Posts Tagged ‘Las Vegas’

Yale University And The University Of Minnesota Will Be The Host Of Two Centers of Excellence in Gambling Research

Posted by admin on May 19th, 2009 under News Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

A recent study done at Harvard have suggested that gambling is not quite the dark force that opponents make it out to be. At Yale, there is a familiar face that will be the head of the Gambling Research Center. In the Center at the University of Minnesota will study to identify what makes young [...]

Ohio Wants To Legalized Casinos?

Posted by admin on May 10th, 2009 under News Tags: , , ,  •  1 Comment

Ohio lawmakers they most to respond to voters’ wishes, as a significant majority says it wants legalized casinos in the state. The Institute for Public Research at the University of Cincinnati surveyed 818 Ohioans on a variety of issues. 60% say they favor casino gambling in Ohio. The poll is consistent with voter attitudes in [...]

MGM Mirage Company Was In Danger Of Going Under

Posted by admin on May 5th, 2009 under News Tags: , , , , ,  •  No Comments

MGM Mirage company was in danger of going under, and it appeared that is where the company was headed. They paid a couple of loan interest payments, which in turn put them back in good graces with their partners in the CityCenter project, Dubai World. An agreement was reached with Dubai World to ensure that [...]

Pennslvania New Facility

Posted by admin on April 15th, 2009 under News Tags: , , ,  •  2 Comments

As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,The Meadows Racetrack & Casino opened its $175 million permanent facility to the public. The crowd was much smaller than for a test run on Monday or for the opening of the Meadows’ temporary facility in June 2007. Officials expressed confidence, however, that the new building will raise revenue 50 [...]

U.S. Laws On Internet Gambling Are Legally Not Justified And Discriminatory?

Posted by admin on March 29th, 2009 under News Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

The European Commission has issued a preliminary report that finds U.S. laws on Internet gambling are legally not justified and discriminatory. The report found that the treatment of foreign Internet gambling operators by the U.S. under existing domestic law constituted a barrier to market access for European companies. Legislation previously introduced by Rep. Barney Frank [...]

Las Vegas Casinos

Posted by admin on March 27th, 2009 under Casino Tags: ,  •  No Comments

Las Vegas is known internationally as a city holiday hotel and leisure places with famous casinos. The excitement of gambling in Las Vegas casinos is hard to beat. From sports betting to poker, blackjack, craps, baccarat and other more other games, Las Vegas gambling options are endless. The approximate house advantage for each game, given [...]

National League of Poker Partnership with Players Network

Posted by admin on March 24th, 2009 under News Tags: , , , , ,  •  No Comments

Players Network has announced their partnership with the National League of Poker to invent a new online poker site under the Players Network brand.This new online poker room will, like NLOP.com, bring legal and free online poker from the world. Apparently, National League of Poker will manage and operate the legal online poker room. Players [...]

Live Roulette Vs Online Roulette

Posted by admin on March 20th, 2009 under Roulette Tags: , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

Online roulette gives you the same live casino in the UK style you know is real, you can chat with players online, you play from home and you have more advantages and disadvantages A live dealer casino can offer many advantages when compared to a standard online casino. Live dealer casino is one where an [...]

Blackjack : Player Decisions

Posted by admin on March 18th, 2009 under Blackjack Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

After receiving his initial two cards, the player has four standard options: he can “Hit,” “Stand,” “Double Down,” or “Split a pair.” Hit means to take another card. Stand(stay) means to take no more cards. Double down means on his first two cards, the player may “double down,” double his bet and receive only one [...]

Mobile Casino Games

Posted by admin on March 17th, 2009 under Casino Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

If you think the online gambling industry is booming, you had better buckle up because the world of mobile casino games is just kicking into high gear. The mobile casino games scene is such a new phenomenon that the number and variety of games available to players is still somewhat limited, but sure will expand [...]