Colorado Seeks Higher Limits
Tuesday April 29, 2008
A proposed ballot initiative would ask Colorado voters to give authority to the state's gambling towns to increase casino bet limits, add new games and extend operating hours. The measure, ... Read More
Complete Smoking Ban for Atlantic City Casinos
Sunday April 27, 2008
The City Council unanimously approved a total smoking ban ordinance that will make the casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey completely smoke free come October 17 of this year. Mayor ... Read More
Try a New Slot Game
Friday April 25, 2008
I really think that part of the fun of visiting the casino is to try different experiences, whether it is dining at a new restaurant, seeing a show or trying ... Read More
Salvation Army Rejects Gambling Money
Wednesday April 23, 2008
The Salvation Army announced that it would no longer accept donations from the gambling industry. Each year the gaming industry donates hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Salvation Army ... Read More
Craps Etiquette
Monday April 21, 2008
A few days ago I was playing Craps and the shooter was having he spectacular roll. He had held the dice for over 45 minutes and every one ... Read More
Las Vegas Casinos Offering Deals
Friday April 18, 2008
It looks as though the economic slump has finally caught up with of the Las Vegas casinos. The Wall Street Journal reported in Thursday's edition that gambling revenues have ... Read More
Sex Sells Gambling
Wednesday April 16, 2008
Researchers at Stanford University have published the results of a recently completed research project and they have discovered what most of the Casino owners (and most major advertisers) have known ... Read More
Another Congressional Bill to Over Turn UIGEA
Monday April 14, 2008
Last week, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) proposed a new House bill that would stop the enforcement of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of ... Read More
21 Goes Bust
Friday April 11, 2008
21 has been the top movie at the box office for last two weeks. It is about a team of MIT students who use Blackjack card counting to beat the ... Read More
Casinos Unlikely to Tighten Slots
Wednesday April 9, 2008
After I posted my blog about the casinos cutting back on comps, I received an email from a reader who wanted to know if I thought the casinos would also ... Read More
Casinos Tighten Comps
Sunday April 6, 2008
Everyone is feeling the pinch of the economic slowdown and many people are cutting back on their discretionary spending. Several weeks ago I ran a poll and the majority of ... Read More
Blackjack Card Counting
Thursday April 3, 2008
The release of the movie 21 is sparking a new interest in the game of Blackjack and more specifically in card counting. The movie follows the exploits of a group ... Read More
Cell Phone Ban to Be Reviewed
Wednesday April 2, 2008
Nevada gaming regulations prohibit the use of cell phones in and around the sports book area. It was originally designed to stop the transmission of sports betting lines across state ... Read More