Август 30th, 2008 -- Posted in Индустрия развлечений |
Gambling in the United States - The Early Days
One look at the history of gambling in the US, and what you will see is a saga filled with excitement and irony. The United States has a long history of gambling in some form or the other. While gambling in its legal form has been around for a while, the illegal forms of gambling have been around as well. As one may expect, society has taken different stands toward gambling at different points in time. The various checks and regulations at various points of gambling's colorful history bear testimony regarding this dynamic view. continue reading »
Август 19th, 2008 -- Posted in Gaming News |
Can you play poker with no cards, no chips and no dealers?
Poker players at Excalibur are about to find out. When they wander in the casino's poker room on Friday, they will find a fully automated poker room.
Resort officials have decided to equip the casino's poker room with electronic poker tables to boost interest in the game. North Carolina-based PokerTek is providing 12 of its PokerPro tables to the Excalibur for a six-month trial run. continue reading »
Август 19th, 2008 -- Posted in Gaming News |
Financially strapped Herbst Gaming had another challenging quarter, losing $62.3 million while suffering revenue declines in both its slot machine route operations and casinos.
The Las Vegas-based company, which said in March it might be forced to file for bankruptcy, said the loss covered the quarter that ended June 30. In the same quarter a year ago, Herbst Gaming lost almost $1.4 million. continue reading »
Август 19th, 2008 -- Posted in Gaming News |
PokerTime is offering an exciting chance to win a share of USD $200,000 in their new Monthly Leader board promotion.
The PokerTime Leader board is an incredible opportunity with high stakes and massive payouts. Taking part in this offer can yield a share of the massive USD $200,000-a-month prize money. This is an ongoing promotion, from the 1st day to the last, every month, which gives players plenty of time to play. continue reading »
Август 9th, 2008 -- Posted in Новости |
HAMMOND » Horseshoe Casino celebrated the completion of a $485 million renovation with a grand opening Friday night and a concert by Bette Midler. The new 350,000-square- foot casino is along Lake Michigan, just across the state line from Chicago. A two-year construction project doubled the size of the casino floor.
Август 7th, 2008 -- Posted in Gaming Guru |
Ralph goes to a casino once a month. He starts in January with $1,000, his loss limit. He wins $1,000, then quits. To put some numbers on the probability of this scenario, pretend he plays blackjack using perfect Basic Strategy and bets uniformly at $50 per hand. These conditions give him 46 percent chance of success. continue reading »
Август 5th, 2008 -- Posted in Gaming News |
LAS VEGAS - The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) announced it will be hosting its event under one roof at the Casino at the Empire, LCI's newest club in the heart of London at Leicester Square. continue reading »
Июль 26th, 2008 -- Posted in Gaming News |
Are you losing sleep over how to solve that impossible IT problem? Can't figure out what your new continue reading »
Июль 26th, 2008 -- Posted in Gaming News |
Poker's Naughty Cousin
Walking through the streets of Las Vegas after a rough night at the casino, you may hear the screams and laughter of some other down-on-their luck folks, or even a pack of broke college kids, through the window of some rundown cheap hotel. Seeing that their luck was anywhere else but the casino floor during that night, this rowdy bunch most likely decided to cut their losses and partake in some good wholesome fun with one of the most popular and x-rated gambling games known to man- strip poker. continue reading »
Июль 26th, 2008 -- Posted in Gaming News |
The popularity of high speed internet connections has given rise to a new phenomenon in online gambling - Live dealers.Many online casino and online poker gamers miss the feeling of really 'being there' at the casino - some online casinos have very good 3D game clients, even claiming to 'bring the Las Vegas feeling to your living room', but a computer laying out the cards or spinning the wheel does not quite offer the same buzz as having a real live human playing the role of the dealer. continue reading »
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