Casino City Times - Weekly Newsletter 4 July 2011

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter

July 4, 2011

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

John Grochowski: Video poker takes some skill

Grochowski says that video poker is a game of chance with strong elements of skill. Your choices in drawing and discarding cards can make a real difference on how much you win and lose in the game. read more

Alan Krigman:
Should you concentrate or spread out your bets?
Mark Pilarski:
You heard it right: Split 'em
Frank Scoblete:
Deep Blue and the slots

Alan Krigman:
Should you concentrate or spread out your bets?
Mark Pilarski:
You heard it right: Split 'em
Frank Scoblete:
Deep Blue and the slots

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Men crashing the WSOP ladies event deserve all the boos they get

By Vin Narayanan

The crowds gathered in the Amazon Room at the WSOP this weekend weren't watching the best players in the world play in the $50,000 Player's Championship. Instead, they were jeering a man that made a deep run in the $1,000 Ladies tournament. And Casino City's Vin Narayanan argues their efforts and derision were right on the money. read more

POKER News

	Casino City Gang: WSOP fireworks edition Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd report live from Las Vegas about Doyle Brunson possibly skipping the WSOP Main Event, jeer men playing in the WSOP Ladies tournament, discuss the WSOP Player's Championship and A-Rod possibly playing high-stakes poker. read more
Youth being served at WSOP $50K event Younger players, like Ben Lamb, are proving they have the chops to play in mixed game events against the best players in the world in the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship at the World Series of Poker. read more
WSOP Poker Player's Championship bigger, but quieter While the atmosphere was subdued compared to previous years, the uptick in attendance in the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship at the World Series of Poker spelled Day 1 success for the big buy-in, pro-laden field. read more
Casino City Gang: Down goes Full Tilt Casino City's Vin Narayanan, Aaron Todd and Dan Igo discuss Full Tilt Poker's fall from grace, new poker legislation being discussed in Washington, another WSOP update and make their best bets. read more
Alderney suspends Full Tilt Poker's license The Alderney Gambling Control Commission issued an order for Full Tilt Poker to suspend all operations immediately, putting the future of the poker room in doubt. read more
Barton introduces online poker bill A bi-partisan group of legislators led by Rep. Joe Barton has introduced a bill that will regulate online poker in the United States. read more
Report: European investors agree to purchase Full Tilt The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a group of European investors are poised to rescue Full Tilt Poker. read more
No drop in this year's WSOP The World Series of Poker is on track to shatter several all-time records despite concerns of a drop in participation due to Black Friday. read more
WSOP hits homestretch with more satellites The World Series of Poker is holding non-stop mega satellites for the Main Event beginning on July 4. read more
Paddy Power Poker releases official Irish Winter Festival The poker festival will take place over the October Bank Holiday weekend at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin. read more

CASINO News

	Former NBA star pleads guilty to debt charge Antoine Walker pleaded guilty to one felony count of passing a bad check stemming from his failure to repay about $1 million in gambling debts he owed to three Vegas casinos. read more
Full House Resorts to run Lake Tahoe casino Full House Resorts has signed a deal to lease the Grand Lodge Casino at the Hyatt Regency in Lake Tahoe. read more
Wayne Newton to perform at Minnesota casino Mr. Las Vegas himself will perform at Treasure Island Resort and Casino on July 24, with tickets starting at $30. read more

SLOTS News

	Man scoops major jackpots at California casino A lucky man hit a string of jackpots at Red Hawk Casino and took home over $440,000 in just one day. read more
Restrictions to be lifted on Nevada machine certification Existing laws will be replaced by regulations allowing independent laboratories to verify the functionality and fairness of all new games. read more
The Reel Life The Reel Life has been quite busy the keeping up with the latest happenings in the online slots world, so this week we're offering you stories on a brand new slot machine and a very happy father. read more

Did You Know?
The prize pool in the World Series of Poker cracked the $100 million mark Thursday, which puts this year's Series on a money pace that is 6.7 percent higher than the 2010 Series.

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Say it ain't so, TexDolly
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Paying attention to the ladies event
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Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter July 4, 2011

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

John Grochowski: Video poker takes some skill

Alan Krigman:

Mark Pilarski:

Frank Scoblete:

Alan Krigman:

Mark Pilarski:

Frank Scoblete:

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Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
July 4, 2011