revenue in 2010. read more
Shuffle Master Gaming suffers slight drop in earnings Shuffle Master saw its earnings drop due to the company settling a lawsuit with rival Prime Table Games. read more
Macau authorities halt work on Caesars golf course Construction by Caesars Entertainment on a private road to connect the company's golf course to the Cotai Strip has been stopped. read more
AGA members re-elect five board directors The American Gaming Association has re-elected five current members of its board of directors to three-year terms. read more

SLOTS News

	The Reel Life The Reel Life follows three basic rules: Don't rob a bank during a blizzard; don't use public transportation as a getaway; if you somehow break the first two rules, don't get dropped off at the bus stop across the street from your house. read more
IGT, MGM Resorts release mobile Cleopatra slot International Game Technology and MGM Resorts International have launched the Cleopatra slot as part of the new M life Players Club iPhone application. read more
Woman hits $12.8 million jackpot in Vegas An anonymous woman hit the Megabucks jackpot Friday at CityCenter's Aria casino, winning almost $12.8 million. read more

POKER News

	The Gang talks with Bernard Lee Casino City's Aaron Todd talks with Foxwoods Poker Ambassador Bernard Lee about the reunion of the 2010 November Nine he organized as part of the Foxwoods MegaStack tournament series in February. read more
Commerce Casino offering L.A. Poker Classic satellites There are a number of opportunities to earn a seat at the 2011 L.A. Poker Classic Main Event for less than the $10,000 entry fee. read more
Norwegian wins European Masters of Poker Gran Canaria Stefan Hanse won €34,160 after besting a 213 player field in the first European Masters of Poker Season III event. read more
U.K. pro James Keys signs with RedKings Poker James Keys, who has cashed in the WSOP and WSOPE Main Events, has joined Ramzi Jelassi and Toni Ojala at Team RedKings. read more

Did You Know?
H2 Gambling Capital estimates that New Jersey will net $250 million in gross online gaming revenue and $55 million in taxes each year if Gov. Chris Christie signs a bill that would regulate intrastate Internet gambling passed in the legislature.

Featured Game

Many people have dreamed of heading out west and striking it rich by finding gold. Sadly, this isn't a possibility in the real world. However, it is possible in the virtual world, as seen in the "Gold Diggers" slot at bet365 Games.

> More Gold Diggers Details

Join us on Facebook

Casino City fans wanted
Please join us on Facebook by becoming a Casino City fan! It’s a great way to meet fellow gamblers and learn more about what’s going on in gambling and at Casino City. In addition, we'll be developing and rolling out some neat Facebook applications in the coming months.

> Become a fan

Top-10 reasons the new professional poker tour will succeed

Jeffrey Pollack
Corporate sponsors
Money
Buy-in from top players
Major TV partner TBD
Neutral stance
The Palms
Qualification system
Annie Duke
Lessons from previous attempts

> Find out why these reasons made the list

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter January 24, 2011

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

John Grochowski: Back-to-back jackpots

Al Krigman:

Mark Pilarski:

John Robison:

Al Krigman:

Mark Pilarski:

John Robison:

Featured Story

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
January 24, 2011