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Posted by Nicolae on October 27th, 2008 under Casino Guide, Casinos
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The Griffin Book is a listing of known or suspected gambling cheaters and advantage players published by Griffin Investigations, a firm that monitors casinos. Those listed may be anyone perceived as a threat to the casino’s profits, including card counters, people who mark cards and those who try to cheat slot [...]
Posted by Nicolae on October 13th, 2008 under Casino Guide, Casinos
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Cheating in casinos refers to actions which are prohibited by a casino’s rules. Cheating is usually illegal but the exact sanctions will depend on the jurisdiction in which the casino operates. In Nevada, cheating in a casino is a felony under Nevada law. In most other jurisdictions, specific statutes do not [...]
Posted by Nicolae on September 27th, 2008 under Casino Guide, Casinos, Rules
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One dollar chips from various Las Vegas casinos.
Casino tokens are small colored metal or plastic discs used in gambling establishments.
There are two main types of tokens used in casinos: multicolor tokens of various denominations called chips, used primarily in table games; and metal token coins, used primarily in slot machines. Some [...]
Posted by Nicolae on September 23rd, 2008 under Bingo, Blackjack, Blogs, Bonuses, Business, Casinos, Celebrities, Companies, Gambling Media, Gambling addiction, Gambling industry, Las Vegas, Legislation, News, Online Gambling, Poker, Politics, Sports Betting, Studies, Reports & Survey, Top Gambling News, UIGEA, United States, online poker
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Get real on web gambling
Kansas City Star, MO
Rick’s Gambling & Tourism column in today’s Star Business Weekly looks at the US’s untenable position in the worldwide on-line gambling industry. …
State cracks down on Net gambling
Kentucky.com, KY
By Jack Brammer FRANKFORT — Kentucky is commandeering 141 domain names of Internet gambling sites in [...]
Posted by Nicolae on September 9th, 2008 under Casino Guide, Casinos, games
Tags: cards, casino, categories, chips, dice, entertainment, games, gaming machines, house advantage, online casinos, players, random number games, table games, tiles •
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Games available in most casinos are commonly called casino games. In a casino game, the players gamble casino chips on various possible random outcomes or combinations of outcomes. Casino games are available in online casinos, where permitted by law. Casino games can also be played outside of casinos for entertainment purposes, [...]
Posted by Nicolae on August 29th, 2008 under Business, Casinos, Gambling addiction, Politics, Society
Tags: Bingo, charities, Charity Ball, charity gambling, gambling concerns, lotto, one time event, profits, roullette, slot machines •
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Charity gambling is the practice where typical gambling ‘games’ such as bingo, roullette, lotto, slot-machines, etc. are overseen by a charity or group of charities. The profits from the venture go to the charity or group of charities, rather than to a municipality or private casino. Sometimes this occurs as a [...]
Posted by Nicolae on August 27th, 2008 under Blackjack, Casinos, Celebrities, Gamblers
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The MIT Blackjack Team, as the name suggests, was a group of students and ex-students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who attempted to beat casinos at blackjack worldwide. The team and its successors operated from 1979 through the beginning of the 21st century.
The plan and operation
Blackjack gives the house a low statistical [...]
Posted by Nicolae on August 25th, 2008 under Casino Guide, Casinos
Tags: Black Book, casino games, Casinos, cheaters, Gaming Control Board, gaming industry, gaming regulations, Griffin Book, links, organized crime, players •
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“Black Book” is the nickname frequently used to refer to a list of persons who are unwelcome in casinos. The name comes from the fact that the persons listed in the “book” are essentially “blacklisted”. The term can refer either to such a list officially maintained by a particular Gaming Control [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 29th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
Tags: attractions, Boyd Gaming Corporation, Cortez Room, Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, History, Las Vegas, links, restaurant •
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Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
4000 W. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Number of rooms
711
Theme
Gaming space
87,000 square feet
Permanent show(s)
Signature attraction(s)
Notable restaurant(s)
Cortez Room
Owner
Boyd Gaming Corporation
Date opened
December 1986
Casino type
Land-Based
Major renovation(s)
1988
2000
Previous name(s)
Casino website
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
The Gold Coast Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This locals casino is owned [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 25th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
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The Fremont Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. It is one of the casinos owned by Boyd Gaming Corporation. The hotel provides 447 rooms and the casino offers 32,000ft² of space.
History
The Fremont hotel opened on May 18, 1956 as [...]