News & Notes 5/4/2017

News & Notes 5/4/2017

May 03, 2017 Posted by Mission146

In addition to the usual stupid casino criminals, we look at a new casino causing a traffic jam in a major city with its grand opening, a new ESports location to open in Vegas, the potential for...

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Digital Gets Virtual

Digital Gets Virtual

May 02, 2017 Posted by Mission146

This editorial takes a look at the new Virtual Roulette product of Microgaming, winner of 2015's Digital Innovation of the Year at the Global Gaming Awards as well as the virtual reality slots at...

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Parlor Progressives?

Parlor Progressives?

Apr 25, 2017 Posted by Mission146

West Virginia Limited Video Lottery revenues have declined for the last few years and the state is now working to turn that around by expanding their gaming catalog and allowing player banked...

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Marching On!

Marching On!

Apr 24, 2017 Posted by Mission146

This article delves into some of the Atlantic City revenue numbers for the first three months of 2017 as compared to last year as well as the month of March specifically. SPOILER ALERT: The city...

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Laziness and Stupidity

Laziness and Stupidity

Apr 22, 2017 Posted by Mission146

This article explores a few of the forms of advantage play and determines whether or not the casinos would do a better job preventing them from taking place if they were to, “Think like advantage...

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The Adversary

The Adversary

Apr 21, 2017 Posted by Mission146

One of the many things an advantage player has at least partial control over is how he/she is viewed by casino staff. If an advantage player has an inherent dislike of casino staff, that will...

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Guaranteed to Lose

Guaranteed to Lose

Apr 13, 2017 Posted by Mission146

Gamblification is the concept of applying a gambling-theme or overt gambling elements to games of chance in which real money cannot actually be won. Such games include MyVegas as well as Zynga...

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News & Notes 4/12/2017

News & Notes 4/12/2017

Apr 12, 2017 Posted by Mission146

Limited Video Lottery might be coming to Pennsylvania, a High School Principal bilks a school account for money to be spent at Maryland Live Casino, a Pai-Gow Tiles dealer is accused of theft, Hard...

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Nevada Gambles on the Raiders

Nevada Gambles on the Raiders

Apr 01, 2017 Posted by Mission146

The Raiders are moving to Las Vegas due to a stadium deal that is largely financed by tax revenue. Rather than meeting the needs and representing the constituency of the state as evenly as...

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Game Within the Game

Game Within the Game

Mar 26, 2017 Posted by Mission146

This article investigates the eSports industry and eSports gambling. This article focuses on professional eSports players, cash game bettors through legitimate operations such as Pinnacle, and the...

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Ivey to Appeal to UK's Highest Court

Ivey to Appeal to UK's Highest Court

Mar 20, 2017 Posted by Mission146

In a potential decision that, one way or another, will have an impact on several advantage players across the world, the U.K. Supreme Court has decided to hear the Phil Ivey edge-sorting case in...

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News & Notes 3/14/2017

News & Notes 3/14/2017

Mar 14, 2017 Posted by Mission146

The closure of the Trump Taj Mahal reportedly resulted in the elimination of 2,100 jobs, so we can hope that the opening of the Hard Rock (which could be as late as mid-2018) will bring nearly that...

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LCB Acquires WorldCasinoDirectory.com

LCB Acquires WorldCasinoDirectory.com

Mar 07, 2017 Posted by Zuga

WorldCasinoDirectory.com - one of the most popular online portals dedicated to all casino industry subjects, is now part of LCB Network. Here you can find any and all information about land-based...

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Bet Your Life?

Bet Your Life?

Mar 03, 2017 Posted by Mission146

LCB conducted a survey of 2,000 individuals in which they were presented with hypothetical situations and told to decide whether they would attempt to be heroes for free, with pay or not at all. ...

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Hard Rock Saves Boardwalk?

Hard Rock Saves Boardwalk?

Mar 02, 2017 Posted by Mission146

Now that Carl Icahn has sold the Trump Taj Mahal to Hard Rock International, the stabilizing Atlantic City market has now, once again, become extremely difficult to predict. Join Brandon James as...

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We The People

We The People

Feb 26, 2017 Posted by Mission146

No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em, Humans v. Artificial Intelligence, we won the battle before, but will we again?

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BJ21 is Back and Better Than Ever!

BJ21 is Back and Better Than Ever!

Feb 26, 2017 Posted by Mission146

The new look and feel of BJ21 has finally come with Joshua Chan's improvements to the site making it miles more improved over its previous incarnation. In addition to more user-friendliness and...

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Atlantic City January 2017 Report

Atlantic City January 2017 Report

Feb 25, 2017 Posted by Mission146

It might be true that two months don't make a pattern, but Atlantic City has enjoyed its second consecutive strong month to start the year off right after a solid December of 2016 led to the city...

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