Casino City Times - Weekly Newsletter 27 August 2012

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter

August 27, 2012

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Mark Pilarski: Ignore the board in roulette

Mark Pilarski explains why the board that displays previous winners at roulette table should be ignored and why "Crapless Craps" should be avoided. read more

Alan Krigman:
Big bucks with a small bankroll?
John Grochowski:
Beginner's luck
John Robison:
How do 'guaranteed to hit' jackpots work?

Alan Krigman:
Big bucks with a small bankroll?
John Grochowski:
Beginner's luck
John Robison:
How do 'guaranteed to hit' jackpots work?

Featured Story

South Point gets license to offer real-money online poker

By Chris Sieroty

South Point Poker made history last week when it became the first real-money online poker room to be licensed by an American regulatory body. The five-member Nevada Gaming Commission gave South Point its unanimous approval. South Point would like to begin real-money operations in October. read more

CASINO News

	Nevada sportsbooks reach horse-racing deal Terms of the contract between the Off-Track Pari-Mutuel Wagering Committee -- which represented the sportsbooks -- and Las Vegas Dissemination were not disclosed. read more
Sands' Singapore casino fined $286,800 The property was fined $286,800 last week for several failures in enforcing the country's casino-entry restrictions. read more
Las Vegas 'wheel rivalry' gets a new spin Prominent Seattle businessman Wayne Perry has "invested tens of millions" in the SkyVue project across from Mandalay Bay. The SkyVue project is competing with the Ferris wheel being built by Caesars as part of Project Linq. read more
Riviera Holdings posts smaller quarterly loss Riviera Holdings reported a second-quarter loss of $4 million, compared with a loss of $5.5 million in the second quarter of 2011. read more
Former Palms employees indicted in racebook scheme Michael Albanese and two other employees are accused of using their sportsbook positions to accept "invalid" wagers on horse races. read more
Fantasy Springs unveils $200k giveaway The Lucky Ticket Giveaway begins at the end of August and coincides with the start of a multi-month renovation project. read more

POKER News

	Does it matter that a federal judge in New York thinks there's skill in poker? Casino City's Vin Narayanan assesses the impact of a federal judge ruling last week that poker is more a game of skill than a game of chance. read more
Casino City Gang: Game of skills edition Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss a federal court ruling that says poker is more skill than chance, the novel way the European Poker Tour is adding transparency to deals and whether the presence of casinos affects your vacation decision making process. read more
Online poker's window of opportunity may be closing Some in the gaming industry worry that lack of federal action could cost the state tax revenues and casino customers, while making Nevada subservient to less-regulated states. read more
British Poker Awards attracts thousands of voters Thousands have already voted on awards like the best tournament player, best cash player and best online player -- and the voting booth doesn't close until mid-September. read more

SLOTS News

	Two slots hit for $100,000 each at Bally's Atlantic City Two IGT machines yielded massive jackpots last week. And one winner might celebrate by buying a new car. read more
The Reel Life: Ruined breathalyzer edition If the Reel Life has said it once, we've said it 1,000 times: Don't drink and drive. But we have to say, a 26-year-old New Zealand man had perhaps one of the most entertaining reactions to be arrested for drunk driving we've seen. read more

Did You Know?
This week's expected opening of the L'Auberge Casino & Hotel in Baton Rouge has been delayed because of Tropical Storm Isaac.

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Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter August 27, 2012

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Mark Pilarski: Ignore the board in roulette

Alan Krigman:

John Grochowski:

John Robison:

Alan Krigman:

John Grochowski:

John Robison:

Featured Story

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
August 27, 2012