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November 29, 2010

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November 29, 2010

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arrowJohn Grochowski: A mistake at the blackjack table

A mistake at the blackjack table
Grochowski says you'll find players making mistakes at blackjack tables everywhere. He says you need to ignore them. Sometimes their bad plays will hurt, sometimes they'll help, and in the long run, it's a wash.  read more
 

Featured Story

Online gambling regulations a hot topic at G2E

By Vin Narayanan
G2E's iGaming Congress had plenty of brick-and-mortar gaming executives in attendance and a hot topic for discussion was if Congress would pass legislation that licensed and regulated online gambling. Will Sen. Harry Reid (right) pass online gambling legislation this year?  read more		Online gambling regulations a hot topic at G2E
 

CASINO News

CASINO

The Gang talks New Jersey, Vegas and NFL

Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Aaron Todd and Dan Igo discuss the passage of two gambling bills in the New Jersey Senate, a huge jackpot in Atlantic City, Las Vegas Strip properties and make their weekly NFL picks.  read more

Cantor Gaming leading mobile wagering trend

Cantor Gaming's eDeck platform allows customers to play casino games within areas of a casino's property. The company also introduced in-game wagering at the M Resort in March 2009.  read more

Harrah's officially changes company name

Harrah's Entertainment officially changed its company's name to Caesars Entertainment last Tuesday.  read more

Vegas insiders expect Thanksgiving numbers bump

Las Vegas tourism officials predict that the number of visitors to the city for the Thanksgiving weekend increased 3.4 percent over last year.  read more

Isle of Capri front-runner for Missouri license

The Missouri Gaming Commission released an economic impact study that seemed to favor Isle of Capri's plan to build a casino in Cape Girardeau.  read more

Pinnacle Entertainment buys Ohio racetrack

Pinnacle Entertainment bought the River Down Racetrack in Cincinnati for $45 million last week.  read more

SLOTS News

SLOTS

Man wins $7.3 million at Atlantic City casino

A New Jersey man won $7,355,381 on the Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Harrah's Resort Atlantic City last week during the casino's 30th anniversary celebration.  read more

The Reel Life

The Reel Life sometimes daydreams and wishes we were someone else. But we would never go out and impersonate someone, let alone three times.  read more

Man hits $1.5 million jackpot at Detroit casino

A man from Ann Arbor won $1,561,371 on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at MotorCity Casino last week.  read more

POKER News

POKER

Seidel goes from Wall Street to HOF

Erik Seidel was inducted into Poker's Hall of Fame earlier this month after earning more than $10 million in poker tournaments and collecting eight World Series of Poker bracelets over a 23-year career.  read more

Eastgate bracelet sells for $147,500

The gold and diamond bracelet put up for auction on eBay by 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Peter Eastgate sold for $147,500.  read more

Swedish player wins EPT Barcelona

Kent Lundmark won €825,000 and outlasted a field of more than 180 players at EPT Barcelona, the biggest poker tournament ever held in Spain.  read more

L.A. Poker Classic to feature $2 million in guarantees

The 2011 L.A. Poker Classic at Commerce Casino will feature 53 events with $2 million in guarantees.  read more

Boylepoker unveils new sponsored pro

Richard Campbell won Boylepoker's "Be Our Sponsored Pro" competition by taking down a final table held in Ireland.  read more

Did You Know
Did You Know?
The Internet gambling legislation passed by the New Jersey Senate is the first pro-Internet gambling legislation to pass a vote in a full chamber of a legislative body in the U.S.
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Gobblers Gold
Thanksgiving weekend just wrapped up for those who live in the United States, and a great way to celebrate the holiday is by going to Superior Casino and playing the "Gobblers Gold" slot machine.

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