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December 30, 2013

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December 30, 2013

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arrowJohn Grochowski: The RNG, clean cards and free play

The RNG, clean cards and free play
John Grochowski explains how different machines can share the same random number generator, why casinos clean some decks of cards but not others, and the best way to make use of free play vouchers.  read more
 

Featured Story

Casino City Gang: Garage sale edition

By Vin Narayanan, Aaron Todd and Dan Podheiser
Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Aaron Todd and Dan Podheiser discuss a taxi driver in Las Vegas returning $300,000 to a well-known poker player, the Atlantic Club being sold, closed and stripped for parts and David Beckham signing on to promote the Las Vegas Sands casinos in Macau and Singapore.  read more		Casino City Gang: Garage sale edition
 

CASINO News

CASINO

Wynn found suitable for Massachusetts casino

Wynn Resorts is proposing to build a $1.2 billion resort-casino in Everett, Mass., including a 550-room hotel.  read more

MGM deemed suitable for Bay State casino

MGM Resorts and its partners were deemed suitable to operate a casino in Massachusetts, a crucial ruling by the state's gaming commission that brings MGM's $800 million resort in Springfield one step closer to reality.  read more

Las Vegas pulls out the stops for New Year's Eve revelers

With a collection of super­star performers and out-of-this-world dining menus, the city's tourism industry aims to make celebrating 2014 a stellar event.  read more

Nevada Gold & Casinos posts second-quarter profit

The Las Vegas-based gaming company expects to begin the new year in a stronger financial position after refinancing its long-term debt with a new five-year, $12.75 million revolving line of credit.  read more

O'Sheas 2.0 opens with plenty of customers

Lucky the Leprechaun gave the inaugural Irish toast and cut the ribbon to celebrate the reopening of the Strip casino.  read more

SLOTS News

SLOTS

Bally accused of not registering employees

Nevada gaming regulators filed a 28-count complaint on Christmas Eve accusing the slot machine manufacturer of failing to register its employees with the state.  read more

The Reel Life: Drunken Santa edition

No Christmas season is complete until a drunken Santa Claus demands a free ride and rips down Christmas lights from a Ride the Ducks vessel.  read more

POKER News

POKER

Riess sets sights on Super High Roller

2013 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Ryan Riess will participate in the $100,000 buy-in event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA).  read more

Partial 2014 WSOP schedule announced

The $10,000 buy-in no-limit Hold'em Main Event championship will run from July 5-14, and the $1 million buy-in Big One for ONE DROP runs on June 29.  read more

Did You Know
Did You Know?
Robert De Niro is being courted to star in a new gambling movie based on the book "Gambling Man," according to Card Player Magazine.
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Lucky Angler: A Snowy Catch
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