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July 8, 2013
Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
July 8, 2013 Latest From Our Strategy Experts | | In answer to a reader's question, Robison explains the difference between a slot machine's software (which does know how many coins you've played) and the random-number generator that produces the result (which does not).
read more | | Featured StoryBy Vin Narayanan The World Series of Poker Main Event is dominated by players from the online poker generation. But it's 79-year-old Doyle Brunson that generates the largest amount of respect and adoration from poker aficionados.
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 | Poker is often compared to golf, but a better comparison might be a marathon.
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The World Series of Poker Main Event began Saturday inside poker's high church -- the Amazon Room at the Rio -- as players begin their quest for the game's most coveted title.
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Mitch Garber's attention will focus on launching the World Series of Poker's pay-to-play regulated online gaming website in Nevada.
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Matthew Ashton beat Don Nguyen heads up to become the youngest winner of the $50,000 event at the World Series of Poker, winning $1,774,089.
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Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Aaron Todd discuss the Poker Players Championship at the World Series of Poker, Ultimate Gaming's entry into the New Jersey online gaming market and the fine print on Revel's bonus offer.
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Even under the best of circumstances, the money bubble is a truly odd affair. But what happened Wednesday evening at the $50,000 Poker Players Championship goes beyond odd and into the realm of bizarre.
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It's time for ESPN to begin showing the Poker Players Championship on TV to grow the game, and poker fans are ready for it.
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A poker player lost the hand with four nines, but took home over $108,000 thanks to the Bad Beat Jackpot.
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 | Kenneth Kay sold 147,000 shares of company stock on June 26 at $52.28 per share on the New York Stock Exchange.
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International Game Technology will deliver 1,500 video lottery terminals to the Oregon State Lottery in 2014.
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Great Canadian Gaming will rebrand its Boulevard Casino into the first Hard Rock Casino in Canada in a multi-million-dollar upgrade expected to be completed later this year.
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Casino revenue rose 56 percent this year.
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The City of Detroit filed suit to recover up to $11 million a month in casino revenues that the City believes are being improperly withheld.
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A 74-year-old woman from West Baden, Indiana has more than 8 million new reasons to smile.
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Viejas Casino has been re-certified as a "Responsible Gambling Facility" by the California Council on Problem Gambling for the seventh year in a row.
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Demolition can begin now that the final element of financing has been secured for the Sioux City Hard Rock casino.
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Resorts Casino Hotel and The Rational Group, operator of PokerStars, have reached an agreement to provide online gaming in New Jersey.
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Gambling revenue rose to $3.54 billion, according to figures released by the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau.
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Ultimate Gaming, which is majority-owned by Station Casinos, will provide the technology and manage the websites that will offer poker and full casino games.
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Rowena L. won Fantasy Springs Resort Casino's $200,000 Lucky Lotto Giveaway.
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 | This week's legal advice from The Reel Life: If you're going to get arrested for trespassing, it's probably best to leave your briefcase full of cash and drugs at the scene, rather than ask the police to bring it with them.
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Pennsylvania's slot machine revenues topped $2.4 billion for the second straight fiscal year in spite of a 2 percent drop this year.
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According to IGT, the settlement agreement calls for members of the Ader Group to observe certain standstill provisions for four years.
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 | Sports betting kiosks disappeared as William Hill pulled them out of about half the 84 bars, taverns and restaurants in which they operate statewide.
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Did You Know?
All 12 Atlantic City casinos hit New Jersey's June 30 deadline to choose technology partners for online casinos.
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- Doyle Brunson is still the man
- Poker players are procrastinators
- Day 1A will never catch on
- Dealers are really good
- The Main Event matters
- Sunglasses are no longer fashionable
- It's quiet
- Binion's is a memory
- Healthy living
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