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Star Brooks Gaming Guru - Page 16  More Big Money Pours from Tahoe Casinos11 August 2000
Whoa! What a summer gamblers at the lake are having! Harveys hosted the latest new millionaire when a lucky player hit the statewide linked "Nickels Deluxe" for $1.6 million. Harrah’s unloaded over $116,000 to a lucky winner on a three quarter slot progressive. And there has been a record number of large wins at all the casinos around the lake. ... (read more)
Addam's Family a Dud in Tahoe? Statewide?4 August 2000
Well, it certainly doesn’t seem to be drawing the crowds that one would have expected from all the hype going on for months and months now! It has only graced a couple of casino floors in Tahoe so far...but is there a sign that gamblers are saying "NO" to a 45-coin nickel linked progressive that currently ... (read more)
Checking Out A California Indian Casino28 July 2000
Saturday I decided to check out what all the ruckus was about California Indian Casinos. It had been a year since I last visited the one just off of California State Route 88 in Jackson, so it was time to visit again and see what changes had occurred since the passage of Proposition 1A in March, allowing the tribes to offer Vegas style games, with the exception of craps and roulette. ... (read more)
New Machines, New Shows, New Restaurants, More Fun from the Lake!20 July 2000
Lake Tahoe is going nuts this summer. In the 15 years I have been hibernating in the mountains, I have never seen this level of activity! Everybody has or will have soon something new in the way of slot machines. The casino pipeline tells me that "THE ADDAMS FAMILY" slots are coming soon to Lake Tahoe...I ... (read more)
The Lake is Rockin’13 July 2000
The Lake is rockin’...From July 4th-9th, Tahoe was literally star-studded as 75 stars from the sports and entertainment industry participated in the 11th annual American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Edgewood-Tahoe. Money flowed like a river in the casinos, as stargazers filled the town in hopes ... (read more)
A Cool Fourth in Tahoe6 July 2000
DID YOU HAVE A HOT, SWEATY FOURTH OF JULY? Eat your hearts out. Tahoe only hit 66 degrees! Thousands of vacationers headed for the hills, and more continue to come. The Fourth of July marked the beginning of the 2000 AMERICAN CENTURY CELEBRITY GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP at EDGEWOOD TAHOE GOLF COURSE. Running until July 9th, there is a $500,000 purse on this big event. ... (read more)
Hot Slots, Cool Weather, What More Could You Ask For?29 June 2000
Las Vegas is hot...too hot for a mountain gal like me. While they are having their 105 degree days and 80 degree nights, I am sitting on top of my mountain looking at a temperature of 75 degrees, and we have had thundershowers all afternoon. Nature at its finest! Not to worry if you are inside most of Tahoe's casinos...backup power systems take over...and the betting continues. ... (read more)
Summer, Lake Tahoe Style22 June 2000
The sight of money pouring out at the Lake continues...maybe not the millions, but $40-50 grand here and there isn't exactly chump change, either! Plus it is summer, and the lake is fully alive and rockin'! The Tahoe casinos all are offering new games to play, and there are many new "Aussie"-style nickel games with all the bells and whistles that go with the multiple bonus features. ... (read more)
Lake Tahoe Metamorphosis!15 June 2000
This must have been the week that everybody's order came in, or everybody's project started...everything from new paint, new carpets, new restaurants, and new slots has appeared virtually overnight all around Lake Tahoe. ON THE SOUTH SHORE: THE HORIZON CASINO is hosting "HARLEY'S AT THE HORIZON" this ... (read more)
Tahoe's River of Cash Continues to Flow8 June 2000
I haven't seen anything like this in ages. Somebody lined up the three jackpot symbols on the Caesars Tahoe Lamborghini Diablo last weekend. Again, the magic number in Tahoe was $9 total coin-in to win something superb! The lucky winner chose the cash option instead of the car. So if you like shiny neon yellow "fantasy" cars, you can still see the Lamborghini. ... (read more)
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