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June 25, 2012
Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
June 25, 2012 Latest From Our Strategy Experts | | Scoblete wades into what he calls the one craps debate that "has actual merit" and compares placing bets on box numbers to pass line bets with odds.
read more | | Featured StoryBy Vin Narayanan William Hill is officially licensed to operate in Nevada. The company received its license Thursday. And after it did, William Hill's CEO Ralph Topping spoke with Casino City's Vin Narayanan in a wide-ranging interview where he explained why the Leroy's, Lucky's and Club Cal Neva sportsbooks will become William Hill sportsbooks, what bettors can expect from William Hill, and why Steve Wynn can sleep easy.
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 | The two slots giants were the first to receive a Nevada license to supply online gambling technology to potential operators.
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Last week's decision in the Gun Lake Casino case could make it more difficult to fund tribal casino projects or delay projects until the matter is settled.
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The company will control 55 percent of the Nevada sportsbook market, less than 11 percent of total revenues and less than 1 percent of total gaming revenues.
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When the $2.4 billion Terminal 3 opens Wednesday, McCarran will finally have caught up and -- for now -- even overshot the mark.
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The move by gaming regulators to have independent testing labs certify gambling equipment could result in new technology reaching casino floors more quickly.
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Cantor Fitzgerald, which owns Cantor Gaming, operates seven sports books in Nevada and wants a piece of the lucrative Macau market.
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A lucky player was awarded a Gold Series top progressive prize of $1,045,270 while playing the Rocket's Gold Cup stepper game
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The I.FLY Trapeze School and Free XtreMe TrAMPoLiNe Boardwalk show will be held at Trump Taj Mahal July 6-September 2.
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 | Resorts World Casino New York says it generates the most revenue per slot in the nation. A Las Vegas reporter says not so fast, my friend.
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The Michael Jackson King of Pop game created by Bally Technologies is the first slot to feature Michael Jackson and his unforgettable music.
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The Reel Life likes talent shows. But this weekend's Thailand's Got Talent (no, we don't speak Thai) has us wondering how Howard Stern would have handled this contestant, and whether someone is going to hit the Mega Moolah progressive.
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 | Ultimate Gaming, a real-money and social online gaming business the owners of Station Casinos have built, debuted its Ultimate Poker Facebook game last week.
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The Gang discusses UEFA's controversial response to Paddy Power's guerrilla marketing efforts at Euro 2012, the new online poker room coming to Facebook and its interesting marketing campaign and the slight decline in entrants at this year's World Series of Poker.
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David Baker beat his good friend Greg Mueller heads up to win his first World Series of Poker bracelet and $271,312.
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Tryba hit a straight flush on the final hand of the $2,500 Mixed Limit Hold'em event to win a WSOP gold bracelet and $210,107.
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Did You Know?
With casino gambling in Ohio still only a few weeks old, the state is already preparing to lay its first charges of cheating. Penalties include prison time and fines.
– The Plain Dealer
Featured Game The Cash Cauldron slot game at Sky Vegas feels a bit like playing roulette. You hit the "auto play" button, hop on for the ride and hope for the best. The average return to player for this game is 96.477 percent. And a lot of that return comes from "spells" and cauldrons. > More Cash Cauldron DetailsCasino City fans wantedPlease 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 Nolan Dalla quotes from the 2012 WSOP - Event #13: Holy innuendo!
- Event #12: Heads up Hastings
- Event #22: The lowdown on lowball
- Event #18: The altar of Phil Hellmuth
- Event #35: Tryba's T-shirts
- Event #27: Ylon's possible heritage?
- Event #30: The kindness of Larry Wright
- Event #7: Bloch's mustard stain
- Event #6: Epic heads- up battle becomes campfire roast
- Event #1: Not afraid to get a dig in on the big brass
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Frank Scoblete: 