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Bill's Casino Gambling Blog May 2008 Archive

By Bill Burton, About.com Guide to Casino Gambling since 1998

Venetian Tests Mobile Gaming Device

Wednesday May 28, 2008
The Venetian casino in Las Vegas began a three month field test of a mobile device that will let players gamble away from the casino floor. The wireless gaming device ... Read More

Even Celebrities Have to Pay

Monday May 26, 2008
In the last few weeks there have been a couple news stories about some high profile celebrities not paying their gambling markers. Charles Barkley ran up $400,000 in gambling debts ... Read More

Craps Proposition Bets

Friday May 23, 2008
Craps proposition bets are some of the worst bets you can make in the casino. This is the reason that the stickman keeps asking players if they would like to ... Read More

A Possible Triple Crown

Tuesday May 20, 2008
After Big Brown's impressive win at the Preakness on Saturday there is much anticipation that he may become the 12th Triple Crown winner if he can win the race at ... Read More

MGM Grand at Foxwoods Opens

Sunday May 18, 2008
The MGM Grand at Foxwoods held their official opening at midnight on Saturday May 17. Many Hollywood stars and other celebrities were on hand for the event which included ... Read More

Roulette Can Be Fun

Friday May 16, 2008
Roulette is one of the oldest and most popular casino table games. Even though it has a high house edge compared to some of the other table games, it ... Read More

Avoid the Favorite at The Preakness

Wednesday May 14, 2008
Saturday is the 133rd running of the Preakness and the second leg of the horse racing's Triple Crown. Each year at this time the public eagerly waits to see if ... Read More

Iowa Tribe to Allow Younger Poker Players

Sunday May 11, 2008
The Meskwaki Indian tribe in Iowa plans to offer poker to 18-to-21-year-old gamblers next month at its Tama casino, but state regulators said the young players will be barred from ... Read More

Do Not Gamble On Your Safety

Friday May 9, 2008
Two weeks ago I took a trip Tunica Mississippi for the weekend to visit the casinos there. On Friday afternoon something happened that really amazed me. I was ... Read More

Tropicana Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Wednesday May 7, 2008
The owner of Tropicana casinos in Atlantic City and Las Vegas has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. The action comes five months after the Tropicana lost their ... Read More

WSOP Announces Final Table Delay

Sunday May 4, 2008
The champion of this year's World Series of Poker main event won't be decided until November because of a change in format. The 39th annual WSOP begins on May ... Read More

Blackjack Hi Lo Card Counting Method

Friday May 2, 2008
Blackjack is a game of skill and learning to count cards can give a player the advantage over the house. Your probability of winning a hand is dependent upon the ... Read More

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