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January 8, 2024
Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
January 8, 2024 Latest From Our Strategy Experts | | After a blackjack player asks about the optimal approach for dealing with a soft 18, Grochowski explores various scenarios and clarifies the recommended plays according to basic strategy.
read more | | Featured StoryIn the new edition of our This Week in Gambling video, we cover the events, new performers, concerts, and sporting events headed to Las Vegas in 2024. Plus, we have news about the Mirage volcano and the Sphere.
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 | Marian Olson won the grand prize of The Big Ride giveaway at the New Hampshire casino – a $50,000 check to use toward the purchase of a new vehicle, while her daughter scored the second-place prize of $7,500 in cash.
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Venetian Rewards encompasses both gaming and non-gaming expenditures, enhances earning transparency for slots, provides tangible and valuable benefits, and unlocks more ways to earn rewards points.
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Kick off 2024 at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady where guests can enjoy gaming and poker promotions, live entertainment, and special rates at The Landing Hotel.
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The Coeur d'Alene Regional Chamber of Commerce named the Idaho resort its “Large Business of the Year” as part of its annual Business & Nonprofit Partner Awards announced 13 December.
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 | After a soft debut on 27 December, the Delaware Lottery went live with its first online sportsbooks, powered by Rush Street Interactive, along with the relaunch of its three online casinos.
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According to data from Kambi, the number of bets on Wednesday night’s final between Luke Littler and winner Luke Humphries was 45% higher than last year.
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The two have agreed to terms on a written designation agreement, paving the way for the sportsbook operator to launch in North Carolina.
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 | Ener Flores was playing the on the Ultimate Fire Link – Olvera Street slot machine at the California casino when he hit the enormous jackpot on a $1.00 bet.
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On 1 January, Marissa from Colorado won $120,034 after hitting a Mega Progressive jackpot playing I Luv Suits Poker at Flamingo Las Vegas. Thirty minutes later, at Caesars Palace, another player walked home with a jackpot worth $100,020.
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 | Over last weekend, six jackpots were hit across Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas Resorts, totaling more than $1.3 million, including a $400,000 video poker hit at Caesars Palace.
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From 14-26 February, the Maryland casino will host 13 days of events, including a $750,000 guarantee opener, a $3,500 High Roller, and a $1,000,000 guarantee Main Event.
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 | The newly debuted luxury resort and casino kicked off the New Year with live performances by Post Malone and Paul Anka while unveiling the members-only club called Poodle Room.
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 | The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi's Four Winds Casinos announced that the comedian will perform at the Michigan resort's Silver Creek Event Center on Friday, 23 August.
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The magician and comedian is bringing his Magic for Humans in Person Tour to The Summit Showroom on Friday, 3 May and Saturday, 4 May.
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The Summer Gods Tour will make a Las Vegas stop at the BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas on Saturday, 22 June.
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Gilley's, the Las Vegas entertainment venue, is hosting live music, line dancing, bull riding and karaoke in January.
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Boyz II Men, DJ Pauly D and Grand Funk Railroad will perform at the Pittsburgh resort in Q1 2024.
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Did You Know?
New York set a new record for online sports betting revenue in December, reaching $188.3 million while the state's handle of $2.04 billion narrowly missed surpassing the all-time high set in November 2023.
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