Casino City Times - Weekly Newsletter 9 March 2009

Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter

March 9, 2009

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Frank Scoblete: Is the flow of the cards real?

When a reader asks if he should try following one of the many "flow systems" offered online, Scoblete warns against it, saying that the belief that you can predict what cards are coming out of the dealer's hands by following the "flow of the cards" is nothing but a mythical concept. read more

Mark Pilarski:
While all liars figure, some figures can lie
Fred Renzey:
Blackjack players gain an edge when high cards come
John Grochowski:
A shuffle through the gaming mailbag

Mark Pilarski:
While all liars figure, some figures can lie
Fred Renzey:
Blackjack players gain an edge when high cards come
John Grochowski:
A shuffle through the gaming mailbag

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Huck Seed prevails at National Heads-Up Poker Championship

Huck Seed survived the 64-player field at the annual heads-up tournament at Caesars Palace over the weekend and took home $500,000. Seed, who downed Vanessa Rousso in the best-of-three final match, becomes the third former WSOP Main Event champion to win the heads-up title, following the lead of Phil Hellmuth, who won the inaugural event, and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, last year's winner. read more

CASINO News

	Analyst: Harrah's to go bankrupt in 2009 A bond analyst said she doubts the latest debt swap offer from Harrah's Entertainment will be successful and that the gaming giant will be in bankruptcy court by the end of 2009. read more
MGM Mirage talks collapse with Deutsche Bank MGM Mirage is back to square one for financing on its $9.1-billion CityCenter project in Las Vegas after discussions with one of the world's leading financial service providers fell through last week. read more
Pennsylvania casinos see gains Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and the Mount Airy casino both saw gains of more than 30 percent in February. read more
Work stopped on west tower at Cosmopolitan Construction in Las Vegas has stopped on a portion of the Cosmopolitan's west tower while some floors are redesigned. read more
Minnesota lawmaker wants casino to fund football stadium State Rep. Tom Hackbarth wants to build a Twin Cities casino and use the revenue to build a new stadium for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings. read more
Singapore casino to hire 4,500 The Marina Bay Sands, which is scheduled to open later this year, is looking to hire 4,500 people to be dealers, pit supervisors, gaming table technicians and surveillance personnel. read more
Las Vegas may not be able to handle 'boomer boom' A hospitality expert says the city needs to prepare for the possibility of an influx of older customers that might struggle to navigate the huge resorts in the city. read more
Gaming Control Board backs sale of Treasure Island The board approved Phil Ruffin's $775-million purchase of Treasure Island on the Las Vegas Strip from MGM Mirage. read more

SLOTS News

	N.H. slot proposal heads to Senate The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 3-2 to recommend a gambling bill that would bring slot machines to New Hampshire. read more
The Reel Life The Reel Life knows the saying, no good deed goes unpunished. This rings especially true for a Denver good Samaritan, whose act of heroism was rewarded in a peculiar way. read more
Regulators eye another entry for Nevada Black Book A slot-machine cheat was nominated to become the 37th entry onto the State's List of Excluded Persons. read more

POKER News

	Vanessa Rousso becomes newest Go Daddy girl Days after signing on to represent the online site, Rousso became the first female to advance to the finals of the 5th Annual National Heads-Up Poker Championship, which Go Daddy also sponsors. read more
Freddy Deeb wins WPT celebrity tournament The veteran pro bested actor Nicholas Gonzales to win the charity poker tournament at the Commerce Casino in California last week. read more

Did You Know?
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said last week that he is open to the idea of regulating online gambling in the state, as long as it doesn't lead to the presence of land-based casinos.

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Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter March 9, 2009

Latest From Our Strategy Experts

Frank Scoblete: Is the flow of the cards real?

Mark Pilarski:

Fred Renzey:

John Grochowski:

Mark Pilarski:

Fred Renzey:

John Grochowski:

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Casino City Times Weekly Newsletter
March 9, 2009