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1 hr ago | Erie Times News

High-limit room to open at Erie casino

Presque Isle Downs & Casino will roll out its high-limit room for high rollers tonight, and it's not for the penny pinchers -- or the penny slot players.

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Related Topix: Erie, PA, Games

Sun May 19, 2013

The Las Vegas Sun

ENCORE: Prince, Chris Brown, Will.I.Am, Strahan

Superstar Prince joined a party of nine, including his three bodyguards, for late-night eats at Society Cafe in Steve Wynn 's Encore.

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Related Topix: Dance, Chris Brown, Pop/Rock, Hip-Hop, Acoustic, Steve Wynn, Think Like a Man, Las Vegas, NV, Games

RGT Online

To Lay or Not to Lay

Jerry "Stickman", Thank you for your previous advice. I have another question for you.

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Related Topix: Card Game, Games, Poker

IcNetwork

Enough 'at risk' gamblers to fill Millennium Stadium are not being helped in Wales

A recovering gambler says not enough is being done to help people in Wales who are problem gamblers or considered 'at risk'. Recovering gambler Matt Zarb-Cousin claims not enough is being done to help people in Wales struggling to beat the addiction Matt says easy-to-use betting terminals that allow punters to stake A 100 on the spin of a wheel and ... (more)

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Philly.com

Marriage of shopping mall, gaming hall

But the operators of Maryland's spectacularly successful casino about 15 miles south of Baltimore, Maryland Live, knew where they wanted to put theirs - in a shopping mall parking lot.

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Related Topix: Hanover, MD, Games, Travel

Sat May 18, 2013

The Las Vegas Sun

Board tells Las Vegas table game maker: Stay out of California

Galaxy Gaming, a Las Vegas manufacturer of casino table games, has been deemed unsuitable to do business in California by a judge, a recommendation that could call into question the company's Nevada gaming license.

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Related Topix: California, Las Vegas, THQ, Video Games, Games

Fri May 17, 2013

Poker News

The Atlantic Club Lawsuit: Pokerstars Risks More than Monopoly Money

An expert on the American gaming scene, Maurice "Mac" VerStandig is well-versed in casino management from common issues of fraud and theft prevention to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and Indian Gaming Regulatory Act .

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Related Topix: Economics News, Bankruptcy, Games, Card Game, Poker

Fox News

Most Expensive Diner Food

When we're feeling a little flush, we'll maybe bypass really crappy local takeout in favor of a slightly less crappy local takeout.

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Related Topix: Games, Life, Beef, Food, Meat, Gourmet, Chocolate, Dessert, Ice Cream, Pizza

RGT Online

Three Card Poker Oddities

I don't play Three Card Poker very often. Blackjack and video poker are my games of choice, though I do spread my time around to nearly all casino games.

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Related Topix: Games, Card Game, Poker

Thu May 16, 2013

Lowell Sun

Police say Billerica OUI suspect used phony photo ID

A 62-year-old Billerica man who is facing a dangerousness hearing Friday after being charged by Boxboro police with his 12th drunken-driving offense became so enraged at the threat of going to jail that he repeatedly allegedly threatened officers until they hit him with chemical spray.

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Related Topix: Billerica, MA, Games

The New Zealand Herald

Budget 2013: Peters' dizzy fake mouse upstages comical quips

Devil beasts and fruit loops, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson and game show hosts all made guest appearances in the Budget debate yesterday, but all found themselves upstaged by a humble fake mouse.

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Manawatu Evening Standard

Government surplus on a knife-edge

Finance Minister Bill English says we're the envy of the world, but the opposition has labelled his latest economic plan the "blackjack Budget". English has this afternoon unveiled the Budget which promised the Government would make a $75 million surplus in 2014/15. In order to reduce government debt and achieve a surplus, spending in next year's ... (more)

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Related Topix: Games, Oceania, New Zealand, World News

Wed May 15, 2013

The Columbus Dispatch

Former dealers banned from Ohio casinos

The first two people to be indefinitely banned from Ohio casinos are both former dealers who cheated on the job.

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Related Topix: Ohio, Ohio Government, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Games

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Inside Millenium's Pennsylvania Casino

A team of reporters at NHPR is gearing up for a series next week that looks at what a casino at Rockingham Park - could mean for the town of Salem.

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Related Topix: Maggie Hassan, US Governors, Games

Tue May 14, 2013

Health News Digest

Facelift Addiction

Every professional gambler knows when it's time to walk away from the blackjack table.

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Related Topix: Facelifts, Games, Medicine, Surgery, Plastic Surgery

USA Today

The best party spots in Las Vegas

Follow a leather-upholstered tunnel to 38,000 square feet of theatrics, performers, lights and video.

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Related Topix: Las Vegas, THQ, Video Games, Life, Food, Dining, Holidays, New Year's Day/Eve, Games, Steve Wynn

Mon May 13, 2013

RGT Online

5-Count Don't Betting and Big VP and Slot Wins

Hi Frank: I read your book "Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!" and was fascinated by the 5-Count. It will save me some money! But if the 5-Count reduces one's exposure by betting on only 43 percent of the random rolls, wouldn't it be advantageous to bet the Don't Pass on the other 57 percent? It would seem that one could place a minimum bet on the "Don't ... (more)

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Daily Business Review

Evicted Expert Gambler Can Sue Golden Nugget

A professional gambler ousted from an Atlantic City casino can sue its successor in federal court for battery and false imprisonment, an appeals court says, reversing a judge who found the case fell short of the threshold amount in controversy for diversity jurisdiction.

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Related Topix: Games, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, US News

Banner-Tribune

James L. Reed

James L. Reed, 73, a resident of Bayou L'Ourse and native of Mamou, died Saturday in Houma.

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Alamogordo Daily News

'Casino Night' a winner for COPE

Last Thursday's May 2 "Casino Night" at The Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino was a winner for COPE , the domestic violence agency that offers a range of services for people in Lincoln and Otero Counties.

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