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May 31, 2010
Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
May 31, 2010 Latest From Our Strategy Experts | Names of many casino games are descriptive. Some are not. Grochowski tries to decipher how blackjack, craps, roulette and keno all got their unique names.
read more | | Featured StoryBy Howard Stutz Joe Cada won the World Series of Poker's Main Event last November at the ripe age of 21. He was an instant star who appeared on late-night television with David Letterman and Jay Leno. With the WSOP kicking off, the 22-year-old Michigan native is more mature and ready for this year's event.
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 | Casino City's Dan Igo and Aaron Todd discuss the WSOP Player's Championship, Victory Poker, Andy Rooney's views on gambling and make their best bets.
read more | CityCenter CEO Bobby Baldwin vowed to pay subcontractors almost $400 million following a meeting between MGM Mirage and Gov. Jim Gibbons.
read more | The Lady Luck casino, which closed its doors four years ago, is showing signs of life in downtown Las Vegas.
read more | Condominium closings at the Las Vegas megaresort have totaled $118 million in sales, but are at a pace not originally desired by MGM Mirage.
read more | A number of casino resorts around the state are offering big savings on stay and play golf packages.
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 | The success of last year's special $1,000 buy-in no-limit hold 'em event prompted World Series of Poker officials to include 13 such events this year.
read more | The World Series of Poker is encouraging players to donate one percent of their winnings to the Nevada Cancer Institute.
read more | A teaser episode of World Team Poker's "Inaugural Event," which was held at the Golden Nugget on May 19, is scheduled to be broadcast on July 14.
read more | The PokerStars Baltic Festival is returning for its second year and will be held at the Swissôtel in Tallinn, Estonia from June 16-19.
read more | Patrick Karschamroon took out a field of 175 players, including Gavin Griffin and John Cernuto, to become the Cal State Poker Champion at Commerce Casino.
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 | Lawmakers in Illinois changed the language of the state's Video Gaming Act that will allow truck stops and VFW halls to operate slot machines.
read more | Slot giant International Game Technology announced that the Sex and the City slot is the most popular progressive MegaJackpot game in casinos.
read more | The Reel Life read that 50 percent of marriages will end up in divorce. An elderly Malaysian woman has done all in her power to get that divorce rate up.
read more | International Game Technology has rolled out its first European launch of the company’s sbX server-based gaming system.
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Did You Know? The World Series of Poker will have 377 poker tables set up for tournament play. That means, with nine people per table, 3,393 players can compete at one time.
Featured Game The World Cup is kicking off in two weeks in South Africa, and the anticipation for the biggest sporting event on the planet is building. If you want to kill some time in between matches, head over to Luck3 Casino and give its “Soccer Shot” game a try. > More Soccer Shot 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 things Phil Laak should do to survive his poker marathon - Go big
- Add gimmicks
- Tweet
- Make prop bets
- Exercise
- Listen to music
- Eat fruits and vegetables
- Don't booze
- Invite noobs
- Play lower stakes
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