Tricks and Tips for those Games of Chance and Rare Skill – Poker, Blackjack, etc.

Lawmakers in New Jersey and Colorado are thinking about banning smoking in casinos. The gaming industry estimates that such a move would “cut casino revenues by up to 15% and cost up to 5,000 jobs.�

This has always been one of my favorite casino games because it’s low-key and usually friendly. It’s not the game for someone who wants a lot of fast-paced action, but it can definitely make you some money (case in point: a dealer named Harvey at the Circus Circus told me that he once witnessed a [...]

By Iulia Pascanu Sheldon Adelson, founder and owner of Las Vegas Sands (LVS), won $690 million on December 15 2004, in the most profitable initial public offering (IPO) in the American gaming industry. Las Vegas Sands is the company that owns the Venetian Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip and Sands Resort in [...]

Boston Herald Reports (3/29/05): Hold’Em Poker, meet the Massachusetts State Lottery. State lottery officials today will unveil a new scratch ticket – one that aims to capitalize on the Texas-sized-and-styled poker craze sweeping the country. This $10 scratch ticket comes with a big twist – a Hold’Em Poker tournament in which hundreds of players will [...]

Jess Diaz of The Philippine Star (3/29/2005): Macau gambling magnate Stanley Ho is back and is set to open his floating casino in Manila Bay, Ilocos Norte Rep. Imee Marcos claimed yesterday. Marcos said an influential Chinese-Filipino businessman and a former ambassador have been instrumental in lobbying with the Arroyo administration for Ho’s return and [...]

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