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Jennifer Tilly attended the World Poker Tour Invitational in Los Angeles.
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“The three Atlantic City casinos once run by Donald Trump filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday — for the third time. Trump Entertainment Resorts made the filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Camden, N.J., four days after the real estate mogul whose name remains on the company and its three seaside gambling resorts resigned as chairman of its board.” [Link]
“The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Nevada gaming authorities are warning casinos to be on the lookout for blackjack card counters getting an assist from their iPhones. While card counting itself is not banned in Nevada, the use of an assistive technology is a felony (!), and apps like Card Counter or A Blackjack Card Counter make it much easier for the math-impaired. ABCC’s ’stealth mode,’ which uses vibration to alert the user when the time is right for a big bet, is particularly head-achey for casino security.” [Link]
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“The Pittsburgh Steelers were favored by 6½ points in most sports books to win the Feb. 1 Super Bowl after beating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday to set up the showdown for the NFL title, according to Las Vegas Sports Consultants. ‘Beating Baltimore is a little more impressive,’ oddsmaker Jason Been said.” [Link]
“Nevada reported a 15 percent drop in gross revenue at casinos in November, and Atlantic City posted its biggest monthly drop ever, down 18.7 percent. It marked the second year in a row that casino revenues fell in Atlantic City, where revenues had done nothing but increase for 28 straight years, since gambling was legalized there in 1978.” [Link]
“Nevada gambling regulators have filed a complaint against a Las Vegas gay bar that holds a slot machine license, alleging that several patrons engaged in sex acts in public areas of the bar. The Gaming Control Board complaint filed against Snick’s Place and licensee Dominic Vitale lists seven counts, each punishable by a fine of up to $100,000. The club’s license for up to 15 slot machines also could be revoked.” [Link]
“Paddy Power, Ireland’s largest bookmaker, has announced that it will not wait for the results on Election Day and will pay out over a million euros’ worth of bets on Obama to become the next president. Paddy Power occasionally makes early payouts when the betting public is significantly behind a bet.” [Link]
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Danielle Lloyd at the World Series of Poker 2008 in London.
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“Vegas barreled through previous U.S. economic recessions with no problem, but the current slowdown — marked by home foreclosures and then high gasoline prices — has had a much bigger impact on the gambling mecca than economists expected. And while free rooms and room discounts have kept hotels relatively full — occupancy is down just 1 percent in the year to July — gambling revenue is down 6.5 percent.” [Link]
“‘It looks very much as if this matter will … be sent to the WTO at the end of the commission’s investigation,’ Lode Van Den Hende, outside counsel for the Remote Gambling Association, told reporters as EU officials were in Washington to probe U.S. Justice Department enforcement actions.” [Link]
